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Just trying to figure out getting my police check done

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

It looks like NOA2 will be in the next six or seven weeks if estimates are correct (fortunately, the major health issue that we thought we were dealing with turned out to be a false alarm so we didn't need to apply for expedite, thank all that's holy and made of cheese). I'm figuring I should get my police check done and sorted in order to make sure that it's ready to go in time. I just want to confirm that I am obtaining the correct document(s).

I live in Toronto, so I believe I should follow the procedures on this page: http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/recordsmanagement/clearance.php . Is this correct? Do I also need to obtain records checks from other municipalities in which I have resided since age 18? I don't want to cause any delays at this point. I've been waiting so long already and I think I'll cry if I have to wait further because of getting a wrong document. I know my PRC will come up perfect--I've worked with children and the disabled and have had to get PRCs before, but I don't know if this one requires anything additional because of the US government wanting extra hoops leapt through.

Met in 2010 on a forum for a mutual interest. Became friends.
2011: Realized we needed to evaluate our status as friends when we realized we were talking about raising children together.

2011/2012: Decided we were a couple sometime in, but no possibility of being together due to being same sex couple.

June 26, 2013: DOMA overturned. American married couples ALL have the same federal rights at last! We can be a family!

June-September, 2013: Discussion about being together begins.

November 13, 2013: Meet in person to see if this could work. It's perfect. We plan to elope to Boston, MA.

March 13, 2014 Married!

May 9, 2014: Petition mailed to USCIS

May 12, 2014: NOA1.
October 27, 2014: NOA2. (5 months, 2 weeks, 1 day after NOA1)
October 31, 2014: USCIS ships file to NVC (five days after NOA2) Happy Halloween for us!

November 18, 2014: NVC receives our case (22 days after NOA2)

December 17, 2014: NVC generates case number (50 days after NOA2)

December 19, 2014: Receive AOS bill, DS-261. Submit DS-261 (52 days after NOA2)

December 20, 2014: Pay AOS Fee

January 7, 2015: Receive, pay IV Fee

January 10, 2015: Complete DS-260

January 11, 2015: Send AOS package and Civil Documents
March 23, 2015: Case Complete at NVC. (70 days from when they received docs to CC)

May 6, 2015: Interview at Montréal APPROVED!

May 11, 2015: Visa in hand! One year less one day from NOA1.

Posted

That looks right, make sure it includes CPIC

Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country/CA.html

Police Records
  • 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.)

    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.)

    Canadian pardons have no effect under U.S. law. Applicants who have been convicted of a crime in Canada that was subsequently pardoned must contact an RCMP office to obtain both a Certified Criminal Record Check and copies of their pardoned criminal record. Additional information is available online.
  • Outside Canada: Applicants who are not physically present in Canada must obtain a Certified Criminal Record Check. There is a processing fee of $25 CAN or US equivalent per criminal record and/or vulnerable sector check. Payment must be made by certified cheque or money order to the Receiver General for Canada.
Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

This one would search the national crimial records repository.

Met in 2010 on a forum for a mutual interest. Became friends.
2011: Realized we needed to evaluate our status as friends when we realized we were talking about raising children together.

2011/2012: Decided we were a couple sometime in, but no possibility of being together due to being same sex couple.

June 26, 2013: DOMA overturned. American married couples ALL have the same federal rights at last! We can be a family!

June-September, 2013: Discussion about being together begins.

November 13, 2013: Meet in person to see if this could work. It's perfect. We plan to elope to Boston, MA.

March 13, 2014 Married!

May 9, 2014: Petition mailed to USCIS

May 12, 2014: NOA1.
October 27, 2014: NOA2. (5 months, 2 weeks, 1 day after NOA1)
October 31, 2014: USCIS ships file to NVC (five days after NOA2) Happy Halloween for us!

November 18, 2014: NVC receives our case (22 days after NOA2)

December 17, 2014: NVC generates case number (50 days after NOA2)

December 19, 2014: Receive AOS bill, DS-261. Submit DS-261 (52 days after NOA2)

December 20, 2014: Pay AOS Fee

January 7, 2015: Receive, pay IV Fee

January 10, 2015: Complete DS-260

January 11, 2015: Send AOS package and Civil Documents
March 23, 2015: Case Complete at NVC. (70 days from when they received docs to CC)

May 6, 2015: Interview at Montréal APPROVED!

May 11, 2015: Visa in hand! One year less one day from NOA1.

Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
Timeline
Posted

I just went to my local police station and asked for a check for immigration. It was done while I waited

USCIS------------------

May 16, 2014: NOA1

June 10, 2014 : NOA2(email)

June 18,2014 : NOA2 Hard copy received

NVC------------------

June 26, 2014 : Case received

July 10, 2014 : Got Case number/IIN (by phone)

July 25, 2014 : Got Case number/IIN e-mail

July 26, 2014 : DS-261 Completed

July 30, 2014 : AOS Invoiced and paid

August 2, 2014 : AOS status "PAID"

August 4, 2014 : AOS Package e-mailed

August 6, 2014 : AOS Package received by NVC

August 6, 2014 : AOS Package scanned into the system

Sept 10, 2014 : IV Fee Invoiced and paid

August 29, 2014 : IV Package e-mailed

Sept 4, 2014 : IV Package scanned into the system

Sept 11, 2014 : submit DS-260

Sept 26, 2014 : Case Completed

Oct 3,2014 : Interview scheduled

Oct 21, 2014 : medical

Nov 18,2014 : Interview

Posted

I was informed at the police station if it is for immigration, or a visa a normal police check is not enough. I went to a commissionares and paid for RCMP check with fingerprints....even though that's not requested, I figured why not.

It's not needed for US immigration if you have never been convicted. Really a waste of money and time, that's about it. But if you feel better about it, then by all means.

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.  - Dr. Seuss

 

 
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