police certificate

[Missa 0]

hello Canadians

i was thinking of getting my police check done early. My fiance and i are doing the K-1 and hopefully will be getting our our NOA2 soon. i was looking at the RCMP website about criminal record checks because i will need one for the interview i assume, and it says they require you to be finger printed and whatnot. It also says that it takes an average of 120 to process ? i searched the forums and only one other topic came up and it was said that no criminal record no fingerprints.

so I'm confused. i have no criminal record will i still have to be fingerprinted and wait so long or am i looking at the wrong thing online?

when i go to my local RCMP field office what should i ask for? I'm in a remote city and i don't imagine they get asked a lot for checks for immigration purposes so i don't want to get it wrong.

thanks in advance

Missa

[Marilyn. 340]

all you need is a Canada wide name check.. if you have no criminal record you don't need to be fingerprinted

[dutchmatt 1]

You should be fine with just going to your local police department. I just got mine done at a York Regional Police Office for $40 and it took 2 minutes. I believe finger prints are only needed when you have a record...so in your case they are not needed.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Yep like marilyn stated--ensure it is done Canada wide AND in any other names you have used (married before, etc etc) Each form looks different than an other! Some place charge a fee, some do not. Some you get on the spot, some in a few days, others a few weeks!! Some places will want proof on why you require it! i got mine done in kingston NS from the RCMP detachment, and it looked like a 2 yr old drew it up!!