2026 PR application timeline

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Congratulations on completing your biometrics and submitting your police clearance certificate! Your application seems to be moving along well so far. Hopefully, the remaining background checks will be completed smoothly and you will receive your next update soon. Wishing you a speedy process and a positive final decision. Please keep us updated!

I don't even have a Police clearance certificate. How did you go about to get one?

 

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I don't even have a Police clearance certificate. How did you go about to get one?

You don't necessarily need to submit a police clearance certificate upfront unless IRCC requests it or the application checklist requires it. For a PR application, police certificates are generally required for countries where you have lived for six months or more in a row since the age of 18. If you are unsure whether one is required in your case, check your IRCC document checklist and country-specific instructions.