Where can I get a criminal record letter (required for the Special Tourist Visa application) when applying from the United States?

[user70]

The Special Tourist Visa application requires some letter stating that my  criminal record  is clean:

 

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Letter of verification stating that the applicant has no criminal record (verification have to valid for not more than three months and must be issued from a state or Federal Bureau of Investigation only. Online criminal record without authorizer’s signature is unacceptable )

 

 

Where can I get that? Are Police Clearance Letters from my local police department enough? ( e.g. https://www.sjpd.org/records/documents-policies or https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/get-service/obtain-clearance-letter) Does it have to be a paper letter,  or can it be some PDF on my computer?

 

I live in the Bay Area in California, United States.

 

[JAS21]

7 minutes ago, user70 said:

The Special Tourist Visa application requires my criminal record:

 

 

 

Where can I get that? Are Police Clearance Letters from my local police department enough? ( e.g. https://www.sjpd.org/records/documents-policies or https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/get-service/obtain-clearance-letter) Does it have to be a paper letter,  or can it be some PDF on my computer?

 

I live in the Bay Area in California, United States.

 

Maybe adding the word ‘check’ somewhere in the title might very well lead to less confusion ????

[user70]

5 minutes ago, JAS21 said:

Maybe adding the word ‘check’ somewhere in the title might very well lead to less confusion ????

Good point done!

[JAS21]

8 minutes ago, user70 said:

Good point done!

Posters on this site never let you down ..............

[user70]

I think I found where to get the letter of verification stating that the applicant has no criminal record: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration  if someone could confirm (+ had some experience regarding how many days it takes to get the letter of verification) that'd be great!

[iamwill2886]

I am bumping this as I would also appreciate any suggestions.  Thanks everyone!

[ubonjoe]

6 minutes ago, iamwill2886 said:

I am bumping this as I would also appreciate any suggestions.  Thanks everyone!

Where are you at.

If in the US most states have a online service of some kind.

[EVENKEEL]

On 2/9/2021 at 12:56 AM, user70 said:

I think I found where to get the letter of verification stating that the applicant has no criminal record: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration  if someone could confirm (+ had some experience regarding how many days it takes to get the letter of verification) that'd be great!

https://www.fieldprint.com/

You enter a zip code and they tell you the nearest office, Pretty much the same day, they'll email it to you.

[FalangTingTong]

I looked into this in January as I was considering doing an O/A from California.

 

AFAICT they wanted something at the state level; this could usually be done at your local Sheriff’s if you have one; and that was officially blocked for nonessential purposes because of the lockdown.   Fingerprints needed to be taken.

 

Since most of CA is reopening now, it’s probably easy to get, just time consuming.  Your state may differ.

[Lee4Life]

Not sure about your State, here in Washington State you can apply for a criminal background check with the State Police online, and have it notarized by them for an extra 15$. No fingerprints required.

[jayceenik]

Decades ago I was living and working in Indonesia. 

I truly cannot remember why I needed a clean US Police Record. Maybe it had something to do with extending my Indonesia Work Permit.

I had no address, no residence in the US at the time.

So I flew to LAX on a free company airline ticket to visit friends there and went to the LAPD HQ monumental building in downtown LA to get a Criminal Record.

I told them that I was not an LA resident never been but needed an LAPD Police Record for my employment overseas.

No problem. I got one immediately stating simply that I had no criminal record in LA.

That satisfied whoever had requested the Record ! 

 

 

[dlclark97]

On 2/9/2021 at 2:46 PM, user70 said:

The Special Tourist Visa application requires some letter stating that my  criminal record  is clean:

 

 

 

Where can I get that? Are Police Clearance Letters from my local police department enough? ( e.g. https://www.sjpd.org/records/documents-policies or https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/get-service/obtain-clearance-letter) Does it have to be a paper letter,  or can it be some PDF on my computer?

 

I live in the Bay Area in California, United States.

 

In Texas, it's the Department of Public Safety.  Takes a couple of days and is certified.

