Police check

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Ok folks - with 1 week to go, I am in the doubting mode...did I do this right, do I have enough info etc..

Yes, I have quadrulple checked every little thing.......my 1 question is did I have the right police check done? It says Canada wide, I have no record so no finger prints were needed. It took them 10 minutes from start to finish and I paid my $30.

How come there seem to be so many variances. Some people paid more, some sent away finger prints (of course for all I know they are felons and it took a few weeks etc etc.....

Put my mind at rest if you can, please

Udella

[zyggy 9]

Ok folks - with 1 week to go, I am in the doubting mode...did I do this right, do I have enough info etc..

Yes, I have quadrulple checked every little thing.......my 1 question is did I have the right police check done? It says Canada wide, I have no record so no finger prints were needed. It took them 10 minutes from start to finish and I paid my $30.

How come there seem to be so many variances. Some people paid more, some sent away finger prints (of course for all I know they are felons and it took a few weeks etc etc.....

Put my mind at rest if you can, please

Udella

Canada wide name check is fine as long as you have no criminal record...

[Flames9_RN 358]

is it rainbow colored?? On Wednesday interviews it HAS to be rainbow colored!! Tis the rules!!

Just kidding, it should be fine!!!

[L_n_O 3]

sounds like mine!

[MissStacey 1]

Is it the background check? Or is it the Police Certificate?

[MissStacey 1]

Did you get it through the RCMP?

Mine is a white piece of paper that has in the top corner- Canadian Police Certificate for Visa Applicants/Foreign Travel/Foreign Work Permits.

I also have a Criminal Record Check- but it isn't the same as the Police Certificate. One of the woman who was sitting beside me at the Consulate had the background check only and was told she would need the Police Certificate.

Edited October 3, 2007 by Stacey33

[Udella&Wiz 325]

Criminal Records Check

- it has an area checked which indicates no criminal convictions have been found

[MissStacey 1]

Criminal Records Check

- it has an area checked which indicates no criminal convictions have been found

That isn't the right one.

I had to phone my RCMP a few times- most of the people that worked at the desk had no idea what I was talking about- I said I already had the Criminal Background Check and it was the Police Certificate I needed. I finally talked to a woman who knew what I was talking about- I went down and it was printed out in a few minutes. I think it was about 30 dollars.

[~Laura and Nick~ 5]

Criminal Records Check

- it has an area checked which indicates no criminal convictions have been found

That isn't the right one.

I had to phone my RCMP a few times- most of the people that worked at the desk had no idea what I was talking about- I said I already had the Criminal Background Check and it was the Police Certificate I needed. I finally talked to a woman who knew what I was talking about- I went down and it was printed out in a few minutes. I think it was about 30 dollars.

May I jump in here???

This is the website to my local police station

Brantford Police

At the bottom it has the file to download for a Police Clearance Check...is this the right one?

I've lived in Brantford my entire life and I have no record of anything

LOL

Thanks

[Udella&Wiz 325]

It's a little fancier then that actually

Similar to you, I've lived my entire life in the Waterloo region without so much as offending a fly.

I reread the Packet 3 instructions and it doesn't specifically say RCMP...just that it must be Canada wide and that you must have 1 from every are you've lived in since age 16.

So...either I'll find out that I don't have enough info at next week's interview or I'll be fine.

If I do need something from the RCMP - where do I look up who to contact? Hpow long does this type of check take?

It amazes me that there's such a variety...be much easier if they said you nedd Form Xxxxx, you know?

[Flames9_RN 358]

doesnt have to from the RCMP. At 1 time it did. But now the local police forces can check canada wide!! Thus you only require 1 certificate, even if u lived in 10 places in canada.

and they all look different, cost different, and processing times are different. They even vary from RCMP detachment to RCMP detachment.

If by some chance, they dont accept it. There is a RCMP detachment in montreal that does them. I have read here on VJ, where others made the mad dash to it, and got it the same day. Not sure if thats the norm. Im sure it will go well.

[Lona.C. 16]

doesnt have to from the RCMP. At 1 time it did. But now the local police forces can check canada wide!! Thus you only require 1 certificate, even if u lived in 10 places in canada.

and they all look different, cost different, and processing times are different. They even vary from RCMP detachment to RCMP detachment.

If by some chance, they dont accept it. There is a RCMP detachment in montreal that does them. I have read here on VJ, where others made the mad dash to it, and got it the same day. Not sure if thats the norm. Im sure it will go well.

thats true montreal rcmp does it within 20 min for 25 $ all i had to bring was passport and tell them its for immigratiom purpuses

[Carlawarla 1]

is it rainbow colored?? On Wednesday interviews it HAS to be rainbow colored!! Tis the rules!!

This isn't appicable to everyone! I remember this is what you told me about a year ago flames! haha Got me all confused as well. Each region has different paper or colours etc. Mine was white. I thought I had the wrong one.

What's important, is Canada Wide NAME check. (Unless you have a record of course).

Sounds like you're good to go!

Carla

[Carlawarla 1]

doesnt have to from the RCMP. At 1 time it did. But now the local police forces can check canada wide!! Thus you only require 1 certificate, even if u lived in 10 places in canada.

and they all look different, cost different, and processing times are different. They even vary from RCMP detachment to RCMP detachment.

If by some chance, they dont accept it. There is a RCMP detachment in montreal that does them. I have read here on VJ, where others made the mad dash to it, and got it the same day. Not sure if thats the norm. Im sure it will go well.

Maybe it's too early for me to be typing anything! I didn't see this posting, or whizzed through it without seeing it correctly.

I was teasing you about your earlier post, and you elaborated in this one.

I'm sowwy!

Carla

[Melyssa 0]

Ok folks - with 1 week to go, I am in the doubting mode...did I do this right, do I have enough info etc..

Yes, I have quadrulple checked every little thing.......my 1 question is did I have the right police check done? It says Canada wide, I have no record so no finger prints were needed. It took them 10 minutes from start to finish and I paid my $30.

How come there seem to be so many variances. Some people paid more, some sent away finger prints (of course for all I know they are felons and it took a few weeks etc etc.....

Put my mind at rest if you can, please

Udella

I was actually 'worrying' (wondering) about the exact same thing! I got mine in April and it's a Canada wide name check but it doesn't say anything about fiance visas or immigration purposes on it... just says it's not valid for working with children! Umm I hope it's the right one! It cost $25 and only took 2 minutes to get!