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SusieQQQ said:
There are agencies in SA that can get stuff done there. Stuff via the embassies always takes extraordinarily long. You can go onto one of the South Africans in usa Facebook pages to ask for recommendations of which agency to use.
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I second this. October is a while back... Agents should get you a PCC within a few weeks. It only took about 4 weeks for me to receive my SA PCC, although I applied in person.

Here's one suggestion by the way: https://apostil.co.za/police-clearance-saps/. I haven't tried it personally, but I've heard it worked for some people.
 
wowongng said:
I have
I am Hong Kong citizen and currently live in Taiwan. It is necessary to submit both Hong Kong and Taiwan police certificate.
When you apply Hong Kong police certificate, you would not obtain the certificate. Instead you will have the receipt only (same as yours)
I send supported documents including receipt to KCC 1 month ago and still no response (my CN: AS8XXX)
Then I send email to consulate in Hong Kong that they have received my police cert or not. Here is the response:

The U.S. Consulate and the Hong Kong Police Force have an agreement whereby Hong Kong Police Force will forward the police certificates of immigrant visa applicants directly to the immigrant visa unit (IV Unit) of the U.S. Consulate (address: Immigrant Visa Unit, U.S. Consulate General, 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong) and not to the applicant. The IV Unit retains the police certificates. It is not necessary to confirm the receipt of your Hong Kong police certificate with the Consulate.
We have an agreement with Kentucky Consular Center (KCC) that we do not send the police certificate to them. As soon as the administrative processing is complete, KCC will forward visa applicants’ visa files to Hong Kong. Therefore, you are not required to provide your Hong Kong police certificate to KCC.

Well, I don't know how can I provide my Hong Kong police certificate when having interview in Taiwan. Let's see and wait.
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Did you apply by post or did you ask someone to hand in your application for you in person?

I want to share my own experience with you. Not exactly the same but I hope that would give you some ideas.

When I went to the Hong Kong Police to apply for my police cert in January, the staff there acknowledged the internal handling agreement that the actual cert will be forwarded to the US consulate HK directly. As the document request letter from KCC was a standard letter asking selectees to send pdfs by email directly, the staff of the HK police asked me to write down the US consulate HK address on the copy of the KCC doc request letter.

All I got when I left the HK Police HQ was a receipt of the application fee payment. Up to now, I do not and would not know if the application is successful or if the police cert has been sent to and received by the US consulate HK. I have asked the US consulate HK if they have received my police cert but they said that since I did not have a case there yet (ie no interview scheduled yet) they could not provide any answer whatsoever. I sent a copy of that payment receipt in lieu of the copy of police cert to KCC anyway.

I believe that the staff at the HK Police HQ are familiar with the whole workflow. If your application was in order, your HK police cert will probably be sent to the US consulate HK. After that, it will be up to the transfer of files between the US consulate of HK and the American Institute in Taiwan.

It would be wise to follow Susie's suggestion to inquire both organisations to confirm. They might not say specifically if they have or have not received your HK police cert yet. But at least you can get an assurance that the document flow protocol between the US consulate of HK and the American Institute in Taiwan does exist.
 
PhantomHigh said:
I think you will be fine since both parties have agreement to forward the certificates internally. But I understand your point, you need to at least know if the certificate was forwarded or not. I hope the process will go swiftly. Let us know if you get any news :)
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Uncle33 said:
Did you apply by post or did you ask someone to hand in your application for you in person?

I want to share my own experience with you. Not exactly the same but I hope that would give you some ideas.

When I went to the Hong Kong Police to apply for my police cert in January, the staff there acknowledged the internal handling agreement that the actual cert will be forwarded to the US consulate HK directly. As the document request letter from KCC was a standard letter asking selectees to send pdfs by email directly, the staff of the HK police asked me to write down the US consulate HK address on the copy of the KCC doc request letter.

All I got when I left the HK Police HQ was a receipt of the application fee payment. Up to now, I do not and would not know if the application is successful or if the police cert has been sent to and received by the US consulate HK. I have asked the US consulate HK if they have received my police cert but they said that since I did not have a case there yet (ie no interview scheduled yet) they could not provide any answer whatsoever. I sent a copy of that payment receipt in lieu of the copy of police cert to KCC anyway.

I believe that the staff at the HK Police HQ are familiar with the whole workflow. If your application was in order, your HK police cert will probably be sent to the US consulate HK. After that, it will be up to the transfer of files between the US consulate of HK and the American Institute in Taiwan.

It would be wise to follow Susie's suggestion to inquire both organisations to confirm. They might not say specifically if they have or have not received your HK police cert yet. But at least you can get an assurance that the document flow protocol between the US consulate of HK and the American Institute in Taiwan does exist.
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My friend went to Wan Chai to complete application
Yup the problem is you would not know your police certificate is sent or not. You can only trust them.
I will inform AIT later about the police certificate which is annoying
 
Hi everybody,

I wanted to ask a tricky question, I was requested by KCC and sent the documents in the end of December 2020, after sending them I noticed on the reciprocity page for Brazil, in how to obtain the PC, they have a small line saying that applicants should provide a PC for all countries they lived for more than 6 months, not 12 months, as instructed by KCC on the email.

