Police Certificate Expiration??

[cbro20 53]

We are currently waiting for our K1 interview at the U.S. Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in mid-January. 

 

My fiance (who is Brazilian) was living in Ireland for three years and obtained a police certificate when she left Ireland and returned to Brazil in mid-September. Someone told her that police certificates "expire" after 3 months and that the U.S. Embassy won't accept the police clearance since it was issued more than 3 months ago. Now she's worried that the police certificate is invalid, even though the certificate itself says nothing of the sort and is simply dated at the time it was requested. 

 

Is this true? If so, should we simply contact the Embassy and explain the situation?

Edited December 4, 2019 by cbro20

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

5 minutes ago, cbro20 said:

are currently waiting for our K1 interview at the U.S. Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in mid-January. 

 

My fiance (who is Brazilian) was living in Ireland for three years and obtained a police certificate when she left Ireland and returned to Brazil in mid-September. Someone told her that police certificates "expire" after 3 months and that the U.S. Embassy won't accept the police clearance since it was issued more than 3 months ago. Now she's worried that the police certificate is invalid, even though the certificate itself says nothing of the sort and is simply dated at the time it was requested. 

 

Is this true? If so, should we simply contact the Embassy and explain the situation?

If there is no actual "expiration date" on the police record, you're fine.  When we went for my fiance's interview, we had to obtain a japanese police report for our interview.  The envelope said "do not open" but at the japanese consualte in Brazil, the clerk asked my fiance at the time to open it. The U.S. consulate still accepted it. 

[arken 4,197]

Usually if one hasn’t lived back in a country after receiving PC and leaving the country, it will be accepted even if it was issued more than years ago.

[cbro20 53]

Got it. She got the certificate then left the country like a week later. Thanks guys!

[Khufu61 51]

19 minutes ago, cbro20 said:

We are currently waiting for our K1 interview at the U.S. Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in mid-January. 

 

My fiance (who is Brazilian) was living in Ireland for three years and obtained a police certificate when she left Ireland and returned to Brazil in mid-September. Someone told her that police certificates "expire" after 3 months and that the U.S. Embassy won't accept the police clearance since it was issued more than 3 months ago. Now she's worried that the police certificate is invalid, even though the certificate itself says nothing of the sort and is simply dated at the time it was requested. 

 

Is this true? If so, should we simply contact the Embassy and explain the situation?

She's probably ok but that's just my opinion.My brazilian wife had her interview at the U.S.Embassy in Ireland and had no issues but every case is different.