Multiple Nationalities & Police Certificates

[DGF 730]

I'm not sure which countries I need police certificates from. I am a citizen of Canada, UK, and Australia. According to the DOS website, since I am over 16, I am required to get a police certificate from my country of nationality if I have lived there for more than 6 months at any point in my life. 

• I was born in Canada and have spent most of my life living here. I know I will need a police certificate for Canada.
• I have never lived in the UK, although I do have an expired UK passport (citizenship was gained through my parents). I don't think I'll need a police certificate for the UK since I have never lived there.
• I lived in Australia for just shy of 4 years, although I was under 16 during that time. I got my citizenship through naturalization and moved back to Canada shortly after (I don't know if it was more or less than 6 months that I was living there as a citizen - if that matters). I have a valid Australian passport and have traveled on it since I was 16, although not through the US. I am unsure if I will need a police certificate from Australia.

 

Can anyone help me figure out which police certificates I'll need? I still have a few months before my I-130 should be approved but if I need to get one from Australia I'd rather know ahead of time in case it takes a while! 

Also, as a bonus (sort of unrelated) question: I know I will need to provide all of my passport numbers at some point. For my UK passport, will I need to renew it so it is valid? Could I leave it out since it hasn't been valid since I was a child?

[stacyt 209]

Hello,

 

the rules state to obtain police certificate:

 

- from the police authorities of the applicant's country of current residence if the applicant has resided there for at least six months after attaining the age of sixteen;

-  from the police authorities of all other countries, except the United States, where the applicant has resided for at least one year after attaining the age of sixteen;

- from the police authorities of any country where the applicant had been arrested for any reason, regardless of how long he or she lived there.

 

I don't think any of this applies to anything but Canada in your case.   There won't be a point where you need to list all your passport numbers. They will only ask for the one from the country you are applying from (as a citizen). I have two passports from the same country but there was never a question of whether I have any other passports than the one I used.

[John & Rose 7,237]

I agree with @stacyt.  Just Canada.

[DGF 730]

Thank you both! The wording on the website is unclear so I wanted to double check here  

[Ryan H 3,790]

***Hijack post removed; if you have a question about your own case, you need to start your own thread.***