Police Certificate - 12 or 6 Months?

[JenD 180]

Hi all,

 

Our police certificate will be 6 mos and 5 days old at my fiancé's interview. The embassy website says the police certificate is good for 12 months. But our lawyer says it needs to be within 6 months.  Does anyone have experience using a police certificate older than 6 months?

 

Thanks!

[payxibka 10,045]

Why do you doubt the embassy?  They are the ones who use the info and adjudicate the process

[JenD 180]

4 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Why do you doubt the embassy?  They are the ones who use the info and adjudicate the process

I know. But we've had a few unexpected bureaucratic things come up along the way, and we just want to be sure.

[StuBear65 68]

NVC say that the Police Certificate is valid for one year. 

 

Your lawyer is mistaken!

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

yes, our case was over a year at NVC process and the 1 criminal report was only good for 90 days but it was not an issued/ but it was IR1 

yours will be sumitted at interview / print out the embassy page that says good for a year and take it to interview

[Wuozopo 4,293]

1 hour ago, JenD said:

Hi all,

 

Our police certificate will be 6 mos and 5 days old at my fiancé's interview. The embassy website says the police certificate is good for 12 months. But our lawyer says it needs to be within 6 months.  Does anyone have experience using a police certificate older than 6 months?

 

Thanks!

12 months 

[TNJ17 1,329]

Check the expiration date on the police certificate. Some do expire. 

[JFH 12,190]

1 minute ago, TNJ17 said:

Check the expiration date on the police certificate. Some do expire. 

In the U.K. they don't. 

 

However, it has to be dated within the last 12 months for the London medical and the London embassy interview.