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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Colombia
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Hi!

I lived for 11 months in Slovakia as an exchange student when I was 17 years old. Therefore, I am required to submit a Police Certificate from Slovakia. The problem is that:

1. The certificate can only be issued if I request it IN PERSON at the Slovak Embassy.

2. There is no Slovak Embassy in my country of residence (Colombia). The embassy assigned for my country is in Brasilia (Brazil).

I have contacted both the Slovak Embassy in Brasilia and the Ministry of Justice in Slovakia and they told me there is no other way to obtain the letter other than traveling to Brasilia.

This means that I would need to spend at least 1200 USD in flight tickets alone and other additional expenses on top of that. That is very difficult for me at this time. I have successfully obtained Police Certificates from Colombia and from the Netherlands, where I lived the last two years.

My questions are:

a. Do you think an explanation letter to the NVC, telling them of my efforts to get that document and the impossibility to obtain it in my country can help me obtain a waiver for that document?

b. Is there a special template for these kind of explanation letters for missing documents in the application package?

Thanks,

German Cortes

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Nigeria
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Hi!

I lived for 11 months in Slovakia as an exchange student when I was 17 years old. Therefore, I am required to submit a Police Certificate from Slovakia. The problem is that:

1. The certificate can only be issued if I request it IN PERSON at the Slovak Embassy.

2. There is no Slovak Embassy in my country of residence (Colombia). The embassy assigned for my country is in Brasilia (Brazil).

I have contacted both the Slovak Embassy in Brasilia and the Ministry of Justice in Slovakia and they told me there is no other way to obtain the letter other than traveling to Brasilia.

This means that I would need to spend at least 1200 USD in flight tickets alone and other additional expenses on top of that. That is very difficult for me at this time. I have successfully obtained Police Certificates from Colombia and from the Netherlands, where I lived the last two years.

My questions are:

a. Do you think an explanation letter to the NVC, telling them of my efforts to get that document and the impossibility to obtain it in my country can help me obtain a waiver for that document?

b. Is there a special template for these kind of explanation letters for missing documents in the application package?

Thanks,

German Cortes

Seems like you have to request the form to order the documents and go to nearest police station for fingerprinting. Read this wiki website for you.

http://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Slovakia_-_Obtain_a_Police_Clearance_Certificate_%28Criminal_Record,_Vypis_z_Registra_Trestov%29

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Even if the NVC completed your case without the Slovakian Police Certificate, the Embassy will not issue a visa without the certificate. The Embassy will not care about your circumstances

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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For country of previous residency, you have to have lived there for a minimum of one year before you need to submit a police transcript/certificate. So if you were only living in Slovakia for 11 months, you're good, no need for a police transcript. :)

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html

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For country of previous residency, you have to have lived there for a minimum of one year before you need to submit a police transcript/certificate. So if you were only living in Slovakia for 11 months, you're good, no need for a police transcript. :)

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html

Ya... i am also agreed...PCC is needed if u lived 12 or 12+ months in other country....i also lived KSA for 11 months but i am not attaching KSA PCC.

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Ya... i am also agreed...PCC is needed if u lived 12 or 12+ months in other country....i also lived KSA for 11 months but i am not attaching KSA PCC.

wrong, it is 6 months


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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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it is 6+ months, not 12

The six months is for your country of nationality and your current country of residence. The OP is not from Slovakia and is not living there right now, therefore she would only need a police cert if she had lived in Slovakia for 12 months or longer.

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USCIS Stage


September 8th 2014 - Filed I-130 with Nebraska Service Center


September 16th 2014 - NOA1 received


March 2nd 2015 - NOA2 received :dancing:



NVC Stage


March 28th 2015 - Choice of agent complete & AOS fee paid


April 17th 2015 - IV fee paid


May 1st 2015 - Sent in IV application


May 12th 2015 - Sent in AOS and IV documents


May 18th 2015 - Scan Date


June 18th 2015 - Checklist received


June 22nd 2015 - Checklist response sent to NVC


June 25th 2015 - Put for Supervisor Review


Sept 15th 2015 - Request help from Texas US Senator Cornyn and his team


Sept 23rd 2015 - Our case is moved from supervisor review to NVC's team for dealing with Senator requests


Nov 4th 2015 - CASE COMPLETE!!!! :dancing:



Embassy Stage


Dec 16th 2015 - Medical exam


Dec 21st 2015 - Interview


Dec 21st 2015 - 221(g) issued at interview for updated forms


Jan 13th 2016 - Mailed our reply to the 221(g) to the US Embassy, received and CEAC updated the next morning


Jan 20th 2016 - Embassy require more in-depth info on asset for i-864


Feb 1st 2016 - Sent more in-depth info on assets as requested. Received the next morning


Feb 16th 2016 - Visa has been issued :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:



In the US


April 5th 2016 - POE Newark. No questions asked.


