I have heard somewhere that if you can prove residency in Taiwan for a certain number of years, you don’t have to acquire a police clearance (criminal record check) from your home country but rather, you are able to simply get one from Taiwan. The logic being that you have resided in Taiwan to meet some requirement for the JFRV.
This of course only takes a week or so compared to the absolute night mare of trying get one from back home.
I have heard about people trying to get a police check from Canada and it taking around six months before it gets returned.
Well beyond the three months before the document actually expires.
It depends on whether or not your home country offers such documents. Canada does, I believe, so you’ll have to get one from there.
In my case I didn’t have to. I’m from the UK which didn’t issue such a document at the time I applied for JFRV. Now, however, I believe the UK police DO issue some kind of document, so Brits now also have to get one from there.
Your local RCMP office can issue you a clean criminal certificate in about 15 minutes. If I remember correctly, it was about $20. There are different kinds so you need to be very specific when you talk to them. You DO NOT need fingerprints done! They told me I would need to wait up to six months until I told them exactly what I wanted and why. Remember to take the paper they give you to the nearest TECO office and have it stamped by them. They took two days to stamp mine. Hope this helps.
I’ve been told that if you’ve been living in Taiwan for at least the last five years, you can use a Taiwanese criminal record check instead. I’ve only been here for four and a half – typical luck.
But hey, I get told all kinds of things … that doesn’t make 'em true.
I’m a US citizen who grow up in Taiwan (was born in Buffalo, NY)
Last time I visit USA is in 1990 for 1 year stay in Maryland when I was 10 years old.
So it’s has been 18 years ago!
I’m going to get married in June.
Today I’m asking the BOCA about the “Criminal Record Check” which I need to apply JFRV.
They say I still need to get the CRC from the US police department.
I also ask the “Chung Hwa Travel Service Hong Kong” where I will apply my JFRV.
They said the same thing too!!
That’s rediculous!!
I’ve only been lived in US for 1 year, and it’s 18 years ago.
Sorry about my poor English.
Hope everyone can understand what I’m saying.
[quote=“Brendon”]I’ve been told that if you’ve been living in Taiwan for at least the last five years, you can use a Taiwanese criminal record check instead. I’ve only been here for four and a half – typical luck.
But hey, I get told all kinds of things … that doesn’t make 'em true.[/quote]
[quote=“Brendon”]I’ve been told that if you’ve been living in Taiwan for at least the last five years, you can use a Taiwanese criminal record check instead. I’ve only been here for four and a half – typical luck.
But hey, I get told all kinds of things … that doesn’t make 'em true.[/quote]
I’ve been here almost FOURTEEN years and MOFA told me that I could NOT get a Taiwanese check. They wanted a doc from any level (local, state or federal) of police from my home country. I double checked this and got the same answer. Then I had my fiancee call and ask the same thing in Chinese and she got the same answer.
Been here 12 and found the same; needed a check from home. There are private agencies that will do it for you; I used one in Canada and they did all the legwork for me and had the certificate ready in a week.
My hometown police sent mine out the very next working day after receiving my faxed request and faxed ID; it took about a week to arrive, and was free of charge and already notarized.
