Police Records Check

[Matt G 0]

My wife and I applied for a spousal visa in March last year. We made it through to the NVC stage in October and had a look at the required documents. I'm British and we both met in Mexico. Because we lived in Mexico I thought I would have to send in a police records check from Mexico, but when I phoned the NVC they said they didn't accept police records checks from Mexico, so I didn't do anything about it. In January after 10 weeks the NVC asked for additional documents which we sorted. 10 weeks on from then we are now being told that I need a Mexican police records check, even thought they said they didn't accept them in November and made no mention of it in January. Has anyone else gone through something similar / know something about whether the NVC does accept police records checks from Mexico?

[SJLOVE 17]

You have to provide police records for any country you have reside in for more than 6 months. 

[SJLOVE 17]

3 hours ago, Matt G said:

My wife and I applied for a spousal visa in March last year. We made it through to the NVC stage in October and had a look at the required documents. I'm British and we both met in Mexico. Because we lived in Mexico I thought I would have to send in a police records check from Mexico, but when I phoned the NVC they said they didn't accept police records checks from Mexico, so I didn't do anything about it. In January after 10 weeks the NVC asked for additional documents which we sorted. 10 weeks on from then we are now being told that I need a Mexican police records check, even thought they said they didn't accept them in November and made no mention of it in January. Has anyone else gone through something similar / know something about whether the NVC does accept police records checks from Mexico?

You have to provide police records for any country you have reside in for more than 6 months. 

[JessieABC 159]

On 4/2/2017 at 5:49 PM, Matt G said:

My wife and I applied for a spousal visa in March last year. We made it through to the NVC stage in October and had a look at the required documents. I'm British and we both met in Mexico. Because we lived in Mexico I thought I would have to send in a police records check from Mexico, but when I phoned the NVC they said they didn't accept police records checks from Mexico, so I didn't do anything about it. In January after 10 weeks the NVC asked for additional documents which we sorted. 10 weeks on from then we are now being told that I need a Mexican police records check, even thought they said they didn't accept them in November and made no mention of it in January. Has anyone else gone through something similar / know something about whether the NVC does accept police records checks from Mexico?

You should read through the Department of State NVC Process instructions: https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html

Any country in which you reside/stay for over 6 months would require the appropriate police records from that country.

• For civil documents required, select Mexico, then select "Police, Court, Prison Records":  https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/fees/reciprocity-by-country/MX.html

The second link above provides details on what documentation would be required from Mexico.

 

[Frustrated74 23]

On 03/04/2017 at 7:49 AM, Matt G said:

My wife and I applied for a spousal visa in March last year. We made it through to the NVC stage in October and had a look at the required documents. I'm British and we both met in Mexico. Because we lived in Mexico I thought I would have to send in a police records check from Mexico, but when I phoned the NVC they said they didn't accept police records checks from Mexico, so I didn't do anything about it. In January after 10 weeks the NVC asked for additional documents which we sorted. 10 weeks on from then we are now being told that I need a Mexican police records check, even thought they said they didn't accept them in November and made no mention of it in January. Has anyone else gone through something similar / know something about whether the NVC does accept police records checks from Mexico?

If you are currently residing in Mexico you need a police certificate. If you're residing in the U.K. and lived in Mexico for more than a year you need one. If, less than 12 months you dont. Different consulates want different things though for the interview. You would go by what the British consulate wants if you're British. If the NVC wants something and you think it's not needed unfortunately you just have to go with what they say.