(I've also posted this on the DCF board)

I wonder if anyone can help me with this.

I just called to make an appointment to have fingerprints taken for my Victoria Police Check. They told me that they no longer do police checks for immigrant visa applications, and they haven't done this for months, despite what the US Consulate says. They told me that I need to obtain a federal police check instead.

I asked the Consulate about it last week, and they told me I should get a Victorian check done. So I'm not quite sure what to do. Has anyone else encountered this contradiction??

try this link this should give you all the information that you will require.





http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=256



Sat 1 July 2006

The Victoria Police provides a service to individuals and organisations in Victoria wishing to obtain national police certificates for employment, voluntary work and occupation related licensing or registration purposes.

In these cases Victoria Police does not release information about an individual's criminal history to an organisation without written consent.

Victoria Police applies strict guidelines to the release of criminal history information to individuals and organisations outside Victoria Police. Organisations conducting police records checks must have read the Information Release Policy in order to be aware of the information that they will be receiving.



Contact Us
Public Enquiry Service
PO Box 418
Melbourne Victoria 8005

Phone: (61 3) 9247 5907

publicenquiryservice@police.vic.gov.au

The address for public access to submit applications (or pick up certificates by prior arrangement only) is:

Victoria Police Centre
Concourse Level
637 Flinders Street
Melbourne Victoria




Procedure for Organisations Conducting National Police Record Checks
Tue 17 May 2005

Victoria Police applies strict guidelines to the release of criminal history information to individuals and organisations outside Victoria Police.

Organisations conducting police records checks must have read the Information Release Policy in order to be aware of the information that they will be receiving. You can download an information sheet about the Information Release Policy by clicking on the related link or contact the Public Enquiry Service and a copy can be sent to you.

To begin the process of conducting a police records check on an individual for the purposes of employment, voluntary work and occupation related licensing or registration, the individual must complete the 'Consent to Check and Release National Police Record' application form.


Discounted Fee for Authorised Organisations

Victoria Police offers a partially subsidised rate for national police checks conducted on volunteers of authorised organisations. Information about how to become an authorised organisation is available in our information sheet about the procedure for organisations conducting national police checks, click on the related link to download a copy of the information sheet, or contact the Publice Enquiry Service on (03) 9247 5907 for further information.


Contact Us
General enquiries can be made by phoning (61 3) 9247 5907 or by e-mailing publicenquiryservice@police.vic.gov.au

Public access to submit applications (or pick up certificates by prior arrangement only) is Concourse Level, Victoria Police Centre, 637 Flinders Street, Melbourne Victoria 3005

Postal Address is Public Enquiry Service, PO Box 418, Melbourne Victoria 8005





Cheers



Paul