bethy said:
thank you for your reply.i send this email to visa office on 14th Aug 2011. is it possible and wisely true that i do police certificate before the request from visa office?
Oh, that was a quick reply from your VO Bethy...within a day!!
Generally PCC are valid for a year when it reaches the VO. Your PCC was sent in September 2010 and is likely to expire in Sept 2011 and thus the probability for you to get fresh PCC is apparent. In your case they are predicting to finalize your application within 3 months which is by November 2011so your PCC should not dated after Nov,2011.
Now, when you get fresh PCC's it should not be more than 3 months old when your VO receives it. IMO, you can initiate the process to acquire your PCC by the end of this month or early Sept and have it ready when asked by VO. As you know FBI certificate is now taking approx 6-8 weeks to process (that is in case you need it for yourself/spouse/dependents over 18yr of age have lived in US for over 6 months).
Yes, you can get your police cert before it is requested by VO...just have to be cautious about the validity period.
Mitali