PCC Validity

[mohit9090]

Hello Everyone,

I have a query about PCC Validity, I got my pcc done from Bls Canada in Jan 2020 and this year (Jan 2021) I received ITA hence my India PCC is almost an year old however I didn’t travel back to INDIA since then. Also, PCC does not has any expiry date.

Can I use my old PCC for PR?

 

[srvp]

Hello Everyone,

I have a query about PCC Validity, I got my pcc done from Bls Canada in Jan 2020 and this year (Jan 2021) I received ITA hence my India PCC is almost an year old however I didn’t travel back to INDIA since then. Also, PCC does not has any expiry date.

Can I use my old PCC for PR?

It should be a definite 'Yes', in your case . Indian PCC says 'for the period he/she stayed in India'
Most recent PCC is required from the country of residence.

here you go! Form CIC (link FYR)
"
Date the certificate was issued
For the country where you currently live
The police certificate for the country where you currently live:

• must be issued no more than 6 months before the date you submit your application
• must not be expired

For any other country
For any other country, the police certificate must be issued after the last time you stayed there for 6 months or more in a row.

Some countries put expiry dates on their police certificates. If you have a police certificate that expired, include it. We’ll accept it if:

• it was issued after the last time you stayed there for 6 months or more in a row
• it is not for the country where you currently live

An officer may ask for a new one later on."



https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/apply-permanent-residence/police-certificates.html

 

[mohit9090]

thank you for your reply however INDIA PCC doesn’t say about 'for the period he/she stayed in India'.
It just corroborate against your passport number that there is no criminal record found.

Agree with your quote from CIC website but one clause they have mentioned at bottom i.e. “An officer may ask for a new one later on."

My last question is about the validity again, does a PCC has six months or one year validity for CIC to consider it.

It should be a definite 'Yes', in your case . Indian PCC says 'for the period he/she stayed in India'
Most recent PCC is required from the country of residence.

here you go! Form CIC (link FYR)
"
Date the certificate was issued
For the country where you currently live
The police certificate for the country where you currently live:

• must be issued no more than 6 months before the date you submit your application
• must not be expired

For any other country
For any other country, the police certificate must be issued after the last time you stayed there for 6 months or more in a row.

Some countries put expiry dates on their police certificates. If you have a police certificate that expired, include it. We’ll accept it if:

• it was issued after the last time you stayed there for 6 months or more in a row
• it is not for the country where you currently live

An officer may ask for a new one later on."



https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/apply-permanent-residence/police-certificates.html

 

[Miss bee]

Hello Everyone,

I have a query about PCC Validity, I got my pcc done from Bls Canada in Jan 2020 and this year (Jan 2021) I received ITA hence my India PCC is almost an year old however I didn’t travel back to INDIA since then. Also, PCC does not has any expiry date.

Can I use my old PCC for PR?

Hey did you figure this out? What did you do ?

 

[kourk]

Hello Everyone,

I have a query about PCC Validity, I got my pcc done from Bls Canada in Jan 2020 and this year (Jan 2021) I received ITA hence my India PCC is almost an year old however I didn’t travel back to INDIA since then. Also, PCC does not has any expiry date.

Can I use my old PCC for PR?

What happened?