Patrick

Hi Stu,

Just in case Roger doesn't come on soon - I emailed Roger and asked him when I would have my fingerprints taken and he said that they did it at the POE (but they only did the thumb which I found weird).

Patrick

Folinskyinla

Hi:

That was processing for the I-89 which is used to create the actual green card -- they take the "tap-print" [as opposed to "roll print"] of one finger. Is he sure it was the thumb? That is allowed, but usually INS takes the right index finger. Not that it matters.

BTW, it is common for driver's licenses for the right thumbprint to be taken.

I'm wondering if they do the whole rolled-ten set.

Patrick

From Rogers email - Then a guy called us into a small room took one print (I think it was our thumb) and gave us the passport with the I-551 stamped in

Patrick

L D Jones

Folinskyinla wrote:
    >
[ ... ]

    > BTW, out of curiosity -- those of you who have recently entered on
    > immigrant visas -- does the INS take your fingerprints in the airport.
    > I know that the law requires it -- but once a client successfully enters
    > on an immigrant visa, that is the end of the lawyers involvment.

My wife entered as CR-1 at POE Newark in May 2002 and was fingerprinted.
I think only one finger impression was made (right index).

Sman

My girlfriend is in Thailand which is also on the list of countries not
supplying police reports. The officials at the Bangkok consulate know this
and don't expect the form to be submitted. I suspect that Mongolia is the
same.


"katesuiter" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Originally posted by Peter
    > > My girlfriend in Mongolia and I (in the US) are applying for a K-1
    > > fiancee visa. The G325A form, or biography form, asks for a list of
    > > all the addresses that the foreign nation has lived in the past 5
    > > years. It doesn't say anything about needing anything to verify these
    > > addresses. But a number of posts and anecdotes from people who have
    > > gone through this process claim that copies of police reports are
    > > necessary. I fear that in a place like Mongolia, these reports are
    > > going to be impossible to get. What have people's experiences been
    > > with this? Thanks! --Peter
    > Hi!
    > I've just looked at the list of countries that police certificates are
    > not available, (on the back of one of the spare forms I had from the
    > London embassy), and it says,
    > Quote: "Do not attempt to obtain police certificates covering
    > residence in any of the following countries or areas, as they are
    > either not available or may be obtained only by this office on your
    > behalf:" Unquote.
    > I'm sorry to say that Mongolia was in fact on this list of countries.
    > I'm assuming that when they say "this office", they mean the London
    > embassy, and I'm also assuming that your fiance will need to contact the
    > embassy in Mongolia to find out how to get her records. I'm not sure how
    > it works for the countries where the documents are hard to come by, but
    > I'm pretty certain the police records are vital wherever the applicant
    > is from. I'm sorry I don't have any useful links for you to look at to
    > help point you in the right direction, but I'm sure someone here who has
    > more knowledge will lend a hand.
    > Kate. xxxx
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

rogerpenycate

BTW, out of curiosity -- those of you who have recently entered on immigrant visas -- does the INS take your fingerprints in the airport. I know that the law requires it -- but once a client successfully enters on an immigrant visa, that is the end of the lawyers involvment. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]

Hi,
They did with me.
At Washington Dulles they took us (my daughter and me) into secondary immigration (which is standard and nothing to worry about)
At this point they took one finger print each and at the same time handed us our passports with the I-551 stamped in.

To clarify a couple of other points.
1/. The foreign citizen needs a police certificate from every country they have lived in for 12 months or more from the age of 16. If you are DCF'ing the INS does the FBI report on you at the G-325A stage. Once you get your 1st NOA you then know that you have been cleared by the FBI.
2/. With regard to the list of countries that the INS recognize that it is impossible to get police records from. Don't worry about it, at the interview stage they won't ask or expect them. An example being that I lived in Iran in the mid-70's for 2 years. Iran is on the list and I didn't need a record from there.
3/. If your police record comes back from another country in a foreign language, it needs translating and notarizing.
I had to do one for Spain, and a good source (that I used) was the language department at my local University (Warwick) It cost about GBP100 but came back notarized and very "profesional looking" and sailed through the documentary check, which is the first process at the start of the interview.

Good luck