Mexico military and police records

[jess100 53]

HI all,

We are collecting documents for the next step of the K-1 fiance visa for my Mexican fiance. I read here that police records are not needed for Mexico. Is that still true? What about military records? Are they needed and if so what do we ask for?

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

Military records are not asked for in the instructions > http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ%20-%20Ciudad%20Juarez.pdf

As for police records, should still not need them if you have no criminal history. They are still listed as 'unavailable' for Mexico. However, some have obtained them. If you want to try, search for Carta or Certificado de No Antecedentes Penales. That is what you need. Some have managed to get them from the police station, some from the ministry of safety and some from city hall.

If unable to get any type of document that states you have no criminal records, then I would go without it and bring a printout of the travel.state.gov website that says they are unavailable in Mexico, just in case they try and ask for them. >http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/MX.html#policerecords-3

[kels430 31]

My husband just received his visa in May and we did not ask for police records. In the list they send of what to bring to the interview (which comes with your interview letter), they categorize the police records as not available for Mexico. I wouldn't worry about it

[jess100 53]

Thanks very much for the information....!!

[jess100 53]

Military records are not asked for in the instructions > http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ%20-%20Ciudad%20Juarez.pdf

As for police records, should still not need them if you have no criminal history. They are still listed as 'unavailable' for Mexico. However, some have obtained them. If you want to try, search for Carta or Certificado de No Antecedentes Penales. That is what you need. Some have managed to get them from the police station, some from the ministry of safety and some from city hall.

If unable to get any type of document that states you have no criminal records, then I would go without it and bring a printout of the travel.state.gov website that says they are unavailable in Mexico, just in case they try and ask for them. >http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/MX.html#policerecords-3

I can't thank you enough for sending this information. It has been a huge help.

Jess

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

I can't thank you enough for sending this information. It has been a huge help.

Jess

You are welcome. Glad it helped.

[jess100 53]

Military records are not asked for in the instructions > http://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/K1/CDJ%20-%20Ciudad%20Juarez.pdf

As for police records, should still not need them if you have no criminal history. They are still listed as 'unavailable' for Mexico. However, some have obtained them. If you want to try, search for Carta or Certificado de No Antecedentes Penales. That is what you need. Some have managed to get them from the police station, some from the ministry of safety and some from city hall.

If unable to get any type of document that states you have no criminal records, then I would go without it and bring a printout of the travel.state.gov website that says they are unavailable in Mexico, just in case they try and ask for them. >http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/MX.html#policerecords-3

Thanks again KayDeeCee for your response. I just went to that website and it says "available" for every level of police records.So I would not be able to show them that page.....My finance' has NO criminal history of anything so what do we do? Our lawyer has not mentioned us not needing to get them. Another Mexico poster said the criminal history wasn't requested at the interview.

I'm confused!!!

[jess100 53]

My husband just received his visa in May and we did not ask for police records. In the list they send of what to bring to the interview (which comes with your interview letter), they categorize the police records as not available for Mexico. I wouldn't worry about it

i went to the DOS website and at this time it says "available" for all levels of police records in Mexico. Was your husband's vias a K-1 or spouse visa? Do you think that makes a difference? Should I go ahead and ask for a record?

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

Wow, they have just recently updated that. Yes, better to go ahead and get some form of certificate showing no criminal history then. The federal records lists a link where you can obtain the Carta/Certificado de No Antecedentes Penales. The instructions state certificates, but does not specify if you need the local and federal ones or just one or the other.

The consulate website states this > http://ciudadjuarez.usconsulate.gov/instructionsk1k4.html

Police Certificate: An applicant must present a police certificate, if obtainable, from his or her country of current residence and country of nationality, if residence in such country exceeds six months. Police certificates are required from countries of previous residence, if residence there was for more than one year.

I do not know if anyone recently interviewing has been asked for them or not. My husband came on a K-1 visa, but that was years ago and things have changed.

[mexrex 0]

Hello there, I am submitting DS 260 for my das who is a Mexican citizen. One of the questions is if he was ever in the military. Since he grew up in Mexico, at 18 he had to enrolll in 'servicio militar', which as you might now is nothing but a formality, not really training as it is understood in the US. Do you know if he must answer yes to the original question?