Police certificate validity

[Nywoek 153]

So while wating for NVC to work on our case I am getting my ducks in a row! Yesterday I reached out to the police to ask how to attain a certificate. Luckily they offer one to use abroad in English, so that is pretty straightforward. What they could not answer me was how long it is valid, they just told me that is probably up to the US embassy. The process only takes a couple of weeks, but I am trying to prepare as much as possible, so I was wondering how long I should wait to order it? What is the expectation from the embassy? Unless you get the certificate the day you have your interview it will never be truly up to date, but still, what should I plan for here? 😃 

[MalloryCat 798]

it depends more on the country than the embassy

a majority are valid for 2 years

but according to the Norwegian police website (i assumed this was for Norway) theirs is only valid for 3 months

 

https://www.politiet.no/en/english/police-certificate-of-conduct/police-certificate-of-conduct---apply-online/

"A police certificate of conduct is valid for three months only."

 

also assumed the police certificate of conduct was what you were requesting from them

[Nywoek 153]

I guess I should wait then. 😅 But I asked and the person who answered was just like "how long it is valid you will have to ask the american embassy". Lol. Luckily it only takes a few weeks to arrive, so I guess I will plan it once I get a chance to schedule my interview. 😃

[MalloryCat 798]

ive heard that a lot of embassies (not sure which) will accept a police certificate as long as it is less than 2 years old regardless of whatever expiration date is on it.

but i'm not 100% sure

[SL2024 315]

It will vary by country. I think the UK is 12 months from date it was issued