Police record from australia for overseas student

[Carolinaolina 1]

Hi, im from indonesia. I was studying in australia for two years.

Do i need police record from australia? If anyone know how to get it?

I was called australian embassy in indonesia and they cant help.

Im confused now.. Please help if theres any info

Thank you

[milimelo 4,759]

From NVC: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/AS.html

Police Certificates - All Australia

Police certificates are required for each visa applicant aged 16 years and older. Applicants are required to apply for a Police certificate ensuring that the certificate addresses all known names and/or aliases.

For information on how and where to apply, please refer to the table below according to your current place of residence.

If you are applying through the New South Wales or Queensland police, your police record will be sent directly to the U.S. Consulate in Sydney. The Criminal Records Section of their offices will notify you that this has been done. If you do not receive this notification within 4 weeks of your application, we strongly recommend that you ascertain the status of your records by checking at the police station where you initially made your request.

Where I currently reside

Where to look for information

Overseas

Australian Federal Police website

New South Wales

New South Wales Police website

Queensland

Queensland Police website

ACT

Australian Federal Police website

Western Australia

Western Australia Police website

Victoria

Victoria Police website

Tasmania

Tasmanian Police website

Northern Territory

Northern Territory Police website

South Australia

South Australia Police website

[Ryan H 3,910]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[Dazeline 1]

I emailed Australian Federal Police last year and this is how they responded:

You can now apply online at www.afp.gov.au. You should follow the Quick Links on the menu at the right hand side of the page and select National Police Checks.

Alternatively I have attached the application form for you to print and complete. When you have completed the application form, it should be posted to:

Australian Federal Police

Criminal Records

Locked Bag 8550

CANBERRA CITY ACT 2601

Alternatively, the following link will take you to the online application - https://afpnationalpolicechecks.converga.com.au/

Payment may be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express). Details may be entered at Section 7 on the application form. Alternatively you may send a bank cheque or Money Order (please note that personal or company cheques are NOT accepted).

Costs for a National Police Check are:

-$42.00 for each National Police Check application (name check only)

-$99.00 for each National Police Check application (fingerprint and name check) (fingerprints supplied to the AFP with application)

-$139.00 for each National Police Check application (fingerprint and name check) (fingerprints are taken and processed by the AFP)

Please note for all Name and Fingerprint checks fingerprints must be submitted with your application form via postal service.

100 points of identification must also be included with your application.

If you require a full name and fingerprint check you will need to obtain fingerprints from your local police station.

The current processing time for a routine National Police Check is approximately 15 working days from the date received by Criminal Records. Please be aware that processing times for National Police Checks may vary as the AFP is reliant on other police jurisdictions for some information.

We also recommend that you allow sufficient time for processing and return by postal services before making enquiries regarding your application.

It costed me $99, I went to Kapolda asking for fingerprint and sent it with the application to AFP. It took me a while, they don't accept prepaid envelope to send the police certificate back to Indonesia, so they use a regular postal service which I highly doubt about Indonesian postal service. It took 2 months for me to get it. I called AFP 2-3 times asked them to resend the police certificate because I waited and I was afraid that the mail lost. I even asked them to send the mail to my friend's address in Sydney since she planned to go back to Indonesia. So I ended up with 2 police certificate copies. 1 copy was indeed lost and I never received it. They didn't charge me extra and they were really responsive to my emails and phone calls. I was glad for that.