Police and passport clearance

[Jage 0]

Hi all,

My wife, who is citizen of India and is living in Canada for the last two years on student visa. My question is

1 - will she need police and passport clearance from India or Canada ?

Please advise

Thanks

[Caryh 5,206]

She will need from both places. Anywhere that someone has lived for six continuous months or more requires a police clearance.

[Jage 0]

Thanks...how about passport clearnce, can we get from indian embbassy in canada or is that needed from passport office in india?

also are there any templatates for the clearence of both passport and police?

She will need from both places. Anywhere that someone has lived for six continuous months or more requires a police clearance.

[dhlunar 25]

What do you mean by passport clearance?

All NVC needs for the passport is a copy of the biographical page of the passport.

In terms of police records. According to the US Department of State Document Reciprocity:

• India: Indian passport holders applying for visas outside India should obtain a statement from their local Indian embassy, consulate, High Commission, or Deputy High Commission confirming they have no criminal record.
• 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.)
  
  Applicants who have been convicted of a crime in Canada must contact their local RCMP office to obtain a "Certified Criminal Record Check," which lists an applicant's criminal history, indicating the section of the Canadian Criminal Code under which the applicant was charged, the disposition of the case, and the penalty imposed, if any. Obtaining a Certified Criminal Records Check requires submission of a fingerprint chart; the RCMP could take between two and twelve months to process a request for a Certified Criminal Record Check. (Note: If a namecheck by a police agency reveals a conviction record, that agency may be unwilling to issue a certificate and may refer the applicant to the RCMP for a Certified Criminal Record Check.)