Received request for updated police certificate, could use some help

[rifthunter]

Hello, appreciate any experience or advice anyone has to give. I am Canadian and I am sponsoring my wife from Japan (Family Class, outside Canada) we submitted our application in middle of October and received our first email from CIO Sydney office saying "in order to continue processing your Application for Permanent Residence in Canada, we require an updated original Police Certificate...." and naming my wife as the individual they require it for.

However, what has us confused is we obtained her police certificate in Japan in September, 2024, less than one month before submitting our application. Why would they require an updated one, was there something wrong with the one we submitted and will it just cause the same problem if we submit another one?

We had to open the sealed letter from Japanese police station to scan the certificate into the online application, from our research this was fine. Do we need to send physical original copy unopened to the IRCC?

We are in a bit of a panic, as I am in Canada now, and my wife has a flight booked back to Canada December 7th so our time is very limited for her to do necessary things in Japan. Thanks greatly for anyones time

 

[armoured]

We are in a bit of a panic, as I am in Canada now, and my wife has a flight booked back to Canada December 7th so our time is very limited for her to do necessary things in Japan. Thanks greatly for anyones time

I read the updated part as the operative part of the phrase, not the 'original' bit. But I'm only guessing.

That said: given the limited timeframe, don't waste time over-thinking, have her get the updated certificate.

YMMV, again, only an educatd guess.

 

[thanhtam23]

hello, I have the request for Singapore but I think they’re the same as IRCC instruction indicated the same for Japan (pasted below)
they need the police certificate after you send your application so i believe there was nothing wrong with the one you provided except for the issue date
stop overthinking and focus on how to get it at the earliest

Police certificates and IRCC requirements
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will send you a letter requesting a police certificate after you send your application for permanent residence. You must bring that letter when you apply for a police certificate.

 

[rifthunter]

I read the updated part as the operative part of the phrase, not the 'original' bit. But I'm only guessing.

That said: given the limited timeframe, don't waste time over-thinking, have her get the updated certificate.

YMMV, again, only an educatd guess.

do you think we can just submit the one we already got, since its only 1 month old?

 

[armoured]

do you think we can just submit the one we already got, since its only 1 month old?

You could. But since they wrote updated, you risk having issues if you don't submit an updated one.

Repeat my point above: if your spouse is leaving for a while, have her do it now.

Maybe your'e right and it's a mistake, but you could spend a month finding out and then have no good way of getting the certificate.

Up to you. Maybe it's easy to get them from the consulate in Canada - I don't know. I just think safer to bite the bullet and get one now.

 

[thanhtam23]

was your wife still staying in Japan by the time of application? that could explain why they request for an updated PCC
in my case even though i didnt live in my home country since my last police certificate, they still request for an updated one
you can try your luck but i wouldn’t waste time to argue and just comply with the request