NZ Police Clearance

[Catou]

I'm confused by the NZ police clearance. When it asks us to state where the application will FIRST be submitted are we supposed to put Mississauga or "overseas processing office"? The whole application goes to Mississauga but really the applicant's part is only dealt with in Australia so I'm not certain what is required on this form. Is it first submitted to Mississauga or first submitted to the Sydney, Australia overseas processing office?

The more I work through these forms the more confusing they seem to get!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Lol, you have answered yourself: the whole application goes first to Mississauga, so you will select Mississauga.

I remember how stressful it was to do the application. It is always the simple things that we overthink, confusing ourselves more and more, so try to not overthink every little thing .

 

[Catou]

Thank you
I hear what you are saying about over-thinking! I'm so bad now that I am dreaming this application whenever I close my eyes. It would help if the forms and/or instructions were clear and specific. Aaarrgghhhh!!!

 

[Sweden]

It gets better after a while! hand in there, and soon enough you'll be the one providing info to people coming to the forum for help... look at all of us! It helps to take a break from time to time - no CIC for 3 days, and then look at it with fresh eyes. Also - print the guideline, and follow step by step.
Remember: not everything is applicable to each case. If you have doubts, you can ask on the forum, and if still in doubt, answer the question, then add an explanation of why you did it that way, so CIC can see the logic if it's not the correct answer.
Don't worry about it too much : you will not get refused because you filled out a question wrong. If CIC has questions, they will ask them... in your case, CL for 10 years then married, you won't have issues being approved, and Sydney is one of the fastest VO, so you'll be fine!
Sweden

 

[canuck_in_uk]

It helps to take a break from time to time - no CIC for 3 days, and then look at it with fresh eyes.

Yes, very important. If a question is confusing, leave it for a day or two, and often when you come back to it, you'll find it's not actually confusing