Police Certificate from UAE

[joycemay 0]

Hello, I just want to ask is it necessary to get Police Certificate from UAE? We filed our Fianceé Visa to Abu dhabi (I STAYED THERE FOR 9mos as a TOURIST VISA), then after 5mos of filing I need to go home here in Philippines and transferring our case. 

[Redro 4,611]

Not required as you cannot obtain it from outside the UAE. 

Court/ Police Certificates

Available: Only if applicant is physically present in the UAE.

Comments: Not available by mail. Post recommends that consular officers waive the general requirement to obtain police certificates unless the applicant lives in the UAE.

[joycemay 0]

Thank you so much! Anyways while your here what about transferring our case from Abu Dhabi to Ph? We already have NOA 2 last April 14th. Do you have any idea of what we can do next? 

[Redro 4,611]

58 minutes ago, joycemay said:

Thank you so much! Anyways while your here what about transferring our case from Abu Dhabi to Ph? We already have NOA 2 last April 14th. Do you have any idea of what we can do next? 

It is K1 visa? First do not pay the visa fees until it has been transferred: 

 

If you are requesting a transfer for a K Visa, the receiving Embassy or Consulate has the discretion to approve or deny the acceptance of a K visa application from an applicant outside the consular district.  Contact the potential gaining U.S. embassy or consulate in writing to request a transfer of your case and include the reason for the transfer request.  If you paid the MRV fee at the original post and the transfer request to a new post is subsequently approved, a new visa fee will be required. 

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On 6/11/2023 at 2:08 AM, joycemay said:

Hello, I just want to ask is it necessary to get Police Certificate from UAE? We filed our Fianceé Visa to Abu dhabi (I STAYED THERE FOR 9mos as a TOURIST VISA), then after 5mos of filing I need to go home here in Philippines and transferring our case. 

My fiancé lived in the UAE for multiple years, and I lived there with him for about 5 months. He and I were both on student visas, so I am not quite sure how the requirements differ for people on tourist visas, but the process for obtaining a UAE police certificate is actually extremely easy and can be done entirely online. I personally requested one for my fiancé and it took less than 24 hours. USCIS technically stipulates that you are required to present a police certificate for any place you resided in long-term, and I believe they specifically ask for all former addresses (abroad and domestic) within the last five years. I think it will probably be necessary for you if you mentioned on the I-129F that you lived there. But like I said, the process of obtaining documentation from the UAE is genuinely so much easier than it is to obtain them from local police stations in the US because all of their information is stored in one national system. Hope this helps!