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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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 Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:45 am Post subject: Police clearance - Uk citizens |
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I realsie that this subject has been done to death, but most of the information that ive read seems to be specific to US and canadain citizens.
Im not clear on a couple of things.
Firstly, once you get a police clearance, do you need a solicitors stamp/signiture on it before you can get the apostile stamp?
second, can you get it apostiled (or whatever its called) here in the korean/british embassy?
Thirdyly, has anyone actually tried to get a police clearance organised from this end? i hear now you have to go to milton keynes??? (i thought that place was just in tales to scare children).
I spoke to a guy on the phone (from disclosure scotland) that said all you need is something with your adress in korea and a translation of the address as proof - has anyone physically tried this? etc etc etc.
I it seems to me that it doesnt appear to straight forward to get a police clearance unless you go home to do it, but that is a very expensive way of doing it and very time consuming.
please advise if you have any advice 'at all' on doing any of the above from korea.
Thanks for your time. |
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Suza
Joined: 17 Oct 2008
Location: Ansan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: Police clearance - Uk citizens |
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| le-paul wrote: |
I realsie that this subject has been done to death, but most of the information that ive read seems to be specific to US and canadain citizens.
Im not clear on a couple of things.
Firstly, once you get a police clearance, do you need a solicitors stamp/signiture on it before you can get the apostile stamp?
second, can you get it apostiled (or whatever its called) here in the korean/british embassy?
Thirdyly, has anyone actually tried to get a police clearance organised from this end? i hear now you have to go to milton keynes??? (i thought that place was just in tales to scare children).
I spoke to a guy on the phone (from disclosure scotland) that said all you need is something with your adress in korea and a translation of the address as proof - has anyone physically tried this? etc etc etc.
I it seems to me that it doesnt appear to straight forward to get a police clearance unless you go home to do it, but that is a very expensive way of doing it and very time consuming.
please advise if you have any advice 'at all' on doing any of the above from korea.
Thanks for your time. |
Yes you need a solicitors signature on the police check before you get it apostiled.
You cant get it done at the Embassy, only at that place in Milton Keynes. You can post it to them, and pay online via their website. They give you a payment number that you write on the cover note letter to accompany your documents.
Someone could pick up the police clearance documents for you and post them over to you? Could be an easier way of doing it.
If your just re-signing i cant see why they are needed again. |
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le-paul
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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thanks fo rthe reply.
thats pretty much what i thought. its a mailing job. Im not re-signing, just preparing a contingency against naughty koreans...
by the way, your not suza freind of andy from changwon are you? |
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Suza
Joined: 17 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject: |
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| How strange! Yeah we're mates from a few years back from Liverpool. Are you the Sunderland guy? |
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le-paul
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| it is indeed a small world korea...! |
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English Matt
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: Police clearance - Uk citizens |
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| Suza wrote: |
| le-paul wrote: |
I realsie that this subject has been done to death, but most of the information that ive read seems to be specific to US and canadain citizens.
Im not clear on a couple of things.
Firstly, once you get a police clearance, do you need a solicitors stamp/signiture on it before you can get the apostile stamp?
second, can you get it apostiled (or whatever its called) here in the korean/british embassy?
Thirdyly, has anyone actually tried to get a police clearance organised from this end? i hear now you have to go to milton keynes??? (i thought that place was just in tales to scare children).
I spoke to a guy on the phone (from disclosure scotland) that said all you need is something with your adress in korea and a translation of the address as proof - has anyone physically tried this? etc etc etc.
I it seems to me that it doesnt appear to straight forward to get a police clearance unless you go home to do it, but that is a very expensive way of doing it and very time consuming.
please advise if you have any advice 'at all' on doing any of the above from korea.
Thanks for your time. |
Yes you need a solicitors signature on the police check before you get it apostiled.
You cant get it done at the Embassy, only at that place in Milton Keynes. You can post it to them, and pay online via their website. They give you a payment number that you write on the cover note letter to accompany your documents.
Someone could pick up the police clearance documents for you and post them over to you? Could be an easier way of doing it.
If your just re-signing i cant see why they are needed again. |
No, you don't need a solicitor's signature on your police check. It is issued by a government body and therefore does not need the solicitor's signature in order for it to be recognised by the government. If you get the CRC from Disclosure Scotland however then you will need it signed.
You can get your CRC this end from Disclosure Scotland, but getting it from the police requires you to walk into a police station, near where you last lived, in person with a Subject Access Request form, some ID and �10. The Disclosure Scotland route is quicker taking 1-2 weeks with the CRC from the police taking 40 days.
The CRC has nothing to do with Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes is where you send your degree certificate and CRC to be apostilled. The office was moved there to discourage walk-in traffic and increase the number of people using the post option. |
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Michael_75
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:21 am Post subject: Re: Police clearance - Uk citizens |
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| English Matt wrote: |
| Suza wrote: |
| le-paul wrote: |
I realsie that this subject has been done to death, but most of the information that ive read seems to be specific to US and canadain citizens.
Im not clear on a couple of things.
Firstly, once you get a police clearance, do you need a solicitors stamp/signiture on it before you can get the apostile stamp?
second, can you get it apostiled (or whatever its called) here in the korean/british embassy?
Thirdyly, has anyone actually tried to get a police clearance organised from this end? i hear now you have to go to milton keynes??? (i thought that place was just in tales to scare children).
I spoke to a guy on the phone (from disclosure scotland) that said all you need is something with your adress in korea and a translation of the address as proof - has anyone physically tried this? etc etc etc.
I it seems to me that it doesnt appear to straight forward to get a police clearance unless you go home to do it, but that is a very expensive way of doing it and very time consuming.
please advise if you have any advice 'at all' on doing any of the above from korea.
Thanks for your time. |
Yes you need a solicitors signature on the police check before you get it apostiled.
You cant get it done at the Embassy, only at that place in Milton Keynes. You can post it to them, and pay online via their website. They give you a payment number that you write on the cover note letter to accompany your documents.
Someone could pick up the police clearance documents for you and post them over to you? Could be an easier way of doing it.
If your just re-signing i cant see why they are needed again. |
No, you don't need a solicitor's signature on your police check. It is issued by a government body and therefore does not need the solicitor's signature in order for it to be recognised by the government. If you get the CRC from Disclosure Scotland however then you will need it signed.
You can get your CRC this end from Disclosure Scotland, but getting it from the police requires you to walk into a police station, near where you last lived, in person with a Subject Access Request form, some ID and �10. The Disclosure Scotland route is quicker taking 1-2 weeks with the CRC from the police taking 40 days.
The CRC has nothing to do with Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes is where you send your degree certificate and CRC to be apostilled. The office was moved there to discourage walk-in traffic and increase the number of people using the post option. |
I had a solicitor contact the Legalisation Office at the FCO and they said the Subject Access form doesn't need a signature since it is already signed by the ACPO official. Here is the e-mail reply she received:
Dear Joanna,
Thank you for your email.
If the CRB check is blue and bears 2 blue lines from ACPO, then you will not need to certify it and we can legalise it on the Official from ACPO's signature.
Kind Regards
The Legalisation Office
I just wondered if anyone had been to the legalisation office without a solicitor's signature before I go all the way to Milton Keynes? If you have found that it does need a signature, what exactly was this? Did you need to swear on it?
Thanks in advance.
edit I meant to ask whether not having a solicitor's signature caused any problems with Korean immigration? |
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le-paul
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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| hey, for the 5 minutes- 10 quid itll cost you to get it done - dont risk it. ive been told all kinds of things but one thing ive learned is play it safe and alllllllways have a contingency |
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