Fingerprints required by NVC along with police certificate?

[Ms. Curious 0]

Hello,

We have obtained the police certificate (Certificate of Clearance CoC) from Singapore. No complications, no questions.

Then.... we received the checklist from NVC asking for the police certificate and in the instructions, it asks for a set of 10 fingerprints.

Is this part of the requirements to obtain the certificate from the Singapore police or does NVC require fingerprints?

Has anyone from Singapore submitted fingerprints?

Please advise!

Thanks!

[Darnell 8,478]

Please post what you have received - redacting any personal info - it may be that there is an if/then/else construct in there and you might be missing that.

Edited June 10, 2014 by Darnell

[Ms. Curious 0]

Thanks for the prompt response.

I have pasted the instructions below. I have added a next to the fingerprints section. Also, a majority of these instructions were taken from the following website: http://www.spf.gov.sg/epc/cert_issued.htm

______10 - SINGAPORE POLICE CERTIFICATE:___________________________

Certificate of Clearance

Available. The police records for Singapore may be considered complete from their origins to the

present, except for the "occupation" period during World War II.

For all applicants, a form letter from the requesting/processing office (NVC, KCC, Embassy, employer

etc.) is required to obtain a Certificate of Clearance (COC). Such letter should specify the need for the

clearance and state explicitly that "a statutory declaration of no criminal conviction by the applicant is

not acceptable as evidence that he/she does not have criminal convictions". The COC will be sent

directly to the requesting/processing office.

For this request, the COC should be sent to the following address:

National Visa Center

ATTN: DR

31 Rochester Avenue, Suite 100

Portsmouth, NH 03801-2914

Applicants residing in Singapore are to appear in person at the COC Office located at Blk D Police

Cantonment Complex, #02-07/08, 391 New Bridge Road , Singapore 088762. The office is open from

8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).

Applicants residing overseas should submit their applications (original) addressed to: Head Criminal

Records, CID ( COC ), Blk D Police Cantonment Complex, #02-07/08, 391 New Bridge Road ,

Singapore 088762.

Processing time for each application is about 10 working days.

Processing fee is S$45.00 per application. Payment can be made by cash, NETS , cash card, or credit

cards (VISA/MASTERCARD) for walk-in application. Application sent by post (from overseas) must be

accompanied by a bank draft made payable to ‘Head Criminal Records CID ’ through a Singapore-based

bank. In addition to the processing fee, a postage fee of S$5.00 must be included in the payment (total

S$50.00) if the COC is to be mailed. Payment is non- refundable once the application is accepted.

All applicants must complete the Certificate of Clearance application form available at

http://www.spf.gov.sg/faqs/doc/coc_appform.pdf in full and submit it with the necessary supporting

documents:

• A set of applicant’s fingerprint impressions (ten prints). Applicants applying in person will be

fingerprinted at the COC office at the time of application. For application by post from overseas,

the applicant must submit a set of his/her fingerprint impressions taken by a qualified Fingerprint

Officer at a Police Station or an authorized office of the country he/she is now residing.

• A photocopy of applicant’s valid passport (showing biodata page).

• Two recent passport-sized photographs. Instant photo machine is available outside COC Office for

applicants who appear in person (cost: S$7, approx. USD5.50, for 4 passport size photos).

• Photocopy of document from relevant consulate/immigration authority/government bodies or other

requestor to establish that the certificate is required by such authority and that a statutory

declaration of no criminal conviction by the applicant is not acceptable as evidence that s/he has no

criminal convictions. All documents are to be translated into English if written in other languages.

Note: Non-Singapore citizens requesting a Certificate of Clearance must also submit a copy of the letter

found on our website

http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Request_Letter_for_Singapore_COC.docx after adding the

names of the principal and dependent applicants as indicated, along with the checklist letter from the

NVC.

Please refer to http://www.spf.gov.sg/epc/cert_issued.htm for further information and updates on

Certificate of Clearance from Singapore.

[Darnell 8,478]

no - fingerprints MIGHT have been required if the applicant appying for the PCC was not in Singapura -

and

the fingerprint sheet goes WITH the Singapura application for PCC to the police office there in SG. It's not part of NVC requirements - what you have is an instruction sheet on how to obtain the fingerprints in SG.

Now that the PCC has been issued - the fingerprints requirement does not apply for nvc civil docs. It MIGHT have been a requirement for the SG Police office - but it is NOT a requirement for NVC submittal.

Edited June 10, 2014 by Darnell

[Ms. Curious 0]

That's what we thought. Thank you for the reassurance! Much appreciated!

[Darnell 8,478]

yup yup. payment of curry laksa optional, meh.