New Zealand Police Certificate for Japanese Fiancee

[jhoep585 0]

My Fiancee is Japanese and we are getting closer to our interview at the US Embassy in Tokyo for our K-1 Fiance Visa.

She lived in New Zealand for over 6 months when she was 17. She will be needing a Police Report from her time spent in NZ. I've read some forums on here and visited the Embassy websites and seem to be getting mixed information.

The US Embassy website says she can get it by mail from the Ministry of Justice in NZ. However, there were several cases on here where it seems that police report is not accepted. It appears we will need to get a form for her at the US Embassy in Tokyo. They will send it to NZ's US Embassy, which will forward it to the NZ Police Headquarters and then it will get forwarded back to the US Embassy in Tokyo.

Does anyone have any recent experience doing this? Any info would be much appreciated, thanks!!

[KC & SC 6]

I have been in same situation. I thought I had to obtain police report myself and I obtained. Turned out that was not accepted. US embassy will obtain. They should send ur fiancée a form to fill via email. She have to fill and send it back to embassy. Then embassy will contact nz police or wherever. When embassy hears back from nz side, they will contact ur fiancée by email.

[Kiwinyc 62]

My Fiancee is Japanese and we are getting closer to our interview at the US Embassy in Tokyo for our K-1 Fiance Visa.

She lived in New Zealand for over 6 months when she was 17. She will be needing a Police Report from her time spent in NZ. I've read some forums on here and visited the Embassy websites and seem to be getting mixed information.

The US Embassy website says she can get it by mail from the Ministry of Justice in NZ. However, there were several cases on here where it seems that police report is not accepted. It appears we will need to get a form for her at the US Embassy in Tokyo. They will send it to NZ's US Embassy, which will forward it to the NZ Police Headquarters and then it will get forwarded back to the US Embassy in Tokyo.

Does anyone have any recent experience doing this? Any info would be much appreciated, thanks!!

'It appears we will need to get a form for her at the US Embassy in Tokyo. They will send it to NZ's US Embassy, which will forward it to the NZ Police Headquarters and then it will get forwarded back to the US Embassy in Tokyo.'

This is exactly correct.

I had to do the same thing last August via the US Embassy in London. I sent the request form with a cover letter to them when I completed my DS-160. They obtained the Police Certificate between then and my interview (6 weeks). When I got to my interview it was there in my file. I never got to see it.