Police Certificate

[nkkst2 0]

I was wondering if you have to wait for a letter before you get the police certificate? Or could I go to the local police office and ask anytime?

What are they giving you anyway... just showing that you are not a criminal?

Also, I worked in the US for a year... do I have to get a police check from there too? I did not commit a crime.

thanks

[payxibka 10,045]

I was wondering if you have to wait for a letter before you get the police certificate? Or could I go to the local police office and ask anytime?

What are they giving you anyway... just showing that you are not a criminal?

Also, I worked in the US for a year... do I have to get a police check from there too? I did not commit a crime.

thanks

In most locales you can go anytime... some locations want to know your consulate case file number....

No PC from the US is needed

[YuAndDan 153]

1) Yes you can apply for a police cert at any time but do so around the time US Citzen gets NOA2. It simply says NO Criminal Record.

2) No, you do not need to get a cert from USA.

How to obtain a police certificate

1. Determine from which countries an applicant is required to obtain police certificates. The table below will assist in determining from where an applicant must obtain police certificates.

Note: Present and former residents of the United States should NOT obtain any police certificates covering their residence in the U.S.

2. Contact the appropriate police authorities. Selecting the appropriate country from the Reciprocity by Country page will provide you with additional information on how to obtain a police certificate.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...195.html#police

[nkkst2 0]

I was wondering if you have to wait for a letter before you get the police certificate? Or could I go to the local police office and ask anytime?

What are they giving you anyway... just showing that you are not a criminal?

Also, I worked in the US for a year... do I have to get a police check from there too? I did not commit a crime.

thanks

In most locales you can go anytime... some locations want to know your consulate case file number....

No PC from the US is needed

Thank you... my fiance hasnt even filed the I129 yet... but will in the next month... but I was just wondering. When I go in what is that I actually ask for?

[YuAndDan 153]

I was wondering if you have to wait for a letter before you get the police certificate? Or could I go to the local police office and ask anytime?

What are they giving you anyway... just showing that you are not a criminal?

Also, I worked in the US for a year... do I have to get a police check from there too? I did not commit a crime.

thanks

In most locales you can go anytime... some locations want to know your consulate case file number....

No PC from the US is needed

Thank you... my fiance hasnt even filed the I129 yet... but will in the next month... but I was just wondering. When I go in what is that I actually ask for?

Good ref here:

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.)

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

[Carlawarla 1]

If you have no criminal record than you just need to go to the RCMP and get a Canada Wide Name Check done. Don't get this done until you've got your package 3 from the Consulate. Since you're just thinking of filing the 129F now, no need to get this done now at all. It's only good for a year as well.

Depending on where you live, you might have to get one at the Commissionairres office.

Drop into the Canada forum, as I linked in another question you asked in the K-1 forum for additional Canada/US immigration questions such as this.