Help!! I turned 18 in CANADA, but ITA Checklist still asks for PCC

[omolomi]

Regarding police certificates, the cic website says: You must get one from each country or territory where you have lived for six or more months in a row since the age of 18.

So i had my 18th birthday in September 2010, and I was at university in Canada at the time. Since that time I have only gone back home to my country twice and for a maximum of 2 weeks each time.

All these information I had filled in the forms in my travel history section, but still the ITA checklists still asks me to upload a police certificate. :-[

Does this not exempt me from getting a police certificate?
Should I just upload a letter of explanation, or just get one done anyways??

 

[scylla]

You should get it done anyway. We've seen other people on this forum with your situation previously - and it's no unusual for CIC to request a PCC from your home country. Just get it done to avoid delays.

 

[dobes]

Regarding police certificates, the cic website says: You must get one from each country or territory where you have lived for six or more months in a row since the age of 18.

So i had my 18th birthday in September 2010, and I was at university in Canada at the time. Since that time I have only gone back home to my country twice and for a maximum of 2 weeks each time.

All these information I had filled in the forms in my travel history section, but still the ITA checklists still asks me to upload a police certificate. :-[

Does this not exempt me from getting a police certificate?
Should I just upload a letter of explanation, or just get one done anyways??

I would get the certificate. If you were on a study visa, CIC might consider that you still live in your home country, and are only temporarily visiting Canada to study.

 

[leonht]

Technically you don't have to provide the PCC. You could attach a letter of explanation saying that you've been living in Canada since before you turned 18. Not sure if this is a good idea though.

 

[MigooMigoo]

omolomi what did you do with your PC situation?

I'm in the same position as you right now. I never lived anywhere outside Canada since I was 18 for more than 6 months. I have about 57 days left to submit my application and to do the PC through the Embassy from my home country will take 2 months. Please tell me what you did or any one who knows what could be done. :'(

I talked to an immigration lawyer and advised me to upload a letter of explanation.