[Captain Monday]

FBI check for $80. There is a note on it that it is not a guaranteed for all local 

busts, but I think it is pretty well regarded as complete. You get a report online withion few days and they mail a hard copy in sealed envelope.

LA consul accepted for O/A visa

https://www.fingerprintingexpress.com/

[user70]

3 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

they mail a hard copy in sealed envelope.

Thank you, isn't the Special Tourist Visa application 100% online, via https://thaiembdc.org/onlinevisaapplication/?

[earlinclaifornia]

On 2/9/2021 at 2:46 PM, user70 said:

The Special Tourist Visa application requires some letter stating that my  criminal record  is clean:

 

 

 

Where can I get that? Are Police Clearance Letters from my local police department enough? ( e.g. https://www.sjpd.org/records/documents-policies or https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/get-service/obtain-clearance-letter) Does it have to be a paper letter,  or can it be some PDF on my computer?

 

I live in the Bay Area in California, United States.

 

I just went to the San Jose Police and they provided me one quickly. Your using LA for the application I presume

[rwill]

When I needed the letter for my O-A visa I just went to the local police station.  Worked just fine.

[user70]

4 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

I just went to the San Jose Police and they provided me one quickly. Your using LA for the application I presume

Thank you great to hear! Quickly = on the spot, you walk in, wait ~1 hour, and they give you the letter? Also what's the cost? And did you go to 201 W Mission St, San Jose, CA 95110?

 

Note that https://thaiembdc.org/2020/12/10/stv/ says:

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2.7 Criminal record (Letter of verification stating that the applicant has no criminal record (verification has to valid for not more than three months and must be issued from a state or Federal Bureau of Investigation only.

 

so I believe it means that the SJPD letter won't be accepted, however the instructions are full of contradictions so perhaps it's ok. Please let me know how it goes, I am curious!

 

Also, unrelated, since you're also in the bay area, any idea regarding

?

[Captain Monday]

2 minutes ago, user70 said:

Thank you, isn't the Special Tourist Visa application 100% online, via https://thaiembdc.org/onlinevisaapplication/?

The background check company mails the document to your address.

I don't know about the STV. For the O/A visa you have to upload all your documents, then mail them all in to the consulate with passport anyway.

If everything is in order visa issuance is fast, mine took two working days,

[earlinclaifornia]

1 minute ago, user70 said:

Thank you great to hear! Quickly = on the spot, you walk in, wait ~1 hour, and they give you the letter? Also what's the cost? And did you go to 201 W Mission St, San Jose, CA 95110?

 

Note that https://thaiembdc.org/2020/12/10/stv/ says:

 

so I believe it means that the SJPD letter won't be accepted, however the instructions are full of contradictions so perhaps it's ok. Please let me know how it goes, I am curious!

Free. Yes, that is my closet office. As a resident I believe the SJPD accessed CA records. I recall it was one or three days.

[earlinclaifornia]

8 minutes ago, user70 said:

Thank you great to hear! Quickly = on the spot, you walk in, wait ~1 hour, and they give you the letter? Also what's the cost? And did you go to 201 W Mission St, San Jose, CA 95110?

 

Note that https://thaiembdc.org/2020/12/10/stv/ says:

 

so I believe it means that the SJPD letter won't be accepted, however the instructions are full of contradictions so perhaps it's ok. Please let me know how it goes, I am curious!

 

Also, unrelated, since you're also in the bay area, any idea regarding

?

My local clinic I was insured with had my personal Dr do the physical For me he was just assigned as my Dr had recently retired. Warning, he was not about to falsify my testing as  I was a medical user. 

[earlinclaifornia]

Just now, earlinclaifornia said:

My local clinic I was insured with had my personal Dr do the physical For me he was just assigned as my Dr had recently retired. Warning, he was not about to falsify my testing as  I was a medical user. 

Palo Alto Medical was where I had insurance on file.

[user70]

6 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

Palo Alto Medical was where I had insurance on file.

ah got it, that's one of the only 2 clinics out of the dozen of clinics I contacted that was agreeing to sign the rare disease medical form. I have a good insurance but unfortunately the Palo Alto Medical Foundation is out-of-network. I was quoted 350 to 450 USD for the appointment fee. So that's the plan B!

