Conflicting Information from Consulate: Police Certificates

[*FishF00D* 45]

Hey all, forever confused with all the conflicting information I've gotten directly from the embassy as well as the DOS website about which police certificates are needed.

MTL packet 3 checklist says:
• Police Certificates from each country in which the applicant has resided for 6 months or longer since the age of 16 are required.

The MTL approval email ("This office has completed the review of the below-referenced immigrant visa case. You are now ready for an interview at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal..") says:
• Bring Police certificates from each country in which the applicant has resided for one year or longer. Additionally present a police certificate from applicants country of nationality or current residence if residence in such country exceeds 6 months.

travel.state.gov says:
• Police certificates are required from countries of previous residence if you were present for more than 1 year after turning 16. Additionally, provide police certificates from your country of nationality and current residence if you were present in such countries for more than 6 months since turning 16.


So what's the verdict? Do we need police certificates from countries we've been in for more than 6 months - or for more than 1 year?

Has anyone else ever acquired certificates that they didn't end up needing, or found out at the embassy that they needed a police certificate that they didn't have?

Screen caps!:

[NikLR 13,227]

You are k1. You need a police certificate from every country youve lived in for 6 or more months. The other is for IR1/CR1.

[NewBrunswicker 19]

Be on the safe side. It is much easier to do it right the first time.

[Nalyne 0]

Is the 1st screen shots are the requirements of US consulate in Montreal?

[NikLR 13,227]

The first screen looks like its from the p3 pdf and the second from the nvc website

[*FishF00D* 45]

The 1st screen cap is from the MTL packet 3 pdf checklist, the 2nd screen cap is from the letter of acceptance email after they received the completed checklist ("We've received your checklist, you may now book an interview and medical" etc.)

The packet 3 checklist I downloaded myself online, it's the email correspondence I received from the MTL consulate that included the screen cap referencing needing certificates from places we've been in for more than 1 year - not 6 months.

I'd love to know if anyone else has experience first hand in getting police certificates from places they were for more than 6 months and less than 1 year - and whether or not those certificates were requested by the consulate.

[NikLR 13,227]

K1 requires 6 months. https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/family/fiance-k-1.html#6

Required Documentation
You, the foreign-citizen fiancé(e), (and eligible children applying for K-2 visas) will be required to bring the following forms and documents to the visa interview:

• Completed Form DS-160, Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application. You (and any eligible children applying for K-2 visas) must: (1) complete Form DS-160 and (2) print the DS-160 confirmation page to bring to your interview.
• A passport valid for travel to the United States and with a validity date at least six months beyond your intended period of stay in the U.S. (unless country-specific agreements provide exemptions).
• Divorce or death certificate(s) of any previous spouse(s) for both you and the U.S. citizen sponsor
• Police certificates from your present country of residence and all countries where you have lived for six months or more since age 16 (Police certificates are also required for accompanying children age 16 or older)
• Medical examination (vaccinations are optional, see below)
• Evidence of financial support (Form I-134, Affidavit of Support, may be requested)
• Two (2) 2x2 photographs. See the required photo format explained in Photograph Requirements
• Evidence of relationship with your U.S. citizen fiancé(e)
• Payment of fees, as explained below

[*FishF00D* 45]

Thanks for further quotes!

I'm in a situation where I had been present in a country as a tourist for 7 months and am unable to get a Police Certificate from that country since I can not provide the government with any proof of residency in order to file. They also don't issue rejection letters (or letters indicating that certificates aren't available) - so I'm hooped either way, but if the consulate was using the "1 year or more" measurement I would have been able to stress less about it

[NikLR 13,227]

Thanks for further quotes!

I'm in a situation where I had been present in a country as a tourist for 7 months and am unable to get a Police Certificate from that country since I can not provide the government with any proof of residency in order to file. They also don't issue rejection letters (or letters indicating that certificates aren't available) - so I'm hooped either way, but if the consulate was using the "1 year or more" measurement I would have been able to stress less about it

its countries you were a resdient of, not just present in. If the question is asked at interview you answer as you did here. You were not a resident, just a tourist, and they wont issue you a police certificate.

[NikLR 13,227]

Living some place means getting your mail there, having a home, etc... not being a tourist.