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doobie.doobie

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Apr 4, 2015
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Has CIC changed their PCC requirements?
I believe, on the website it states that, a PCC must be issues after you have left a country, you have resided more than six months.
Which means that, 3 months old thing is gone now.
And we can get PCC whenever we like. I am aware of 12 months validity.
Experts?

Who needs a police certificate?
In general, you and all the people in your family who are 18 or older need to get a police certificate. You must get one from each country or territory where you have lived for six or more months in a row since the age of 18. (For example, if you lived in a country for eight months but left on a two-week vacation, that counts as living there for eight months.)

For the country you currently live in, the police certificate must be issued no more than six months before you apply.

For countries where you have lived for six months or more, the police certificate must be issued after the last time you lived in that country.

If your certificate is in a language other than English or French, send it when you apply, along with the original copy of a translation done by a certified translator.
 
Oh that's perfect and makes a lot of sense.

Well done CIC.
 
So if i have a pcc from nov 2014 and the last time i was in the country was july 2014 i can still use the same?
 
nata_cap said:
So if i have a pcc from nov 2014 and the last time i was in the country was july 2014 i can still use the same?

Based on the new rules, you can use it.

This is a positive rule change. Good on CIC!
 
yes..thats great!!!