k1 visa background check question

[ce2010 7]

Hello everybody,

my fiancé lived in the washington dc for 14 months going to school and always had visa..

i am going to file for k1 visa for her .. my question is:

she is russian

do i need to get a background check for washington dc??? do i send it with first package that i will send to uscis???

or she will take it with her for her interview in her country??

thank you

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

No need for a background check/ police cert for the USA, the government will do it's own check.

[Ilovemyman 147]

Police certificates are needed on interview stage, you dont need it for the first package.

[sma1488 155]

Police certificates are needed on interview stage, you dont need it for the first package.

But not for time spent in the US, as Penguin said. The embassy/consulate in Russia should have clear instructions about in what circumstances you need a police certificate.

[ce2010 7]

thank you everybody

[baron555 934]

USCIS, NVC and the Embassy do the background checks for you. The beneficiary needs police certs from all countries lived in where they meet the criteria to obtaining them.