April 14th 2016 - SSN received


May 10th 2016 - First day at my new job :dancing:


May 27th 2016 - Green Card received


June 7th 2016 - Got my Texas driver's license

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Jordan
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Hi!

I lived for 11 months in Slovakia as an exchange student when I was 17 years old. Therefore, I am required to submit a Police Certificate from Slovakia. The problem is that:

1. The certificate can only be issued if I request it IN PERSON at the Slovak Embassy.

2. There is no Slovak Embassy in my country of residence (Colombia). The embassy assigned for my country is in Brasilia (Brazil).

I have contacted both the Slovak Embassy in Brasilia and the Ministry of Justice in Slovakia and they told me there is no other way to obtain the letter other than traveling to Brasilia.

This means that I would need to spend at least 1200 USD in flight tickets alone and other additional expenses on top of that. That is very difficult for me at this time. I have successfully obtained Police Certificates from Colombia and from the Netherlands, where I lived the last two years.

My questions are:

a. Do you think an explanation letter to the NVC, telling them of my efforts to get that document and the impossibility to obtain it in my country can help me obtain a waiver for that document?

b. Is there a special template for these kind of explanation letters for missing documents in the application package?

Thanks,

German Cortes

do you have anyone you know who lives there and can obtain the certificate for you? My husband had the same issue and he went to a local police department where he lived, had his fingerprints taken and he sent them to his sister who still lives in the country he lived in for a short time and she was able to obtain the certificate for him


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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Sweden
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It says at least a year in a country of previous residence on NVC's website. I assume they know more about the rules than we do, since they're the ones asking for the information. Link to NVC website with the information clearly stating one year for country of previous residence:

http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/immigrate/immigrant-process/documents/Supporting_documents.html

You always have to give a police cert for your country of nationality and country of current residence, if you have lived there for six months or longer.

OP, are you originally from Slovakia, i.e, is that your country of nationality? If yes, then you need a police cert. If your nationality is not Slovakian and you are not currently living in Slovakia, you do not need a police cert. Please click on my link to NVC's website and it will explain it to you. You can see it straight from NVC themselves.

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USCIS Stage


September 8th 2014 - Filed I-130 with Nebraska Service Center


September 16th 2014 - NOA1 received


March 2nd 2015 - NOA2 received :dancing:



NVC Stage


March 28th 2015 - Choice of agent complete & AOS fee paid


April 17th 2015 - IV fee paid


May 1st 2015 - Sent in IV application


May 12th 2015 - Sent in AOS and IV documents


May 18th 2015 - Scan Date


June 18th 2015 - Checklist received


June 22nd 2015 - Checklist response sent to NVC


June 25th 2015 - Put for Supervisor Review


Sept 15th 2015 - Request help from Texas US Senator Cornyn and his team


Sept 23rd 2015 - Our case is moved from supervisor review to NVC's team for dealing with Senator requests


Nov 4th 2015 - CASE COMPLETE!!!! :dancing:



Embassy Stage


Dec 16th 2015 - Medical exam


Dec 21st 2015 - Interview


Dec 21st 2015 - 221(g) issued at interview for updated forms


Jan 13th 2016 - Mailed our reply to the 221(g) to the US Embassy, received and CEAC updated the next morning


Jan 20th 2016 - Embassy require more in-depth info on asset for i-864


Feb 1st 2016 - Sent more in-depth info on assets as requested. Received the next morning


Feb 16th 2016 - Visa has been issued :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:



In the US


April 5th 2016 - POE Newark. No questions asked.


April 14th 2016 - SSN received


May 10th 2016 - First day at my new job :dancing:


May 27th 2016 - Green Card received


June 7th 2016 - Got my Texas driver's license

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Filed: K-3 Visa Country: Colombia
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Thank you every body for your replies. No, I am not from Slovakia, I was only there as an exchange student.

I also read in the NVC website that a police certificate is necessary only after one year, however I am confused because it says the requirements may be different among embassies, therefore I checked the website of the American embassy in Bogota, Colombia and it says this: Solicitors who lived in another country for more than 6 months after turning 16 years old should obtain a Police certificate from those countries (except the United States).

I called both the Slovak Embassy and the Ministry of Justice in Slovakia and they say no one can obtain the Certificate on my behalf. The only way is to be there in person. I called the NVC and they told me I COULD TRY attaching a letter of explanation saying why I am not sending the certificate.

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