Police clearance

[Kim-saru]

How long before her interview should she get her papers from the police department? Do these need to be in the white book form?

 

Thanks

[Guest ShaQuaNew]

How long before her interview should she get her papers from the police department? Do these need to be in the white book form?

 

Thanks

 

I believe that the police clearance is good for at least six-months. Depending upon where you are in the process, which it looks like you've yet to receive your NOA1? Once you receive approval, or NOA1 on the I-129F, it's probably a good time to get the police report. Once you get the police report, you'll need to get it translated into English by a certified translator. They will put it in the white book format and afix their red-seal to it. If I remember correctly, you'll need a copy of this report for the P3.

 

The following is copied from DavidZs FAQ:

 

Q.2.6 Police Certificate?

 

A.2.6.1

There is only one police department where she is registered as a resident (Hukou) that will provide a report. Make sure it says that it applies to all of China.

 

A.2.6.2

The one we got in Shanghai says XXXX born on xx-xx-xxxx (date), now residing at xxxxxxxx had no record of criminal sanctions during her residence in CHINA up to (the date of) xx-xx-2005.

 

I also believe you will find some old threads on this subject and GENERALLY GUZ accepts it for the whole country. (Someone previously was trying to get P.C.'s for multiple places in China BUT I BELIEVE that their hukou checks the reference base for the entire nation.

 

A.2.6.3

My fianc¨¦e went to the Chinese government notary public in Nanning yesterday and talked to them about this because somehow the government notary public is involved in obtaining the police certificates. They of course told her she has to go back to her hometown where she has her "hukou". And they told her she can only have one police certificate, not three. But they told her that the one police certificate will have reference to all three places she has lived.

 

 

A.2.6.4

Hukou?

It is the location where a person's ID card officially has them registered. Further, it provides a whole host of legal benefits and privileges.

 

For example, if your hukou is in the city where my precious is, then you can use the hospital there, free of charge. However, if you happen to live in one of the many villages surrounding the city (although only 5,000,000 ppl live in the city and of these only about 3,000,000 have a registered hukou there and about 10,000,000 live in the greater area) then you have to pay to use the hospital.

 

Additionally, in the city that she lives in, if her hukou is registered in the city, it acts like renter's protection. No one can legally charge her rent on the place that she lives in , nor can the owner of the house, even if it has changed since her hukou was added to the house, force the occupant to move out from her house.

 

 

A.2.6.5

My understanding is that everyone in china is given a hukou, in the home that they were born in. It can be easy in some cases to change one's hukou, and tough in others. In my darling's city, to get a hukou in the city, you need to have the owner of the house, and everyone who currently has a hukou registered in the house agree to add your name. That is how she did it, her grand mom, 6 months before passing away (**SIGH**) added her name with her own, since she agreed to care for her grandmother and others were too busy to help the grandmother. That has helped her to be able to legally work in any profession in the city and get much better access to medical services. This is a relatively tough city, as many people can just rent, and never actually get the benefits of living in the city. In some cities, particularly Beijing and Shanghai, it is even more difficult to get a hukou transferred, and often times will include either a large amount of money, or of owning a property and living in it full time for a sustained period of time.

 

 

A.2.6.6

The process starts at the city the houkou ( household register) is. ( Not where SO currently lives, unless that is where houkou/household is registered) With the household register in hand, a handwritten statement of her birth record and a handwritten account that she had no police record were obtained from the local officials in her hometown. These had the official red stamps and signatures.

 

(The police statement said "no record in China" as of July, 1, 2005)

 

These documents were taken, along with the household register to the notarial office in the larger city. The notarial official reviewed the documents and provided some text for single certificate. It was basically a statement that Ying swore she was never married and bears all responsibility for false statement. This was typed up and signed in front of the notary.

 

It all went very smoothly at the notary, about 2 hours work, and we were able to pickup the documents 2 days later. We did learn from a previous investigative visit that this notary office requires a color photo for the birth certificate, so were prepared for that. We did remind the notary the English translation required a statement of competence, good thing we did as this jarred the memory " Oh yes, this is for America, they are only ones that require this "

 

We got 3 complete sets of documents/translations for 1100 RMB.

Edited March 17, 2009 by ShaQuaNew (see edit history)

[HelloWorld08]

police cert is good for one year, get it after you get your NOA2, NOA1 is too early...

[dnoblett]

My Yu got these things after NOA2 while waiting for GUZ to "Receive" the case from NVC.

 

But you have PLENTY of time between P3 and P4 to get these things.

[warpedbored]

Since these documents are only good for a year and GZ likes them more recent, I would wait until P-3 then get them.