2 Police certificates are now required for IV visas in India

[nov15]

I just noticed this information. And it seems police clearance certificates are required for IV visa applicants in India one from regional passport office and other from local police station.

1. New Security Requirements at Indian Consulates from Jan. 2002

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) recently confirmed new security
procedures at the U.S. Consulates in India. These measures reflect increased
security concerns in the wake of the September 11th attacks against the U.S.

The U.S. Consulate General in India issued an announcement on Friday,
December 14, which now clarifies these matters. The announcement, effective
January 1, 2002, directs any immigrant visa applicant over the age of 16
years, to present two Indian Police Certificates. One certificate must be
from the local police station, the other from the Regional Passport Office.
Again, these provisions are pertinent only to immigrant visa applicants
after January 1, 2002. They do not apply to non-immigrant applications, such
as B-1/B-2 (visitors), F-1 (students), or H-1 (temporary professional
workers).

 

[Njie]

check consular processing board (GC)

There are several threads on PCC on consular processing board.Check that out

 

[AA Kumar]

Is your post authentic?

Where did you find the information you\'ve posted?

Below is a cut&paste of an FAQ item from the US-Mumbai Consulate\'s website.

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Do I need to get a police certificate for the interview?

If an applicant has only resided in India or the United States, then no police certificate is required from the Indian police or any local police authority in the United States. However, if the applicant has resided abroad since the age of 16 for periods of six months or more, then a police certificate might be required from that country, depending on which country it was. A full list of countries where police certificates are considered to be unavailable is at the National Visa Center web site.

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[nov15]

I took from attorney murthy.com mailing list

I just copied the information I received from murthy.com, the information from the mumbai web site might be old one. because they are trying to implement the new guide lines from jan or feb 01.I am not sure which date. The information I received was indicating from Jan 01. According to a person I know, who came back from India few days back after CP interview it is Feb 01. If I were you I would try to get information independently to verify the facts. Not only this now a days there are lot of information in circulation regarding the changes in CP process, i.e packet 3 et cetra.