McJimbo

Oh i'm full of posts today.



I ordered an Australian police certificate from the Queensland police
which covered all of Australia for name only. It only cost $30 AUD, and
i'm wondering whether this will be acceptable at my interview in London.



Has anyone else lived in Australia and had to provide this, and if so
and you've been through the process which certificate did you use and
where did you obtain it from?



Thanks in advance



James

McJimbo

The difference between the two are one is name only, and the other is
name and finger prints.



But living in England i'm not sure how i'd obtain the finger
printed version?

Hypertweeky

Originally posted by mcjimbo

    > Oh i'm full of posts today.


    > I ordered an Australian police certificate from the Queensland
    > police which covered all of Australia for name only. It only cost
    > $30 AUD, and i'm wondering whether this will be acceptable at my
    > interview in London.


    > Has anyone else lived in Australia and had to provide this, and if so
    > and you've been through the process which certificate did you use and
    > where did you obtain it from?


    > Thanks in advance


    > James



Hi again James



I googled "Australian police certificate".. and I found this:



Police/Character Clearance Certificate



Irrespective of the location of your former residence in Australia, a
clearance is obtainable from:



Visa Clerk

Criminal Records Unit

PO Box 7777

Parramatta NSW 2124



Tel: 011 61 2 9689 7687

Fax: 011 61 2 9689 3724



For Police Certificate only



You should forward a set of your fingerprints (this can be arranged
through the US Immigration Authorities or your local Police force). The
fee for the Police Certificate is AUD$57.00. Payment must accompany
your request.



For name and Date of Birth Check only

The fee for this service is AU$19.00, payment must accompany your
request.



Payment



Acceptable form of payment is an International Draft/Money Order in
Australian dollars and made payable to the New South Wales Police
Service, with an endorsement on the check to any Australian Bank.



The following information is required when requesting either type of
clearance:



Your full name

Date of birth

Present postal address

Country for which clearance is required

Name and address of US consul in Australia or Government Authority in US
to whom the clearance can be sent

Address to which receipt for fee should be dispatched.



Hope that helps!!

McJimbo

Dammit, i just found this on the U.S. embassy website for Oz:



    > 31. (Q) WHAT SORT OF POLICE CHECK DO I NEED? DO I HAVE TO
    > APPLY IN EACH STATE? I DON'T HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR A POLICE CHECK
    > DONE IN NSW.


    > (A) The Australian police check must be done on the basis of a
    > fingerprint check.

    > You do not have to apply from each state you've lived in unless you
    > were born before 1941. In that case only, you will need to apply in
    > each state where you have lived.


    > Application forms for police checks are available from your local
    > police station.



How the hell do i get my finger printed abroad? What a nightmare....



James

Dutchman2001nl

Originally posted by mcjimbo

    > The difference between the two are one is name only, and the other is
    > name and finger prints.


    > But living in England i'm not sure how i'd obtain the finger printed
    > version?



The one with name only is good enough. (well, for the Dutch
consulate, that is)

Hypertweeky

Originally posted by mcjimbo

    > Dammit, i just found this on the U.S. embassy website for Oz:




    > How the hell do i get my finger printed abroad? What a nightmare....


    > James



You should forward a set of your fingerprints (this can be arranged
through the US Immigration Authorities or your local Police force). The
fee for the Police Certificate is AUD$57.00. Payment must accompany
your request.

    

McJimbo

Originally posted by Hypertweeky

    > Hi again James


    > I googled "Australian police certificate".. and I found this:


    > Police/Character Clearance Certificate


    > Irrespective of the location of your former residence in Australia, a
    > clearance is obtainable from:


    > Visa Clerk

    > Criminal Records Unit

    > PO Box 7777

    > Parramatta NSW 2124


    > Tel: 011 61 2 9689 7687

    > Fax: 011 61 2 9689 3724


    > For Police Certificate only


    > You should forward a set of your fingerprints (this can be arranged
    > through the US Immigration Authorities or your local Police force).
    > The fee for the Police Certificate is AUD$57.00. Payment must
    > accompany your request.


    > For name and Date of Birth Check only

    > The fee for this service is AU$19.00, payment must accompany your
    > request.


    > Payment


    > Acceptable form of payment is an International Draft/Money Order in
    > Australian dollars and made payable to the New South Wales Police
    > Service, with an endorsement on the check to any Australian Bank.


    > The following information is required when requesting either type of
    > clearance:


    > Your full name

    > Date of birth

    > Present postal address

    > Country for which clearance is required

    > Name and address of US consul in Australia or Government Authority in
    > US to whom the clearance can be sent

    > Address to which receipt for fee should be dispatched.


    > Hope that helps!!





Hypertweeky you are a life saver. I guess i'll go into my local
police station and ask them to finger print me, joy! I hope this
doesn't take an age.



James

Hypertweeky

Originally posted by mcjimbo

    > Hypertweeky you are a life saver. I guess i'll go into my local
    > police station and ask them to finger print me, joy! I hope this
    > doesn't take an age.


    > James



anytime!!!

Surfsbabe

James,



The following link is taken from the State Department's Visa Reciprocity
Information Section. It gives specific information on how to apply for a
Police Clearance with fingerprints, even if you are applying from
outside Australia.



]http://travel.state.gov/reciprocity/...r/A/Australia-
.htm[/url]



Good luck!!



Kate

Heather142

Oh this is confusing.



I contacted the Victorian police for advice, when obtaining my
police check, and I was told that a name check only would suffice.
I have not lived in Australia for 19 years now - and have only lived
in the UK since.



There was no mention on the doc checklist I received that the police
check had to be based on fingerprints.



I have my interview next month - not enough time now for another check.
I am going to have to go with what I have.



Do you think I am going to have problems??