Do I Need Fingerprints?

[Grum]

Hi,
British Citizen living in Australia with PR for 25 years applying for sponsorship under common law.
Do i need fingerprints with my police clearance? as it is not mentioned on the checklist.
I have only lived in Australia since i was 18.

Cheers

Graham

 

[screech339]

Could you provide more information on your status. Are you Canadian citizen or a Canadian PR. If you are a Canadian PR, then since you been living in Australia for 25 years, you pretty much lost your Canadian PR since you did not maintain your residency requirement to keep PR.

But I can't say much more until you provide more details. Such as are you being sponsored as common law with a Canadian citizen? If you are, then you would only need to provide police check for Australia.

Screech339

 

[benjis_monikuss]

All I can say is DON'T do fingerprints for Aus. I did; paid the extra $50 through AFP, went and messed around and paid wen more to get the prints, obtained a full certificate and just yesterday was told to submit another police check, name only this time. Don't ask me why fingerprints AND name requires my stuff be halted as I run around to get the new, more basic one. I could understand if they required prints and name and I only sent name. As if my complete check that says I haven't no criminal offenses shouldn't be deemed valid. I'm over all Australian government related places, for the last 3 years Aus gov has made my life here as hard as possible. I'm angry and annoyed and I don't want to go back to my stupid country after this.
Also include a traffic history if you lived in QLD or Vic or they'll #%€¥ you there too.

 

[Grum]

Could you provide more information on your status. Are you Canadian citizen or a Canadian PR. If you are a Canadian PR, then since you been living in Australia for 25 years, you pretty much lost your Canadian PR since you did not maintain your residency requirement to keep PR.

But I can't say much more until you provide more details. Such as are you being sponsored as common law with a Canadian citizen? If you are, then you would only need to provide police check for Australia.

Screech339

Sorry, thought i was being clear with my post.
I am a British citizen living in Australia. I am applying for PR in Canada from Australia. I have only ever lived in Australia since i was 18. My partner, a Canadian citizen is sponsoring me.
Do i need to include fingerprints with my police clearance?

 

[Grum]

All I can say is DON'T do fingerprints for Aus. I did; paid the extra $50 through AFP, went and messed around and paid wen more to get the prints, obtained a full certificate and just yesterday was told to submit another police check, name only this time. Don't ask me why fingerprints AND name requires my stuff be halted as I run around to get the new, more basic one. I could understand if they required prints and name and I only sent name. As if my complete check that says I haven't no criminal offenses shouldn't be deemed valid. I'm over all Australian government related places, for the last 3 years Aus gov has made my life here as hard as possible. I'm angry and annoyed and I don't want to go back to my stupid country after this.
Also include a traffic history if you lived in QLD or Vic or they'll #%€¥ you there too.

I am in WA so no need for traffic history.

from the cic site

/English/information/security/police-cert/asia-pacific/australia.asp

Says "Applicants must provide a Standard Disclosure – name check"

Nothing about fingerprints.

 

[Alurra71]

I am in WA so no need for traffic history.

from the cic site

/English/information/security/police-cert/asia-pacific/australia.asp

Says "Applicants must provide a Standard Disclosure – name check"

Nothing about fingerprints.

Then I would suggest you provide them with a standard disclosure. If they don't ask for fingerprints, I am thinking either they don't need/want them or they will request them at a later date if they do need them. You only need to include with your application what is requested on the document checklist.


Good luck!

 

[Grum]

I finally got a straight answer from Sydney:

You are not required to submit Australian police certificate issued against fingerprints.

Saves me $50 odd dollars

 

[Grum]

Well that was painless, took all of 93 minutes to process.