My fiance is a Haitian citizen, but he's been living in the Dominican Republic for a couple years, so his visa interview was in Santo Domingo. When I was getting all our documents together for the interview, I was confused about whether he needed a police certificate from Haiti. Everything I read about police certificates from Haiti said they aren't required because they are not reliable. I also read on the Department of State website that police certificates from Haiti are unavailable. For the interview, we didn't get the certificate, but I printed the information I found on the DOS website just in case they asked for it. Sure enough, they asked for the police certificate! I explained that I had read they were unreliable and I showed her the information from DOS. She said that's strange because people have brought them before. She said everything else looked good and she approved the visa, but she also said she was going to contact the embassy in Haiti to see if they require it. We were told if we needed it, she would call to tell us that. If we don't hear from her, we can assume we didn't need it. Well yesterday, I found out his visa was issued, and we never heard back from the embassy. So I guess that means police certificates from Haiti aren't required. Anyway, I just wanted to pass on this information to anyone who might be wondering the same thing. When I was doing my research to find out exactly what we needed for the interview, I looked through the forums to see if anyone else had this experience before but I didn't find a definitive answer. Hope this helps someone else!
Yes, you can both attend the interview. The visa can be approved without the petitioner being at the interview, but most of the time they strongly recommend they are both there. It definitely looks better for you if you make the effort to be there. If the petitioner is not able to attend, it's a good idea to write a letter explaining why he/she is not there.
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