Police check for multiple places of residence.

[configuration 2]

Hi all,

I am gathering documents for the upcoming NVC stage (should be there in about a month). The main thing I have to work on is police record checks. I currently live in Toronto but had lived in Vancouver for about 5 years (as an adult).

I know that some VJers have recommended using Commissionaires as an efficient and quick way to get police certificates, rather than going through the RCMP. My question: do I need to get separate records from Vancouver as well as Toronto? Or will a single police record from the Commissionaires here in Toronto be enough? The US State Dept website says I "must obtain a police certificate from the local police authority if I lived in a different part of your country of nationality for more than 6 months". That certainly applies to me.

Any suggestions from others who have had to do this?

Thanks.

[hikergirl 277]

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/canada/303578/montreal/packet4-montreal.pdf

If you look at step 4 you will see: Each visa applicant aged 16 years or older must submit a police certificate from every

country where he/she resided for at least 6 months after the age of 16.

You only need to obtain the one police check. Just ensure that the National Database or CPIC is checked and it's annotated on your certificate.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/canada/303578/montreal/packet4-montreal.pdf

If you look at step 4 you will see: Each visa applicant aged 16 years or older must submit a police certificate from every

country where he/she resided for at least 6 months after the age of 16.

You only need to obtain the one police check. Just ensure that the National Database or CPIC is checked and it's annotated on your certificate.

It's interesting that Canada asks for 6 months out of country when it's actually supposed to be 12 months. See here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/info/info_3195.html#police

[configuration 2]

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/canada/303578/montreal/packet4-montreal.pdf

If you look at step 4 you will see: Each visa applicant aged 16 years or older must submit a police certificate from every

country where he/she resided for at least 6 months after the age of 16.

You only need to obtain the one police check. Just ensure that the National Database or CPIC is checked and it's annotated on your certificate.

Many thanks for that link!

[pocheros 101]

You only need one check if you haven't lived outside of Canada for a significant amount of time. By the way, I got mine done at a police station in Mississauga for $50, which I believe is cheaper than commissionaires. I went to the local station in Brampton and asked where to go, so they redirected me to 22 division. I showed up, filled out the form (which asks for your addresses from the last 5 years) and then handed it to a lady who stamped it. I was in and out in 5 minutes. It might be easier just to ask your local OPP station to get the check done.

Also, since it's commonly asked around here, you DO NOT need to get fingerprints done unless you have a criminal record. You just need to have your name and date of birth searched in the CPIC or national records repository. Also, Montreal will not accept photocopies of your police check, they will keep the original at the interview.

[configuration 2]

Thanks, Pocheros.

I have lived outside Canada (India) so technically I also need a second police record from India. However, the Indian consulate does not provide police records to foreign citizens living outside India, as the US State department states, so I cannot get a police record from there.