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I went to the RCMP because it was more convenient to do it that way. It was taking too long to get an appointment with the local police in my area. No fingerprints for Canada. (Like mozplay, I had to get fingerprinted for out of country check/application for other countries.)

When I got my RCMP police certificate, I asked the officer how long my certificate was valid for and he said 6 months (although, it didn't say that on the certificate). My certificate was dated April 18, 2006 and my interview was August 11 (I guess that doesn't help answer the question since I got mine 4 months before my interview).

But the instruction packet I got states this:

The certificate issued for our present place of residence must have been issued within the 12 months preceding the date of your fnal visa appointment in Montreal....

I got the above on "Canada Packet 3 Supplement" page 3.

CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

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QC2CO   1

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I think on the Packet 3 it asks for an RCMP certified criminal records check (I'm at work so I can't verify this at the moment).

If this is accurate... then if you go to the RCMP website here http://www.rcmp.ca/crimrec/finger2_e.htm , the first thing that is required on "HOW TO OBTAIN A CERTIFIED CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK" is "1) Full set of fingerprints required".

Which is confusing, since some people say that the fingerprints are not required. So if it is not required, I would think that going to the Ottawa police for instance and asking them for a record check under name only, and its done Canada wide, would suffice.

I'm going wacko :wacko: hehe :D

I'm just trying to clarify this for the people who are going to do this part now. Since I have done both myself. The local police department check and the RCMP certified check with fingerprints (which I'm still waiting for after 2 months).

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ceriserose   1

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There are two types of RCMP checks, one with fingerprints which can take up to several months and one which is without which is a Canada-wide name search which takes only a few minutes at the local office. The one with fingerprints is only required if you have a criminal record. Try not to get hung up on the names the embassy forms call them; if you don't have a criminal record the embassy only needs the Canada-wide name check.

As for RCMP versus local police, it's my understanding the local police will search your local records plus the RCMP database. For some, depending on location, it might be preferable to go locally. In my case, the RCMP office in Vancouver was 30 minutes drive away and charged me $20. My local police was 5 minutes away and wanted to charge me $70. I took a little drive. ;)

International checks need the fingerprints. And take as long as they want. :lol:

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Flames9_RN   358

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I still laugh when I see this post. Seems to come up weekly and it gets blown out of proportion, lol Best of luck all

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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ceriserose   1

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I still laugh when I see this post. Seems to come up weekly and it gets blown out of proportion, lol Best of luck all

You know as well as I do from this side of the approved visa, all of the initial paperwork seems easy. ;)

Good luck all! :)

Electricity is really just organized lightning.

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Flames9_RN   358

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Yes it appears easy once on is complete,lol Just every week the same questions, on the criminal check and can I visit my spouse inthe USA while the process is ongoing makes me smile, lol Wish the search feature here on VJ was a bit better, but not sure if it would help any.

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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I tried to get it done in advance.. just went to the RCMP office this past Friday. She said I couldn't just walk in off the street to get (my own) criminal record check, it had to be requested by someone, and that it costs $42. their website says $20. But she also said it only takes 20 minutes and I may as well wait until I get my packet from the embassy.

I still don't see why I can't just walk in off the street and pay for my own check, but whatever.

04/13/06 - I-129F mailed

04/18/06 - NOA1

08/30/06 - NOA2

09/26/06 - received at NVC

09/27/06 - forwarded to consulate

20/11/06 - visa in my pocket!

14/01/07 - POE

13/04/07 - marriage

27/04/07 docs sent in for AOS, EAD, AP

26/06/07 - biometrics appointment

02/17/07 - AP and EAD arrive

03/03/08 - Infopass - where the heck is my AOS interview?? No one knows!

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CanuckmeetsYank   0

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Okay so the whole criminal record check thing I got figured out except one thing. I traveled the UK for about 2 1/2-3 months back in 2001. Do I need to get a criminal record check(finger printed) for this? I dont have and criminal record anywhere..but wanted to make sure I did everything correctly. Any advice on this please?

K1-Journey

[*]March 9,2006 finally sent K1 Package to Nebraska

[*]March 24-NOA1

[*]July 17/06 -IMBRA RFE

September 13/06- 3 Emails stating we got NOA2, APPROVED!!! Dated September 8,2006.

[*]October 20th/06-Received Packet 3

[*]October 31/06-Medical Exam

December 6,2006-Interview in Vancouver APPROVED!

Arrived in US- December 14, 2006

January 3,2007- Applied for SSN got within 7 days in the mail.

February 17,2007- MARRIED!

AOS-EAD-AP Journey:

March 2, 2007-Started AOS paperwork

March 12,2007- Filed AOS, EAD, AP Docs.

March 22, 2007-NOA1 for AOS,EAD, AP

March 23, 2007-Receive "Biometrics Appointment"Letter

April 4, 2007- Biometrics Appointment...done..

April 19,2007-Notice in Mail saying transfered to CSC..not sure what is up with that...

May 21, 2007- Touched and email saying case pending at CSC.

May 23,2007-AOS Touched!

May 25, 2007-AOS Touched-Again

May 29, 2007-Email AP APPROVED.

May 29, 2007-EAD touched

May 30,2007-AP and EAD Touched

May 31, 2007-Email stating I-485 Card Production Ordered!!! WOOHOO!

June 1,2007-Email EAD Approved

June 2, 2007- AP Received.

June 4, 2007 -Welcome New Permanent Resident letter received.

June 7, 2007-EAD Card Received..no GC yet..

June 9, 2007-GREEN CARD IN HAND!

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Okay so the whole criminal record check thing I got figured out except one thing. I traveled the UK for about 2 1/2-3 months back in 2001. Do I need to get a criminal record check(finger printed) for this? I dont have and criminal record anywhere..but wanted to make sure I did everything correctly. Any advice on this please?