"Immigrant visa applicants 16 years of age or older who are nationals of or possess a current or previous residence other than Brazil, must present a police certificate, if obtainable, from all countries in which they have resided for six months or more."

I lived in another country for 8 months in 2010, so I went on and requested that certificate but it takes a long time and only this week I received it. What should I do?
Should I resend my documents to KCC? Should I send only this missing PC that I just obtained? Should I wait and present it in the interview if requested?

Thank you for your help

travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Brazil.html
 
Fernbend said:
Hi everybody,

I wanted to ask a tricky question, I was requested by KCC and sent the documents in the end of December 2020, after sending them I noticed on the reciprocity page for Brazil, in how to obtain the PC, they have a small line saying that applicants should provide a PC for all countries they lived for more than 6 months, not 12 months, as instructed by KCC on the email.

"Immigrant visa applicants 16 years of age or older who are nationals of or possess a current or previous residence other than Brazil, must present a police certificate, if obtainable, from all countries in which they have resided for six months or more."

I lived in another country for 8 months in 2010, so I went on and requested that certificate but it takes a long time and only this week I received it. What should I do?
Should I resend my documents to KCC? Should I send only this missing PC that I just obtained? Should I wait and present it in the interview if requested?

Thank you for your help

travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Brazil.html
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You can send the additional document only -- be sure to read the instructions carefully. In the body of the email you can explain that you've already sent the other required documents. I'd follow up with KCC after about 6 weeks to verify that they have received everything.
 
I have a question and I need to get it out.
My wife lived 1 year as an au pair in the United States, we never knew how to obtain a criminal record from the United States, do you know how to obtain it and present it at the interview at the embassy?
 
antonio88 said:
I have a question and I need to get it out.
My wife lived 1 year as an au pair in the United States, we never knew how to obtain a criminal record from the United States, do you know how to obtain it and present it at the interview at the embassy?
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If I am not mistaken, you need a record of the countries you've lived in for more than 6 months EXCEPT the US, no?
 
antonio88 said:
really? I never saw it say except the United States. Could you tell me where it says?


Thank you
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Right there in the instructions on the relevant section of the civil documents page

  • Note: Present and former residents of the United States should NOT obtain any police certificates covering their residence in the United States.
above the table and just in case you missed it it says again below !!

Note: Present and former residents of the United States do NOT need to submit any U.S. police certificates.

https://travel.state.gov/content/tr...ersity-visa-prepare-supporting-documents.html
 
wskamel said:
Any DV2021 Winner applying in Montreal ?
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Am applying in montreal as well. The embassy site says their are limited IV services right now in montreal so i guess its a waiting game. Hopefully in the next few weeks more positive updates will develop.
 
Hello everyone. I submitted my ds-260 around 23rd of September but haven't received anything of submitting supporting documents. I don't know much about these things tho but after carefully reading through posts here I think kcc should have notified me of receiving my ds-260 forms which nothing of that sort happened. I just want to know if I'm on their wrong path or what. I also recall then giving me a confirmation code of me completing the forms. So can someone help me out?
 
Helen266 said:
Hello everyone. I submitted my ds-260 around 23rd of September but haven't received anything of submitting supporting documents. I don't know much about these things tho but after carefully reading through posts here I think kcc should have notified me of receiving my ds-260 forms which nothing of that sort happened. I just want to know if I'm on their wrong path or what. I also recall then giving me a confirmation code of me completing the forms. So can someone help me out?
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It’s hard to say since you haven’t provided your CN range and region. However, if you case number is current or due to be current soon you can email KCC and inquire about your submitted form. Depending on how soon your CN will be current, you may also send your documents to KCC.

@Britsimon has information about this on their blog: http://britsimonsays.com/new-video-on-document-submission-tips/
 
Helen266 said:
But I read in one post here that I should have received a mail that my ds-260 forms has been submitted
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Under normal circumstances, yes. But the past two fiscal years have been somewhat different due to the ongoing pandemic.

Some people have received emails requesting further documents, others haven’t. I assume it’s all based on the CN and/or when the DS-260 was submitted.

If you feel strongly that you should have already received an email requesting further documents (and your CN is current or will be current soon), then I’d recommend having a look at the link above. Waiting is also an option.
 
TheKey said:
Under normal circumstances, yes. But the past two fiscal years have been somewhat different due to the ongoing pandemic.

Some people have received emails requesting further documents, others haven’t. I assume it’s all based on the CN and/or when the DS-260 was submitted.

If you feel strongly that you should have already received an email requesting further documents (and your CN is current or will be current soon), then I’d recommend having a look at the link above. Waiting is also an option.
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Also note that sending your documents before they are requested will not expedite your case. Hence it’s only recommended that you submit your documents if you’re either current or due to be current soon.
 
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