Civil Police Cert Validity Period

[Trojans Fan 7]

So My wife is getting her civil police clearance today but the cert says it is valid for 30 days. Heres my problem; I need the doc to submit to the NVC. By the time my wife has her interview, it will have expired. Will my wife have to get another one before the interview or will the one i submit with the documentation still be ok?

Getting this doc is a pain because it cannot be notarized in just any notary or cartorio. My wife has to have it notarized in another city which is a 6 hour drive.

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Mexico, Latin & South America regional forum; validity of Police Certificates can vary from country to country which makes this topic country (Brazil) specific.

[ISIS AND TROY 5]

You'd better write the consulate and ask them about it, anyways, I have never heard about two police clearances, generally they will still accept that one at the time of the interview. The email is immigrationrio@state.gov

[Trojans Fan 7]

The requirements for the Civil and Federal police clearances for the consulate in Rio de Janeiro are posted on the travel.state.gov website.

http://travel.state.gov/pdf/pk3_supplements/RDJ-PK3-ENGL-0711.pdf

It states that

"“SECRETARIA DE SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA, Polícia Técnico Científica”- It is required that the applicant obtain a certificate from the SECRETARIA DE SEGURANÇA PÚBLICA, Polícia Técnico Científica – Civil Police, from each state in Brazil where the applicant has resided for 6 (six) months or longer for the last 5 (five) years. If you have resided in more than one state in Brazil, during this period, you will need one for each state. The certificates issued by “Cartório” or “Fórum” are NOT, repeat, NOT acceptable, in any circumstances."

I am going to get two civil certificates just in case. One from my wifes current state and one from her previous state since she moved 2 years ago.

[soteropolitana 4]

The police certificate she needs for the interview should not require a notary or any documentation from a cartorio. The civil police certificate may have an expiration date on it, but the U.S. Consulate will consider the police certificate as valid for one year from the date it was issued - so she should be ok at her interview.

Also, why do you have to submit the police clearances to NVC? For Brazil, the USC only submits the Affidavit of Support to NVC, all of the other documents will be supplied by your wife at the interview. And yes, she will need a civil police certificate for every state she lived in for more than 6 months (since she turned 16).

Hope that helps...

[soteropolitana 4]

FYI - I'm not sure about the source of your information...this is the current Interview letter.

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/164149/pdfs/InstrAplicIV-Ing_rev04-09-09_.pdf

[Trojans Fan 7]

I emailed the Consulate in Rio de Janeiro and this is their exact reply

Although the referred documents only have 30 days of validity, we may accept the police certificates until 12 months after their issuance date.

Regards,

Consular Communications Office

U.S. Consulate General

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

RFR