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MrTren said:
Hey guys,
I need your opinion regarding police certificate. My wife and I will have our interview in April (Frankfurt, germany). She has a russian passport and lived there until 7 years ago.
Now we have a police certificate from Russia but from last October, will that be sufficient to show during the interview? Or do the require a more recent one?
The police certificate from germany will be from this month...
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They are supposedto be recent, but given you have not been there since the cert was issued, there shouldn't be a problem. We have seen COs accept that situation before.
 
Sm1smom said:
Okay, first of all I was the one wrote about how the US immigration views or interprets "pending status" as pertained to US immigration, and it was that same post of mine that you quoted with your follow up post; I am however not Simon.

Since a Canadian immigration lawyer reassured you about your immigration status, I really don't think there's any need to be worried about it then in that case. I doubt the US embassy will be closely scrutinizing your status or trying to determine if you're still in status or not, plus I expect they will also have a good understanding of what constitutes in or out of status as pertained to Canadian immigration.
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Sorry, I meant no offense. I guess I got you confused with Simon.

At any rate what you're saying comes as a relief to me, and I'm also glad to hear that SusieQQQ does not seem to be aware of a case where status in a third country was a serious issue. And again, my status in Canada is perfectly legal, my initial unease was merely caused by the fact that

a) my current status implies that I'm applying for immigration in Canada (which I thought could be held against me)
and
b) the work permit in my passport is expired

I now understand that this doesn't have to be a problem. Thanks for your perspective!
 
If they do become aware that you are applying for immigration in Canada I would expect a warning about residence requirements of a green card, it can't be "held against you" in the application for one.
 
Britsimon said:
They are supposedto be recent, but given you have not been there since the cert was issued, there shouldn't be a problem. We have seen COs accept that situation before.
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I am in a similar situation, i.e. I have a police record from last summer from one of the countries I used to live in. I asked my embassy whether that is ok or if they need something more recent. They told me that unless I can prove I havent been back, not even on vacation, I need to get a new police record from that country. In other words, it is up to me to prove that I havent even been back to the country for even one day. As a result, I decided to obtain a new police record. This is in Bern, Switzerland, if that makes a difference.
 
Pelle said:
I am in a similar situation, i.e. I have a police record from last summer from one of the countries I used to live in. I asked my embassy whether that is ok or if they need something more recent. They told me that unless I can prove I havent been back, not even on vacation, I need to get a new police record from that country. In other words, it is up to me to prove that I havent even been back to the country for even one day. As a result, I decided to obtain a new police record. This is in Bern, Switzerland, if that makes a difference.
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Did they tell you what they accept as a proof? My wife has the stamps in her passport that show that she hasn't been to russia since picking up the police certificate. Guess that should be sufficient?
 
MrTren said:
Did they tell you what they accept as a proof? My wife has the stamps in her passport that show that she hasn't been to russia since picking up the police certificate. Guess that should be sufficient?
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They didnt say and I didnt ask because I figured it would be easier for me to just obtain new police records. I would think that stamps in the passport would prove that you havent been back when it comes to Russia. In my case, it related to a country within the Schengen areas so I dont get any stamps and thus didnt know how I would prove that I havent even been back for even vacation.
 
hello guys,

for those who care about healthcare coverage...

I have just spoken with healthcare gov and asked questions that I had about healthcare Medicare, medicaid and CHIP for kids. I explaned that we are new PR and want to get heathcare as soon as we arrive. They told me that as soon as we get SSN we have to apply online for healthcare. As a newcomers (job less) they told me that you can qualify for Medicad and kids for CHIP for free or low cost. I asked them what should I type for expected 2015 income, they told me to guess, lets say 25k and as soon as you get job and know you salary you will have to inform us.

I asked, what if we get job with health care coverage, she said just call us, let us know and we will stop the coverage.

I also asked what if we need to go for an emergency treatmant, she said that you go to ER and they will treat you no matter you have or not health coverage, she said that its by law that they must give you a treatment. I asked also, what about the bills they sent you, she said then when you get bills you call us and apply for Help for those bills.

I was very happy with their answers and wanted to share with you
 
lucky2015winner said:
hello guys,

for those who care about healthcare coverage...

I have just spoken with healthcare gov and asked questions that I had about healthcare Medicare, medicaid and CHIP for kids. I explaned that we are new PR and want to get heathcare as soon as we arrive. They told me that as soon as we get SSN we have to apply online for healthcare. As a newcomers (job less) they told me that you can qualify for Medicad and kids for CHIP for free or low cost. I asked them what should I type for expected 2015 income, they told me to guess, lets say 25k and as soon as you get job and know you salary you will have to inform us.

I asked, what if we get job with health care coverage, she said just call us, let us know and we will stop the coverage.

I also asked what if we need to go for an emergency treatmant, she said that you go to ER and they will treat you no matter you have or not health coverage, she said that its by law that they must give you a treatment. I asked also, what about the bills they sent you, she said then when you get bills you call us and apply for Help for those bills.

