This is not something a lot of people need, but I'm going to put this thread out there because it could help someone in the future.
My VO (Manila) told me to send them a second Russian Police Certificate.
The first PC we had sent was an original, obtained from the Russian Consulate in Tokyo, Japan. CIC's guidelines say that people outside Russia should get their PC from a Russian Consulate nearby, so that's what we did.
Manila VO rejected this PC because it did not have a letterhead on it. Nowhere on CIC's guidelines does it say a letterhead is required. Manila later clarified that if the PC is being issued by the Russian Consulate, they want one of the following:
- an original PC in Russian with or without a letterhead. (this should be translated into English by a certified translator.)
- an original PC in English WITH a letterhead. (Russian consulates give you the option of issuing the PC in Russian OR English. But they will not give you both, it is one or the other.)
Again, this is not on any of their published guidelines, but it is an internal requirement for CIC.
Also, I might mention that Manila VO first said they wanted a PC just like the Russians have - one issued by MVD (Ministry of Interior Affairs.) We had to protest and demonstrate, through our MP, that this is not possible for a non-Russian who is not a resident of Russia. So if they tell you they want one from MVD, prove them wrong. (We showed them screenshots of the websites of the MVD saying that non-residents are not eligible to apply for a PC and that they must apply at the nearest Russian Consulate.)
My VO (Manila) told me to send them a second Russian Police Certificate.
The first PC we had sent was an original, obtained from the Russian Consulate in Tokyo, Japan. CIC's guidelines say that people outside Russia should get their PC from a Russian Consulate nearby, so that's what we did.
Manila VO rejected this PC because it did not have a letterhead on it. Nowhere on CIC's guidelines does it say a letterhead is required. Manila later clarified that if the PC is being issued by the Russian Consulate, they want one of the following:
- an original PC in Russian with or without a letterhead. (this should be translated into English by a certified translator.)
- an original PC in English WITH a letterhead. (Russian consulates give you the option of issuing the PC in Russian OR English. But they will not give you both, it is one or the other.)
Again, this is not on any of their published guidelines, but it is an internal requirement for CIC.
Also, I might mention that Manila VO first said they wanted a PC just like the Russians have - one issued by MVD (Ministry of Interior Affairs.) We had to protest and demonstrate, through our MP, that this is not possible for a non-Russian who is not a resident of Russia. So if they tell you they want one from MVD, prove them wrong. (We showed them screenshots of the websites of the MVD saying that non-residents are not eligible to apply for a PC and that they must apply at the nearest Russian Consulate.)
