Hi am in a bit of a panic here. Have sent request and finger prints to AFP and they told me it could take 4 months to process!!! yikes... I would run out of time. Can anyone give me some idea how long it really takes?? Also I lived in thailand for many years before being transfered to the US on an R2 visa. Police checks would have been done at that time. I have not returned to thailand at all and the Sydney consulated indicated i wouldn need an other police check. but after numerous emails I cant seem to get them to confirm this is the case. Please can anyone help calm my nerves??? thanks