Police clearance for 27 week stay in US?

[TwiceOhio 2]

Hello there, I'm the Canadian beneficiary, preparing to fill out the DS260 and begin gathering documents for the IR1 visa processing.

 

On March 26 2018, I immigrated to the US on a K1 visa, married my USC, but left on Oct 3 2018, which is six months and one week. I left without receiving a green card.  My googling and internet searching about police clearance requirements for the IR1 visa has left me confused. Some sites say present and former residents of the US should NOT obtain any police clearances covering their residency in the US. However, given the lack of a green card, I am not certain I would even be considered a resident of the US for that period, so would that mean that I do in fact need the clearance?  Other sources suggest you need a police clearance for any country in which you resided, after the age of 16, for more than 6 months.

Would anyone happen to know if I need to provide a police clearance for the period I lived in the US? Thank you kindly in advance for any assistance.

 

 

[Mike E 11,739]

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
 

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

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You don’t need a police certificate from the USA. 

[pushbrk 12,898]

1 minute ago, Mike E said:

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
 

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

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You don’t need a police certificate from the USA. 

Correct.  Police reports are for all other countries, but NOT the USA.  Your records have already been checked prior to petition approval.

[TwiceOhio 2]

12 minutes ago, Mike E said:

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
 

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

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You don’t need a police certificate from the USA. 

 

10 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Correct.  Police reports are for all other countries, but NOT the USA.  Your records have already been checked prior to petition approval.

Okay, great! Thank you both very much for your quick responses.