Defining Residence for the purpose of Police Cert.

[DW1]

Now that my wife's CR1 interview is around the corner (end of Nov.), I'm starting to find things to worry about. I hope it's all a big fuss over nothing, but maybe not.

My wife studied for 4 years in a different province at the equivalent of a junior college or less - in terms of accreditation. During those four years she would return home between every semester and therefore never stayed continuously in that province for more than 4 months. Also she never registered her residence (hukow) there.

So when we filled out the Biographic application, in the occupation section we wrote in that she studied at that college between such and such years, but for the Residence section I only wrote her home residence.

So the application includes the fact that she studied in a province for 4 years without ever having lived there. The application has been approved all the way through to GUZ and now to the interview process without a hitch despite this disclosure which may be interpreted as a conflicting.

So my question to you guys, is should she be getting a police report from that city? Somehow at the time of completing the application I was under the impression that she wouldn't even be able to get them to issue one for her cause her I.D. had her hukow registered to her home province and when she went to get the police report from her home province that's what they required - her ID and the hukow book. Now my fear is that she might go to the interview with her home police certificate that actually covers the whole period of her life from age 16 to present and the Visa Officer might find that insufficient.

 

I think as soon as my wife receives her P4, I will pose the question to GZ.. DOS told me her appointment date and that the appointment letter had been sent out Sept 28. But as of yesterday she had not received it.

 

Well thanks for reading and commenting and allowing me to voice my concerns!! CFL is a great place!

[jim_julian]

My understanding is that you get your police report at the place registered in the hukou and, in theory, it covers all of China.

[HanLi]

Jim's right, the application states any residence over 6 months since age 16.... don't worry....

[david_dawei]

My understanding is that you get your police report at the place registered in the hukou and, in theory, it covers all of China.

160683[/snapback]

I agree with this...

 

Start at her hukou, ask for a police certificating stating something like, "no record of criminal offenses against the criminal law during her residence in china up to [date]"...

[DW1]

My understanding is that you get your police report at the place registered in the hukou and, in theory, it covers all of China.

160683[/snapback]

I agree with this...

 

Start at her hukou, ask for a police certificating stating something like, "no record of criminal offenses against the criminal law during her residence in china up to [date]"...

160749[/snapback]

thanks for the comments, guys. any other opinions or thoughts out there?

[Jenn]

My understanding is that you get your police report at the place registered in the hukou and, in theory, it covers all of China.

160683[/snapback]

I agree with this...

 

Start at her hukou, ask for a police certificating stating something like, "no record of criminal offenses against the criminal law during her residence in china up to [date]"...

160749[/snapback]

thanks for the comments, guys. any other opinions or thoughts out there?

161412[/snapback]

I had a similar issue. My fiance went to school in Beijing, and worked in his off periods in Shandong, and so I was unclear where to get the police certificate from. I asked on the help line, and they said that one police certificate was sufficient, the one from his home town where his hukou was registered. So I only have the one and assuming it should be no problem. Hope this helps. The lady on the hlep line said that the one certificate covers all of China.

 

~~Jenn...