Hey! We are tryin to prepare for the Packet 3 documents as much as possible for a K3 interview.

I have a couple of questions:

(1) Police reports. I hear there is one police station that we will hve to go to. Does anyone know where it is?

(2) Also, we have to get housing reports. We have moved around a bunch in the last few years. Does my wife have to go to every local police station to get each and every ousing report separately? Or can she just go to the noe police station in BKK?

(3) What else can we do to help make everything go smoothly? We have gotten her Birth Certificate + ID card? what other documents should we gather together? Any tips for making the process easier? Mistakes to watch out for in BKK?

(4) I have heard for some embassies we can mail in a complete Packet 3 as soon as we know the Embassy has recieved the application from the NVC. Can we do this in BKK? We are separated until the visa comes through, and she doesn't get to see our son until this all clears, so we are very interested in making this go faster!

Thanks!

Portlander,

1) There is one police station, in Bangkok, where one goes to get the police report. The instruction sheet comes in the visa application packet, or you can find it in the visa section of the US embassy in Bangkok's web site.

2) What is a "housing report", and what makes you think that you need one?

3) See the visa application instructions. In the application package or on the aforementioned web site.

4) Yes.

Yodrak

The US Embassy website says you need to get the police to verify each and every place the beneficiary has ever lived for more than 6 months.

Where can I find these instructions? I've looked through the website a few times, and haven't found those instructions. I just looked around again, and didn't find anything - even after downloading likely forms and instruction pamphlets, etc. Could you kindly point me in the right direction? thanks!

P.S. The visa application instructions are general for all types of visas, and don't mention the work "police" once.

Portlander,

I believe you are mis-reading about police verification of every place the beneficiary has ever lived for more than 6 months. Police certificates are required for visa applicants from:
- country of nationality if over the age of 16,
- country of present residence if residing there for more than 6 months since attaining the age of 16, and
- any country where the visa applicant has lived for more than 1 year since attaining the age of 16.
This is explained much more clearly in the visa instructions and checklist that comes in the visa application package than in the checklist that is posted on the web site.

The address for the the Thai special police branch that deals with the police certificate is contained in the Packet 3 document Special Instructions for Thai Applicant

Yodrak