no foreign police report, possible denial

[Tim & Fer 0]

Has anyone had to get a police report from another country while in their home country?

My fiance is from Ecuador and she can't go back to Brazil get the report. The police won't accept a power of attorney for a freind to get the report for her. They first told us that they would accept it, now they are saying they can't because she isn't there to give her fingerprints....and they won't even give a paper saying her request was denied.

Is it possible to get a report for the civil police (not federal) in Brazil without going there?

Did anyone else have the same problem with another country?

What did you take to your interview with you to show sufficient evidence that you attempted to get the report but was denied?

Thank you guys so much for any suggestions or comments on this....we are getting really scared she will be denied because she doesn't have this one report.

THANKS!!!!

(fyi, she has been trying to get it from the Sao Paulo police, she lived in Bauru in the state of Sao Paulo...they are refusing to give any documentation)

[AmericanGentleman 0]

Has anyone had to get a police report from another country while in their home country?

My fiance is from Ecuador and she can't go back to Brazil get the report. The police won't accept a power of attorney for a freind to get the report for her. They first told us that they would accept it, now they are saying they can't because she isn't there to give her fingerprints....and they won't even give a paper saying her request was denied.

Is it possible to get a report for the civil police (not federal) in Brazil without going there?

Did anyone else have the same problem with another country?

What did you take to your interview with you to show sufficient evidence that you attempted to get the report but was denied?

Thank you guys so much for any suggestions or comments on this....we are getting really scared she will be denied because she doesn't have this one report.

THANKS!!!!

(fyi, she has been trying to get it from the Sao Paulo police, she lived in Bauru in the state of Sao Paulo...they are refusing to give any documentation)

Does she even need one from Brazil? Seems to me the embassay would only require a police record from the country that the embassy is located in and that the fiance resides in.

[Carlawarla 1]

You need a police check (documented) from every country you've lived in since age 16.

Carla

Sorry to the OP, I'm afraid I can't help you. Just wanted to point out the above.

Hope you get your situation resolved!

Carla

[TracyTN 237]

You need a police check (documented) from every country you've lived in since age 16.

Carla

A minor correction to the above:

You need a police check (documented) from every country you've lived in for more than 6 months since age 16.

[payxibka 10,048]

You need a police check (documented) from every country you've lived in since age 16.

Carla

A minor correction to the above:

You need a police check (documented) from every country you've lived in for more than 6 months since age 16.

or maybe 1 year (please check consulate requirement) as they do differ.

If a report is required and reports are available you will be denied (or delayed) until you can produce... Check with the Embassy/Consulate of Brazil in Ecuador for assistance if you cannot get it via other means... they may be able to help.

[john_and_marlene 162]

Certificates of Good Conduct (Atestados de Bons Antecedentes) related to possible violations of state law are available to persons over the age of 18 from the Secretaria de Seguranca Publica in each of Brazil's states (and the Distrito Federal). Atestados related to possible violations of federal law are available to persons over the age of 18 from any station (Delegacia) of the National Police (Policia Federal). Criminal records in Brazil are expunged five years after any sentence has been served.

Because each state maintains a separate database of violations of state law, a prospective immigrant must obtain a separate record from the Secretaria de Seguranca Publica of each state in which he or she has resided within the past five years. Additionally, a prospective immigrant must obtain a record from the Policia Federal, since state police records do not include violations of federal law.

For addresses or telephone numbers of Secretarias de Seguranca Publica, an applicant may call the immigrant visa unit of the U.S. Consular General in Rio de Janeiro. If a state's Secretaria refuses to provide an Atestado to an applicant, he or she may request the assistance of the Rio IV unit.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/reciprocity/C...er/B/Brazil.htm

[TinTin and Samby 11]

You need a police check (documented) from every country you've lived in since age 16.

Carla

A minor correction to the above:

You need a police check (documented) from every country you've lived in for more than 6 months since age 16.

An even more minor correction to the minor correction above:

You need a police check (documented) from every country you've lived in for 6 months or more since age 16. (or as otherwise specified by the US Embassy involved)

Edited October 23, 2007 by TinTin and Samby

[Tim & Fer 0]

Certificates of Good Conduct (Atestados de Bons Antecedentes) related to possible violations of state law are available to persons over the age of 18 from the Secretaria de Seguranca Publica in each of Brazil's states (and the Distrito Federal). Atestados related to possible violations of federal law are available to persons over the age of 18 from any station (Delegacia) of the National Police (Policia Federal). Criminal records in Brazil are expunged five years after any sentence has been served.

Because each state maintains a separate database of violations of state law, a prospective immigrant must obtain a separate record from the Secretaria de Seguranca Publica of each state in which he or she has resided within the past five years. Additionally, a prospective immigrant must obtain a record from the Policia Federal, since state police records do not include violations of federal law.

For addresses or telephone numbers of Secretarias de Seguranca Publica, an applicant may call the immigrant visa unit of the U.S. Consular General in Rio de Janeiro. If a state's Secretaria refuses to provide an Atestado to an applicant, he or she may request the assistance of the Rio IV unit.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/reciprocity/C...er/B/Brazil.htm

I've seen that page many times...he he.

We have already contacted the IV unit in Rio and they stated they don't have any contact with the civil police that we need to get the report from.

She was living in Brazil for just over a year. We've contacted the US consulate and they told us that if we can't get the report, we need to provide proof that we attempted to obtain it and we were unable to get it.

Like I said before, we contacted the civil police directly and made a power of attorney and sent it to a friend in Brazil. Her friend went to the police and they told her that a police report can't be obtained for someone if the party is not there in person to request it. They won't even give a paper or document stating that it was denied. They said they can't give any documentation without my fiance being there in person to get it (which totally negates the power of attorney option they told us would work).

My question was (and still is) has anyone had to present documentation at their interview showing they tried to get a report but couldn't get it?...what documentation did you present?

Thanks all!