Country of Origin Police Certificate
Hi all,
I applied for my Canadian citizenship 23 Feb 2023 and got my AOR this morning (20 Mar 2023). Soon after my AOR, I received an email requesting more information - specifically a PCC from India. My situation is as follows:
I became a landed PR Dec 2019 as a citizen of India, previously residing in India. After my PR I visited India for an 4 week vacation, thats it. In my application, I stated (Q.10b) that I had lived in another country (India) for more than 183 days. My understanding if that since I was in India, my country of origin, I would not need to provide a PCC. so I uploaded the PCC I used for my PR application and submitted the application. However, the email I receive today states:
"
Police Certificate Request
You must provide a police certificate for each country or territory where you have been present for 183 days or more in a row (since the age of 18). If you cannot get a police certificate, please explain why. A police certificate or explanation for no certificate is required for your time spent in (India).
- You didn’t upload a police certificate (wrong or blank document uploaded).
To fix this issue
- Upload the correct police certificate "
My questions are:
1. I'm not sure how to tackle this - do I state that I would not need a PCC since India is my country of origin? (if so how should I contact IRCC for prompt reply ) Or should I apply for the PCC via BLS anyway?
2. The email asks me to submit the requested information within 60 days from today, however the BLS website states that PCC can take a minimum of 8 weeks. Has anyone faced this issue? How does one overcome the time constraint here?
Thanks for all your help!
Hi all,
I applied for my Canadian citizenship 23 Feb 2023 and got my AOR this morning (20 Mar 2023). Soon after my AOR, I received an email requesting more information - specifically a PCC from India. My situation is as follows:
I became a landed PR Dec 2019 as a citizen of India, previously residing in India. After my PR I visited India for an 4 week vacation, thats it. In my application, I stated (Q.10b) that I had lived in another country (India) for more than 183 days. My understanding if that since I was in India, my country of origin, I would not need to provide a PCC. so I uploaded the PCC I used for my PR application and submitted the application. However, the email I receive today states:
"
Police Certificate Request
You must provide a police certificate for each country or territory where you have been present for 183 days or more in a row (since the age of 18). If you cannot get a police certificate, please explain why. A police certificate or explanation for no certificate is required for your time spent in (India).
- You didn’t upload a police certificate (wrong or blank document uploaded).
To fix this issue
- Upload the correct police certificate "
My questions are:
1. I'm not sure how to tackle this - do I state that I would not need a PCC since India is my country of origin? (if so how should I contact IRCC for prompt reply ) Or should I apply for the PCC via BLS anyway?
2. The email asks me to submit the requested information within 60 days from today, however the BLS website states that PCC can take a minimum of 8 weeks. Has anyone faced this issue? How does one overcome the time constraint here?
Thanks for all your help!
