Foreign Police Clearance Certificates for Canadian mom

[YYZtoEWR 0]

Hello, I may already have answered my questions but wanted to check in with the experienced and knowledgeable community for their affirmation:

 

CEAC civil documents are showing Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) are required for my mother from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia because she was born and raised in Pakistan before immigrating to Canada after marriage and lived in Saudi Arabia for 12+ months (over 20 years ago).  She's currently living in Canada. since the early 2000s (after returning from Saudi Arabia).

 

However, when I checked the "travel.state.gov" websites Pakistan and Saudi Arabia visa reciprocity and civil documents requirements, it clearly says that Pakistani PCCs are not required because of unreliability and in Saudi Arabia, only non-citizens who currently reside there can request PCCs.  So it seems like mom is exempt from both foreign countries and only needs to get her Canadian PCC.

 

Does anyone disagree?  If not, should I just select "Not available" (on the CEAC civil documents website) and under the "Comments" section, refer to the "travel.state.gov" websites and justify my response?

 

Thanks in advance!  Links to the US websites and relevant quotes below:

 

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Comments:  Pakistan does not have a nationwide system to track criminal activities.  Police Character Certificates are available for a fee from District Coordinating Offices.  However, they are not an accurate reflection of an individual's criminal record.  An applicant who has committed a crime in one district may be able to obtain a clean Character Certificate from that district or another.  Given the inaccuracy of these certificates, they are not required for consular processing.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Pakistan.html

 

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Registration Criteria: Only Saudi citizens and non-citizens currently residing in Saudi Arabia can obtain a police certificate.  Saudi citizens outside of Saudi Arabia should contact the Saudi Embassy to inquire about the process of receiving a Criminal Record Certificate. Non-citizens not currently residing in the Saudi Arabia cannot obtain a police certificate.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SaudiArabia.html

Edited July 16, 2023 by YYZtoEWR

[Mike E 11,739]

17 minutes ago, YYZtoEWR said:

 

If not, should I just select "Not available" (on the CEAC civil documents website) and under the "Comments" section, refer to the "travel.state.gov" websites and justify my response?

I agree with this.

 

And yet in anticipation of NVC and/or CO incompetence, I would try to get the Pakistan police certificates.

[JeanneAdil 6,498]

our Moroccan friend who worked in Saudi and interviewed back home was in long AP while immigration did the security check from and Pakistan members are often in  Ap (saying Refused on CEAC) while immirgration completes security checks there