Police certificates of countries I have lived in but was not registered

[Camala]

I am from Germany but have lived in the Netherlands and Iceland for 1 year each (however I have been going home to Germany frequently) in the past 10 years.
However as a EU citizen I was never a resident and therefor not registered in either country. Will I still have to provide police certificates?

Thank you

 

[maniac2403]

I am from Germany but have lived in the Netherlands and Iceland for 1 year each (however I have been going home to Germany frequently) in the past 10 years.
However as a EU citizen I was never a resident and therefor not registered in either country. Will I still have to provide police certificates?

Thank you

If you lived in any country for more than 6 months total, you will have to provide police certificates for all.

 

[emamabd]

I am from Germany but have lived in the Netherlands and Iceland for 1 year each (however I have been going home to Germany frequently) in the past 10 years.
However as a EU citizen I was never a resident and therefor not registered in either country. Will I still have to provide police certificates?

Thank you

the background declaration forms will ask where you have lived since you became 18 years old. whatever countries you write there - means you will be required to submit a police certificate for each.

 

[Camala]

But it states that you only need it for countries " in which you have lived for six (6) consecutive (!!) months or longer since reaching the age of 18.

I have been going home frequently an the 6 months were not consecutive.

 

[bafakih]

But it states that you only need it for countries " in which you have lived for six (6) consecutive (!!) months or longer since reaching the age of 18.

I have been going home frequently an the 6 months were not consecutive.

From my experience, if you have lived in both Netherlands and Iceland for a period of a 12 months you will have to provide PC for these countries as well given you have resident status. If not, then email CIC and explain why, they may review your file and agree with you and ask you to not provide.

It happened to me as well , they asked me for PC from Pakistan, being an Indian, I only visited there once and that too for 10 days, I emailed them explaining my situation and I got an email about 2 to 3 weeks later saying I do not need a PC from Pakistan.

Best of luck.

 

[emamabd]

But it states that you only need it for countries " in which you have lived for six (6) consecutive (!!) months or longer since reaching the age of 18.

I have been going home frequently an the 6 months were not consecutive.

In this case then better to email them explain your situation and ask for advice. I feel that they can waive it if you explain the situation above.

 

[Camala]

Do you just email to Question@cic.gc.ca?

Or is there a better adress to contact?

 

[maniac2403]

Do you just email to Question @ cic.gc.ca?

Or is there a better adress to contact?

Apply, get your AOR and then email at the email address that will be provided in the AOR email.

 

[jes_ON]

But it states that you only need it for countries " in which you have lived for six (6) consecutive (!!) months or longer since reaching the age of 18.

I have been going home frequently an the 6 months were not consecutive.

Did you move back home to live, or just travel to visit? Did you have a primary residence (e.g. rent an apartment) in those countries for at least 6 months?

My opinion - CIC will ask for the PCCs, but then you can use that request to assist in getting the PCCs.

 

[Camala]

FYI: I called the call center and they said that I will not need to provide police records if I have not physically stayed in the countries for 6 consecutive months.

 

[cecapp14]

FYI: I called the call center and they said that I will not need to provide police records if I have not physically stayed in the countries for 6 consecutive months.

Good to know. I used to stay in a country for 1 year and half travelling back home each 3 months so I have never physically stayed in that country for 6 consecutive months. I had a work permit in that country though.
What I did was to submit the request of PCC to the Embassy in Canada and include a letter in the application to CIC explaining this situation and saying that I was not attaching the certificates because not yet received from the Embassy.

If they will ask for, I hope I will have them ready (looks like it tooks several months to get the PCCs) otherwise I will have fancy arabic certificates stating I am clean!

 

[jes_ON]

FYI: I called the call center and they said that I will not need to provide police records if I have not physically stayed in the countries for 6 consecutive months.

Yeah, the call centre agents have never been wrong : ) In any case, the VO can ask for them if they want them regardless of the general rule, and past experience indicates that they will. But as I said before, you can wait and see if they are requested. It looks like they will be a pain in the *** to get, so it's hard to argue against the wait-and-see approach (except that, if they are requested, you usually only get 60 days to supply them).

 

[Dr_Midnite]

Hi

I travelled in and out of China never stayed longer than 90 days in any one go. I never held residency but I did spend longer than six months in the country. I had to to supply a PCC, it is ultimately your choice but I would not risk it. You only get 60 days to supply them so you will be under pressure when they ask.

Thx

A