Police Records for K1 Interview

[SMOP and LMoKy 2]

Hello there.  My fiance's K1 interview is coming up in March 2022 in Lima, Peru.  He is collecting required documents.  For the police records, he obtained his police and penal records online and for the judicial record he went in person to the office.  Does anyone know if the embassy accepts the online versions or must he go in person to get all three of them?  I tried contacting the embassy but they responded with an automatic e-mail saying they cannot respond to individual requests.  Anyone out there with knowledge on this?  Thank you!  

Edited January 22, 2022 by SMOP and LMoKy

[powerpuff 6,698]

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Police Records

Available: Yes. To those 18 and older.

Fees: S/17 Nuevos Soles (approximately $6 dollars)

Document Name: Certificado de Antecedentes Policiales (Certificate of Police Record)

Issuing Government Authority: Records are issued by the Peruvian National Police (Policia Nacional del Peru) at local police stations.

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Police Records are issued on green paper with the heading "Policia Nacional del Peru, Division de Identificacion, Certificado de Antecedentes Policiales." A scanned copy of the applicant's photo also appears on the certificate.

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Police Commanderor Commissar.

Registration Criteria: Applicants without criminal records will have "No Registra Antecedentes" (does not have records) printed on the form.

Procedure for Obtaining: Police records are available for applicants age 18 and over. The applicant must pay the appropriate fee at any Banco de La Nacion branch and then complete the process in an authorized police station.

Certified Copies: Not Available.

Alternate Documents: A police record may be issued to residents or non-residents upon application to "Policia de Investigaciones del Peru, Division de Identificacion Criminalistica de Lima," Av. Aramburu No. 550, Lima 34. The applicant must first request a fingerprint chart (ficha de canje internacional) and provide one photo. Processing time is normally three days. There is a small fee.

Exceptions: None

Comments: This document may not contain an accurate listing of all police records since there is no national database and each precinct maintains its own record. Therefore, for immigrant visa processing, the Consular Section in Lima requires 1) Certificado de Antecedentes Policiales, 2) Certificado Judicial de Antecedentes Penales, and 3) Certificado de Antecedentes Judiciales a Nivel Nacional.

 

 

Imprisonment Records

Available: Yes. To those 18 and older.

Fees: S/37.70 Soles (approx. $12 USD)

Document Name: Certificado de Antecedentes Judiciales a Nivel Nacional (Certificate of National Judicial Records).

Issuing Government Authority: Judicial records are issued in Lima by the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE), Dirección de Registro Penitenciario. Please view the following link for information on where to obtain these records:  https://www.inpe.gob.pe/informaci%C3%B3n.html.

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Imprisonment records are issued on green paper with the heading "Ministerio de Justicia, Instituto Nacional Penitenciario, Dirección de Registro Penitenciario" on the top of the page. The shield of the institute is placed at the top right corner of the document and a thermo chromic ink stamp at the left bottom. The applicant's photo is scanned and printed on the certificate.

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: The Director of the Imprisonment Record Office.

Registration Criteria: This document details entrances, exits, convictions, and other records of those who were detained in a penitentiary in Peru.

Procedure for Obtaining: Imprisonment records are available to Peruvians and residents age 18 and over. Applicant must pay the appropriate fee at any Banco de la Nacion branch and then complete the process at the Instituto Nacional Penitenciario. The process may be done in one day if applicant does not have judicial records or require further investigation. In some instances, the processing time may be as long as two weeks.

Certified Copies: Certified copies are not available.

Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.

Exceptions: This document may not contain an accurate listing of all past incarcerations since any detainee may have his or her record expunged after serving the full sentence.

Comments: Applicants who are not resident in Peru may send a representative to obtain the court records but must first go to the Peruvian Consulate to sign a power of attorney authorizing their representative to obtain the records on their behalf. The power of attorney must also be certified by the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs before the representative can request the imprisonment records.

 

Court Records

Available: Available to Peruvians and residents age 18 and over.

Fees: S/52.80 Soles (approx. $20 USD)

Document Name: Certificado Judicial de Antecedentes Penales (Certificate of Penal Records).

Issuing Government Authority: Court records are issued by "Registro Nacional de Condenas" Av. Abancay cdra. 5, Edificio del Ministerio Publico, 1er piso, Lima 1. They are also issued by Peruvian consular offices worldwide.

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: Court Records are issued on blue/orange paper with the heading "Republica de Peru, Poder Judicial, Certificado Judicial de Antecedentes Penales." The Judiciary's logo is found at the left top corner of the document, and Peruvian coat of arms with the text "REPUBLICA DEL PERU" at the center. A hologram with the Judiciary's logo is placed at the right side of the thermo chromic ink stamp in the lower part of the document. A scanned copy of the applicant's photo is also printed on the certificate.

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Document has the scanned signature of "Jefe de Registro Nacional de Condenas."

Registration Criteria: Court Records certify if a person was convicted of any crime.

Procedure for Obtaining: Applicants must pay the appropriate fee at any Banco de la Nacion or Interbank branch, complete the application form (form is available free of charge), and present his or her ID card (original and copy).

Certified Copies: Not Available.

Alternate Documents: Now court records can be requested online at www.pj.gob.peafter the payment of a fee and can be picked up at an office chosen by the client (the list of these offices may be found in the same webpage). In order to request this document online, the applicant must be 18 years old, have a valid Peruvian ID card, and have paid the appropriate fee at any Banco de la Nacion or Interbank branch.

