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[jjk]

My wife and posted our applications for an Australian Federal POlice Criminal Check today.

I downloaded the forms from http://www.afp.gov.au/business/national_police_checks took a few minutes to fill it in, attached a copy of my passport, her licence along with a Post Office Money Order for $32.75.

I will have the reports back within 15 business days- so they claim. Seemed easy enough. We just had to remember our addresses for the previous 10 years- though it says that city and postcodes are enough if you can't remember the exact address, as well as at least the years you lived there.

The Victorian State Police check, which also does a national database check of all Australian juristictions costs $29.50, and takes 10-15 business days.

Being that the time and cost for these two checks were basically the same, we went with the Federal check- who knows if the Kor. Immigration people will want this over another, though they search the same records.

You can apply for the check if overseas, just post it to them. They only accept money orders or personal cheques though.

My wife applied for new passport today as well ( I got mine in September as it was full), and as usualy it was painless- done at the post office with the money orders for the police check, and new photos done there, as the ones she have taken in Korea for just this sort of thing weren't sized correctly for the Australian passport- there was 2mm too much neck?!

For those looking at getting your Australian passport renewed, or reissued due to lack of pages, the frequent traveller passport has 64 pages, and costs $300. The standard 32 page passport is now $200. She will get the passport back within 7-10 days.

[BigBuds]

My crimianl history check from Australia took a month and a half to get here.

[halfmanhalfbiscuit]

I've got a question from when I lived in Queensland.I applied for the "blue card' as I would be teaching minors when a Japanese HS group came to the language academy I was at.

Does one actually receive a card or is that merely the name of the application?As it was, receipt of application was fine.

[GerryTulip]

Have you been told that you will have to have your police check documents apostilled? That is what is required with my police check here in the UK.

[babtangee]

[chrisaldred53]

mate,

not sure if you need this info. but as far as i have gathered from your previous posts u might or might not...anyway, for the police check in the UK you need to request something called Subject Access from your local police e.g. my local police is Greater Manchester police. I called them and they directed me to their web site where i could download their Subject Access form. I printed if off and filled it in. I provided 2 pieces of ID with the application and mailed it to the county police station in Manchester. Because i requested "information held about me on the National Police Computer" they will have sent it to Scotland Yard in London
so info can be gleaned about me from the National Police Computer.
They legally have to do it within 40 days. i sent mine of 30 days ago. havent receive it yet!

for the apostille, u need to go to the foreign affairs office in London. costs 17 quid (or thereabouts). i wasnt told i needed this from anyone, but it doesnt surprise me that you have as all the info ive heard is so contradictory!

hope this helps!

[Alexander]

My other half and I have just completed the AFP check and had it returned, so I'll add the following:

1. The AFP are hopeless. I know this from experience in my current role. As expected, they buggered it up and "lost" our applications. In reality, they were sitting on someone's desk awaiting processing. Accordingly, my advice to you is to hound them, daily, about getting it done. If you don't, it will take a month or two. If you do, it'll be more like a week. There's a number of the site. Use it.

2. The Victoria Police check is cheaper...and it is still processed by the AFP! If you want to pay a visit to the local coppers, this is probably the way to go. However, note my advice in #1.

I hope that assists somewhat in cutting through the BS.

[penguin]

[Dome Vans]

[chrisaldred53]

[angelgirl]

Does an E1 need a criminal background check?

[szlogan]

i applied through the QLD police for $42 or so.
got the report back within week.

[re:cursive]

I ordered mine whilst in Australia and it took close to double the number of business days that they quoted. At no point were they able to tell me when it would be ready. Every time I contacted them I was told..."We are waiting for information from other juristictions". One day it magically appeared.

If you really need one by a particular date, I recommend ordering at as far in advance as humanly possible.