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RichT

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:26pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:26pm

We have just been through this process:

You need to use ACRO Criminal Records Office at www.acro.police.uk.

The charge is £55 per person for a Police Certificate (which is what is required) and they usually turn round an application within 10 days. There is a further charge of (I think) £15 for the certificate to be couriered to you.

The certificate then needs to be notarised (our solicitor charged £25 per person for several documents to be notarised) and then it needs to be approved via the Hague Apostille process (£30 per document).

Roberto - I believe that you are incorrect (which is rare). We did not have to provide any fingerprints taken in the UK, however, we have needed to attend the Foreigner's Office at our local Police Station in Spain, for an identity fingerprint to be taken (just the forefinger).

As per comments above, I strongly believe that you have been charged fraudulently for the 'Korean service', so I would advise contacting your credit card company asap.

As we've just successfully completed the whole NLV process, please feel to PM me if you have any further questions.

Roberto30710

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:44pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:44pm

Rich T, how long ago did you get your Spanish Visado sticker in your British passport, which meant you could go through the Residencia process in Spain? Was your application first submitted after December 31st 2020?

The finger print taken by Spanish Police was for the actual Residencia card

RodLynn73

Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:13pm

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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:13pm

Thanks everyone we have been duped the woman at the consulate gave us acro.police.com not uk one to look out for if anyone else are doing the same🤬

eduardo3332

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:13am

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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:13am

RodLynn73 wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:13pm:

Thanks everyone we have been duped the woman at the consulate gave us acro.police.com not uk one to look out for if anyone else are doing the same🤬

Get onto your credi card company straight away and explain the fraudelent transactions

RichT

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:18am

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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:18am

Roberto30710 wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:44pm:

Rich T, how long ago did you get your Spanish Visado sticker in your British passport, which meant you could go through the Residencia process in Spain? Was your application first submitted after December 31st 2020?

The finger print taken by Spanish Police was for the actual Residencia card

We started our application in February and received the NLV in May; and moved here in late May.

We have owned our property here for 2 years as a holiday home and then I have had the opportunity to retire early, so we have now moved here permanently. As we were not previously living here, we couldn’t try and get residency through the ‘old’ WA process...

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Frank21

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:35pm

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Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:35pm

RichT wrote on Thu Jun 10, 2021 5:26pm:

We have just been through this process:

You need to use ACRO Criminal Records Office at www.acro.police.uk.

The charge is £55 per person for a Police Certificate (which is what is required) and they usually turn round an application within 10 days. There is a further charge of (I think) £15 for the certificate to be couriered to you.

The certificate then needs to be notarised (our solicitor charged £25 per person for several documents to be notarised) and then it needs to be approved via the Hague Apostille process (£30 per document).

Roberto - I believe that you are incorrect (which is rare). We did not have to provide any fingerprints taken in the UK, however, we have needed to attend the Foreigner's Office at our local Police Station in Spain, for an identity fingerprint to be taken (just the forefinger).

As per comments above, I strongly believe that you have been charged fraudulently for the 'Korean service', so I would advise contacting your credit card company asap.

As we've just successfully completed the whole NLV process, please feel to PM me if you have any further questions.

Hi RichT,

Was their a time limit on the validity of the Police Certificate? On the ACRO website it says:

Length of time for which a certificate is valid

There is no set period of time for which the Police Certificate is considered valid. Embassies, High Commissions, consulates will usually require you to produce a Police Certificate which has been issued less than six months before your visa interview or travel date.

However, I was under the impression that it could not be more than three months old.

What was your experience please?

Thanks

RichT

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:07pm

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:07pm

Frank21 wrote on Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:35pm:

Hi RichT,

Was their a time limit on the validity of the Police Certificate? On the ACRO website it says:

Length of time for which a certificate is valid

There is no set period of time for which the Police Certificate is considered valid. Embassies, High Commissions, consulates will usually require you to produce a Police Certificate which has been issued less than six months before your visa interview or travel date.

However, I was under the impression that it could not be more than three months old.

What was your experience please?

Thanks

We were told by the Spanish solicitor that we were using to help us through the NLV process that, in general, all documents would need to be issued within the previous 3 months to be considered valid and we met that criteria.

As noted above, the whole process took around 3 months. Our appointment was at the Spanish Consulate in Manchester and appointments appeared to be generally available at, say, a week's notice.

Roberto30710

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:30pm

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:30pm

RichT wrote on Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:07pm:

We were told by the Spanish solicitor that we were using to help us through the NLV process that, in general, all documents would need to be issued within the previous 3 months to be considered valid and we met that criteria.

As noted above, the whole process took around 3 months. Our appointment was at the Spanish Consulate in Manchester and appointments appeared to be generally available at, say, a week's notice....

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Rich T, well I stand corrected. That is a major time/money saver.

Leew73

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 5:36pm

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Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2021 5:36pm

RichT wrote on Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:07pm:

We were told by the Spanish solicitor that we were using to help us through the NLV process that, in general, all documents would need to be issued within the previous 3 months to be considered valid and we met that criteria.

As noted above, the whole process took around 3 months. Our appointment was at the Spanish Consulate in Manchester and appointments appeared to be generally available at, say, a week's notice....

...

Hi, how long after your appointment at the consulate did you receive your NLV?

RichT

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 2:03pm

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Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 2:03pm

Leew73 wrote on Sat Jun 12, 2021 5:36pm:

Hi, how long after your appointment at the consulate did you receive your NLV?

It was 11 days.

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