NVC phase - Police Certificate (less than 6 months stay)

[Crouch 4]

Hello everybody,

 

I would like to ask for your help and opinion.

 

My wife (US citizen) is petitioning for me (Czech Republic citizen) for CR1 VISA. Our case is currently at NVC. 

 

After Submitting my DS 260 in CEAC, it is asking me to upload a police certificate from Canada, even though I only stayed there for 5 months (Jan 2013 - May 2013) on a tourist visa. Can I just mark that this document is not available? Since I haven't lived in Canada for more than 6 months, I believe the requirement to provide Police Certificate from Canada does not apply to me. I am correct or did I miss something?

 

I do not have the police certificate at my disposal at the moment and from what I understand it is not easy and quick to get it if you are not living in Canada.

 

Your advice is much appreciated!

Adam

[debbiedoo 2,339]

If they are asking for it you have to provide it.

 

saying it is unavailable would be a lie.

[Crouch 4]

thank you for your quick reply. I understand that the easiest option would be to provide it. Had I known it was necessary, I would have already had it by now.   

 

I believe I have enough proof that my stay was less than six months (visa expiration date, travel itineraries, records that show that my University term lasted less than six months, etc.). Would that be a possible way to satisfy this requirement? 

 

Does anyone have any experience with obligation to provide police certificate from country they've lived in for only a short time? (according to NVC's instructions below the time period is even 12 months, not 6 months).

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-5-collect-supporting-documents.html

 

 

If you are 16 years of age or older, you must submit a photocopy of a police certificate from all countries you have lived in using below criteria:

If you ...			AND you...			THEN submit a police certificate from...
Are 16 years old or older			Lived in your country of nationality for more than 6 months at any time in your life			Your country of nationality
Are 16 years old or older			Have lived in your country of current residence (if different from nationality) for more than 6 months			Your country of current residence
Have ever lived in another country for 12 months or more			Were 16 years or older at the time you lived there			The country where you used to live.

[debbiedoo 2,339]

3 minutes ago, Crouch said:

thank you for your quick reply. I understand that the easiest option would be to provide it. Had I known it was necessary, I would have already had it by now.   

 

I believe I have enough proof that my stay was less than six months (visa expiration date, travel itineraries, records that show that my University term lasted less than six months, etc.). Would that be a possible way to satisfy this requirement? 

 

Does anyone have any experience with obligation to provide police certificate from country they've lived in for only a short time? (according to NVC's instructions below the time period is even 12 months, not 6 months).

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/collect-and-submit-forms-and-documents-to-the-nvc/step-5-collect-supporting-documents.html

 

 

If you are 16 years of age or older, you must submit a photocopy of a police certificate from all countries you have lived in using below criteria:

If you ...			AND you...			THEN submit a police certificate from...
Are 16 years old or older			Lived in your country of nationality for more than 6 months at any time in your life			Your country of nationality
Are 16 years old or older			Have lived in your country of current residence (if different from nationality) for more than 6 months			Your country of current residence
Have ever lived in another country for 12 months or more			Were 16 years or older at the time you lived there			The country where you used to live.

you dont understand. they can request it from ANYWHERE you have lived. IF THEY ARE ASKING FOR IT YOU MUST PROVIDE IT

 

ask in the canadian forum how to get one if you do not live there. I am not sure how. I am however, absolutely positive, it can be done.

[NikLR 13,220]

That is odd that it's asking it of you.  Obviously an error. Call the NVC on Monday. 

[Crouch 4]

Thank you for your replies!

 

I do understand that they can ask for it if the NVC officer decides so. However, this is an automated request (no-one has reviewed our application yet) - this is only based on the answers I gave in the DS-260 form. Therefore, I am very confused given the instructions on NVC's website.

 

I will call NVC on Monday and I will post the results here.

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

 

[Elrona 101]

They asked from me for my Austrian police certificate, although I lived there just like 4.5 months. I added a letter that said:

 

STATEMENT
I lived in Austria for less than 6 months. Therefore police certificate is not needed.

XXX XXX (née XXX)
DATE

 

That was what NVC suggested to me. It was approved in CEAC with no problems, nothing asked about it later on, not even on interview.

[Crouch 4]

Thank you NikLR and Elrona for your helpful posts, I really appreciate it!

 

I called NVC today just to double check. They confirmed that uploading a letter stating the time period when I stayed in Canada instead of the Canadian Police Certificate into CEAC should take care of the whole issue for me.

 

Thank you again!

[Atl2018 26]

Hi, I would suggest the same is to write a letter to explain that it is not applicable to you and upload it. I was asked to submit a W-2 form which is not applicable to me and NVC told me to just write a letter with explanation and submit it. 

 

But if you need to obtain one, feel free to message me and I can share how I obtained my Canadian police cert from overseas.

[Ontarkie 13,960]

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