Alaska Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 We are using an agent for our PR application and have been asked to provide police checks for countries that we have lived in for more than 12 months in the last 10 years - Australia and the UK. She has just found out that DH is a dual citizen of the USA but hasn't lived there since 2001. She says due to being a citizen he needs a police check from there too. I can't find anything on the immigration website to back that up (only the 12 months in the last 10 years thing). Just to clarify - he has nothing to hide but the website says it takes up to 12 weeks to process plus he needs fingerprints (which I've heard are a nightmare to get accepted!) so it could delay our application by some months. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Just bumping in case an agent/someone in the know might see this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I have never heard of that. But who knows. Could very well be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 I can't find any evidence for it, that's the problem. Someone on an American site I go on has been waiting almost 2 months just for the police check to be acknowledged, another has had 3 sets rejected by the FBI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rattykatty Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 My OH has lived in Austria for 11 years and has UK passport but only needed police clearance from Austria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Thanks. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobeTrotta Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Having lived in both USA and UK its fairly easy to get done. Just got to FBI website they do it and that was sufficient proof for DIAC in Oz fingerprints did cost me a bit though $120 to be done here and sent. Quick turn around that was 3 years or so ago though. Hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 One last bump before I tackle the agents about this - would love any more feedback. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobeTrotta Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 link to FBI http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/criminal-history-summary-checks Gives you all you will need to satisfy anything needed in Oz from the US it covers all States to support this I did a State clearance as well but then that was overkill. Probably easiest thing you will ever do even the fingerprint card is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Thanks GlobeTrotta. The issue is whether we need to do it at all. I have spoken to a couple Americans - both have had problems. One had 3 attempts at the fingerprinting rejected (that they did in Queensland) and one has been waiting almost 2 months for the FBI to even acknowledge that it has been sent to them. We need to be sure that we need to do this at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1234 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'm a UK citizen, but haven't lived there for ten years. I still had to supply the UK PCC. I think it's to find out if you ran away from some heinous crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 If your agent thinks there is a good chance they will ask for it then start doing it now. You do not need police checks up front so it won't delay your application. And unless you visit the country again it should not expire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maruska Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 All that`s needed is on the website : http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/criminal-history-summary-checks there is a fingerprint card template that you can print out and either do it yourself ( they provide instructions) or go to the nearest police station and ask them to do that for you. We had to do both State of Texas and FBI checks and FBI took about 5 weeks ( that was 1.5 years ago). If you`re in the US, you can do it online now, lots of centers everywhere that do online submission and you`ll get your clearance by email in 3 days max. If mailed, it takes about 5 weeks still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Condor Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I am waiting for Bahamas PCC since Sep 13; nor are they responding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianaK Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I have dual citizenship and provided PCCs from each country, just to be on the safe side. To me it is logical, as you can have convictions in the first country of citizenship, and the police in the other country could be completely unaware of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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