lovingaus

Hi All

Just a quick question. I am currently in australia on a 457 visa. Just about to apply for PR. What is the quickest and easiest way to get police checks from the UK as I have no way of getting anyone to pick them up. Can the police email them or mail them to me in Australia? Has anyone done this and if so how long does it take?

Thanks in Advance

Tex

Pollyana

Apply to the police force where you were last resident in the UK. They can mail it to your Aus address and it will just take the same length of time to get it (plus postage time of course) as it would if applying in the UK. Check out the website of your local Force, most have the forms online now.

AHamm

As Pollyanna says, they will post them overseas. It doesn't cost any more.

The only trouble I've found with applying from overseas is that the fee has to be sent in sterling. I've had to transfer the fee to someone in the UK via paypal and send them the forms. They'll write a sterling cheque and post them on for me. It's a pain, but there was no other way around it.