Hello senior members!
Just one quick question regarding police certificates ...
In my case I have to submit police certificates from my country and Spain, but when I sent my application (August 22), I only sent the certificate from my country, since I din't want to waste time. According to CIC, it's fine if one doesn't submit police certificates with the application, but one must be ready to submit them in case the VO request them.
Now I'm preparing to request the one from Spain. When I called they mentioned that if the certificate was to take effect in Canada, I should legalize it too, which takes another process... My question is, is it really necessary to legalize the police certificates? In CIC's website, they don't mention this.
Please advice.
Thank you.
"Note. We strongly recommend that you submit your police certificates with your application to the CIO. If you are unable to obtain all the necessary police certificates, you may still send your application to the CIO without them. However, please note that if your application is placed into processing you must be ready to submit them to the visa office when requested.
Note: If you are including your police certificates with your application to the CIO, please ensure that your certificates were not issued more than three months earlier. Police certificates are generally valid for 12 months from the date they are issued. However, if a final decision is not made on your application before the expiry of your police certificate, the visa office may request that you provide a new one."