Fingerprints

[abradham 0]

The general gist I have for the background check is this:

No criminal record = No fingerprinting

Criminal record = Fingerprinting

Now, I read elsewhere on these Forums that if you had ever been denied entry or denied a visa, at least for Canadians you DO need fingerprints. As denied entry to visit a fiancee/significant other is common, can anyone who's been successfully through the whole process confirm or deny that?

I may just get the fingerprints anyway to avoid any problems down the road. My cousin's a cop and says I can come in and have the background check/prints done anytime.

[trailmix 77]

The general gist I have for the background check is this:

No criminal record = No fingerprinting

Criminal record = Fingerprinting

Now, I read elsewhere on these Forums that if you had ever been denied entry or denied a visa, at least for Canadians you DO need fingerprints. As denied entry to visit a fiancee/significant other is common, can anyone who's been successfully through the whole process confirm or deny that?

I may just get the fingerprints anyway to avoid any problems down the road. My cousin's a cop and says I can come in and have the background check/prints done anytime.

You are correct about when to fingerprint and when not to. As for the denied entry part, happens all the time and I have never heard of anyone getting fingerprints because they were denied entry when attempting a visit.

Have you already filed? If so it is really helpful if you can fill in your timeline, for the stats on vj and so you get better answers.

For instance, fingerprint checks can take from 2-10 months, if you are on the verge of going for your interview you might just want to go with the straight forward name check (because that is really all you need).

Edited January 2, 2008 by trailmix

[abradham 0]

The general gist I have for the background check is this:

No criminal record = No fingerprinting

Criminal record = Fingerprinting

Now, I read elsewhere on these Forums that if you had ever been denied entry or denied a visa, at least for Canadians you DO need fingerprints. As denied entry to visit a fiancee/significant other is common, can anyone who's been successfully through the whole process confirm or deny that?

I may just get the fingerprints anyway to avoid any problems down the road. My cousin's a cop and says I can come in and have the background check/prints done anytime.

You are correct about when to fingerprint and when not to. As for the denied entry part, happens all the time and I have never heard of anyone getting fingerprints because they were denied entry when attempting a visit.

Have you already filed? If so it is really helpful if you can fill in your timeline, for the stats on vj and so you get better answers.

For instance, fingerprint checks can take from 2-10 months, if you are on the verge of going for your interview you might just want to go with the straight forward name check (because that is really all you need).

Thanks for the clarification -- I'm off to get the background check done on Friday. Obviously would like to have it done as quick as possible.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

The general gist I have for the background check is this:

No criminal record = No fingerprinting

Criminal record = Fingerprinting

Now, I read elsewhere on these Forums that if you had ever been denied entry or denied a visa, at least for Canadians you DO need fingerprints. As denied entry to visit a fiancee/significant other is common, can anyone who's been successfully through the whole process confirm or deny that?

I may just get the fingerprints anyway to avoid any problems down the road. My cousin's a cop and says I can come in and have the background check/prints done anytime.

You are correct about when to fingerprint and when not to. As for the denied entry part, happens all the time and I have never heard of anyone getting fingerprints because they were denied entry when attempting a visit.

Have you already filed? If so it is really helpful if you can fill in your timeline, for the stats on vj and so you get better answers.

For instance, fingerprint checks can take from 2-10 months, if you are on the verge of going for your interview you might just want to go with the straight forward name check (because that is really all you need).

Mom. Realistically though MTL and the NVC (they told me to get fingerprints for Mom) really have no idea what they're doing, name check should be OK.