Hi. I wonder if anyone discussant in this thread has had this experience, or can shed some light.
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I had my [Citizenship] fingerprinting done at a local Police office in Mississauga, ON. It was sent onto RCMP, which office processd it within 24 to 48 hours. I had presented the CIC letter with file no. etc to the local Police office, but I was repeatedly advised that the RCMP will mail me the reslults, so hence my mailing address was entered. It does not help that the CIC letter tells you that the electronic fingerprinting results will be sent to CIC (by RMCP), directly. But another sentence in the same letter under 'next steps', tells me that if I get the Results directly, I should send it on to CIC. In other words, the letter was confusing (as others have posted before me). This is why I was not too concerned when I realized it was my address being put on the electronic form, not CIC (St. Clair, Toronto).
I did follow up with RCMP, and got a confirmation that the prints were processed like 24 hours into my visit to to the local police office and will be mailed to me, and that I cld open the envelope! I then got the Results within about a week. But this is this the part that I have a question/comment on for someone who can help clarify, please:
The Results came addressed in a small envelope to me. However it seems to be a copy (like a photocopy_, with a black/white print of my pic, not colored. I have sent this 'copy' onto CIC St. Clair, with a cover note and all the references pertaining to my case/ID. Question is did RCMP also push on the Results electronically to CIC, St. Clair, Toronto office, or would they have mailed them a copy. It was, of course, an 'all-clear' Result. I am just worried that CIC will come back and ask me where's the original, if there is one, and I don't have any such original, just the copy that I received.
Any advice/tip is appreciated.
Many thanks, friends!
