Documents For interview!!! HELP!

[sunflower3 0]

Ne everyone - i need help!! i've got my letter for an interview with the consulate general of USA in Vancouver, Canada. The letter asks me to get:

"Police Certificates: Please obatin police certificates from the police of each locality where you hae resided for six month or more since attaining the age of 16. A police certificate must also be ontained froom police authorities of any place where you have been arrested. Residents of Canada should apply with this letter to the RCMP detachment."

Do I need to get a something from the RCMP or can I just go to my local police authroities? If I need to go through RCP does anyone know if I need to get fingerprints and how long the process takes?

Any advice would be appreciated!

[YuAndDan 153]

Police Records

Inside Canada: Applicants who are physically present in Canada should contact their local police service or Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) office regarding criminal record check procedures. Applicants may obtain a certificate of no conviction issued by any Canadian police service so long as it notes that Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) or the national criminal records repository was searched using the applicant’s name and date of birth. Applicants should ensure that the search includes all names that they have previously used, including maiden names, prior married names, or names used before Canadian naturalization. (Note: Because records checks based on name and date of birth only are sometimes less thorough than those based on fingerprints, U.S. diplomatic offices reserve the right to request that certain applicants obtain fingerprint-based searches from the RCMP.)

Applicants who have been convicted of a crime in Canada must contact their local RCMP office to obtain a “Certified Criminal Record Check,” which lists an applicant’s criminal history, indicating the section of the Canadian Criminal Code under which the applicant was charged, the disposition of the case, and the penalty imposed, if any. Obtaining a Certified Criminal Records Check requires submission of a fingerprint chart; the RCMP could take between two and twelve months to process a request for a Certified Criminal Record Check. (Note: If a namecheck by a police agency reveals a conviction record, that agency may be unwilling to issue a certificate and may refer the applicant to the RCMP for a Certified Criminal Record Check.)

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/reciproc...ocity_3531.html

[maja 0]

Congratulation on your interview notice; just take your interview letter to your local rcmp detachment and you should be able to obtain your police clearance within minutes. Note: If you have got a criminal record, you will have to get your fingerprints done and sent to Ottawa for a "certified criminal record check" which could take anywhere from 4-6 months. Others have suggested that your police clearance can be obtained through your local police department; I'm not sure if that would be enough. Maybe someone with more insight would throw more light on the above issue.

Good luck and all the best!

Maja

Ne everyone - i need help!! i've got my letter for an interview with the consulate general of USA in Vancouver, Canada. The letter asks me to get:

"Police Certificates: Please obatin police certificates from the police of each locality where you hae resided for six month or more since attaining the age of 16. A police certificate must also be ontained froom police authorities of any place where you have been arrested. Residents of Canada should apply with this letter to the RCMP detachment."

Do I need to get a something from the RCMP or can I just go to my local police authroities? If I need to go through RCP does anyone know if I need to get fingerprints and how long the process takes?

Any advice would be appreciated!