 

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Free. Yes, that is my closet office. As a resident I believe the SJPD accessed CA records. I recall it was one or three days.

Perfect, thank you, I'll be heading there in a few hours! Bummer I wasted 48 USD on trying to access the California state records  via https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration. I applied 1 week ago, still  waiting to receive the letter.

[earlinclaifornia]

1 minute ago, user70 said:

ah got it, that's one of the only 2 clinics out of the dozen of clinics I contacted that was agreeing to sign the rare disease medical form. I have a good insurance but unfortunately Palo Alto Medical is out-of-network. I was quoted 350 to 450 USD for the appointment fee. So that's the plan B!

 

Perfect, thank you, I'll be heading there in a few hours!

Funny, they also had a overseas physical which my additional insurance actually paid and it was very reasonable.

[user70]

3 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

overseas physical 

Does overseas physical mean a physical exam performed outside United States? If so, yes very impressed that your US insurance covered it! Mine would only cover ER and other emergency services (which is still very nice). Do you have some kind of international insurance?

[earlinclaifornia]

3 minutes ago, user70 said:

Does overseas physical mean a physical exam performed outside United States? If so, yes very impressed that your US insurance covered it! Mine would only cover ER and other emergency services (which is still very nice). Do you have some kind of international insurance?

A second physical also at PAMF. No, it was a physical based on which country I was visiting. Basically to determine any shots and recommended medications to assist is traveling to a foreign country. They whole operation is very professional.

[earlinclaifornia]

Just now, earlinclaifornia said:

A second physical also at PAMF. No, it was a physical based on which country I was visiting. Basically to determine any shots and recommended medications to assist is traveling to a foreign country. They whole operation is very professional.

Due to COVID-19 I expect the Thai embassy will have you also provide COVID Insurance to enter. Message this user 

Peter Denis  for recommended insurers as he is well informed. 

[user70]

40 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

Due to COVID-19 I expect the Thai embassy will have you also provide COVID Insurance to enter. Message this user 

Peter Denis  for recommended insurers as he is well informed. 

Got it, yes Peter was indeed extremely useful to help me get the 100kUSDcovid + 40/400k THB medical insurance coverage. I am likely going to apply for LMG insurance in the next 24h, for both 100kUSDcovid + 40/400k THB.

 

Great to hear about PAMF doing a country-specific physical!

 

By the way where do you plan to do the covid test? I haven't shopped for this yet. The main constraint being that we need the results within 48 hours (and preferably 24h), since afterward we need to see some position to get the fit to fly certificate. I had a covid test at Stanford hospital last fall, took ~24h, but they would not commit to anything <72h so there is no guarantee to get the results quickly enough.

[earlinclaifornia]

22 minutes ago, user70 said:

Got it, yes Peter was indeed extremely useful to help me get the 100kUSDcovid + 40/400k THB medical insurance coverage. I am likely going to apply for LMG insurance in the next 24h, for both 100kUSDcovid + 40/400k THB.

 

Great to hear about PAMF doing a country-specific physical!

 

By the way where do you plan to do the covid test? I haven't shopped for this yet. The main constraint being that we need the results within 48 hours (and preferably 24h), since afterward we need to see some position to get the fit to fly certificate. I had a covid test at Stanford hospital last fall, took ~24h, but they would not commit to anything <72h so there is no guarantee to get the results quickly enough.

Although we are closing in on containing a second wave here. The North is not effected as it is in  Bangkok areas. In Chiang Mai we haven't had a transmission for a month now. We have had only 69 total cases since 2019. 

We will see vaccines next month arriving and foreigners will be included. Another contact you can message if a Visa question arises ubonjoe

[user70]

10 minutes ago, earlinclaifornia said:

We will see vaccines next month arriving and foreigners will be included. Another contact you can message if a Visa question arises ubonjoe

Very cool, I'd love to get vaccinated once I am in bangkok! I'm trying to complete my STV application by the end of this week and fly to bangkok in the second week of March.

[Kdskohsamui]

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