Good Day po!
Pa help naman po maliwanagan po sa mga details regarding sa student visa application po. Nag proprocess po ako under ng isang agency po dito sa pinas. Pinapakuha nila ako ng police clearance sa US since nag intern daw ako dun at nag stay ng 1 taon. Inask ko sila if ung FBI clearance certificate ba yun, sabi nila hindi. police clearance lang daw ng state kung saan ako tumira. Nagbasa ako sa mga website, dito sa thread at sa ibang link pa na may kinalaman sa student application to Canada. puro nakalagay eh FBI clearance certificate ang hinahanap. kaya naguguluhan po ako. co-op program po ang inaapplyan ko sa Canada po.
At, kung sakali po na FBI clearance certificate po ang need baka pwede naman po magpatulong sa mga documents na kailangan at sa mga ilalagay sa form. Sana po may makatulong po sa akin at maraming salamat po.
You can submit your application without the FBI police clearance, BUT it could delay the process of your application for as much as 2-3months if you request your certificate ONLY when the VO asks for the additional requirement.
I would suggest that as early as now, you mail in your FBI request. So, when VO asks you for this additional requirement it would either be readily available for submission or at least you’ll be waiting for your clearance in just a few weeks – cutting short your processing time for a final decision. Mabuti ng handa – hingan ka man or hindi.
*When they ask for additional requirements as such, they always enclose complete procedures with their letter of request. They are also fully aware of the length of time before the clearance is received which is always waaay longer than the required time they will give you to submit it. If your clearance hasn’t arrived yet, simply write a correspondence letter stating your case why you cannot submit by the deadline. Include copies of your courier tracking numbers. I once had to do the same process and contacted FBI if the process for a clearance can be expedited as I had a deadline for immigration purposes. It cannot be expedited. I also included that email convesations to my letter to the VO. This was in 2013, same process applies today most likely. The only difference is the way you will need to get your fingerprint impression at our NBI office. NBI now requires the ORIGINAL fingerprint card from FBI and not the printed ones available on the FBI wesite. Pwede pala to request from FBI mismo to mail it to you.
*If you actually have an old clearance for any other country you have lived in (besides PH) for more than 6mos w/ in the last 5yrs it could also help to include it on your application. Isama mo na din yung I-94 mo sa internship mo.*
Hope this helps! Pm me if you need help on the forms.
