DS 260 police checks

[Tstan 0]

Hi there

 

Im Australian and married to an American moving to Oakland. I lived in the US for more than 12 months since the age of 16. I recieved my Australian Federal Police report but have read around that applicants are not required to get the FBI check from the US if that is the place they lived outside their country of residence.

I know if i lived in India for example, i would need a police check from that country and all other countries other than australia i have lived in. 

Is this the case and will not need to get a FBI check? 

[misshepburn 52]

13 minutes ago, Dee elle said:

You need a Police Check from every country in which you have lived for longer than 12 months, EXCEPT for time spent in USA....

 

USCIS runs their own checks for here in the USA so you do not need to initiate a Police Check for any time lived in the USA. 

I second Dee elle  

[Tstan 0]

Thankyou! 

 

I was just unsure about what they mean by "previous and present residents of the US are not required to obtain police checks" 

Ive read places that this only refers to those who had previous permanent residence in the US or previous citizens. 

All other stays, such as business, require US police checks aka FBI checks.

 

So confused!

I already did my FBI just to make sure, but i know its a long wait and have all other documents ready to go.