hello, yet more questions. I sent my application in about two weeks ago, no notice yet and I am waiting patiently! (Nebraska service center)

I am starting to think about trying to get the things my fiance will need for the next application (in London) and i saw somewhere they that may require police checks from every country he lived in.

So he is English, his family lived in France for a few years when he was in elementary school, he lived in America for a few months on the J1 visa (with me) and since then we have been travelling together teaching English. We have lived in Japan and the Czech Republic. Do you think he will need police checks from all of these countries and, if so, how would he go about doing that? We will be living back in England as of next week.

Also, I have seen on this sight that Nebraska is going at a snails pace but I am wondering if anyone knows how long London takes to contact you and get that going once they recieve the approved package?

FInally, I have seen on here some advice given to people whose fiances are eligible for the visa waiver program ....the advice being "have your fiance enter on the visa waiver and then suddenly propose and get married and change status..." i must say i think this is NOT good advice...I went to the american embassy the other day and had a chat with the immigration people and they basically said you could do it but it would be a huge risk...assuming you got through POE no problem it could come back to haunt you during additional steps which could lead to your permamnet residence request or green card being denied and deportation. the guy was very candid with me and said basically yea you could do it but you would be breaking the law and esp in these immigration worry times it probably isnt such a good idea and not worth the risk.

just thought i would pass that on!

From what I understand, he needs police reports from every place he has lived since he was 16 years old.
Good Luck,
Meriem

and do you know how he can get them?
thanks!

The beneficiary/applicant will need to obtain a police certificate from any country they have lived since the age of 16. For country of nationality/residence - if lived for 6 months or more. For different countries - if lived for 12 months or more. If any convictions there is no minimum age and a police certificate is required. I kinda have a brief memory lapse so if someone can comfirm this for K visas, please do so, as what I have stated is for CR-1. Not at the moment 100% sure if it is the same across the board with the different visas.

You can find out how to obtain police certificates from various countries HERE

Hi!

For K visas, it's every country he's lived in for 6 months or more since the age of 16 (with the exception of the United States).

JAPAN

Available. Japanese police certificates will not contain information about criminal convictions when:

1. The period of suspended sentence has ended;

2. The penalty of the crime was a fine, and the crime occurred more than five years ago;

3. The term of the prison sentence ended more than ten years ago; or

4. The conviction was vacated or the criminal was subject to a pardon or amnesty.

Persons convicted of crimes in Japan may obtain court conviction records indefinitely. The headquarters' records section of the Metropolitan or Prefectural police issues certificates which include a nationwide criminal records check.

Applicants Physically Present in Japan: Foreign nationals holding legal resident status and Japanese citizens must apply in person at the Metropolitan or Prefectural police headquarters having jurisdiction over their present place of residence in Japan. Processing time: approximately 3 weeks.

Applicants Outside of Japan: Former legal residents, former illegal aliens, and Japanese citizens, should apply at the nearest Japanese Consulate. Processing time: Two to three months.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Available. An extract of the Criminal Register is issued in lieu of a police or prison record to all persons 15 years of age or over. The nature of the conviction is listed as a citation of the pertinent section of the penal code only.

Note: Persons not physically in the Czech Republic may apply for the required documents through Czech diplomatic or consular representatives abroad. Application may also be made through the applicant's diplomatic representative in Prague. There is a fee for the documents plus an additional fee for a super legalization by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Application must be made in duplicate on a form prescribed by the Czech authorities and obtainable from the diplomatic representative. Six weeks to 6 months are normally required to obtain public documents after the application has been submitted by the diplomatic representative to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In some cases no response is ever received. Persons who are considered by the Government of the Czech Republic to be living abroad illegally will usually not be granted documents.


Good luck...