I was very happy with their answers and wanted to share with you
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Cool. IN practice, getting the SSN takes 2 to 4 weeks. Then getting the insurance can take another couple of weeks after that.

But that "call us and apply for help" bit is the rub.

No ambulance will leave you in the street for not having medical insurance. You will get emergency treatment and you will be treated at the hospital. There will be bills though - and the amounts are eye watering. This is especially scary if someone has money. For me though just as important is the aftercare. So - the emergency treatment might save your life, but it won't cover rehabilitating you after an accident.

Personally I would want coverage in the interim. I spoke to visitorscoverage.com and they have some policies for new immigrants - they seem pretty good, I am just trying to get them "vetted" by my company since my company provides healthcare coverage for about 250,000 employees and their families.
 
dear Britsimon,

they told me that, if you are unemplyed and waiting for healthcare to be approved and if in that time you get bills, call us and we will tell you how to apply for help... thats very OK.

tell us please, what do you mean its bad if you have money, do you think they can take your money from the bank. I asked few friends in US they told me that they will never go to your bank and look for your money. they might go after you if you dont cooperate with them paying bills, lets say make. a deal paying that bill for 24 months or 36...


OK then , what should I do, please....
 
lucky2015winner said:
dear Britsimon,

they told me that, if you are unemplyed and waiting for healthcare to be approved and if in that time you get bills, call us and we will tell you how to apply for help... thats very OK.

tell us please, what do you mean its bad if you have money, do you think they can take your money from the bank. I asked few friends in US they told me that they will never go to your bank and look for your money. they might go after you if you dont cooperate with them paying bills, lets say make. a deal paying that bill for 24 months or 36...


OK then , what should I do, please....
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The problem with having money is that you are "worth" chasing for money. If you are poor, the costs of recovering a debt from you can be more than the amount owed. However, if you have money or a good job they can and will expect you to pay. They will always negotiate, but once they get a judgement that debt is with you for good.

So - if you are worried - check out the site I mentioned - I just did this quote for a single 30 year old coming to California - $75.50 for 1 month of coverage. That is not a lot of money compared to healthcare insurance here and I chose a realistic coverage level. I am not suggesting this is a long term option - just a way to bridge the gap while you get SSN/coverage sorted out (and can be good if you think your first job will provide coverage).

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Hi guys,

just want to tell you that yesterday I got my visa approved!
This morning I found an email from DHL saying my passport is close to my home and I guess it'll be delivered in a couple of days at most.
I'm Italian and I got my interview in Naples.
Everything went very smooth, my documents were ok and they didn't ask me for any proof of financial support.
Questions asked by the CO - who was very kind and friendly:
  • Where do you live at the moment?
  • What are you doing?
  • How do you know the guy mentioned in your US address?
  • Is he going to host you?
A few hours after the interview I checked my status on CEAC and saw AP but having read this forum I knew it was the 'transitional' AP. In fact, a couple of hours later, it was 'Issued'.

Wanna thank you all for the great job here!
I'll be leaving next month heading to NYC :)
 
Britsimon said:
The problem with having money is that you are "worth" chasing for money. If you are poor, the costs of recovering a debt from you can be more than the amount owed. However, if you have money or a good job they can and will expect you to pay. They will always negotiate, but once they get a judgement that debt is with you for good.

So - if you are worried - check out the site I mentioned - I just did this quote for a single 30 year old coming to California - $75.50 for 1 month of coverage. That is not a lot of money compared to healthcare insurance here and I chose a realistic coverage level. I am not suggesting this is a long term option - just a way to bridge the gap while you get SSN/coverage sorted out (and can be good if you think your first job will provide coverage).

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dear Britsimon,
thank you for your help, Ihave been reading this site all day long and it has lots of options.

thanks
 
Does the embassy keep the original documents and send them back with the passports? Or do they simply want to see the originals, keep the copies and give the original diplomas etc right back to you at the interview?

thanks in advance
 
Johannes said:
Does the embassy keep the original documents and send them back with the passports? Or do they simply want to see the originals, keep the copies and give the original diplomas etc right back to you at the interview?

thanks in advance
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They doesn't keep original documents, they keep only copies and documents that are issued for period, like police records. Birth certificate, diploma and such documents they will give you back at interview.
 
Johannes said:
Does the embassy keep the original documents and send them back with the passports? Or do they simply want to see the originals, keep the copies and give the original diplomas etc right back to you at the interview?

thanks in advance
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As said you get the originals. Their copies are part of what goes into the big brown envelope you take with as part of your visa package. When you enter, those then end up in your alien file at USCIS.
 
SusieQQQ I always wondered if the copies end up in the brown bag. How are they useful to uscis since they are in the original language spoken in the applicant's country of origin. How do they read them? :D Any speculations?
 
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