New requirement for police certificate

[Efestar]

Hi,
I received an invitation to apply. The police certificate requirement appears to have changed. Previously it was required for any country you have lived in for 6 months continuously since 18th birthday. Now, the requirement is any country you have lived, visited or worked in for 6 months cumulatively. So for instance if you visited a country for two months, left for a few years, returned and visited for another four months then you require a police certificate from that country. This was the example I saw in documents to attach in my ITA. This will be an arduous task for travellers! Can someone please confirm and explain this

 

[Dscn28]

Hi,
I received an invitation to apply. The police certificate requirement appears to have changed. Previously it was required for any country you have lived in for 6 months continuously since 18th birthday. Now, the requirement is any country you have lived, visited or worked in for 6 months cumulatively. So for instance if you visited a country for two months, left for a few years, returned and visited for another four months then you require a police certificate from that country. This was the example I saw in documents to attach in my ITA. This will be an arduous task for travellers! Can someone please confirm and explain this

Yup its correct, any country that you have visited if the total time spent is six months or more. In the example you posted you will need a police clearance. Basically consider any country that you have spent time in (cumulatively) no matter the purpose, if this adds up to 6 months then you'll need the police clearance.

 

[Efestar]

Yup its correct, any country that you have visited if the total time spent is six months or more. In the example you posted you will need a police clearance. Basically consider any country that you have spent time in (cumulatively) no matter the purpose, if this adds up to 6 months then you'll need the police clearance.

I better get to work then! Thanks.

 

[_Harry_]

I better get to work then! Thanks.

Just curious, how does one get PCC from another country if (s)he is not not living there?

 

[Maverick28]

Hi,
I received an invitation to apply. The police certificate requirement appears to have changed. Previously it was required for any country you have lived in for 6 months continuously since 18th birthday. Now, the requirement is any country you have lived, visited or worked in for 6 months cumulatively. So for instance if you visited a country for two months, left for a few years, returned and visited for another four months then you require a police certificate from that country. This was the example I saw in documents to attach in my ITA. This will be an arduous task for travellers! Can someone please confirm and explain this

This has been the requirement for some time now.

 

[Maverick28]

Just curious, how does one get PCC from another country if (s)he is not not living there?

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/index.asp

The above link provides instructions for each and every country for all the scenarios.

 

[_Harry_]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/index.asp

The above link provides instructions for each and every country for all the scenarios.

Hmm..seems like quite a work if someone has stayed in a country for 6 months, for any reason, and now not living there anymore
No wonder CIC gives 3 months of time for the documentations post ITA