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bhavs

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Mar 9, 2014
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Good morning everyone,I have a question ..
Am in Canada for almost 1year and 3 months...under a working permit,,,
So it have been almost 1 year am outside my country..is it necesarry to get my police clearance certificate from my country? I already applied for express entry and have 56 days left,,,,
Thank you...hope to hear from you guys,,as soon as possible...
 
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Intocanada

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bhavs said:
Good morning everyone,I have a question ..
Am in Canada for almost 1year and 3 months...under a working permit,,,
So it have been almost 1 year am outside my country..is it necesarry to get my police clearance certificate from my country? I already applied for express entry and have 56 days left,,,,
Thank you...hope to hear from you guys,,as soon as possible...
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Yes. PCC is required if you stay more than 6months in a country.
 
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yes, you have to submit the New PCC, apply as soon as possible
 
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Yes, you have to apply for a Police certificate if you were in any country for more than 6 months after your 18th Birthday. This does not include Canada. You do not require a Canadian police certificate no matter how long you have lived here. CIC will conduct it's own background check.

I advice you apply for the Police certificate now without wasting any time. If you can't get your certificate in time [within 60 days for applying for PR], you can upload your request document stating that you have requested for the police certificate and then upload it when you have received it.

Hope this helps. Good luck.
 
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cheman

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Sep 15, 2013
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Hello Everyone,

I finally got all my documents together and am ready to submit my express entry application. I just realized that one of my police certificates is 92 days old. I know that CIC wants PC's which were issued in the last 3 months (90 Days). Should I just go ahead and submit my application or apply for a new PC? By the time I get a new PC I will run out of time to submit my application. Should I wait or should I submit my application?

Any suggestions?

Thank you.
 
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Seby25

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cheman said:
Hello Everyone,

I finally got all my documents together and am ready to submit my express entry application. I just realized that one of my police certificates is 92 days old. I know that CIC wants PC's which were issued in the last 3 months (90 Days). Should I just go ahead and submit my application or apply for a new PC? By the time I get a new PC I will run out of time to submit my application. Should I wait or should I submit my application?

Any suggestions?

Thank you.
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Option 1

Best option will be to Apply for new PCC. However submit your application with the existing PCC. Give a covering letter explaining that your current PCC has crossed the 3 month timeline. Tell you have applied for new PCC and attach the receipt and other proofs for that..

Option 2

Reject the ITA. Apply for new PCC. When you have the new PCC apply again and take ITA..
(Less advisable since you may not know when you will receive your next ITA)

Regards,
Seby
 
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navreen

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Apr 7, 2015
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Good Morning Everyone,
my husband was in canada for 9 months on business visa through their company.I am the main applicant.Is it required to get PCC from canada as well.
Thanks,waiting for response
 
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nov1061

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Mar 25, 2012
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navreen said:
Good Morning Everyone,
my husband was in canada for 9 months on business visa through their company.I am the main applicant.Is it required to get PCC from canada as well.
Thanks,waiting for response
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Hi,
you don't need to submit any PCC (RCMP) for Canada. The CIC may ask for the one later though.
 
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hp2261

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Jul 17, 2013
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Hi - Are there instructions where it says the police clearance certificate has to be dated in the past 90 months from the day of the application? The link I see on the CIC site is below -

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/intro.asp

For the country you currently live in, the police certificate must be issued no more than six months before you apply.

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.

Appreciate the replies.

Thanks,

HP
 
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hossainbd16

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May 13, 2015
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I was in Dubai in the year 2008 for 1.5 year. How come i collect the Police Clearance certificate as i left UAE in 2009.I think if i get invitation to apply for PR i have to submit PC of UAE. Could anybody suggest the best solution?
 
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doobie.doobie

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mazamilam said:
I advice you apply for the Police certificate now without wasting any time. If you can't get your certificate in time [within 60 days for applying for PR], you can upload your request document stating that you have requested for the police certificate and then upload it when you have received it.

Hope this helps. Good luck.
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I saw one of the post where they had submitted an old PCC and also the paperwork for the new one. the file got cancelled.
 
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zara1986

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May 5, 2015
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Hi,

If I submit a letter saying that I have applied for pcc but it's a long process. would it be ok and can I upload it when I receive my pcc later? even after I submit my documents? thx
 
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Phil89

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Sep 11, 2014
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cheman said:
Hello Everyone,

I finally got all my documents together and am ready to submit my express entry application. I just realized that one of my police certificates is 92 days old. I know that CIC wants PC's which were issued in the last 3 months (90 Days). Should I just go ahead and submit my application or apply for a new PC? By the time I get a new PC I will run out of time to submit my application. Should I wait or should I submit my application?

Any suggestions?

Thank you.
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Sorry but WHERE did you find that information? Your PCC should be issued after the last time you lived in the country!
 
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shaktimaaan

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Sep 9, 2015
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Hi guys,

this is regarding PCC requirement. I just got an ITA yesterday.
I was born in india. Lived there till July 2012 and have been in Canada since. While visiting my family in Jan 2014, I got a PCC from India. Do i need to get a new one now or is that one, which is 1.5 yrs old, still valid ? Thanks a lot for your help
 
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chaitanyaprsd1

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I applied in August 2015 with a PCC that was acquired in November 2014. CIC website states that PCC should be obtained after the period when you have last lived more than 6 months.

Your PCC should be fine!!! All the best with your application
 
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