police certificate

[Mila-666]

Hi,

I came to Canada as international student when I was 17, and went back to my home country every summer to visit home. Do I need a police certificate from home country as well even thought I was in Canada since I was 17? (please note that the each time I went back is less than 6 months, but in total are more than 6 months)

 

[DelPiero07]

Yes, you do need one for your home country.

No, you do not need one for Canada.

 

[rocco012]

You do need one for Canada also.

 

[jes_ON]

You do need one for Canada also.

This is false. No PCC is required for Canada.

 

[caballo_rider]

Yes, you do need one for your home country.

Are you 100% sure about this? OP has said s/he has lived in Canada primarily since s/he was 17. The AoR I received, which I assume is standard says police certificate is required for:

1) The country where you currently live, if you have lived there for six months or more;
and
2) The country where you have spent most of your adult life since the age of 18.

which I don't think his/her country of origin qualifies as either. The exception would be if the AoR specifically request PCC for the country of origin.

 

[DelPiero07]

Are you 100% sure about this? OP has said s/he has lived in Canada primarily since s/he was 17. The AoR I received, which I assume is standard says police certificate is required for:

1) The country where you currently live, if you have lived there for six months or more;
and
2) The country where you have spent most of your adult life since the age of 18.

which I don't think his/her country of origin qualifies as either. The exception would be if the AoR specifically request PCC for the country of origin.

I'm sure. OP has spent more than 6 months in his/her country of origin since the age of 18 (as he/she has stated that he/she would go back home every summer).

"As part of a complete application, applicants, their spouse or common-law partner and their dependent children 18 years of age or older (including non-accompanying dependents) must submit a valid police certificate for all countries or territories (except Canada) in which they have lived for a total of six months or more, since the age of 18."

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/express-entry/applications-received-on-after-january-1-2016-completeness-check.html

 

[py_mission]

I'm sure. OP has spent more than 6 months in his/her country of origin since the age of 18 (as he/she has stated that he/she would go back home every summer).

"As part of a complete application, applicants, their spouse or common-law partner and their dependent children 18 years of age or older (including non-accompanying dependents) must submit a valid police certificate for all countries or territories (except Canada) in which they have lived for a total of six months or more, since the age of 18."

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/permanent-residence/express-entry/applications-received-on-after-january-1-2016-completeness-check.html

I think this applies to Express Entry specifically, since the Schedule A/PCC request for Family Class clearly states the following:

"In your online account, the system generated text in the blue box where you upload your documents may advise you that you need to submit a police certificate for any country, region or territory where you lived for 6 months or more since you turned 18. Please disregard that text and follow the instructions in this letter instead. We’ll contact you if we need additional police certificates to process your application."

 

[DelPiero07]

I think this applies to Express Entry specifically, since the Schedule A/PCC request for Family Class clearly states the following:

"In your online account, the system generated text in the blue box where you upload your documents may advise you that you need to submit a police certificate for any country, region or territory where you lived for 6 months or more since you turned 18. Please disregard that text and follow the instructions in this letter instead. We’ll contact you if we need additional police certificates to process your application."

Of course what I posted applies to EE, this is the CEC section of the forum.