Multi-country police background checks?

[visaveteran1 33]

My fiancee and I are back on track and hope to finish our fiancee visa proicess and get married.

One concern I have is the length of time it will take to get back her police reports from other countries. My fiancee is in an odd siuation...she was born and raised in Kyrgyzstsan but married a Russian man earlier in her life and moved to Magadan in Russia where she lived for 13 years. When she married she became a Russian citizen complete with a Russian passport, After a few years she divorced him. Seven years ago she moved back to Kyrgyzstsan and got a job and bought a flat...yet she chose to retain her Russian passport. So..she lives as a citizen of Kyrgyzstsan but is technically a Russian citizen.

This situation has caused us many problems! Initially, I tried to go the K-3 route and marry her in Kyrgyzstsan but she was not allowed to marry there because of her Russian paasport...whcih ws a lot of silly nonsense generated by a lot of anti-Russian sentiment in Kyrgyzstsan. If I tried to marry her in Moscow it could cost a fortune and take a long time as Russia requiires a 30-day waiting period to marry...and it costs a small fortune to live in Moscow.

So...we now are going the K-1 route but there is still issues about the Kyrgyzstsan versus Russia issue. I am afraid that getting her police background checks will be dffiicult due to her odd citizenshup status.

How long should i wait before taking some action with the US Embassy? It has already been over 45 days or more since she sent off the police check forms and no replies. I am afraid this process could take months or require resending forms.

Has anyone encounterd a similar situation? What can i do to expedite this process?

Thanks!

[Dan J 277]

My fiancee and I are back on track and hope to finish our fiancee visa proicess and get married.

One concern I have is the length of time it will take to get back her police reports from other countries. My fiancee is in an odd siuation...she was born and raised in Kyrgyzstsan but married a Russian man earlier in her life and moved to Magadan in Russia where she lived for 13 years. When she married she became a Russian citizen complete with a Russian passport, After a few years she divorced him. Seven years ago she moved back to Kyrgyzstsan and got a job and bought a flat...yet she chose to retain her Russian passport. So..she lives as a citizen of Kyrgyzstsan but is technically a Russian citizen.

This situation has caused us many problems! Initially, I tried to go the K-3 route and marry her in Kyrgyzstsan but she was not allowed to marry there because of her Russian paasport...whcih ws a lot of silly nonsense generated by a lot of anti-Russian sentiment in Kyrgyzstsan. If I tried to marry her in Moscow it could cost a fortune and take a long time as Russia requiires a 30-day waiting period to marry...and it costs a small fortune to live in Moscow.

So...we now are going the K-1 route but there is still issues about the Kyrgyzstsan versus Russia issue. I am afraid that getting her police background checks will be dffiicult due to her odd citizenshup status.

How long should i wait before taking some action with the US Embassy? It has already been over 45 days or more since she sent off the police check forms and no replies. I am afraid this process could take months or require resending forms.

Has anyone encounterd a similar situation? What can i do to expedite this process?

Thanks!

I dont think anything should prevent you from getting the police certificates that you need. But how long it will take will vary by country. In some you can get it done in a day or two, while others have you waiting for months.

[bora bora 1]

My fiancee and I are back on track and hope to finish our fiancee visa proicess and get married.

One concern I have is the length of time it will take to get back her police reports from other countries. My fiancee is in an odd siuation...she was born and raised in Kyrgyzstsan but married a Russian man earlier in her life and moved to Magadan in Russia where she lived for 13 years. When she married she became a Russian citizen complete with a Russian passport, After a few years she divorced him. Seven years ago she moved back to Kyrgyzstsan and got a job and bought a flat...yet she chose to retain her Russian passport. So..she lives as a citizen of Kyrgyzstsan but is technically a Russian citizen.

This situation has caused us many problems! Initially, I tried to go the K-3 route and marry her in Kyrgyzstsan but she was not allowed to marry there because of her Russian paasport...whcih ws a lot of silly nonsense generated by a lot of anti-Russian sentiment in Kyrgyzstsan. If I tried to marry her in Moscow it could cost a fortune and take a long time as Russia requiires a 30-day waiting period to marry...and it costs a small fortune to live in Moscow.

So...we now are going the K-1 route but there is still issues about the Kyrgyzstsan versus Russia issue. I am afraid that getting her police background checks will be dffiicult due to her odd citizenshup status.

How long should i wait before taking some action with the US Embassy? It has already been over 45 days or more since she sent off the police check forms and no replies. I am afraid this process could take months or require resending forms.

Has anyone encounterd a similar situation? What can i do to expedite this process?

Thanks!

I dont think anything should prevent you from getting the police certificates that you need. But how long it will take will vary by country. In some you can get it done in a day or two, while others have you waiting for months.

Can she contact the Russian embassy in her home country?