US Criminal Record Check for UK citizen..help?

[Charlie&Kate 1]

Difficult question to answer here...

 

I'm trying to prepare for all my documents ahead of my visa appointment at the UK embassy. I lived in the USA on an F1 Student Visa from Sept 2018 to Dec 2019, and on the K1 visa it says I need a criminal record check from all countries I've lived in for more than 12 months. Will I need to get this done as I was not a permanent resident in the USA?

 

If so, how do I go about getting this? 

 

From what I've been reading I'll need to apply directly to the FBI but that process looks flawed too as I'll need to submit finger prints to them electronically... help?

 

 

[Crazy Cat 42,040]

Police reports from the US are not needed.  US Background checks are done as part of the process.

[Charlie&Kate 1]

Great, thank you! Massive help x

[JFH 12,191]

Not needed. The government doesn’t need a record check from you. If they want to check your record, it’s already at their fingertips.

[JFH 12,191]

*~*~*not an IMBRA question so moved from “IMBRA” to “embassy discussion”*~*~*

[Wuozopo 4,293]

1 hour ago, Charlie&Kate said:

Difficult question to answer here...

 

I'm trying to prepare for all my documents ahead of my visa appointment at the UK embassy. I lived in the USA on an F1 Student Visa from Sept 2018 to Dec 2019, and on the K1 visa it says I need a criminal record check from all countries I've lived in for more than 12 months. Will I need to get this done as I was not a permanent resident in the USA?

 

If so, how do I go about getting this? 

 

From what I've been reading I'll need to apply directly to the FBI but that process looks flawed too as I'll need to submit finger prints to them electronically... help?

 

 

Read all the info the Embassy in London has on their website. It’s helpful.

https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/required-documents/

 

Police Certificate for Other Countries (if applicable)

Required for all countries where you have lived for more than 6 months since the age of 16 and any country where you have been arrested, even if you were not resident there.  U.S. police certificates are not required.  Police certificates from certain countries are unavailable or are obtained directly by this office.  Fingerprints are required for certain countries. A list of UK police stations who can provide fingerprinting services is available from the Embassy website, here. (PDF – 337kb) Foreign police certificates are valid indefinitely, unless you have returned to reside in that country or has been arrested since the issuance of the certificate;

Edited February 26, 2020 by Wuozopo