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Hi everyone,

 

My parents are immigrants and they have been living in Canada for more than 10 years. They have been visiting backhome a couple times during the last 10 years but never stayed there over a duration of one to two months. They are Canadian citizens for more than 7 years now and they are in their 70s. Their I-130 form got approved recently and we are not sure if they have to go back home to ask for their police certificates there as well as the ones from Canada? I've looked at this requirement and got confused a bit. Thank you.

 

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Yes, I believe they have to obtain such certificate from all countries including their country of origin where they lived for over 6 months at any point of their life.

 

I believe some countries would allow to get such certificate without going there. E.g. through consulates etc.

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They will need all their police certificates not just Canadian 

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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5 hours ago, SummerRoses said:

Hi everyone,

 

My parents are immigrants and they have been living in Canada for more than 10 years. They have been visiting backhome a couple times during the last 10 years but never stayed there over a duration of one to two months. They are Canadian citizens for more than 7 years now and they are in their 70s. Their I-130 form got approved recently and we are not sure if they have to go back home to ask for their police certificates there as well as the ones from Canada? I've looked at this requirement and got confused a bit. Thank you.

 

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If Pakistan, then no.

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Without knowing the country and without whether they are still citizens of that country, it is not possible to answer. Each country has unique rules about who can get police certificates,  and for the most part, the State department is forced by these realities to relax its police certificate requirements where necessary.

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On 9/29/2023 at 10:28 AM, Mike E said:

Without knowing the country and without whether they are still citizens of that country, it is not possible to answer. Each country has unique rules about who can get police certificates,  and for the most part, the State department is forced by these realities to relax its police certificate requirements where necessary.

Oh, thanks for the details. They are from Vietnam. We do not have fam there so I guess we have to contact the Embassy and/or Consulate in Canada for their police certificates. 

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2 minutes ago, SummerRoses said:

Oh, thanks for the details. They are from Vietnam. We do not have fam there so I guess we have to contact the Embassy and/or Consulate in Canada for their police certificates. 

My read of https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/VietNam.html is that a police certificate is that police certificate cannot  be obtained from the embassy

 

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1 hour ago, SummerRoses said:

oh it’s complicating now 😅

Yeah. Because as worded it does not seem like this can be done online or by mail.

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On 10/2/2023 at 11:17 AM, Mike E said:

My read of https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/VietNam.html is that a police certificate is that police certificate cannot  be obtained from the embassy

 

Thanks a lot, Mike. 

Now I have read this link again and I got confused. So my parents are not Vietnamese non-residents who currently reside in Vietnam. I used their Canadian passports to apply for US visa and they no longer reside in Vietnam. Should they be considered foreigners who no longer reside in Vietnam? 

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3 minutes ago, SummerRoses said:

Thanks a lot, Mike. 

Now I have read this link again and I got confused. So my parents are not Vietnamese non-residents who currently reside in Vietnam. I used their Canadian passports to apply for US visa and they no longer reside in Vietnam. Should they be considered foreigners who no longer reside in Vietnam? 

They are Vietnamese who live outside Vietnam

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37 minutes ago, SummerRoses said:

Should they be considered foreigners who no longer reside in Vietnam

Are they citizens of Vietnam?

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