K1 - Police Certificate

[Sparkey 17]

Received my Packet 3 instructions and working on collecting the documents. 

Where can I get the police certificate? How long does it take? Is there anything specific I need to request?

[powerpuff 6,031]

Ideally, this should have been done a long time ago because it can take a while to get them. It took me about 3-4 weeks to get the Dutch one. 
 

here are instructions for Canada:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html

[Sparkey 17]

8 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Ideally, this should have been done a long time ago because it can take a while to get them. It took me about 3-4 weeks to get the Dutch one. 
 

here are instructions for Canada:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html

Thanks. I've already seen that link.

I'm looking for information on where exactly I'm supposed to go. 

Any police station? Do I need to be fingerprinted? Will the results be given directly to me to eventually bring to the visa interview?

[Blkbam 39]

2 hours ago, Sparkey said:

Thanks. I've already seen that link.

I'm looking for information on where exactly I'm supposed to go. 

Any police station? Do I need to be fingerprinted? Will the results be given directly to me to eventually bring to the visa interview?

Start at the website of your local police department. They may have a link to retrieve a criminal background check. If nothing is there then move up to the next rank in law enforcement. Or you an try calling them, though not on the emergency line. It's a more common request than you might think it is. Not just used for immigration.

 

I can't speak to how it works in Canada but my fiance was able to apply online then pick hers up at the station after 2 days in Taiwan. The paper she received will go with her to the interview.

[payxibka 10,044]

1 hour ago, Blkbam said:

Start at the website of your local police department. They may have a link to retrieve a criminal background check. If nothing is there then move up to the next rank in law enforcement. Or you an try calling them, though not on the emergency line. It's a more common request than you might think it is. Not just used for immigration.

 

I can't speak to how it works in Canada but my fiance was able to apply online then pick hers up at the station after 2 days in Taiwan. The paper she received will go with her to the interview.

Be careful giving generic answers..  Canada is not Indonesia.   They have a very specific PC to request for the interview.   If you get the wrong one, you will not be approved and receive a 221g at your interview.  

[Sparkey 17]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Be careful giving generic answers..  Canada is not Indonesia.   They have a very specific PC to request for the interview.   If you get the wrong one, you will not be approved and receive a 221g at your interview.  

Agreed! Glad someone from Montreal provided some info for me. 

[Blkbam 39]

2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Be careful giving generic answers..  Canada is not Indonesia.   They have a very specific PC to request for the interview.   If you get the wrong one, you will not be approved and receive a 221g at your interview.  

Ok don't start with the police department to get a police report. I'm not sure what advice to give if that's not generic enough or what you consider generic. Especially when I clarified not being able to speak to Canada specifically.

 

3 minutes ago, Sparkey said:

Agreed! Glad someone from Montreal provided some info for me. 

By the way, I got my information about Indonesian police reports from a Canadian police website so before you start warning people maybe you should try the advice first.