hi there what is PCC for passport office and PCC for local police office? is this optional ty and how can i get those?

Shaman goddess,

I do think you are the petitioner, if so, then PCC is required by your husband. Your husband needs to go to near by police station and the passport office where his passport has been issued from, and tell them that he needs Police clearance certificate (PCC).

What you can do, is scan your Approval notification and NVC package (if you have got it by now that is) and let him take those as extra evidence.

I really am not sure how it works in Phillipines but the procedure is more or less easy in India.

And no, its not optional, these are requirements from NVC, so do ask your hubby to prepare those soon, you will have to send PCC with your IV package to NVC along with other documents.

And no, its not optional, these are requirements from NVC, so do ask your hubby to prepare those soon, you will have to send PCC with your IV package to NVC along with other documents.

Hi Shaman and Silent,

See the thread in the K-3 forum called "very confused!, passport office police certificates" by Daisy. I already answered this question.

In a nutshell: the Police Certificate is not optional, you need to send it in. But what document the applicant exactly has to send to NVC/Consulate for "Police Certificate" can vary from country to country, since there are differences between countries about if such a document is even available, what sort of document they issue, how it can be obtained etc.

You can find country specific info about this document (and other Civil Documents) on the US Department of State website (see link below, and see more specific link below in the above mentioned thread, to section called "reciprocity by country" on this site).

So while your explanation is correct, Silent, it is countryspecific (nl for India) and does NOT apply to Shaman (since her country seems to be the Philippines).
In Loto's initial draft of NVC document, he mentioned specific info for his wife's country (also India), and in the newest version this has been changed in order to avoid any confusion. See the latest version in another thread on this forum.

Hope this is clear, best of luck.

Cat

This is the more specific link to the countryspecific info on the US Dept. of State website, giving an overview of civil documents per country. Shaman, look under Philippines and you'll find what you need.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3272.html

For more info maybe the regional section of VJ website can also be useful?

it depends if they issue it in the postal office... my husband got his police clearance at the city hall not the postal services. thats why i ask i want to make this clear bec it varies in other countries ty

ty cat