I have been waiting since March for a Criminal Records check from Canada. My fiance lived there previously but does not reside there now. So, he can't just go into their local office to get one done.

Sooo, I'm just wondering if any one else has requested one in the same time frame an if you have had any better luck than us. I just want to know if the long wait is normal right now.

I've been emailing them with not much luck in getting any information in return.

I'm not posting this in the Canada forum because Canadians don't usually need to go through this process while living in Canada.

Thanks in advance.

Actually, all Canadians who are going through at least the K1 process are required to obtain a police certificate for their consulate interview. Most of the time one can get a basic name check which takes a very short time, but those who have had prior criminal records are also required to submit their fingerprints as well, which stretches the process out by months.

From what I've heard, anyone who's submitted their fingerprints will need to wait an estimated time of 150 days - sometimes shorter than that, but that's their standard wait time.

Did you submit through RCMP?

Let me clarify...I say "Canadians don't usually need to through this process while living in Canada"....That is because they can just do a names check locally without going through the RCMP fingerprint process (unless of course they hvae a criminal record). I have asked these questions in the Canadian forum, but no one there can answer because they are all going through a different process locally.

We have submitted through the RCMP with fingerprints sent in as this is the only way to get this check while living in another country.

As I already mentioned in my previous post, I understand their estimated wait time. We are however, past their estimated time. I was only putting this question out there to get a sense of how long it has taken for people lately. RCMP has become more backlogged in the past few months than ever.

If anyone else has been going through this process let me know!