US Police Clearance: FBI Processing Times

[louise8118]

Just an update

FBI received ours 12/07/15
FBI charged our card 3/17/16
FBI report received in Canada by mail 3/30/16
FBI report states that fingerprints were processed on 3/17/16 (same as credit card charged)
Emailed to CIC 3/30/16
Now just waiting ....

I'm pretty sure CIC wants the original police report, not an emailed copy. Check their website.

 

[bradybunchmom]

I'm pretty sure CIC wants the original police report, not an emailed copy. Check their website.

I believe you are correct. I received an email requesting it but it only told me to reply directly to the email with the requested document. It didn't give me an address to mail the document to. So I responded to the email with the scan and asked for address to mail the original. Does anyone have this address?

Email:

Dear xxxxx,

This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada. In order for us to continue the processing of your application, we require the following documents:

Ø xxxxx:
> FBI Clearance: provide an original FBI clearance certificate This link could help you provide the right document : http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/north-america/united-states.asp

You must send us the requested information by email within 90 days from the date of this letter.

Please reply directly to this email and put your application number in the title.

Please note:

· Any documents submitted which are not in English or French must be accompanied by a translation in either English or French.

· Do not submit originals, unless otherwise stated, as documents submitted will not be returned.

Regards,

ND11919

 

[louise8118]

. It didn't give me an address to mail the document to. So I responded to the email with the scan and asked for address to mail the original. Does anyone have this address?

Case Processing Centre - Ottawa
219 Laurier Avenue West, 7th Floor, section B
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1
Canada

I just couriered mine earlier this week.

 

[can_tur]

Hi all,

I have a question regarding my US police certificate. I obtained my FBI police certificate on March 2015. It already expired, however, I have an interesting situation and I thought someone else in this forum might have had the same situation.

On the website, they say that if you are no longer living in that country, police certificates should be obtained after you last lived in that country. I moved to Turkey on August 2015. So, my certificate does not satisfy this condition. I did not get it after I last lived in U.S. However, when I left U.S, my police certificate was still valid (I left within the 6 months after I obtained the police certificate).

Do you think they will request a new FBI clearance certificate from me? Since it takes almost 4 months to get this document, I would prefer starting the process before they request it. Any opinions? (Btw, I am a January 2016 applicant and my visa office started processing my application 3 weeks ago.)

Thanks!

 

[CDNPR2014]

what is your nationality? if it's US, then i would recommend sending the one in you have with your app and applying for a back up JUST IN CASE it's requested down the road.

If you're not a US citizen, then I don't think it matters anymore and they will accept records that are more than 6 mo old. I think the rules have changed slightly on the criminal record validity. i'm sure others will confirm this.

 

[can_tur]

Thanks for the reply! I am not a US citizen. I really hope they accept my FBI police check and do not request a new one. Does anyone know what the changes are to the criminal record validity?

 

[pedropil]

Application received December 8 2015
Credit Card Charge March 21, 2016
Clearance received by mail April 1, 2016

 

[Ponga]

Thanks for the reply! I am not a US citizen. I really hope they accept my FBI police check and do not request a new one. Does anyone know what the changes are to the criminal record validity?

You will need a new one:

For countries where you have lived for six months or more, the police certificate must be issued after the last time you lived in that country.

 

[bradybunchmom]

Case Processing Centre - Ottawa
219 Laurier Avenue West, 7th Floor, section B
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1
Canada

I just couriered mine earlier this week.

Thank you!! I sent mine off to that address now too. +1

 

[AG317]

App received Jan 4th. 2016
Credit Card hasn't been charged yet
Spoke with them May 31. 2016 and they were processing Applications from Dec. 28th 2015

Hopefully this week they will be working on ours!

 

[FAQ1]

I am sponsoring my wife. The sponsorship and the PR applications were sent together and received by the CIC on Feb 29. We have not received any confirmation letter yet, if they are supposed to send one. However, we sent her application without the FBI police certificate.

Now that she received her FBI report, should she send it or wait until the CIC ask for it, since she does not have her file number that she can refer to?

 

[AG317]

I am sponsoring my wife. The sponsorship and the PR applications were sent together and received by the CIC on Feb 29. We have not received any confirmation letter yet, if they are supposed to send one. However, we sent her application without the FBI police certificate.

Now that she received her FBI report, should she send it or wait until the CIC ask for it, since she does not have her file number that she can refer to?

wait it out. The FBI will have to go to the Vo after it's transferred for further processing!

 

[mostmag]

Fingerprints received by the FBI on Dec 14th.
Credit card charged on Mar 24th.
I got the FBI report on Apr 1st.

 

[AG317]

Just spoke with them again, they received Fingerprins on Jan 04, 2016
Credid Card was charged today, April 04, 2016
She said it was still processing. Once it is finished processing, it will get sent out within 48 hours via first class regular mail!

 

[Oscar.95]

Just spoke with them again, they received Fingerprins on Jan 04, 2016
Credid Card was charged today, April 04, 2016
She said it was still processing. Once it is finished processing, it will get sent out within 48 hours via first class regular mail!

I spoke with a representative today as well and he told me that they are currently processing Jan. 6 ?
I sent mine Dec. 30 so hopefully everything went well and get them in the mail soon!
If the address is within the US it should only take up to a week, correct ?
And another question, how many fingerprint cards did you send ? Ive been paranoid about that all day today ???

Hope you get yours soon !!!