Need police Certificate for NVC stage?

[mycase17 114]

Hello VJ members,

Is police certificate required for beneficiary at NVC stage itself? My spouse is from Nepal, is it also dependent based on country?

 

[HRQX 4,145]

12 minutes ago, mycase17 said:

Is police certificate required for beneficiary at NVC stage itself? My spouse is from Nepal, is it also dependent based on country?

It's uploaded through CEAC. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/civil-documents-faq.html

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html

Police Certificates

 

If you are 16 years of age or older, you must obtain a photocopy of a police certificate from all countries you have lived in using below criteria:

If you ...	AND you...	THEN submit a police certificate from...
Are 16 years old or older	Lived in your country of nationality for more than 6 months at any time in your life	Your country of nationality
Are 16 years old or older	Have lived in your country of current residence (if different from nationality) for more than 6 months	Your country of current residence
Have ever lived in another country for 12 months or more	Were 16 years or older at the time you lived there	The country where you used to live.
Were arrested for any reason, regardless of how long you lived in that city or country, and no matter what age you were		The city and/or country where you were arrested.

Note: Present and former residents of the United States do NOT need to submit any U.S. police certificates.

Important: Police certificates expire after two years, 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 two years ago; and
• You still live in the country that issued the certificate.

Edited June 21, 2021 by HRQX

[Ryan H 3,834]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[mycase17 114]

@HRQXI couldn't find anywhere that says police certificate is mandatory in the website. When I check CEAC site, it does mention Police Certificate (Nepal). I'm wondering if NVC would be fine if my spouse just brings police certificate in the interview itself?  

 

[HRQX 4,145]

12 minutes ago, mycase17 said:

@HRQXI couldn't find anywhere that says police certificate is mandatory in the website.

It has to be uploaded prior to NVC doing the case review: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/civil-documents-faq.html

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What documents do I have to upload?

All visa applicants must submit documents showing their eligibility for a visa class, and identifying information. That includes a birth certificate, marriage and divorce certificates, and police certificates. You can learn more about the required civil documents evidence on our website.

 

Edited June 24, 2021 by HRQX

[Ahava 23]

7 minutes ago, mycase17 said:

@HRQXI couldn't find anywhere that says police certificate is mandatory in the website. When I check CEAC site, it does mention Police Certificate (Nepal). I'm wondering if NVC would be fine if my spouse just brings police certificate in the interview itself?  

 

If you do not submit the certificate then it will be marked as "missing". But, according to what you have mentioned, You can put a note stating that your spouse will bring it at the time of the interview.