PCC Date

[Dimhil]

Hi All,

I need to get my PCC from South Africa(Lived there for 3 years), before Leaving SA, I got my PCC done.
So, I left SA on 8th Jan 2014 and I got my PCC done on 30th Nov 2013, Now my quesiton is :

Is that PCC valid? I never visited SA again after that.

Please help!!

 

[DelPiero07]

Not valid.

 

[Dimhil]

is it not valid because ,i lived there after the date of PCC or it is more than 6 months old? :'( :'(

 

[sushsmart15]

is it not valid because ,i lived there after the date of PCC or it is more than 6 months old? :'( :'(

Becoz you stayed there for quite a while after getting PCC.
Kindly apply and obtain a new PCC for this country.

 

[Dimhil]

Thanks for the reply, I have just one question, I know SA takes a lot of time to issue the PCC(as Read on other forums)
What are my options if they take more than 60 days to get my PCC?

 

[sushsmart15]

Thanks for the reply, I have just one question, I know SA takes a lot of time to issue the PCC(as Read on other forums)
What are my options if they take more than 60 days to get my PCC?

You have 90 days to submit e-APR. So I believe that should not be a problem. In case you don't receive it by 87th day from ITA, then go ahead and submit your e-APR. Submit evidence that you have already applied for this PCC and request IRCC to grant you extension to submit this PCC.

This has been a common case for FBI PCC.

 

[Dimhil]

Thanks. I will need a FBI PCC too. :'(

My wife will accompany me to Canada, do i need to provide her PCC too?

 

[DelPiero07]

Thanks. I will need a FBI PCC too. :'(

My wife will accompany me to Canada, do i need to provide her PCC too?

Yes for all countries where she lived for more than 6 months in total since the age of 18.

 

[Nyx13]

They are processing it a lot quicker in SA these days. It takes about 2-3 weeks.

Thanks for the reply, I have just one question, I know SA takes a lot of time to issue the PCC(as Read on other forums)
What are my options if they take more than 60 days to get my PCC?

 

[Dimhil]

They are processing it a lot quicker in SA these days. It takes about 2-3 weeks.

Did you get it done?
If yes, then please let me know how.. I am really struggling with the procedure here. I am an Indian national and currently in US.

 

[SoniaJav]

Question regarding police clearance...i obtained it from my home country back in Dec 2014 and not lived there for more than 3months (on/off visits only).
Do i need to apply for it again?

 

[sushsmart15]

Question regarding police clearance...i obtained it from my home country back in Dec 2014 and not lived there for more than 3months (on/off visits only).
Do i need to apply for it again?

If you visited your home country even once after obtaining this PCC, then you must obtain a new PCC, irrespective of the no. of days of your visit to home country.

 

[Nyx13]

Did you get it done?
If yes, then please let me know how.. I am really struggling with the procedure here. I am an Indian national and currently in US.

Mine was a bit easier as I was in SA and could just courier my form to them myself, but I know of a few people from outside of SA that used a company like docassist and also got their PCC in a few weeks. You will need to get your finger prints done at a SA embassy and a copy of your identity document.

There are a few companies that can assist you, try www[.]docassist[.]co[.]za or do google search for the others (I can only remember the one name now but I have seen a few of them that cater for people outside of SA).

SA Police clearance website - www[.]saps[.]gov[.]za/services/applying_clearence_certificate.php

Hope that helps, but if not let me know and I can try and find out a bit more about the process for you.