Police Report for the beneficiary lived in the USA for more than 6 months

[Pekan 11]

Hi everyone,

I was a student in the states when I met my partner. I had lived in the states for more than 2 years before I moved back to Turkey after receiving my degree.

My question is that whether or not I should obtain a police clearance report even from the USA itself.

If yes, then how can I do it ?

Thank you for all the support!

Edited July 23, 2015 by Pekan

[themoldy1 1]

Having just gone through the I-130 process, and having problems with Police Certificates, I can only quote what the US Embassy said to me: you have to have a certificate for every country you have lived in for more than 1 year since age 16. So I think you will need a US police certificate.

Having just gone through the I-130 process, and having problems with Police Certificates, I can only quote what the US Embassy said to me: you have to have a certificate for every country you have lived in for more than 1 year since age 16. So I think you will need a US police certificate.

I did a quick Google scan, and the best I could find on how to get this is:

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/abroad/legal-matters/criminal-record-check.html

Edited July 23, 2015 by themoldy1

[Shauneg 762]

No you don't need one from the U.S. They're going to do their investgation on you when processing the visa, so what logic would it be for the U.S. government to require to get a police cert from them. That's not my opinion or me guessing, you don't need one. Period.

Edited July 23, 2015 by Shauneg

[NadineK91 6]

You defiantly do not need one. I lived in the US for more than 3 years and the German Embassy also told me that I do not need one since they do a background check for you.

So I agree with Shauneg.

Best of Luck!

[p1nkmamba 18]

No, you don't. The government does its own checks.

Edited July 23, 2015 by p1nkmamba

[Rose13 30]

No, you don't need one. I had lived in the USA with a J1 visa for 2 periods of 3 years. I did not need a US background check.

[Unidentified 2,930]

Having just gone through the I-130 process, and having problems with Police Certificates, I can only quote what the US Embassy said to me: you have to have a certificate for every country you have lived in for more than 1 year since age 16. So I think you will need a US police certificate.

Having just gone through the I-130 process, and having problems with Police Certificates, I can only quote what the US Embassy said to me: you have to have a certificate for every country you have lived in for more than 1 year since age 16. So I think you will need a US police certificate.

I did a quick Google scan, and the best I could find on how to get this is:

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/abroad/legal-matters/criminal-record-check.html

No, she does not need one from the US as they do their own check. I even asked at the embassy just to be sure and they said no.