Obtaining Police Record

[kevinfalting 0]

I believe I read somewhere that my partner (UK) will need to get a police record, background check report, or something for the K1 visa from any country she's been in the last 6 years. The problem is that she was in South Korea for a few years and may not be able to get one now. Is this something that we absolutely need to get? Thank you.

[xxlian 100]

You can follow this link and click under Police, Court, Prison Records to find country-specific ways of getting what she'll need: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SouthKorea.html

[kevinfalting 0]

Thank you, I'll check that out. Just to be clear, she shouldn't have anything on her record, I'm trying to also figure out if it's even required.

[xxlian 100]

8 minutes ago, kevinfalting said:

Thank you, I'll check that out. Just to be clear, she shouldn't have anything on her record, I'm trying to also figure out if it's even required.

She will need one from each country she lived in for more than 6 months.

[payxibka 10,044]

9 minutes ago, kevinfalting said:

Thank you, I'll check that out. Just to be clear, she shouldn't have anything on her record, I'm trying to also figure out if it's even required.

Its NOT an optional thing

Edited August 27, 2020 by payxibka

[SteveInBostonI130 3,328]

1 hour ago, kevinfalting said:

I believe I read somewhere that my partner (UK) will need to get a police record, background check report, or something for the K1 visa from any country she's been in the last 6 years. The problem is that she was in South Korea for a few years and may not be able to get one now. Is this something that we absolutely need to get? Thank you.

First, it's not just the last 6 years.  Second, it's any country she lived in outside her home country, for more than 12 months, if she was 16 or older when in that country.

 

[CS_Bradshaw 55]

1 hour ago, kevinfalting said:

I believe I read somewhere that my partner (UK) will need to get a police record, background check report, or something for the K1 visa from any country she's been in the last 6 years. The problem is that she was in South Korea for a few years and may not be able to get one now. Is this something that we absolutely need to get? Thank you.

I was in the same situation last month. I am an Indonesian who live in Japan. I was able to get the Japanese police certificate, but not with Indonesian one, even Indonesian embassy in Japan couldn't help me. In the end I have decided to email the US embassy and they replied I need to check this site https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country.html and follow what is written there. Fortunately, the site written that it is not available, so the US embassy told me it is not necessary to obtain the Indonesian police certificate. But for South Korea seems it is available, so I think you or your partner can try to email US embassy and also ask her to try to contact the South Korea embassy where she live.

 

For example if you need to obtain a Japanese police certificate but you are not in Japan anymore, the Japanese embassy where you live can help you obtain it and they will cooperate with the Japanese police in Japan, but because of that process, it takes about 2 months to finally you hear things from the Japanese embassy. (experiences that I heard from my friend).

Edited August 27, 2020 by S & C

[SalishSea 16,945]

2 hours ago, kevinfalting said:

I'm trying to also figure out if it's even required.

It absolutely is required.

[Road2K1 17]

8 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

First, it's not just the last 6 years.  Second, it's any country she lived in outside her home country, for more than 12 months, if she was 16 or older when in that country.

 

so, If I was lived in U.S before, I don't need to submit police record, right?

[payxibka 10,044]

6 minutes ago, ai&a said:

so, If I was lived in U.S before, I don't need to submit police record, right?

Not for the USA 

[kevinfalting 0]

2 minutes ago, ai&a said:

so, If I was lived in U.S before, I don't need to submit police record, right?

From reading that image that was posted, it seems that only if you were a resident of the US when you lived there, you won't have to supply a police record. Otherwise, if you lived in the US without being a resident, then you'll need to get a police report.

 

In this case, I'd double check what qualifies as being a resident. Not sure if any long term visas qualify.

[payxibka 10,044]

Just now, kevinfalting said:

From reading that image that was posted, it seems that only if you were a resident of the US when you lived there, you won't have to supply a police record. Otherwise, if you lived in the US without being a resident, then you'll need to get a police report.

 

In this case, I'd double check what qualifies as being a resident. Not sure if any long term visas qualify.

Not required for the USA for any situation 

[SteveInBostonI130 3,328]

1 hour ago, kevinfalting said:

From reading that image that was posted, it seems that only if you were a resident of the US when you lived there, you won't have to supply a police record. Otherwise, if you lived in the US without being a resident, then you'll need to get a police report.

 

In this case, I'd double check what qualifies as being a resident. Not sure if any long term visas qualify.

Not required for the US . They perform background checks automatically on the petitioner and beneficiary.

[Vengatore 53]

10 hours ago, SteveInBostonI130 said:

First, it's not just the last 6 years.  Second, it's any country she lived in outside her home country, for more than 12 months

Sometimes even less than 12 months. I lived for 10 months in the Netherlands so I didn't bring that police certificate and they put my application on hold until I sent it to them as well.

 

[payxibka 10,044]

2 hours ago, Vengatore said:

Sometimes even less than 12 months. I lived for 10 months in the Netherlands so I didn't bring that police certificate and they put my application on hold until I sent it to them as well.

 

K1 is 6 mos.  Spousal is 12 mos.