Rejected PR due to US PCC

[lhh22]

Hi everyone!


I tried to go over some threads but didn't find one that addresses fully the same problem I have.

1. Context: I received a federal invite to apply for PR through Express Entry earlier this April 2024. At that time, I was a resident in the US (student up till May 2024, when I graduated), but when I submitted my papers, I had already left the US to go back home, thus my application mentions that I was residing in my home country. My application was rejected yesterday for the following reason: "Your application is rejected for being incomplete and therefore, was not put into processing. Specifically, your application does not include the following elements:

• Police Certificate:The Police certificate from the United States of America was issued prior to your last residence in that country. The Police certificate was issued on 2024-04-26. Your last residence in this country was 2024-05-31. Note: A full review of your application was not performed. There may be other elements, not identified above, which may also be missing or incomplete."

TL;DR: The US PCC I submitted was issued before I left and reentered the US to stay for 2 weeks, before permanently leaving the US. My PR got rejected saying that this PCC made my application incomplete.

2. Why do I feel it's unfair, and want to appeal? Before submitting my application, I reviewed sections 10 and 12.01 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. The only information I found on PCCs was on “When you need a police certificate,” which indicates that the police certificate must be issued after the last time you stayed in the country for six months or more. After countless hours of preparing my documents and ensuring everything was as per the requirements, I feel it's unfair that my application was rejected. The police certificate I provided, issued on April 26, 2024, was based on my understanding that it was valid for a year and was issued after the last time I stayed in the country for six months or more.

3. The ask: Would you recommend I appeal the rejection, or should I just resubmit a new profile? I feel the rejection is really not fair (but guess all those who got rejected feel that way...).

 

[nzkko]

There is nothing to appeal, this is a common error, if you browse this forum you will see. Your application was returned as incomplete. Resubmit a new profile. You misunderstood the requirements but there is nothing unfair about it.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hi everyone!


I tried to go over some threads but didn't find one that addresses fully the same problem I have.

1. Context: I received a federal invite to apply for PR through Express Entry earlier this April 2024. At that time, I was a resident in the US (student up till May 2024, when I graduated), but when I submitted my papers, I had already left the US to go back home, thus my application mentions that I was residing in my home country. My application was rejected yesterday for the following reason: "Your application is rejected for being incomplete and therefore, was not put into processing. Specifically, your application does not include the following elements:

• Police Certificate:The Police certificate from the United States of America was issued prior to your last residence in that country. The Police certificate was issued on 2024-04-26. Your last residence in this country was 2024-05-31. Note: A full review of your application was not performed. There may be other elements, not identified above, which may also be missing or incomplete."

TL;DR: The US PCC I submitted was issued before I left and reentered the US to stay for 2 weeks, before permanently leaving the US. My PR got rejected saying that this PCC made my application incomplete.

2. Why do I feel it's unfair, and want to appeal? Before submitting my application, I reviewed sections 10 and 12.01 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. The only information I found on PCCs was on “When you need a police certificate,” which indicates that the police certificate must be issued after the last time you stayed in the country for six months or more. After countless hours of preparing my documents and ensuring everything was as per the requirements, I feel it's unfair that my application was rejected. The police certificate I provided, issued on April 26, 2024, was based on my understanding that it was valid for a year and was issued after the last time I stayed in the country for six months or more.

3. The ask: Would you recommend I appeal the rejection, or should I just resubmit a new profile? I feel the rejection is really not fair (but guess all those who got rejected feel that way...).

There’s nothing to appeal. The IRCC followed the procedures

 

[lhh22]

There is nothing to appeal, this is a common error, if you browse this forum you will see. Your application was returned as incomplete. Resubmit a new profile. You misunderstood the requirements but there is nothing unfair about it.

Thanks a lot for the reply! Just to clarify and make sure I understand the requirement, a new PCC should be issued once I visit a country I previously resided in (in my case, the US), regardless of how long that visit is for (in my case, 2 weeks)? And your recommendation would be for me to reapply and submit a new US PCC once I get the invite - is that right?

 

[bellaluna]

Thanks a lot for the reply! Just to clarify and make sure I understand the requirement, a new PCC should be issued once I visit a country I previously resided for (in my case, the US), regardless of how long that visit is for (in my case, 2 weeks)? And your recommendation would be for me to reapply and submit a new US PCC once I get the invite - is that right?

Since you lived in the US for over 6 months in the last 10 years AND it is not your current country of residence, the PCC has to be issued AFTER the date you last visited the country, even if it was just the 2 weeks.

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

 

[lhh22]

Since you lived in the US for over 6 months in the last 10 years AND it is not your current country of residence, the PCC has to be issued AFTER the date you last visited the country, even if it was just the 2 weeks.

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

This is literally the link that confused me as it states “the police certificate must be issued after the last time you stayed there for 6 months or more in a row” under “For any other country”. Anyway, seems I misunderstood it and should have done a bit more homework by checking this forum before submitting my documents. The more I read about this PCC, the more it seems the appeal will most likely be rejected. Will go ahead and submit a new profile (crying internally) - thanks everyone!