K1 - Foreign police certificate - original document

[dannymccance@gmai 1]

Hi everyone, 

 

My British fiancé has a K1 appointment scheduled at the US Embassy London next week. He is a British citizen and his lived in the UK all his life, except two years teaching English in Vietnam. We have an original, physical copy of his UK police certificate and a digital copy (sent via email) from the Vietnamese authorities, but are still waiting for the original physical copy to arrive in the post.

 

If it doesn't arrive in time, will it be an issue? Could/should we get the digital copy certified in the UK? And how can we do this? Note: He does not have any criminal background in either country, stated clearly in English on the Vietnamese check (no need for translation).

 

Our medical appointment date is also the day before the interview – though I have read on the forum this should be OK, and our status will be adjusted once the docs are received by the Embassy. Please do confirm if you have experience with this as well!

 

Thanks in advance!

[Wuozopo 4,285]

The worse case scenario is you have to wait for the document before they can approve the visa, much like waiting for your medical results to arrive. You won’t be sent away without interviewing.  Meanwhile you have the opportunity to ask questions of your interviewer—-Will the original be acceptable without a separate translation?  What happens if the postal copy doesn’t arrive? Is there somewhere in the UK to certify this digital copy is an exact copy of what is in the police records in Vietnam?

When was it ordered?

[Cindy and Matt 20]

My French Police Cert was only available digitally, I provided a printout for a physical copy on the day.  No issues.

[DaisyJ 35]

On 10/4/2021 at 11:40 AM, dannymccance@gmai said:

Hi everyone, 

 

My British fiancé has a K1 appointment scheduled at the US Embassy London next week. He is a British citizen and his lived in the UK all his life, except two years teaching English in Vietnam. We have an original, physical copy of his UK police certificate and a digital copy (sent via email) from the Vietnamese authorities, but are still waiting for the original physical copy to arrive in the post.

 

If it doesn't arrive in time, will it be an issue? Could/should we get the digital copy certified in the UK? And how can we do this? Note: He does not have any criminal background in either country, stated clearly in English on the Vietnamese check (no need for translation).

 

Our medical appointment date is also the day before the interview – though I have read on the forum this should be OK, and our status will be adjusted once the docs are received by the Embassy. Please do confirm if you have experience with this as well!

 

Thanks in advance!

I had a German police certificate because I studied there for two years recently. Didn't need to get it certified although I had the physical hardcopy in time. Just be aware you might need it translated if it isn't in English, but we only had the translation in digital format and a print out was fine, also didn't need that certified