Police report....

[james_michael_hill 0]

Hi there guys

Im a British guy just starting to look into everything I have to do to get married to my lovely American girlfriend - thank god for this site is all I can say. Im popping the question in July but thought it best if I started getting the relavent info together now.

With regards to the police reports - I know I need one for Australia as I lived there for a year. Ive got the forms now but has anyone any idea how long it takes to recieve your report once youve sent them down under?

Im also wondering if i need a police report for Bulgaria (where I met my girlfriend, of all places!) - I stayed there for 3 months on a 3 month visa, but then stayed another 3 months by leaving Bulgaria each month for a day then returning and getting a 30 day visa stamp. Would I still need a police report or does this only count as a 3 month stay?

Any help much appreciated as Ive a feeling that getting a Bulgarian police report isnt going to be easy....!

Cheers,

James

[sadie33138 0]

With regards to the police reports - I know I need one for Australia as I lived there for a year. Ive got the forms now but has anyone any idea how long it takes to recieve your report once youve sent them down under?

Hi James,

We ordered an Australia police certificate for my husband on January 23rd and it came on February 20th. You need the one with fingerprints for Australia.

You can check out Bulgaria at: http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/reciproci.../B/Bulgaria.htm You can see that police reports from Bulgaria are not available.

Also, on the sheet that was included in my husband's initial packet of forms, Bulgaria is on the list of countries that say: "Do not attempt to obtain police certificates covering residence in any of the following countries, as they are not available." There are a lot of countries listed under unavailable. Then there are some countries where the certificates are only available if the person is physically present in the country and applies in person. Same with Military Records, a bunch of countries that you cannot get military records from.

Welcome to the Board & good luck!

[james_michael_hill 0]

Phew - thanks for your help! I wasnt looking trying to translate a police report from Cyrillic into English, let alone get the Bulgarian police to issue one!

Thanks again,

James