PCC 90 days validity question

[ad2310]

I've read on this forum many times that PCC are good for 90 days, my lawyer says they are usually are good for 1 year. I don't really trust him as he has been somewhat laid back and careless. I tried to research but couldn't find any official statement on CIC website. Could anyone post a link or give the source of 90 days validity? Appreciate your responses, thanks, Andy

 

[PMM]

Hi

I've read on this forum many times that PCC are good for 90 days, my lawyer says they are usually are good for 1 year. I don't really trust him as he has been somewhat laid back and careless. I tried to research but couldn't find any official statement on CIC website. Could anyone post a link or give the source of 90 days validity? Appreciate your responses, thanks, Andy

From How to Obtain a Police Certificate at www.cic.gc.ca

"Who needs a police certificate?

In general, you and everyone in your family who is 18 years of age or over need to obtain a police certificate. You must obtain a police certificate from each country or territory where you have lived for six consecutive months or longer since reaching the age of 18.

The certificate must have been issued no more than three months before you submit your application.

If the original certificate is neither in English nor in French, submit both the certificate and the original copy of a translation prepared by an accredited translator with your application.

PMM

 

[kisunja]

Hi PMM,
what is "the date before you submit the application"? submit to Sydney or regional visa office?

 

[target2009match]

To the regional visa office

 

[PMM]

Hi

To the regional visa office

No, actually Sydney.

PMM

 

[S.K]

Application submission date (Lock-in-date) is always your initial application to NS date in FSW Fast Track

 

[kisunja]

Thanks! I am awaiting initial response from Sydney, and I was thinking about appying for police cert. right now. However, I am worried about the possibility of my docs being returned b/c I did not completely write out my occupation in the IMMgeneric form. (
It did not fit into the field, and I simply forgot to add a couple of letters by hand. how stupid is that?).

Anyway, If they return my application and I will have to resubmit it to Sydney again, what will be the date? the date of first or second submission?

 

[Chuppilad]

In my case, they had considered the time before applying to the local CHC with full application

C Lad

 

[ad2310]

Thanks PMM and all others for your input. Hopefully I don't have to go through the process again as I am hoping to get a resonse from Sydney before it.