This is one of the documents we need to take to our interview. What are they referring to? If my spouse lived in Ottawa and Quebec, where would he get a police certificate? Thanks!

I went to the RCMP (nearest where I live) to get a Canada-wide name check. However, applicants with a criminal record need the fingerprint-based certificate. Please check out the thread below:


http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...ice+certificate

POLICE RECORD: QUEBEC
Available. Applicants can apply for the police certificate at the nearest police department. The certificate consists of a duplicate set of fingerprint forms stamped by the Identification Branch, Headquarters, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa.

"Former residents of a consular district or applicants residing outside Canada may submit their request (along with their fingerprints taken in duplicate by the police authorities of their place of residence) to:

Commissioner

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Civil Section

P.O. Box 8885

12 Alta Vista Drive

Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3MB

A fee of 25 Canadian dollars must accompany each request. The fee must be in the form of a certified check or money order, payable to the Receiver General for Canada."

If no record is found, the forms are returned direct to the applicant and stamped "Searched Against RCMP Fingerprint Records- Only Negative Results", with the date and name of the Superintendent of the Identification Branch. If a police record exists, the fingerprint form is not stamped and a copy of the record is attached to the form.

Applicants who apply for RCMP police certificates in Montreal will encounter a delay since the fingerprint form is sent to Ottawa for processing and then mailed back to Montreal.