Hi all,
I've received some conflicting information on which countries I need to submit police certificates for with my inland spousal sponsorship application and was hoping someone could clarify for me.
I am an American citizen and have lived in the US up until the present, but I spent one year abroad in a different country in 2012. According to the instructions on the application, which only ask for a check for the country where I currently live and/or the country where I've lived most of my life since I was 18, I thought I would not need to submit a police check for the other country, but a friend who also applied for spousal sponsorship recently suggested to me that I actually need to submit police checks for every country I've lived in for longer than 6 months since I turned 18. Should I go ahead and try to obtain the police check from the other country, or is my FBI check enough? I don't want to cause any delays in processing due to missing information, but I also don't want to go through the significant trouble of getting the check from the other country if it's not necessary.
I also have another issue with the time I spent in that country, which is that I was working there for the year without a work visa. It was a case in which my employer said they would help me obtain a work visa upon arrival, but unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, this never ended up happening. In my personal history for the past 10 years, which includes the year I spent there, I'm wondering if I should mark my status in the country as a "worker" or a "tourist." Does anyone know if this will raise red flags or cause a significant issue with my application? I might consult a lawyer if necessary, but just wanted to get some opinions here first.
Thanks to everyone!
I've received some conflicting information on which countries I need to submit police certificates for with my inland spousal sponsorship application and was hoping someone could clarify for me.
I am an American citizen and have lived in the US up until the present, but I spent one year abroad in a different country in 2012. According to the instructions on the application, which only ask for a check for the country where I currently live and/or the country where I've lived most of my life since I was 18, I thought I would not need to submit a police check for the other country, but a friend who also applied for spousal sponsorship recently suggested to me that I actually need to submit police checks for every country I've lived in for longer than 6 months since I turned 18. Should I go ahead and try to obtain the police check from the other country, or is my FBI check enough? I don't want to cause any delays in processing due to missing information, but I also don't want to go through the significant trouble of getting the check from the other country if it's not necessary.
I also have another issue with the time I spent in that country, which is that I was working there for the year without a work visa. It was a case in which my employer said they would help me obtain a work visa upon arrival, but unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, this never ended up happening. In my personal history for the past 10 years, which includes the year I spent there, I'm wondering if I should mark my status in the country as a "worker" or a "tourist." Does anyone know if this will raise red flags or cause a significant issue with my application? I might consult a lawyer if necessary, but just wanted to get some opinions here first.
Thanks to everyone!