To my understanding, it's only needed if you have lived elsewhere for a year or more. However, you may want to take the word of someone who has actually received their instructions, lol.. instead of just lil ol me who is working off of past forum posts. :D

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Okay so the whole criminal record check thing I got figured out except one thing. I traveled the UK for about 2 1/2-3 months back in 2001. Do I need to get a criminal record check(finger printed) for this? I dont have and criminal record anywhere..but wanted to make sure I did everything correctly. Any advice on this please?

You only need a records check for any country where you have lived for 6 months or more, if I remember correctly.

Forwhwat it's worth, packet 3 was pretty specific on using the RCMP for the records check, so I decided to be safe and went with them instead of the local police.

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Jan 17, 2014 N-400 submitted

Jan 27, 2014 NOA received and cheque cashed

Feb 13, 2014 Biometrics scheduled

Nov 7, 2014 NOA received and interview scheduled


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Cygnet   0

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Okay so the whole criminal record check thing I got figured out except one thing. I traveled the UK for about 2 1/2-3 months back in 2001. Do I need to get a criminal record check(finger printed) for this? I dont have and criminal record anywhere..but wanted to make sure I did everything correctly. Any advice on this please?

You only need a records check for any country where you have lived for 6 months or more, if I remember correctly.

:yes: Agree. :yes:

CR-1

09/16/2005 Mailed I-130 (CSC)

09/21/2005 NOA 1

02/07/2006 NOA 2 (Day 143)

02/25/2006 Petitioner receives AOS Bill in U.S. (Day 161)

02/27/2006 AOS Bill (regular USPS) and DS-3032 (Canada Post regular) are mailed out

03/21/2006 Petitioner receives I-864 package (Day 185)

03/22/2006 Beneficiary receives IV Bill and sends payment - regular mail (Day 186)

03/24/2006 Petitioner sends back I-864 (Day 188)

04/13/2006 Beneficiary receives DS-230 (Day 208)

05/10/2006 Beneficiary sends back DS-230 and docs to NVC via Fedex (Day 235)

05/19/2006 NVC issues RFE on Question # 20 on the DS-230. (Day 244)

05/29/2006 Beneficiary receives RFE and sends it off (Day 254)

06/02/2006 NVC receives RFE (Day 258)

06/16/2006 Case Complete! (Day 272)

07/07/2006 Case forwarded to Consulate in Montreal (Day 293)

08/11/2006 INTERVIEW! VISA APPROVED!

08/14/2006 Picked up visa and crossed the border.

08/25/2006 SS card arrives in the mail

09/07/2006 GC arrives in the mail.

K-3

02/01/2006 Mailed I-129F

02/07/2006 NOA1

04/14/2006 I-129F is approved!

04/24/2006 NVC forwards the application to the consulate in Montreal

05/01/2006 Packet 3 is received from consulate & is sent of 3 days later

07/07/2006 Medical

08/08/2006 INTERVIEW- cancelled bec. of CR-1

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CanuckmeetsYank   0

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Thanks for the information. I am still a bit aways from the packet 3 but wanted to make sure that I was on the ball..and I will definatly use the RCMP for my police check...thanks everyone! :D

K1-Journey

[*]March 9,2006 finally sent K1 Package to Nebraska

[*]March 24-NOA1

[*]July 17/06 -IMBRA RFE

September 13/06- 3 Emails stating we got NOA2, APPROVED!!! Dated September 8,2006.

[*]October 20th/06-Received Packet 3

[*]October 31/06-Medical Exam

December 6,2006-Interview in Vancouver APPROVED!

Arrived in US- December 14, 2006

January 3,2007- Applied for SSN got within 7 days in the mail.

February 17,2007- MARRIED!

AOS-EAD-AP Journey:

March 2, 2007-Started AOS paperwork

March 12,2007- Filed AOS, EAD, AP Docs.

March 22, 2007-NOA1 for AOS,EAD, AP

March 23, 2007-Receive "Biometrics Appointment"Letter

April 4, 2007- Biometrics Appointment...done..

April 19,2007-Notice in Mail saying transfered to CSC..not sure what is up with that...

May 21, 2007- Touched and email saying case pending at CSC.

May 23,2007-AOS Touched!

May 25, 2007-AOS Touched-Again

May 29, 2007-Email AP APPROVED.

May 29, 2007-EAD touched

May 30,2007-AP and EAD Touched

May 31, 2007-Email stating I-485 Card Production Ordered!!! WOOHOO!

June 1,2007-Email EAD Approved

June 2, 2007- AP Received.

June 4, 2007 -Welcome New Permanent Resident letter received.

June 7, 2007-EAD Card Received..no GC yet..

June 9, 2007-GREEN CARD IN HAND!

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Zaurok   0

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I got mine in Montreal. I didn't need to show them anything either except a couple of picture ID's. I just told them it was for immigration purposes.

:help:

Where in Montreal did you go? I'm planning on getting mine tomorrow...

[15-03-2006] NOA1

[27-03-2006] Touched? (The last modification was on that date. shrugs)

[30-06-2006] Received and sent the IMBRA RFE.

[11-07-2006] Touched --> USCIS received the IMBRA RFE.

[11-09-2006] NOA2!!

[22-11-2006] Montreal received DS-230 on/before November 22

[12-04-2007] Interview!!!

[13-04-2007] K-1 Visa issued after 13 months of waiting.

[19-05-2007] Wedding

[24-07-2007] Paperwork for AoS sent

[11-15-2007] Green Card received

1 year+ for a K-1 Visa. Who would've thought...

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