I've got en email from HKVO requesting police certificate, RPRF and my kids' birth certificates within 30 days.
1) Is it normal HKVO requests such things before MR? I haven't received MR yet
"Normal" is not part of the process ;D
anyway, i had the same process, i provided all the docs incl paid the RPRF and got MR after that.
2) Could anyone who has experience in applying police cerificate from HK police share their experience? I browsed HKP website and it mentions that the original letter is needed for such applications. Is a copy of the email also valid? The email does not show the name of my wife, so should I also bring our marriage cert as an evidence for applying her police cer?. HKP website says the police cert will be sent directly to the consulate, but the email asks to send all documents in a single package, could I request HKP to provide a copy of police cert to me?
Print the email from HKVO and bring your marriage certificate to the police hq (in wanchai), pay the fee and they will provide a receipt for you as they will send the original police cert directly to HKVO. Attach the receipt to your documents package.
3) The email asks for my kids' "notarized" copy of "original hospital" birth certificates. Is this equivalent to the common BC we've got in HK?
I got it "notarized" by a notary public, cost me $2000 for 2 birth cert. some people do not do this, but i just want to play safe
Thanks for your help in advance!