question on Spouse's police report requirement

[ar & rk 3]

Hi folks, our I-130 was recently approved and we are now preparing documentation for the NVC stage. My wife is a Canadian citizen who lived in the UAE for studies. She was there from 2010 - 2016, on and off, for a cumulative period over 1 year. She did not however stay there continuously for a 1 year or more period. In other words, she was studying there during the semesters and spending her time off back in Canada. She has been living in Canada since 2017. NVC processing page says to submit the police report if:
If you Have ever lived in another country for 12 months or more

AND  Were 16 years or older at the time you lived there
THEN  submit a police certificate from The country where you used to live.

 

In Short: 
1) My wife has not lived in the UAE since 2016 (lives in Canada since then)
2) Did not stay in the UAE for a continuous 1 year or more period

I am assuming we need to pull the police report since she lived there cumulatively for over 1 year? 

 

Edited November 12, 2022 by ar & rk

[Jordanian Bride 268]

You could check nvc.state.gov/find first.
It says anyone who’s no longer a UAE resident doesn’t have to provide the police certificate.

[powerpuff 6,727]

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