Hi all,

I am about to file the K-1 paperwork for my Turkish fiance. I know that before the visa interview (hopefully in October!), we have to obtain clear police reports from everywhere that Sansal has lived since he was 16. He went to grad school in the U.S. and Canada, and I have just written to his university towns to ask about how to get his clear police record.

Sansal is under the impression that it is VERY difficult to obtain the corresponding info from the Turkish police. He normally lives in Istanbul and went to undergrad in Ankara. He is currently finishing up his mandatory service in the Turkish Navy and will be out in September. I hoped he could get his Turkish police records by mail, but he believes that he will need a bunch of weekdays to stand in line, give fingerprints, etc. So he thinks he'll have to wait until he is out of the Navy and has an actual weekday free. I would like to do this ASAP, this summer if possible. I don't want this to delay his visa interview date when fall arrives.

Has anybody been through this procedure and can let us know what is involved? I would love to have addresses that he can write to obtain the Turkish police reports, but a general description of what needs to be done and how long it takes would be great!

Thanks,

Sharon in Missouri
& Sansal in Turkey

Timeline: Waiting for Sansal's passport photos to arrive in the mail... then ready to file this week.

Hi Sharon Welcome to VJ!

My name is Mina and we have a wonderful Turkish/American forum that you can come and meet with other turkish couples also waiting for their visa process and also meet with other couples like myself who had already gone through the K-1 process, this is the link---http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1039

Here is also the link that would help you to get an idea of what involves in getting a police record and it's not really that difficult to get---http://travel.state.gov/visa/reciprocity/Country%20Folder/T/Turkey.htm

Good luck in your visa process and take care,

Mina

Hi Mina,

Thanks for your very helpful reply and the links. I'll go join the Turkish/American forum... I didn't realize there was one here!

Sharon

Hi there,
My fiance also lives in Istanbul and he received his police report quite quickly and easily by just visiting the local police station and asking for it. I think he received it in one day. Just remember to have it translated into English before submitting it. My fiance informed me that was very expensive! I think he paid $178 to have the police report and nufus kayit ornegi translated into English.


Best of luck with everything!!

Tanya