Police Certificate Requirement

[OmarSarfraz]

Hi Everyone,

I am applying for citizenship after being in Canada for 3 years. Before this, I was residing in Saudi Arabia and still have their temporary visa. Do I need to provide police clearance certificate (upfront) from Saudi to apply for Citizenship? I am currently residing in Canada.

Thank you for your advise.

 

[Robin Valery]

No. You don’t need to get a police certificate for your time in Canada.

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[ericconley443]

No, there is no such need. However, you can call your local authorities and ask them for more details.

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[SAU443]

Hi Everyone,

I am applying for citizenship after being in Canada for 3 years. Before this, I was residing in Saudi Arabia and still have their temporary visa. Do I need to provide police clearance certificate (upfront) from Saudi to apply for Citizenship? I am currently residing in Canada.

Thank you for your advise.

Hi..@OmarSarfraz,

I am also in the same situation and submitted a covering letter thru webform explaining that a police clearance certificate is not required for non-citizens who does not have legal residence status and not residing in Saudi Arabia. Moreover, I received the acknowledgement receipt of the document by IRCC but the status tracker is still showing send us additional information "waiting on you" status for about two months now.

So, could you kindly share your experience with what supporting documents you supplied to overcome the police clearance certificate from Saudi Arabia and whether it got accepted by IRCC without any more steps such as fingerprints, etc.?