Confused about the Police certificate

[waiting4ever 0]

I am receiving a lot of conflicting information about the police certificate requirements in India. In the Packet 4, it says that I need the police clearance certificates from both the district police station and the local area passport office. Then it says that only the passport office certificate is required if the passport has been issued within the past 6 months.

On other places, I have read that only the district police station certificate is required if the passport has been issued in the last 6 months.

My wife just had her passport issued in the past couple of weeks. She already has the police clearance certificate from the police station. However, she doesn't have the clearance from passport office. Will she needs to get the police certificate from both places or one of the places and which place would that be? And how long did it typically take to get the police clearance from the regional passport office. And help would be greatly appreciated.

[YuAndDan 153]

Here is what Department of State has on this.

Police Records

Indian Police Clearance Certificates should be obtained as follows:

• All Indian IV applicants aged 16 and above, residing in India, should obtain police certificates from the local Passport Office. These are usually more dependable than those obtained at a local level and indicate that the subject had no serious criminal convictions on record at the time of passport issuance. Applicants whose Indian passport was issued within the past six months may present just the Passport Office Police Certificate, and need not obtain additional police clearances.

• Applicants over age 16, whose passports were issued more than six months previous to visa application, must also obtain a police clearance from the District Police Office serving the applicant's place of residence.

• Indian passport holders applying for visas outside India should obtain a statement from their local embassy or consulate confirming they have no criminal record.

• Non-Indian IV applicants residing in India should obtain police certificates from the District Police Station serving their area of residence.

• Indian police certificates are not available for foreign (non-Indian) applicants applying outside India.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3582.html

So if passport is less than 6 month's old at the time of interview, the one from the passport office is all that is needed, if passport is older than 6 months, then you also need one from your district police office.

[waiting4ever 0]

Thank you very much. This clears up the confusion that I had regarding the police certificates.

Here is what Department of State has on this.

Police Records

Indian Police Clearance Certificates should be obtained as follows:

• All Indian IV applicants aged 16 and above, residing in India, should obtain police certificates from the local Passport Office. These are usually more dependable than those obtained at a local level and indicate that the subject had no serious criminal convictions on record at the time of passport issuance. Applicants whose Indian passport was issued within the past six months may present just the Passport Office Police Certificate, and need not obtain additional police clearances.

• Applicants over age 16, whose passports were issued more than six months previous to visa application, must also obtain a police clearance from the District Police Office serving the applicant's place of residence.

• Indian passport holders applying for visas outside India should obtain a statement from their local embassy or consulate confirming they have no criminal record.

• Non-Indian IV applicants residing in India should obtain police certificates from the District Police Station serving their area of residence.

• Indian police certificates are not available for foreign (non-Indian) applicants applying outside India.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3582.html

So if passport is less than 6 month's old at the time of interview, the one from the passport office is all that is needed, if passport is older than 6 months, then you also need one from your district police office.

[Jigi 0]

hi

Its right... if the passport is recent then you need only one certificate.

Jigi

[ohioindian 0]

regardless, she needs the pc from passport office. That one is a must and unfortunately, that is the one you say you are missing. If you are going through New Delhi Embassy, I would strongly suggest that you email them any questions you have. No one at the Embassy is going to care what anyone here says. But if you have the reply from the Embassy for your question, then they will likely honor whatever they have said.

[waiting4ever 0]

Thanks for the reply. My wife will not have this certificate by the time she submits the documents to VFS. But she will definitely have it by the interview date. Hopefully that will be fine with the embassy.

regardless, she needs the pc from passport office. That one is a must and unfortunately, that is the one you say you are missing. If you are going through New Delhi Embassy, I would strongly suggest that you email them any questions you have. No one at the Embassy is going to care what anyone here says. But if you have the reply from the Embassy for your question, then they will likely honor whatever they have said.

[ras001 0]

Thanks for the reply. My wife will not have this certificate by the time she submits the documents to VFS. But she will definitely have it by the interview date. Hopefully that will be fine with the embassy.

regardless, she needs the pc from passport office. That one is a must and unfortunately, that is the one you say you are missing. If you are going through New Delhi Embassy, I would strongly suggest that you email them any questions you have. No one at the Embassy is going to care what anyone here says. But if you have the reply from the Embassy for your question, then they will likely honor whatever they have said.

My wife has a new passport. However, she has already applied for the District PCC and the PCC from mumbai passport office. Something new I heard is - when you apply for PCC from mumbai passport office, they stamp the PCC on the passport. Is that correct?