Police Certificates - Civil Documents

[Dyfed75 2]

I've lived in many countries around the world due to work, and on the advice of a lawyer he said I should write down all the addresses that I lived in for more then 3 months on my DS260. I still managed to fill in about 70 odd addresses in my DS260.

Now I have to file civil documents and again the lawyer said that I shouldn't have to file any police certificates for countries that I lived in for less then 12 months, and this is what the travel state gov says in the civil documents part. Even due to work I've not lived in any country for more then 12 months continuously.

However, I have seen lots of responses here saying that you should get police certificates for every county you've lived in for 6 months or more. So I am confused.

Is it 6 months? Is it >12 months in total? 12 months in a continous stay?

Thanks

 

[JeanneAdil 6,510]

USCIS says:

 

5.POLICE CERTIFICATES: Each visa applicant at least 16 years of age, must submit an original police certificate:  from the police authorities of the applicant's country of current residence if the applicant has resided there for at least six months after attaining the age of sixteen; 

 

from the police authorities of all other countries, except the United States, where the applicant has resided for at least one year after attaining the age of sixteen;

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Supplemental/RGA - Riga.pdf

Edited May 21, 2021 by JeanneAdil

[Wuozopo 4,293]

@Dyfed75
This is how the US Embassy London states it on their website 

 

Police Certificates for Other Countries (if applicable)

Police certificates are required for all countries where you have lived for more than 12 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.

 

Police Certificates for the United Kingdom

If you have resided in the United Kingdom for 6 months or more since the age of 16, you are required to obtain a police certificate from the ACPO Criminal Records Office (ACRO).  Further information is available from their website at www.acro.police.uk.

Note: The police certificate must list all names and aliases by which you have ever been known, e.g. maiden name, alternative spellings of names used on legal documents etc. UK police certificates are valid for 12 months only.  Failure to present all necessary and valid police certificates at the time of the interview will incur significant delays to your application.  If your UK police certificate indicates “No Live Trace,”  or “Further  Information  Stepped Down” you are required to provide complete details of the offense(s) and disposition. If you do not recall the specific details, consider obtaining a Subject Access Report so that you can provide the Consular Officer with accurate information on the day of your interview. To obtain a Subject Access Report, visit http://www.acro.police.uk/subject_access.aspx.