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Do FINGERPRINTS expire?

darinka84

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Nov 26, 2012
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Hi everyone,

I applied for PR within Canada a couple of years ago and I was asked to send my fingerprints to the Mexican Embassy on November 2012.
Unfortunately, my PR application was not approved and I had to start a whole new application, which I submitted on June 2013.

I have 4 extra sets of fingerprints from RCMP that I got back in February 2012. I think CIC will ask me for police certificates again very soon. Can I still use these fingerprints or do I have to get new ones?

There is no expiration date on the fingerprint sets, and I believe fingerprints do not change themselves.

Has anyone had an experience like this?

Thanks!
 

lpc19800

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Fingerprints are used to get a police certificate so therefore it is down to the country of application if they need new prints or not