Hi all! After a 6 month back and forth for the Chinese PCC I got it and I'll post the whole process here.
If I could go back and knew this I would get the PCC at the beginning because it prolonged the whole process.
I wanted to share how I got my Chinese Police Certificate on an F Visa, since the process was not really straight forward and I couldn’t find this answer on the forums. I am posting this in hopes that it will help someone else going through the process. I was based in Shanghai.
Acc. to the Chinese Government it is stated that you cannot get a PCC for an F Visa. At first I couldn’t get it and was told so multiple times by lawyers. After submitting all my documents to CIC, it was requested again by them with further instructions on how to get it. I did explain the difficulty of getting it in my LoE, however it was requested again.
CIC kindly informed me that PCC from China is not issued by the Police, but by Shanghai Public Notary Office. That’s where they got it from.
After contacting about a dozen lawyers most of them still told me it’s not possible. However one of them did try and I got it and submitted it.
The Lawyers who helped me get it (I did not have to go to China) were AHL Legal. And the lady that was super helpful, supportive and diligent was Chloe Hong. I will post the contact below, I highly recommend them.
Chloe HONG | Case Co-ordinator
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www.ahllegal.com .| E
chong@ahllegal.com.cn
The agreement for payment was 80 AUD upfront and 600 AUD Total (if the certificate was issued) + Shipping to your address. I felt this was fair, because other companies sometimes quoted charges up to 1000 dollars even if you don’t get the document.
They said it will take up to 2 weeks for the document to be issued, but the lady was so kind and went and got it few days earlier and sent the scan immediately.
The documents needed for the Police Clearance were:
1. Passport(old and new) with bio page, visa, entry and exit stamps
2. Registration of temporary residence
3. Student card, studying certificate and diploma (only if you were a student)
4. Alien employment permit and work contract with official stamp (if you worked)
5. Non-criminal record form from your school/work (they will give you an example)-the most important
6. Signed letter of Authority (provided by the lawyers to you)
Hope this helps someone, as at the time I did not see any kind of info applicable to my situation.