Police certificate if you were a minor.

[JungleJim]

Hi, during express entry application it says that you need to get police certificate for any country you've lived in since you were 18.

I got an ITA and says to get it for every country I have lived in for more then 6 months in a row.

I lived in in country for for a year when I was a young lad (<10 years of age).

Do I provide a police certificate for that country ?

Thanks,

Jerry

 

[DelPiero07]

No.

 

[JungleJim]

Thanks !

 

[OntarioExpress]

Hi, during express entry application it says that you need to get police certificate for any country you've lived in since you were 18.

I got an ITA and says to get it for every country I have lived in for more then 6 months in a row.

I lived in in country for for a year when I was a young lad (<10 years of age).

Do I provide a police certificate for that country ?

Thanks,

Jerry

Jerry, please note that the rule no longer says "in a row". All countries you have visited since 18 need to be considered. Therefore if this country you lived in when you were a lad for example, you visit every summer for a month for 6 years, this would still be considered 6 months. So you must also use your travel history to determine an accumulated number of days you have a visited countries outside of your country of residence. If the total number of days exceeds 180 (or comes close) you will need a PCC.

 

[JungleJim]

Jerry, please note that the rule no longer says "in a row". All countries you have visited since 18 need to be considered. Therefore if this country you lived in when you were a lad for example, you visit every summer for a month for 6 years, this would still be considered 6 months. So you must also use your travel history to determine an accumulated number of days you have a visited countries outside of your country of residence. If the total number of days exceeds 180 (or comes close) you will need a PCC.

Thanks for your input. Haven't visited that country as an adult (age 18 minimum) so I wont be needing one. I appreciate the clarification.