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Background Checks - Inland Spousal Sponsorship

S2111S

Star Member
Nov 18, 2018
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Hi folks,

Requesting our Champion/ Star members to throw some light on how exactly Background Checks are done by CIC ? Security and Criminality I understand is done by 3rd parties affiliated to CIC. Do they also contact Employers where the PA has worked ? Or the landlords where the PA has lived ? How does it work ?

Also, I have stayed in 3 countries other than my country of citizen for more than 6 months. Is it right that I will need PCCs from each country I lived or just the country where I lived most of my years after I turned 18 years ?

Much thanks in advance for your responses.
 

shalenabennie

Champion Member
Jan 17, 2017
1,315
313
Visa Office......
London
Hi folks,

Requesting our Champion/ Star members to throw some light on how exactly Background Checks are done by CIC ? Security and Criminality I understand is done by 3rd parties affiliated to CIC. Do they also contact Employers where the PA has worked ? Or the landlords where the PA has lived ? How does it work ?

Also, I have stayed in 3 countries other than my country of citizen for more than 6 months. Is it right that I will need PCCs from each country I lived or just the country where I lived most of my years after I turned 18 years ?

Much thanks in advance for your responses.
You will need to submit police check from all countries the you live over 6 months. From my experience, they do not contact employers or landlords, but they could if they wanted or needed to
 

funboy101

Star Member
Nov 30, 2018
105
48
Hi folks,

Requesting our Champion/ Star members to throw some light on how exactly Background Checks are done by CIC ? Security and Criminality I understand is done by 3rd parties affiliated to CIC. Do they also contact Employers where the PA has worked ? Or the landlords where the PA has lived ? How does it work ?

Also, I have stayed in 3 countries other than my country of citizen for more than 6 months. Is it right that I will need PCCs from each country I lived or just the country where I lived most of my years after I turned 18 years ?

Much thanks in advance for your responses.
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/the-anatomy-of-a-background-check-in-depth-analysis.500146/page-99

This thread may be helpful.