I am sorry but I don't think you can say that it's not a criminal offence. I got a chance to communicate with the Korean embassy in Toronto today and they have clearly let me know that it is illegal and "if a person uses the reply for the other purposes (including submitting it to the foreign government), they could be sentenced to imprisonment of up to two years or a fine of up to 20 million won." I don't know how this can apply to non-Korean citizens but it's a serious matter for Korean citizens, if you ask me.NOT at all. no need to worry about this cuz it's not a criminal offense
I think the biggest problem here is that there are people who are getting this certificate (with the lapsed records) through some sort of loophole (whether it's hiring some illegal agencies, begging, personal favor, etc). And because there exists this type of incongruity, it makes it hard for people who try to get this done the legal way. If all of us inform the Canadian government collectively that it is illegal to submit such record and therefore, we cannot obtain this document, then it would be a different story.
I am sure many are good folks on this page and you guys don't mean to do things illegally but I just wanted to address my opinion. I hope you can catch my drift.
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