Police Certificates PCC for countries where work was fly in / fly out

[meatbag]

Hi All,

I'm experiencing some difference in opinion from CIC officers regarding PCC requirements for Express Entry PR under Canadian Experience Class (if the stream matters).

Since age of 18, I've spent some time working in Spain, Italy and UAE for more than 6 months in total engagement, but never for more than 6 weeks in-country at a time.

When I completed the online PR application of course I entered the from-to dates of employment respectively, but also provided a backup letter along with my PCC for UK (resided for more than 6 months at a time), in order to explain the fly in/out rotation concept in the expectation it would remove the requirement for PCC's from Spain, Italy and UAE.

CIC has now requested these countries' PCC's.

Am I missing something with their "6 months or more in country" definition, which I believe I do not meet?

Thanks for any suggestions!
MB

 

[Stanlee]

Hi All,

I'm experiencing some difference in opinion from CIC officers regarding PCC requirements for Express Entry PR under Canadian Experience Class (if the stream matters).

Since age of 18, I've spent some time working in Spain, Italy and UAE for more than 6 months in total engagement, but never for more than 6 weeks in-country at a time.

When I completed the online PR application of course I entered the from-to dates of employment respectively, but also provided a backup letter along with my PCC for UK (resided for more than 6 months at a time), in order to explain the fly in/out rotation concept in the expectation it would remove the requirement for PCC's from Spain, Italy and UAE.

CIC has now requested these countries' PCC's.

Am I missing something with their "6 months or more in country" definition, which I believe I do not meet?

Thanks for any suggestions!
MB

Please refer to the extract below from the CIC site http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp. This is a recent update with regard to Police Certificate and I assume this is the basis on which they are asking you to submit PCC for Spain, Italy and UAE.

Note: This includes the requirement to provide a police certificate for countries in which the individual has traveled for six months or more, whether or not the individual had an established residential address during this time.

 

[meatbag]

Stanlee, many thanks for this info and your quick reply!

Again a case of having to hunt for information on CIC website which isn't consistent across all pages, nor explained with some allowance to provide after application (I already had my PR app rejected "incomplete" once and now in second application following another express entry ITA).

So frustrating!

Happy to provide these items just need to know ahead of time!

Again thanks for the help!

 

[sramani]

Hi meatbag,

Hope you get are able to get the PCC on time and wish you good luck. I just wanna clear this up so we need to get a PCC from those countries for which our stay is more than six months (exits in between this six month period also considered as stay).

Just a single visit less than six month doesn't count right.

Thanks,
sramani

 

[meatbag]

Just a single visit less than six month doesn't count right.

Thanks,
sramani

That is my interpretation.

I wanted to post the CIC page for police checks but this board says I am not allowed to post links.

Go to CIC website and navigate to Immigration and citizenship -> My Application -> Medical or police checks -> Police checks

 

[PMM]

Hi

That is my interpretation.

I wanted to post the CIC page for police checks but this board says I am not allowed to post links.

Go to CIC website and navigate to Immigration and citizenship -> My Application -> Medical or police checks -> Police checks

1. Your interpretation is wrong. As per the Program Delivery Update:http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/updates/2016/2016-02-11.asp

Summary

The instructions on procedures related to police certificates and Express Entry completeness checks have been updated. Language revisions were made to clarify the text, and under Exceptional circumstances, the instructions have been changed to reflect that clients are required to provide both proof of having requested a police certificate and an explanation of their best efforts to produce a police certificate before the 60-day deadline after their Invitation to Apply has been issued. In addition, the instructions have been revised to reflect that police certificates are required up front and are mandatory for each country where an individual has lived for six months or more in total, not necessarily in a row.

 

[meatbag]

Sramani was asking if he visits or lives in country "x" for less than 6 months total and has never returned, is a police check needed. The answer is no, unless the cic officer still asks for one (which they can if they want to).