Police Certificates

[SteveK 0]

There could be a rather lengthy wait for the Certified Criminal Record Check through the RCMP (listed at 2 to 12 months) is there any problem with applying for this well in advance of the I-129f being approved or must I wait until the Consulate in Vancouver has received everything from NVC?

[Jigi 0]

hi,

I dont think its a problem if you apply now... before applying just check out... how long is the certificate valid for because you will have to keep in mind when will your case will be completed so by that time your certificate should be valid.

Jigi

[Yomtl 0]

hi,

I dont think its a problem if you apply now... before applying just check out... how long is the certificate valid for because you will have to keep in mind when will your case will be completed so by that time your certificate should be valid.

Jigi

My understanding is that you don't need the type of police certificate that is based on finger prints. The one based on name + date of birth is sufficient. I received mine after a week.

Hope this helps.

Yohann.

[SteveK 0]

hi,

I dont think its a problem if you apply now... before applying just check out... how long is the certificate valid for because you will have to keep in mind when will your case will be completed so by that time your certificate should be valid.

Jigi

My understanding is that you don't need the type of police certificate that is based on finger prints. The one based on name + date of birth is sufficient. I received mine after a week.

Hope this helps.

Yohann.

When I was a punk kid I was charged under the young offenders act so I'm 99.99% sure that counts as a criminal record. Granted, this is going back almost 20 years ago and have a spotless record since this incident (it was a minor incident as well) but just to be on the safe side I'd rather have the full fingerprint check in hand for when the interview is scheduled.

I'll likely look into obtaining court records as well, not even sure if they'd still exist. I'm approaching all this with the mind set of being fully transparent about everything because it would really suck to have a minor incident that happened nearly 20 years ago be the thing that causes my case to be delayed.

[trailmix 77]

hi,

I dont think its a problem if you apply now... before applying just check out... how long is the certificate valid for because you will have to keep in mind when will your case will be completed so by that time your certificate should be valid.

Jigi

My understanding is that you don't need the type of police certificate that is based on finger prints. The one based on name + date of birth is sufficient. I received mine after a week.

Hope this helps.

Yohann.

When I was a punk kid I was charged under the young offenders act so I'm 99.99% sure that counts as a criminal record. Granted, this is going back almost 20 years ago and have a spotless record since this incident (it was a minor incident as well) but just to be on the safe side I'd rather have the full fingerprint check in hand for when the interview is scheduled.

I'll likely look into obtaining court records as well, not even sure if they'd still exist. I'm approaching all this with the mind set of being fully transparent about everything because it would really suck to have a minor incident that happened nearly 20 years ago be the thing that causes my case to be delayed.

The certificate is valid for a year - so, you will need to time that accordingly. No need to wait until Vancouver has received everything.

[SteveK 0]

Thanks everyone, I appreciate the input.

I should be fine with the 1 year validity of the certificate; I-129F is being processed now and hopefully that'll take less than a year, plus it'll take a few months at least to get the finger print check results back. Just glad I don't have to wait for packet 3 from Vancouver.

[penn-kd 0]

You don't need the one with finger prints? I faxed the consulate the RCMP check that I got to ensure it was the right one and they okayed it. I when to the RCMP and got mine in a matter of 5 minutes.