South Korean Criminal History Information VS Criminal Records Certificate?

[bdimmigration]

I am a US citizen applying for Permanent Residency in Quebec via Common Law sponsorship.

I reside in Quebec and have submitted my application outland to Buffalo and included a clean Criminal Record Certificate from South Korea (having lived in South Korea for one year previously) in the application.

I have just received an email acknowledging the receipt of my Criminal Record Certificate but also requesting a Criminal History Information Record.

1. What is the difference between Criminal Record Certificate and Criminal History Information?

2. The link I follow to learn more tells me "Please note that Criminal Record Certificates issued by the Korean National Police outside Korea are not sufficient for immigration purposes." ... in that case what should I do?

Thanks for your help!

[lovelyjune81]

I am curious too about this, i will apply PR inside Korea because I live in here for more than 2 years. So any clue, what kind of criminal background check in Korea?

[emmagail]

Why are ye so worried about background checks??

[Momolar]

Hi,

The information below is from the "Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Canada" website.  There is an attachement on the website for the Power of Attorney Form.  If I remember correctly, it took about a day to get the Information History and translated to English.  Cost was about $100 CAD (History, translation to English, and Notarized,).


● Immigration (to Canada) purpose

In order to obtain Criminal History Information Record (Bumjoi Gyung-ryuck, Soosa Gyung-ryuck Jo Hoi Hoibi-Seo) for whose who had lived in Korea and intend to apply a permanent residency to Canada, they can delegate the authority to a representative (a family member or a friend) in Korea by:

   1. Fill out Power of Attorney and get it notarized by a lawyer or a notary public in Canada
   2. Get a consular seal on notarized Power of Attorney from Korean Embassy or the near Consular General of Korea in Canada
   3. Send it to the representative in Korea let them to obtain the Criminal History Information Record on behalf of you.

Criminal History Information Record is issued only in Korean so it is recommended to get a certified translation to English in Korea.

Below is a sample of the power of Attorney Form (.

시민권자의 위임장   
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 위 임 자(본인) Personal Information
 한국이름(Name in Korean)      영문이름(Name in English)   
 생년월일(Date of Birth)      성별(Sex)   
 여권번호(Passport No)      시민권번호(Citizenship No)   
 현주소(Present Address)   
캐나다내전화(Home Telephone)   
 피 위 임 자 (대 리 인) Representative
 성명(Name)             생년월일(Date of Birth)   
 주소(Address)   
 사 용 용 도 (Usage of This Document)
 
             
                 Applicant's Signature(본인성명) :                                     
                              Date :               .               .               .
               
                   는(은) 위에 기재된 사항이 진실하며 위 사서증서에 본인이 서명날인한 것임을
  본 공증인의 면전에서 자인하였다.   본 공증인은 위 인증한다.

      I,             A NOTARY PUBLIC.  DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON THE        DAY
 OF         , 200   ,.  PERSONALLY APPEARED BEFORT ME,               , WHO, BEING BY
 ME FIRST DULY SWORN, DECLARED THAT HE(SHE) IS THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THE
 FOREGOING STATEMENT AND THAT THE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE AND CORRECT.

                               NOTARY PUBLIC

 PRINTED NAME      SEAL
 COMMISSION NO      
 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES      
 TELEPHONE NO      
 ADDRESS      
 SIGNATURE OF NOTARY      



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Hope this helps.

[bdimmigration]

Why are ye so worried about background checks??

"Criminal Record Certificate" has been submitted and is CLEAN.

They also require "Criminal History Information" so I'd like to know the difference, please.