Japan Police Certificate

[yb]

Hi All,

Any one applied for PCC Japan..Please do let me know the process to apply for the same, I can see the process in CIC website but just
i want to know real time experience.

 

[Lailina]

I did.
The process is quite simple: you go to the Japanese embassy in your country (call them and make an appointment first), bring the docs they will require (I took my passport and copy of my Japanese registration card) they will take ur fingerprints, ask u to fill in a standard form, ask u random questions about what u did in Japan etc. that's it. It takes 1-2 months to get ur pcc after that.

That being said, I did all that without careful check of the CIC requirements. As per CIC, one needs to apply for PCC from Japan only after receiving a letter from CIC post ITA...
so, I am not sure whether my old PCCs will be accepted or I will have to go through the same procedure again :

 

[NextInLine]

I have a similar question regarding this topic: I have been living in Japan for almost four years now. I know I will need a PCC from Japan, since I have lived here for more than six months. However, is it that I also need another PCC from my home country? Does CIC require a PCC from all the countries where you have lived for six months or more? Just for clarification purposes please, so any suggestion / opinion is greatly appreciated...

 

[last_try]

CIC require PCC from all the countries where you have lived for six months or more, after 18 years of age.

 

[yb]

Hi Lailina,

Thanks for the reply. I am not quite sure what is "copy of my Japanese registration card".

I went to Japan on visitor visa and after that i got work permit which is printed on my passport, so i do not have any Registration Card?

Is that Passport copy is enough to apply?

 

[Lailina]

Hi Lailina,

Thanks for the reply. I am not quite sure what is "copy of my Japanese registration card".

I went to Japan on visitor visa and after that i got work permit which is printed on my passport, so i do not have any Registration Card?

Is that Passport copy is enough to apply?

i think its better to check with the embassy. In fact, i just happened to have a copy of that doc with me, its not that they specifically required it

 

[Apollojustice]

Hi guys,

I'm Japanese.

I took Japanese PCC through the embassy in Calgary.
As they exempt the requesting letter to get it,all you have to bring is the documents they specify.
With regards to fingerprints,we can take it at the embassy for free.
If you live in Japan now, you have to go to police office.
It's not necessarily near you , the department should be belonging to the office in the big cities.

 

[thisworks]

I went to the Japanese Consulate in Boston today. They told me:

1) I have to put fingerprints on a card ( similar to the one that FBI demands in USA )
2) Fill a 1 - page application form and mention that I am applying for Canadian PR
3) Bring original passport ( this will be returned back to me the same day )

The other docs ( fingerprint / application form ) are sent back to Japan. PCC will be issued in about 2 months time.

 

[huongsask]

Hi all,

I am also concern about Japanese PCC since my spouse studies there for 3 years.

Can I ask you:

1.The request letter sent by CIC will show the name of person need PCC? In my case, it's my spouse.

2.How about the fee for this PCC from your country?

Thanks very much.

 

[yb]

Hi Lailina/all,

I applied for my PPC Japan when I got my ITA request and after 2 months I received my PCC from Japan embassy.

I submitted my pcc with all other documents on May 06.

Now I got the request Letter from CIC to upload scanned copy of police certificate japan

So my question is..Can I upload the same certificate which I submitted to them already at the time of submission or again do I need to apply for police certificate

Other Question. When uploading the document i.e when I click the upload button asking for document number
and issue date and expiry date but we don't have any document number and expiry date in PCC so what we need to give for those 2?

Please let us know if any one faced similar issue.

 

[superspecial90]

Hi Lailina/all,

I applied for my PPC Japan when I got my ITA request and after 2 months I received my PCC from Japan embassy.

I submitted my pcc with all other documents on May 06.

Now I got the request Letter from CIC to upload scanned copy of police certificate japan

So my question is..Can I upload the same certificate which I submitted to them already at the time of submission or again do I need to apply for police certificate

Other Question. When uploading the document i.e when I click the upload button asking for document number
and issue date and expiry date but we don't have any document number and expiry date in PCC so what we need to give for those 2?

Please let us know if any one faced similar issue.

Hello,
I am currently living in Japan and applied with ITA on 25th April. I uploaded other documents except for the PCC from Japan as it is issued only once CIC requests one.
So, after almost 2 months of AOR, on 20th June I received a request letter for Japan PCC.
I then went to the police headquarters in Tokyo and applied for the PCC. They asked for the request letter from CIC as they would not provide the PCC on my personal request alone. The PCC is addressed to the CIC as well.
I got the PCC 2 weeks later and then uploaded it in myCIC. There was no field regarding document number/validity etc.

I presume it is standard procedure for foreigners who have a current address in Japan. CIC will ask for the PCC and then you provide it.
Anything you provided before will not count.
Then again, this is my guess, which I am not certain about.

Hope this helps.

 

[mattjp1]

If you live in Japan there is a chance the police prefecture issues the PCC if you show them the ITA letter.

In my case, they did, we showed the documents checklist with my spouse name on it and they issued the document for her as well.

 

[yb]

If you live in Japan there is a chance the police prefecture issues the PCC if you show them the ITA letter.

In my case, they did, we showed the documents checklist with my spouse name on it and they issued the document for her as well.

Did you uploaded pcc with other documents when submitting the application?

Could you please elaborate what you have done after you have received pcc

 

[liz2017]

If you live in Japan there is a chance the police prefecture issues the PCC if you show them the ITA letter.

In my case, they did, we showed the documents checklist with my spouse name on it and they issued the document for her as well.

true, we did the same. just showed the ITA letter. they issued the PCC a week later, uploaded it in myCIC and submitted along with all the other documents required.

 

[mattjp1]

Did you uploaded pcc with other documents when submitting the application?

Could you please elaborate what you have done after you have received pcc

The envelope containing the PCC is sealed and mentioned it has to be opened by the addressee only. Although many people have reported they opened the envelope, scanned/upload the PCC, I decided to play safe:

1. Scanned back and front of the envelope and uploaded instead of the actual PCC
2. Wrote an LOE explaining this + asking for either permission to open on CIC's behalf and scan/upload the PCC or an address where I should forward the envelope to

I submitted my application and 2 weeks later, I got an additional document request, asking for me to upload the Japan PCC; which I did.