How to get Canada Police Certificate?

[jackson6658 13]

I live in Toronto Canada and waiting for K1 interview. Anyone can share experience doing Canada Police Certificate? Just go to local RCMP? Is name based check or fingerprint check required for K1(I heard is just name based one)? I'm Canadian citizen but have no passport yet. Is Canadian passport required for it? 

Thank you!  

Edited November 12, 2018 by jackson6658

[Rusty72 68]

11 minutes ago, jackson6658 said:

I live in Toronto Canada and waiting for K1 interview. Anyone can share experience doing Canada Police Certificate? Just go to local RCMP? Is name based check or fingerprint check required for K1(I heard is just name based one)? I'm Canadian citizen but have no passport yet. Is Canadian passport required for it? 

Thank you!  

Not sure if it has changed since I did mine was quite a while ago but I was in Hamilton just went to main police station (not rcmp) told them I needed my police record .

I had no records so was just 1 page stating no records found.

And it was all I needed 

[jackson6658 13]

1 minute ago, Rusty72 said:

Not sure if it has changed since I did mine was quite a while ago but I was in Hamilton just went to main police station (not rcmp) told them I needed my police record .

I had no records so was just 1 page stating no records found.

And it was all I needed 

Thanks. 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

you need to do the one with fingerprints. rules have changed. make sure you tell them its for immigration to the US. it can also take a couple of months to obtain.

[Rusty72 68]

3 hours ago, debbiedoo said:

you need to do the one with fingerprints. rules have changed. make sure you tell them its for immigration to the US. it can also take a couple of months to obtain.

Glad I'm done 😁 

But seems things have change quite a bit since I did my stuff

[NikLR 13,227]

4 hours ago, debbiedoo said:

you need to do the one with fingerprints. rules have changed. make sure you tell them its for immigration to the US. it can also take a couple of months to obtain.

No actually you give fingerprints but they're not on the police certificate.

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~~For the OPs sanity i am moving this to the Canada regional forum from K1 process and procedures so they can read the already 35 page like topic about police certs. ~~

 

OP you NEED a passport to get the visa.  Get one asap! 

 

 

[d24v 200]

4 hours ago, debbiedoo said:

you need to do the one with fingerprints. rules have changed. make sure you tell them its for immigration to the US. it can also take a couple of months to obtain.

http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/processing-times-and-fees

 

If you don’t require manual processing it’s not too bad. 

[C32 46]

Go to your local police and request your criminal record check under the privacy act. Be aware that the request itself is free, but they will charge you to take your fingerprints which are required for the record search. 

 

Make sure they request under “show all holdings” or “show entire RCMP holdings” not “border crossing” (the border crossing certificate will have fingerprints and photo visible on the paper. You do not want them visible). 

 

You will need two pieces of government issued ID, not necessarily passport. But you will need your passport once you get to the interview stage, so I’d suggest applying for that ASAP if you haven’t already. 

Edited November 13, 2018 by C32

[KristineGB 56]

On 11/13/2018 at 9:52 AM, NikLR said:

No actually you give fingerprints but they're not on the police certificate.

 

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~~For the OPs sanity i am moving this to the Canada regional forum from K1 process and procedures so they can read the already 35 page like topic about police certs. ~~

 

OP you NEED a passport to get the visa.  Get one asap! 

 

 

Does it look like this? 

[NikLR 13,227]

8 hours ago, KristineGB said:

Does it look like this? 

Please  check the newest thread on this subject.