Police Certificate For Your Canadian Visa Application
Did you know that you have to attach a police certificate to
your Canadian Immigration visa application? Let me explain some
important facts about the certificate that you have to present:
You must attach to your application:
- Police certificates of good conduct (Original document) from
each country, state or territory in which you and everyone
included in the application (18 years of age or over) have lived
for six months or longer (since reaching 18 years of age);
- You should submit your original fingerprints to the
authorities conducting the police checks or clearances;
- If the authority in the country where you obtained your
certificate will forward the result directly to Citizenship and
Immigration Canada, you should attach a note explaining the
situation
Please note that:
- A Police Certificate is required from ALL countries where the
applicant and his/her family have resided in for 6 months or
more since reaching age 18, along with the country where the
applicant currently lives;
- This certificate should be issued by a national or federal
police agency if possible. If you do not currently reside in
that country, you may need to apply at the local Embassy or High
Commission in your country of residence;
- A Police Certificate (also called certificate of no criminal
record), is necessary for every applicant age 18 and older;
- You should present original Police Certificates and also an
original accredited translation if the certificates are not in
English or French;
- The Police Certificate (s) must have been issued in the last
six months.