Confusion after interview

[Vonvon 9]

Hi,

 

I wonder if anyone experienced this. I had my interview today all went well so I thought. Been told case will be approved but this afternoon status has changed to RFE. Asking about police background check. I had all the paperwork with me and was not asked about it. Also the K1 would have never been approved without them. Also does this mean I need to get a police check now from US as well as I’ve been living here longer than 6 months. I just cannot believe they did not ask about it during the interview. 
 

[Boiler 45,317]

You do not need a police check for the US they do that themselves 

[powerpuff 6,604]

What country did they ask the police certificate from?

[Vonvon 9]

It says:

The police clearance records must be from each placed you lived (whether in United States or outside United States) for the past 5 years. 
 

It sounds like they want me to submit what I had with K1 and police check from CT as I’ve been here close to a year now. London embassy never copied anything. The whole thing just seem ridiculous to me. As K1 would never be approved without the police checks. I had all the documents with me today no CT records as I’ve never heard of this requirement before. Just frustrating she never said anything while we were there.

[powerpuff 6,604]

Sorry it happened to you. I agree it’s rare and not standard practice,  I have heard of them asking for police certificates from the US  in  the AOS process when the fingerprints were unreadable from the biometrics. Hopefully you can send everything asap and get an approval, be sure to post an update

[Vonvon 9]

Thanks. I just wish she told me that before we left. I did have biometrics request twice which was surprising. 
Luckily enough the UK police check is valid for 24 months so I will only have to request CT one tomorrow.

Also I’m assuming I can just print the RFE letter I have on my account rather than waiting for the one to come in the mail?

[mitzab 285]

10 hours ago, Vonvon said:

Thanks. I just wish she told me that before we left. I did have biometrics request twice which was surprising. 
Luckily enough the UK police check is valid for 24 months so I will only have to request CT one tomorrow.

Also I’m assuming I can just print the RFE letter I have on my account rather than waiting for the one to come in the mail?

Yep, and you should be able to upload the response on the site as well. 

 

 

 

[Vonvon 9]

I saw the upload option, but letter says I need to mail the original copies. 
 

[Redro 4,611]

16 hours ago, Vonvon said:

Thanks. I just wish she told me that before we left. I did have biometrics request twice which was surprising. 
Luckily enough the UK police check is valid for 24 months so I will only have to request CT one tomorrow.

Also I’m assuming I can just print the RFE letter I have on my account rather than waiting for the one to come in the mail?

You were living in the US for a year while waiting on the K1? What type of visa were you on? Maybe that’s what’s confusing them? 

 

 

[Redro 4,611]

12 minutes ago, Redro said:

You were living in the US for a year while waiting on the K1? What type of visa were you on? Maybe that’s what’s confusing them? 

 

 

Oh… I didn’t realize this was for AOS not K1 interview… you probably have a name that is similar to someone else convicted of a crime. 

Edited May 11, 2023 by Redro

[Crazy Cat 41,610]

19 hours ago, Vonvon said:

It says:

The police clearance records must be from each placed you lived (whether in United States or outside United States) for the past 5 years. 
 

It sounds like they want me to submit what I had with K1 and police check from CT as I’ve been here close to a year now. London embassy never copied anything. The whole thing just seem ridiculous to me. As K1 would never be approved without the police checks. I had all the documents with me today no CT records as I’ve never heard of this requirement before. Just frustrating she never said anything while we were there.

This is not standard.  I suggest an FBI report.  

[Vonvon 9]

So apparently this happens when they find your fingerprints as unclassified. I managed to find some posts people complaining about the same issue. Apparently I should have been told this during my interview. If it fails verification for some reason you get request for police check for the past 5 years. I guess it is what it is. CT clearance supposed to be 5-10 days. Immigration in US is a very frustrating and long process. 

[Gauchos 52]

This happened to us in March. We resubmitted the police certificate from our K1 (+translation) and a criminal background check from the county in which we live now. Our county background check was literally just a short request form that we filled out, witnessed by the receptionist at the county jail, and an ink stamp stating that no records were found. We were approved 10 days after they acknowledge receipt. Yes, send certified copies by mail.

Edited May 15, 2023 by Gauchos

[Vonvon 9]

@Gauchos that’s reassuring. Congrats on fast approval. It seems like the one for CT can be only done by mail. Cheque still hasn’t cleared they supposed to mail the certificate to me. Not sure how accurate the 5-10 days is. Wait is very frustrating.

[Gauchos 52]

2 hours ago, Vonvon said:

@Gauchos that’s reassuring. Congrats on fast approval. It seems like the one for CT can be only done by mail. Cheque still hasn’t cleared they supposed to mail the certificate to me. Not sure how accurate the 5-10 days is. Wait is very frustrating.

Our RFE specified state police clearance records as an alternative so I took the path of least resistance and got the free background check offered by the county. The State of Ohio BCI report seemed like a hassle. The local or county-level report may or may not be an option for you, but I imagine you aren't terribly excited to do more legwork since you've already ordered one from the state.

Edited May 18, 2023 by Gauchos