Translation / background online

[Elisinha 1]

Does anyone know anything about the background taken online because you are out of your country?

My questions are:

Can I request my backgrounds from Brazil online and bring them to my interview in Montreal? I'm living in Toronto, thou.

Does the translations have to be certified or accredited?

Please let me know your experiences/ advices in this type of situation.

Thanks,

Eli

[pocheros 101]

I *think* you will have to get two background checks- one from Brazil, and one from Canada. Getting one in Toronto is easy- just go to your local police station and ask if they do name-checks with the Canada police information centre (CPIC) or the national criminal records repository. If your local one doesn't do it they should redirect you to one that does. Note that this is NOT the RCMP check with fingerprints- that is unnecessary UNLESS you have a criminal history. Also my police check cost $50 for the first copy and $5 for every copy after that. I had to produce all the addresses I've lived in for the last 5 years.

No idea about how you go about obtaining a background check from Brazil while living abroad.

Translations should be certified. Make sure they look professional at least. I had my translation done by a member of the ATIO (association of translators and interpreters of Ontario) and then notarized by a commissioner of oath. The translation cost $80, the notarization was free. I have contact info for the translator's office in Mississauga lying around somewhere if you'd like it.

Edit: Here is some information on getting a police check from Brazil http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/central-south-amer/brazil.asp

Edited January 17, 2012 by pocheros

[Elisinha 1]

If you dont mind, I would love to get this contact.

I will contact the consulate and ask about the background via internet.

thanks for now