Additional info letter from CIC

[Jasmeen2]

Hello,

My EE application was in process from the last 6 months. I am currently a PhD student in Canada. I got a letter from CIC yesterday stating the following 2 things:

Fingerprints: Please provide fingerprints from the RCMP
Client Information: Please note that you provided a statement with a fix deposit, we cannot consider these funds readily available since you need to wait for the term to end to access the funds. Updated proof of funds is required

Could anyone tell me why would they need my fingerprints? Is this police verification for Canada since i am in the country for more than six months?

And for my proof of funds, i did attach a letter from the bank manager stating that the funds can be available anytime but they're still not considering FD as readily available funds? Are they only looking for liquidated money?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hello,

My EE application was in process from the last 6 months. I am currently a PhD student in Canada. I got a letter from CIC yesterday stating the following 2 things:

Fingerprints: Please provide fingerprints from the RCMP
Client Information: Please note that you provided a statement with a fix deposit, we cannot consider these funds readily available since you need to wait for the term to end to access the funds. Updated proof of funds is required

Could anyone tell me why would they need my fingerprints? Is this police verification for Canada since i am in the country for more than six months?

And for my proof of funds, i did attach a letter from the bank manager stating that the funds can be available anytime but they're still not considering FD as readily available funds? Are they only looking for liquidated money?

When running the Canadian criminal checks, IRCC got a hit off of your information and need your fingerprints to verify that it wasn't you.

If you have proof the funds are readily accessible, that should have been OK. You can try getting an updated letter confirming this and submitting again. Or you can liquidate and show the money in a normal account.

 

[Jasmeen2]

When running the Canadian criminal checks, IRCC got a hit off of your information and need your fingerprints to verify that it wasn't you.

If you have proof the funds are readily accessible, that should have been OK. You can try getting an updated letter confirming this and submitting again. Or you can liquidate and show the money in a normal account.

You mean they got a hit while running the criminal record with my name and similar credentials? Does that happen often?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

You mean they got a hit while running the criminal record with my name and similar credentials? Does that happen often?

Yes and yes.

 

[yyzstudent]

Everyone needs to supply biometrics these days.

 

[nns14]

Hello,

My EE application was in process from the last 6 months. I am currently a PhD student in Canada. I got a letter from CIC yesterday stating the following 2 things:

Fingerprints: Please provide fingerprints from the RCMP
Client Information: Please note that you provided a statement with a fix deposit, we cannot consider these funds readily available since you need to wait for the term to end to access the funds. Updated proof of funds is required

Could anyone tell me why would they need my fingerprints? Is this police verification for Canada since i am in the country for more than six months?

And for my proof of funds, i did attach a letter from the bank manager stating that the funds can be available anytime but they're still not considering FD as readily available funds? Are they only looking for liquidated money?

For POF, I would recommend liquidating to your savings account and then showing to the officer. You might lose some extra income for ending early but that's a small price to pay.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Everyone needs to supply biometrics these days.

OP got a request for fingerprints for an RCMP criminal check, not biometrics.

 

[pemyrie]

Go to a police station and tell them you need police report for immigration. Mine cost about $30 and it will be mailed out in about 10 days once everything is okay. You know though that Covid is affecting the speed of everything.

 

[Jasmeen2]

Go to a police station and tell them you need police report for immigration. Mine cost about $30 and it will be mailed out in about 10 days once everything is okay. You know though that Covid is affecting the speed of everything.

The letter only said to provide fingerprints and not a police report. And i called police station, they're not doing fingerprints because of the Covid19 situation.

 

[Jasmeen2]

I opened my CIC account and there's an option to upload the file for fingerprints and it also tells the due date but for proof of funds, there's no option to upload file. What should i do?

 

[smash1984]

The letter only said to provide fingerprints and not a police report. And i called police station, they're not doing fingerprints because of the Covid19 situation.

Wait, did they ask for fingerprints themselves or fingerprint check from RCMP. My hunch is that they asked for a fingerprint check from RCMP. I also got a similar request when i had submitted my application in 2019 (am also phd student in canada). I don't think CIC can do anything if you just send off fingerprints to them. They want a fingerprint check from RCMP I believe.

Can you recheck your letter to make sure?

 

[Jasmeen2]

Wait, did they ask for fingerprints themselves or fingerprint check from RCMP. My hunch is that they asked for a fingerprint check from RCMP. I also got a similar request when i had submitted my application in 2019 (am also phd student in canada). I don't think CIC can do anything if you just send off fingerprints to them. They want a fingerprint check from RCMP I believe.

Can you recheck your letter to make sure?

They wrote "Please provide fingerprints from the RCMP." Maybe they missed writing check?

 

[Jasmeen2]

For POF, I would recommend liquidating to your savings account and then showing to the officer. You might lose some extra income for ending early but that's a small price to pay.

For POF, I would recommend liquidating to your savings account and then showing to the officer. You might lose some extra income for ending early but that's a small price to pay.

It's a joint account with my mother. Would that be a problem?

 

[smash1984]

They wrote "Please provide fingerprints from the RCMP." Maybe they missed writing check?

Yes, i believe it must be a check. What probably happened was that your name matched someone in the criminal database. So they now want to make sure by having a finger print check run by RCMP to rule you out as that individual. So RCMP will take your fingerprints and send it to their HQ to check against any existing ones. You will get the report in your mailbox. I got the report back in a week (back in May 2019)

 

[canuck_in_uk]

They wrote "Please provide fingerprints from the RCMP." Maybe they missed writing check?

You provide your fingerprints to the RCMP and they do the check.

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=857&top=4

It's a joint account with my mother. Would that be a problem?

Did you include a notarized statement from your mother confirming that you had full use and access to the funds? Even with such a letter, apps with joint accounts with people other than spouses have been refused. It is far better to have the funds in your own name only.