police certificate question

[FPS81 3]

Filed I-130 for my wife, she's from China, she did graduate school in Macau for 4 years.  She already has her Chinese police certificate, does she need one from Macau as well? 

 

Macau is Chinese territory that's kind of autonomous, and no one in China would consider Macau to be a different country. 

 

Also, during her time there she would regularly go to Zhuhai, which is in the mainland, and did it almost weekly.  So there was definitely no time where she's in Macau continuously for 12 or 6 months.

 

Thanks.

[Vickys_Mom 225]

The State Department's reciprocity page for Macau is at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Macau.html.  That Macau has its own page separate from the PRC indicates that State wants to treat applicants separately.  (Hong Kong still has its own separate page and Hong Kong is an SAR like Macau.)

 

You're not worried about people "in China".  You're worried about the U.S. officer reviewing your paperwork.  They may consider Macau to be "a different country" for their purposes.

 

If I maintained a residence in Macau and went to Zhuhai "regularly", I would still be residing in Macau.  Continuously "residing" doesn't mean you had to be there every day.

 

If I were you, I'd get the Macau certificate.  You do what you wish.  But I think you'll have a delay if you don't get it.

 

Regards,

Vicky's Mom

 

[RandyW 149]

"China" does not maintain police records for Macau - they need to be submitted separately.