Police Certificate Question

[Dave_n_Genna 0]

Can someone please explain the police certificate to me? The instructions say my lovely fiance will need a police certificate from all the places she has lived for the past 5 years. I have never heard of a police certificate before in my life.

Is this for the Residence she has lived in... or the countries she has lived in? (Which would only be NZ)

How do you go about obtaining one? How long does it take? Is there a fee involved?

Thanks for any help.

[SusieK 3]

Can someone please explain the police certificate to me? The instructions say my lovely fiance will need a police certificate from all the places she has lived for the past 5 years. I have never heard of a police certificate before in my life.

Is this for the Residence she has lived in... or the countries she has lived in? (Which would only be NZ)

How do you go about obtaining one? How long does it take? Is there a fee involved?

Thanks for any help.

She will need for the countries she has lived in - just go to the embassy info page for your embassy and it should tell you or go to the subforums for your area - its mandatory and most are good for one year.

God Speed on your journey

sorry yes there is a fee and getting the cert depends on country

here is your link for your region:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=90

Edited September 17, 2008 by SusieK

[KimandRuss 0]

She will not need one going through the New Zealand Consulate if that is the only place she has lived. They will take care of it for her at the interview stage.

For others... you need one from any Country you have resided in for 6+ months since the age of 16. The process for getting them is different.

[Dave_n_Genna 0]

She will not need one going through the New Zealand Consulate if that is the only place she has lived. They will take care of it for her at the interview stage.

For others... you need one from any Country you have resided in for 6+ months since the age of 16. The process for getting them is different.

Thanks for the info!

Do I read your timeline correctly? Were you just interviewed and approved?! If so CONGRATULATIONS! I'm soooo happy for you!

Any NZ Interview etc. info you would like to share, I would love to hear!

[KimandRuss 0]

Yup approved! Just waiting on the visa. He'll be home next Wednesday! Thanks.

Russell will be posting his Embassy review soon. You will want to read it as NZ has a few different requirements than does other Embassys. Everything we have had to share for the past year is in the NZ regional thread...just read through the posts and you will learn a lot about every stage of this process...as well as things you can do now that will save you time once you get to the states.