Is Canadian Police verification required for CEC?

[SYLAR]

Hello,

I have worked in Canada for 2.5 years and have to go back this month end to India. I am planning to apply for CEC from India once I reach there.

It would be be great if you could help me with two questions:
1. Do I need to get a police verification certificate from Canada before I leave this country?
2. Will it be better that I apply for PR from here instead of going back to India and applying? I thought it would be easier appearing for Interview that way. And as per the website the processing time for CIC is same for both ways.

 

[computergeek]

From the CIC website:

Do I need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence?
Only in certain cases. The Canadian visa office will tell you if you need a Canadian criminal record check while your application is being processed.

See http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/north-america/canada.asp

So my reading is that no, you do not require a Canadian police certificate unless CIC expressly requests that you do so.

Whether to apply from Canada or India should be similar, so it's really a personal choice.

 

[draxz1289]

Police clearance for Canada is not required, the clearance is require from India if you have stayed in India for more than 6 months after the age of 18 - As per the requirements.

Its a matter of choice, the police clearance certificate for India can be applied in the Indian embassy here and it takes about 15 days but you have to surrender your passport. Since you are applying for CEC from India you could get the certificate in India