Old FBI fingerprint clearance will work ?

[salmannavid]

Dear All

I studied and worked in the US till July 2000, after which I left and came back to my home country Pakistan. Before leaving I applied for FBI finger print clearance. I received that later showing a date of October 2000.

I had left US well before that date and have never been to US since then.

Will this clearance work or do I need to get a Current clearance from FBI ?

Thanks

[PMM]

Hi

Dear All

I studied and worked in the US till July 2000, after which I left and came back to my home country Pakistan. Before leaving I applied for FBI finger print clearance. I received that later showing a date of October 2000.

I had left US well before that date and have never been to US since then.

Will this clearance work or do I need to get a Current clearance from FBI ?

Thanks

Nope, you need a clearance no older than 3 months when you apply.

[Pippin]

Go to the thread I started around 9AM Dec 13. You might find some useful information.
CICIP Meeting, 19 November 2010
Sorry I can't paste the actual wording, but check out #34 and #35 on page 12 of the document.  QUESTION: CIC policy is that police certificates must have been issued no more than three months before an application is submitted.  Does this 3-month policy apply to countries where the applicant is no longer a resident and has not been a resident for some time?  ANSWER: Yes, except in those instances where the applicant can provide a genuine police certificate that covers the period of time spent in that country, issued at or about the time they left that country.
And the next ANSWER: This policy is not being re-considered.  When an applicant did not obtain a police certificate before leaving that country, the applicant is obliged to try to obtain one within CIC's timeframe.  Visa offices may exercise discretion in unusual circumstances.

[PMM]

Hi

Go to the thread I started around 9AM Dec 13. You might find some useful information.
CICIP Meeting, 19 November 2010
Sorry I can't paste the actual wording, but check out #34 and #35 on page 12 of the document.  QUESTION: CIC policy is that police certificates must have been issued no more than three months before an application is submitted.  Does this 3-month policy apply to countries where the applicant is no longer a resident and has not been a resident for some time?  ANSWER: Yes, except in those instances where the applicant can provide a genuine police certificate that covers the period of time spent in that country, issued at or about the time they left that country.
And the next ANSWER: This policy is not being re-considered.  When an applicant did not obtain a police certificate before leaving that country, the applicant is obliged to try to obtain one within CIC's timeframe.  Visa offices may exercise discretion in unusual circumstances.

Except I think you will find, the VO will request a new criminal records check, no matter what the discussion was with the Immigration practitioners.  The OP would have to prove to the VO's satisfaction that they had never returned to that country.

[salmannavid]

Dear PMM

What do the terms VO and OP stand for ?

Thanks

[salmannavid]

Dear PMM

So in my case will the clearance I have work or should i try to get new one ?

Thanks

[PMM]

Hi

Dear PMM

So in my case will the clearance I have work or should i try to get new one ?

Thanks

Get a new one.