Expiry of police record from country of nationality if not gone back since issuance

[Moes78 1]

Hi all,

 

I read that if you don't go back to a country that issued you a police record, it isn't subject to the 1-year expiry rule at the NVC and consulate. Is that correct? Is this also the case if that is your country of nationality?

 

Based on: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-5-collect-supporting-documents.html I believe this is the case.

 

Important: Police certificates expire after one year, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued. If at the time of your interview the following three items are all true, you must bring a new police certificate to your visa interview:

• You are more than 16 years old;
• The police certificate submitted to NVC was obtained more than one year ago; and
• You still live in the country that issued the certificate.

 

I am just not sure of the interchangeability between country of nationality and country of residence in this case/the way NVC uses the words. Our police record is from 2014.

 

Cheers,

Mo

[pushbrk 12,883]

9 minutes ago, Mo Schmid said:

Hi all,

 

I read that if you don't go back to a country that issued you a police record, it isn't subject to the 1-year expiry rule at the NVC and consulate. Is that correct? Is this also the case if that is your country of nationality?

 

Based on: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-5-collect-supporting-documents.html I believe this is the case.

 

Important: Police certificates expire after one year, unless the certificate was issued from your country of previous residence and you have not returned there since the police certificate was issued. If at the time of your interview the following three items are all true, you must bring a new police certificate to your visa interview:

• You are more than 16 years old;
• The police certificate submitted to NVC was obtained more than one year ago; and
• You still live in the country that issued the certificate.

 

I am just not sure of the interchangeability between country of nationality and country of residence in this case/the way NVC uses the words. Our police record is from 2014.

 

Cheers,

Mo

Generally, Consulates use a six month rule but only for current country of residence. If you haven't lived in the country since the police report was issued, no need for an updated one.

[Moes78 1]

Thanks for confirming!  .....

6 months, interesting. It says 1 year everywhere else. 

 

[pushbrk 12,883]

51 minutes ago, Mo Schmid said:

Thanks for confirming!  .....

6 months, interesting. It says 1 year everywhere else. 

 

Not "everywhere" else.  The only place it needs to say six months is on the 221g sheet they give you at the interview, telling you to get a new police report, because yours was issued more than six months ago.  Online information is not always up to date with actual practice.

[Moes78 1]

Yes, thanks for that good info. You are really a wellspring of insight!

 

Another unrelated question if you don't mind. In my wife's DS260 they are asking about the intended work done in the US. Is this question only about short term, let's say first year, right after immigration? Or is this like what do you intend to do in general? 

 

And, is it OK to put unemployed there? Should have no effect on the application, right?

 

Cheers

[pushbrk 12,883]

58 minutes ago, Mo Schmid said:

Yes, thanks for that good info. You are really a wellspring of insight!

 

Another unrelated question if you don't mind. In my wife's DS260 they are asking about the intended work done in the US. Is this question only about short term, let's say first year, right after immigration? Or is this like what do you intend to do in general? 

 

And, is it OK to put unemployed there? Should have no effect on the application, right?

 

Cheers

Why not put just To be determined.  Unless you're planning to work on bombs or rockets etc. they don't care how you answer this question.

[Moes78 1]

I'll see if that's available in the drop-down. If not I will put natural sciences, cause that's the plan, not to be unemployed, even if that's the case at the beginning.