Police cert confusion

[breadlover408 24]

Hi all,

I've noticed in the list of documents to bring is "

• Photocopy of police certificate of good conduct for all countries the beneficiary has resided in for more than 6 months since the age of 16.

 

I stayed in the UK for 6 years at one point when I was studying there. 
Does this mean I would need a police cert from the UK too?

 

[Chancy 6,241]

6 minutes ago, breadlover408 said:

Does this mean I would need a police cert from the UK too?

 

If your stay in the UK was after you turned 16, then yes, you need a UK police certificate.

 

[powerpuff 6,736]

Yes

[breadlover408 24]

20 minutes ago, Chancy said:

 

If your stay in the UK was after you turned 16, then yes, you need a UK police certificate.

 

argh that's annoying.

Before I read that it was just for the country you were living in.

Ah well. Will try and get it.

[payxibka 10,045]

53 minutes ago, breadlover408 said:

argh that's annoying.

Before I read that it was just for the country you were living in.

Ah well. Will try and get it.

Its fairly easy.  Its available to get online 

[Mike E 11,741]

2 hours ago, breadlover408 said:

Hi all,

I've noticed in the list of documents to bring is "

• Photocopy of police certificate of good conduct for all countries the beneficiary has resided in for more than 6 months since the age of 16.

 

I stayed in the UK for 6 years at one point when I was studying there. 
Does this mean I would need a police cert from the UK too?

 

I will be the contrarian and answer “maybe”.  I know from experience this varies by both embassy  and case.  
 

The general advice from VJ is a police certificate every place the beneficiary has lived in for more than 6 months since she 16.  But then the embassy told us:

 

-Police Certificate: Original certificate & notarized translation, plus one photocopy. Police certificates must be obtained from each Myanmar Township where you have resided for six month or more past the age of 16, and all other countries you have resided for over one year
 

Well so much for the 6 month rule.  And that eliminated one country we didn’t have to deal with, but nonetheless my then fiancée had to spend several weeks touring her country and south east Asia getting police certificates.  
 

After that was done we submitted the DS-160, did the medical examination, and informed the embassy we were ready.  
 

The embassy responded eventually with an email

 

After reviewing your case, you are required to bring the following documents on your interview date.

...

Original and English notarized police Certificate from Nyaung Shwe

 

 

 

Nyaung Shwe being her city of residence at the time.  
 

Thinking this was a mistake she brought the other translated police certificates to the interview.  The embassy wasn’t interested in them.  We still keep them as monuments to thousands of dollars spent following incorrect advice.  
 

Later in the USA I asked my wife’s immigration  lawyer (whom we used for adjustment of status) why the embassy didn’t want all the police certificates.  The lawyer said it was a non immigrant visa; police certificates from any where but current residence are not required.  
 

So my advice is to provide what the embassy requires and no more.  

Edited May 5, 2021 by Mike E

[payxibka 10,045]

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Edited May 5, 2021 by payxibka

[breadlover408 24]

@Mike E Thanks for sharing your experience.

But I find that strange. Mine does mention "lived more than 6 months" as well.

I did live in the UK for 6 years technically during studies and when I was on a working visa. 
and I did write to my embassy that it may take a couple of weeks to receive that, and they said it was ok and I could send it to them later.

 

I'll only have two - one of my origin country and one from the UK anywhow.

[CrisBR 30]

On 5/5/2021 at 6:51 AM, breadlover408 said:

Hi all,

I've noticed in the list of documents to bring is "

• Photocopy of police certificate of good conduct for all countries the beneficiary has resided in for more than 6 months since the age of 16.

 

I stayed in the UK for 6 years at one point when I was studying there. 
Does this mean I would need a police cert from the UK too?

 

If you were over 16 and lived anywhere else for more than 6 months, then you will need one. That’s a rule of thumb. 

[kc&steph 0]

I applied for mine at ACRO. It took around 6 weeks to arrive. But once you do it, I think you can use the same one for you AOS again.

[powerpuff 6,736]

1 hour ago, kc&steph said:

I applied for mine at ACRO. It took around 6 weeks to arrive. But once you do it, I think you can use the same one for you AOS again.

You don’t need police certificates for AOS.

[breadlover408 24]

On 5/25/2021 at 11:40 AM, kc&steph said:

I applied for mine at ACRO. It took around 6 weeks to arrive. But once you do it, I think you can use the same one for you AOS again.

Yep I just applied from ACRO. Chose expedited delivery. £48! Urgh!