what police reports are needed

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After our I-130 is approved we are going to transfer the case to Germany as she has moved in with me in Germany from her home country since the time we applied.  It's my understanding that she may need to provide police reports as part of the process of collecting documents needed for the next phase.  As she has been living in Germany, does that mean she would need to provide only a German police report, or will they want her home country one, or both? 

 

(To possibly complicate this question further, she is in Germany on SOFA status, i.e. as a dependent to a me, a contractor, and as such is not an ordinary resident of Germany but lives here as a legally vague defacto resident status under SOFA rules, and as such is not registered at our apartment  in Germany.  We suppose that there may be a way to obtain a police clearance without registration but are unsure how.  Her home county could provide a police report but it's been our understanding from previous discussions that it's not considered by USCIS to be a valid document anyway due to corruption in that country, so it might not be required to submit one )

 

Edited January 11 by RABBITDANCE
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[appleblossom 3,030]

34 minutes ago, RABBITDANCE said:

After our I-130 is approved we are going to transfer the case to Germany as she has moved in with me in Germany from her home country since the time we applied.  It's my understanding that she may need to provide police reports as part of the process of collecting documents needed for the next phase.  As she has been living in Germany, does that mean she would need to provide only a German police report, or will they want her home country one, or both? 

 

(To possibly complicate this question further, she is in Germany on SOFA status, i.e. as a dependent to a me, a contractor, and as such is not an ordinary resident of Germany but lives here as a legally vague defacto resident status under SOFA rules, and as such is not registered at our apartment  in Germany.  We suppose that there may be a way to obtain a police clearance without registration but are unsure how.  Her home county could provide a police report but it's been our understanding from previous discussions that it's not considered by USCIS to be a valid document anyway due to corruption in that country, so it might not be required to submit one )

 

 

It will depend on how long she’s lived in Germany, but you can check it yourself on the usual website, just jump ahead to step 7 - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-5-collect-financial-evidence-and-other-supporting-documents/step-7-collect-civil-documents.html

 

Also check the country specific guidelines to see exactly what police certs will be required and how to obtain them - https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html/

 

Good luck. 

Edited January 11 by appleblossom

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Difficult to comment without knowing the home country

[Ryan H 3,828]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[pushbrk 13,087]

Home country, but only Germany if she's been there six months or more.  Actually, any country in which she lived six months or more since turning 16.

Edited January 13 by pushbrk

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20 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Home country, but only Germany if she's been there six months or more.  Actually, any country in which she lived six months or more since turning 16.

She has been living in Germany well over 6 months.  However, she returned to her home country for a visit of about 1 month (though we consider this to be a trip not a move back).  Would that disqualify her from the 6 month rule, or does continuous physical presence not matter?  And secondly, she is not an ordinary resident of Germany, but lives in Germany under SOFA status which is not technically a resident but perhaps has something like  a defacto resident, who does not register at her address in Germany with the police as is normal for SOFA status dependents.  Would that disqualify her?

[pushbrk 13,087]

3 hours ago, RABBITDANCE said:

She has been living in Germany well over 6 months.  However, she returned to her home country for a visit of about 1 month (though we consider this to be a trip not a move back).  Would that disqualify her from the 6 month rule, or does continuous physical presence not matter?  And secondly, she is not an ordinary resident of Germany, but lives in Germany under SOFA status which is not technically a resident but perhaps has something like  a defacto resident, who does not register at her address in Germany with the police as is normal for SOFA status dependents.  Would that disqualify her?

She needs one for Germany.  She'll be there well over six months before the interview happens.  This is not a time to split hairs.