State criminal background check???

[1happywoman]

Okay, I've gotten communication from the INZ that they have all of my paperwork. I got an automated email that there had been an update to my status, so I called to see what that was. Apparently everything is being sent back to me because there are "things missing". My partner contacted a supervisor at the INZ and they apparently want a "State of Ohio" criminal background check. I submitted a background check, an original, with a seal, that came from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that said I have no criminal record whatsoever. My background check was done using the Webcheck system - my fingerprints were scanned and a complete check was done - this system is used to check healthcare workers, people who work with elderly and children and is comprehensive (local, state and federal background records). The darned thing even was mailed to me from the office of the Attorney General of the State of Ohio!

I started at my local police department and they don't do the fingerprints any more, because this is faster and more comprehensive, and is soon going to be the only way to get a background check done! I had to go to a specific place and have the scan done by a person who was trained to do this and it cost $40 to have it done. A background check can be done in a matter of hours instead of days. (I had my fingerprints scanned on Friday morning and received my police check in the mail the following Wednesday.) They have the ability to process 5000 requests in a day. The same company will process the inked fingerprints but that can take up to 30 days and if the prints are smudged or not good, then the process has to be repeated. When I did the scan, the operator knows when the prints are submitted whether they are clear enough or need to be rescanned then and there. This is it; this is the official background check here in the USA, not an auxillary company of some sort.

So, now I find I am missing something that wasn't even requested, according to what I re-read for the umteenth time on the INZ website! I'm a 52 year old female who has been a nurse for 30 years, lived in the same small town all my life and don't have so much as a parking ticket! What would even make them think I could possibly have any kind of criminal background beyond a form from a federal agency that says I have "no criminal record found" in their huge database???

[keeweegal]

Bloody red tape

Can you put a response in writing to INZ, stating what you've said here, & maybe with something from an "official body" in the US backing it all up?

Good luck

KG

[1happywoman]

Maybe I need to tell them to read their own website! They even have the links on there that take you to the FBI site to find the forms and the information to get the background check done. Once you go to the local police station (as they direct on the website), they then send you to have fingerprints scanned, because the police departments don't do the inked ones anymore. I do believe we have moved into the 21st century! I'll probably write something up. The report they got was signed and sealed by an official body so I don't know what else they want. I'm almost afraid to call for clarification, since I and my partner have gotten some incorrect information from them more than once.

[keeweegal]

If its not too late, I'd try & get it sorted before they send everything back as you don't need any delays. Just my 2c worth!

I know what you mean about getting wrong info from different people - makes me so !

[1happywoman]

My partner did call back on Thursday afternoon and the permanent residence application (only) is going back to Washington via diplomatic bag, so all my information, passport, birth certificate, etc. will be protected. I'm probably going to wait it out, as it may get to Washington where someone may look at it and see that I have the federal background check and don't need anything else. If not, then when I get the letter, I will call the Washington office and find out what I need and where to get it.

I work in what is basically a customer service part of the health insurance industry, and we try very hard to give correct information, keep good notes in our systems so the next person knows what the last person said to a caller. So, getting totally wrong or conflicting information really bugs me!

[keeweegal]

Originally Posted by 1happywoman

So, getting totally wrong or conflicting information really bugs me!

You're not alone there!

Hope it gets sorted quickly for you.

[kiwisue]

Can't imagine why NZIS would want a police check from the State of Ohio...I am a kiwi and my husband is a Texan and we got the FBI checks done for both of us (I needed mine done since I am the sponsor) and sent them along with all the other paperwork required for PR for my husband under Family/Partnership category...His application is being processed in Washington DC at present ... I hope you can get the matter sorted soon... This process is stressful enough without more stress being added..


Good luck.

Suzanne.

[Cliff]

FBI check is what they want.

[kiwisue]

Exactly...We only needed FBI checks, nothing else.

[1happywoman]

I hope I can get someone to look at it again, because what I sent is from the FBI with the official seal and everything! Doesn't it just figure, though, that this was probably the easiest thing I had to do but someone thinks it's not right!