Exceptions: None.

Comments: Applicants who are not resident in Peru may send a representative to obtain the court records but must first go to a Peruvian Consulate to sign a power of attorney authorizing their representative to obtain the records on their behalf. The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs must certify the power of attorney before the representative can request the court records.

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Peru.html

 

 

[Jonathanh 24]

Just went to interview yesterday in Lima. Printouts from the website were perfect for them 

[Jonathanh 24]

Message me if you want any other specific questions about the interview in Lima. It was easy btw and spend most of the time waiting in lines 

[SMOP and LMoKy 2]

On 2/24/2022 at 5:55 PM, Jonathanh said:

Message me if you want any other specific questions about the interview in Lima. It was easy btw and spend most of the time waiting in lines 

Congratulations on the successful interview!  Thank you so much for all the information you have shared from it.  Is it difficult to find where to go once you arrive at the Embassy?  Any tips?  

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

u realize that as married,  the USC has to file taxes as married (either married filing separate or married filing joint  MFS or MFJ)

it would really mess up your chances of a visa to be married and say "i am single for a K1"

[jan22 3,056]

8 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

u realize that as married,  the USC has to file taxes as married (either married filing separate or married filing joint  MFS or MFJ)

it would really mess up your chances of a visa to be married and say "i am single for a K1"

Is this posted in the right thread??

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

1 hour ago, jan22 said:

Is this posted in the right thread??

nope,  no idea how that happened

sorry

 

[Jonathanh 24]

11 hours ago, SMOP and LMoKy said:

Congratulations on the successful interview!  Thank you so much for all the information you have shared from it.  Is it difficult to find where to go once you arrive at the Embassy?  Any tips?  

I would get there an hour early. When you get there there will be a single line, get on that line. Keep an eye out for someone who works there and tell them you are a K1 visa. They will put you right to the front of the line. The security people with the guns and other hired Peruvians won’t be able to help you or know that you can move to the front. Look for an American that works there. They will have badges that hang from a lanyard on their neck. After you go up the the visa window all they do it check your appointment and your ds160 confirmation page ,passports and rubber band them all together. 

they then send you through the door and you pass through security. Follow a path for a few hundred feet then come to an area that is outside with chairs with a bunch of people sitting and waiting. These are the people for tourist visas. Go right up the the person up front and tell them you are there for a K1 visa, they will give you a card with a number on it and tell you to go to window 10. Windows 10-15 are for K1 visas. Sit down there and wait for your number to be called. Once it’s called you will either go to window 10,11 or 12. At this window they gather all your paperwork, DS160, passports, i134, taxes, w2s, visa photos, birth certificates, etc. You then sit down and wait to be called up to windows 13,14 or 15. This is where the interview will take place. 13,14 are actually at the window and 15 you go back through the door to have the interview back there. Myself, my fiancé and her child were there. We all went to the window together and he asked if I was the petitioner and I said yes and he asked me kindly to sit down. I could overheard everything. He asked my fiancé if you would like to talk in Spanish or English and she said English. I was able to hear everything. The questions were very basic. What doesn your fiancé do for a living, does her have any children, what are their names, what city and state will you be living in. What do you plan on doing when you get to the United States. That was basically all the questions. It took a matter of less than 5 minutes. He told her that he will be issuing the Visa and it will be ready in 7-14 days and we will be notified. 
 

I hope this helps

[SMOP and LMoKy 2]

On 2/26/2022 at 1:25 PM, Jonathanh said:

I would get there an hour early. When you get there there will be a single line, get on that line. Keep an eye out for someone who works there and tell them you are a K1 visa. They will put you right to the front of the line. The security people with the guns and other hired Peruvians won’t be able to help you or know that you can move to the front. Look for an American that works there. They will have badges that hang from a lanyard on their neck. After you go up the the visa window all they do it check your appointment and your ds160 confirmation page ,passports and rubber band them all together. 

they then send you through the door and you pass through security. Follow a path for a few hundred feet then come to an area that is outside with chairs with a bunch of people sitting and waiting. These are the people for tourist visas. Go right up the the person up front and tell them you are there for a K1 visa, they will give you a card with a number on it and tell you to go to window 10. Windows 10-15 are for K1 visas. Sit down there and wait for your number to be called. Once it’s called you will either go to window 10,11 or 12. At this window they gather all your paperwork, DS160, passports, i134, taxes, w2s, visa photos, birth certificates, etc. You then sit down and wait to be called up to windows 13,14 or 15. This is where the interview will take place. 13,14 are actually at the window and 15 you go back through the door to have the interview back there. Myself, my fiancé and her child were there. We all went to the window together and he asked if I was the petitioner and I said yes and he asked me kindly to sit down. I could overheard everything. He asked my fiancé if you would like to talk in Spanish or English and she said English. I was able to hear everything. The questions were very basic. What doesn your fiancé do for a living, does her have any children, what are their names, what city and state will you be living in. What do you plan on doing when you get to the United States. That was basically all the questions. It took a matter of less than 5 minutes. He told her that he will be issuing the Visa and it will be ready in 7-14 days and we will be notified. 
 

I hope this helps

Thank you once again so much from both of us  for all your information shared!  This will be very helpful to my fiancé next week at his interview.  Best blessings to you and yours.