criminal background check

[gmorri2]

I am in the process of gathering all required documentation for the K-1 visa process, and i am only lacking in one area for finishing all initial items, except for performing a criminal background check. What do i need to do, or where do i need to go to get this? I have been to my local police, but they asked me what type do i need, a local, a state, or national background check? And each different type comes with a different price, and waiting period. So can anybody guide me since my immigration attorney does not get back to me in a timely manner. Thanks for your help.

[Russell]

The US citizen does not need to provide a criminal background check.

Your spouse will need to provide police certificates for each place he/she has lived. My fiancee's police certificate was fairly simple, it said something like (Name) has no criminal record and is not wanted by the police.

[gmorri2]

are you 100% positive i dont need a background check?

are you positive that i dont need a criminal background check? My immigration attorney is saying that i do, and the websites that i have researched have said i do so that she knows the type of person that i am, and just in case that i am lying, the background check will prove to her what kind of person i am, but my background check doesnt necessarily mean anything for the process, just gives her the background information on my since we met online. I hope you are right though..... thanks for the post

[Russell]

I am positive that I did not provied any formal background checks or police certificates. I did mention that I have no criminal background in my letter of intention to marry.

The revision date for the I-129f form is still 7/30/07 so nothing has changed.


I don't know what to tell your attorney. I am not giving legal advice just telling my story from my experience.

I filed the I-129f last year and I was able to bring my fiancee (now wife) to the USA and that we have our green card interview this month.