Leniency from NVC on obtaining criminal record checks?

[Richard Ngo 0]

Does anyone know how lenient the NVC is on not being able to produce criminal record checks? I need one from Thailand for my mother and another one from Vietnam for my father. I've mailed the documents required for the record check to Thailand but I have not had a response in two months now, and for Vietnam all I got was a bribe for a 'fake' criminal record check. If I send the NVC evidence that I at least tried to obtain the record checks will they comply and forward us to the interview stage? I sent all the DS-260 forms and everything, this is the only thing left standing now to obtain my F3 visa.

[teddy k 35]

Hi let me tell you this a friend of mine had to wait till he got his records from Singapore before they would do the case complete from NVC

[Penguin_ie 5,996]

Did you try to obtain them in the way the State department suggests here?

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html

[aaron2020 11,651]

You need your criminal background. The US is not lenient on letting people in without them.

[HollywoodNorth 22]

It varies from country to country.

For vietnam:

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/VM.html#slide-7

Click on police/police/court records on the left. It will give you what you specifically need to request and from what addresses. Make sure you follow that.

For singapore:

https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/SN.html#slide-7

Click on police/police/court records on the left. It will give you what you specifically need to request and from what addresses. Make sure you follow that.

The NVC will waive certain countries [ie. UAE/Dubai in certain situations] but it Vietnam and Singapore they are pretty specific.

I had a friend from Ukraine that had to get a police certificate from Russia while living in Canada.. which took a few months but he did get it, and those two countries are pretty much at war.

I'd get it worked out, I don't think they'll waive it in your case.

[Richard Ngo 0]

The problem is for both Thailand and Vietnam is that my parents left Vietnam as refugees during the war, and went to Thailand as a refugee. Therefore, I wouldn't think they would have records for them in this case because the instructions from the State department requires a household registrant book for Vietnam and a household registration or identification card for Thailand. Both of my parent's do not have any such documents because they were not issued them to the being refugee status.

I did follow the instructions on the State Department website exactly as they suggested, but with no response from Thailand and only a bribe from Vietnam for a fake criminal record check there isn't much more I can do.

Edit: I was also told by the police in Vietnam that they couldn't find a record without the household registration book, hence the reason why they asked for a bribe.

Edited April 24, 2016 by Richard Ngo