Canadian Background Check questions

[Mika & Chris 0]

Hello,

My fiance is attempting to move to the US from Japan with a K1 Visa. We have USCIS approval, and have gathered all documentation needed for the interview, except for one item. My fiance lived in Canada for about a year several years ago, so the US Embassy is requesting a background check from Canada. We just found out about this, and our petition expires early August.

We have gathered the fingerprints to send, but I have a few questions: The US Embassy email notice gave the following address to send the RCMP request to:

RCMP, Civil Fingerprint Screening Services, P.O. Box 8885, Ottawa, ON, K1G 3M8

However the RCMP website http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cr-cj/fing-empr2-eng.htm gives the following address:

Director General

Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services

RCMP, NPS Bldg.

1200 Vanier Parkway

Ottawa ON K1A 0R2

Does anyone know which address is correct?

Although I know you can extend the USCIS petition, we're a bit concerned about the lead time the RCMP gives for the background check (10 weeks according to an automated messaged I listened to when I called). I found a 3rd party service that may be able to expedite this but I know nothing about them:

http://canadianfingerprintagency.com/index.php

Has anyone used this service? Would the US Embassy accept results from them?

Thanks,

Chris

[Pitaya 2,576]

Hello,

My fiance is attempting to move to the US from Japan with a K1 Visa. We have USCIS approval, and have gathered all documentation needed for the interview, except for one item. My fiance lived in Canada for about a year several years ago, so the US Embassy is requesting a background check from Canada. We just found out about this, and our petition expires early August.

We have gathered the fingerprints to send, but I have a few questions: The US Embassy email notice gave the following address to send the RCMP request to:

RCMP, Civil Fingerprint Screening Services, P.O. Box 8885, Ottawa, ON, K1G 3M8

However the RCMP website http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cr-cj/fing-empr2-eng.htm gives the following address:

Director General

Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Services

RCMP, NPS Bldg.

1200 Vanier Parkway

Ottawa ON K1A 0R2

Does anyone know which address is correct?

Although I know you can extend the USCIS petition, we're a bit concerned about the lead time the RCMP gives for the background check (10 weeks according to an automated messaged I listened to when I called). I found a 3rd party service that may be able to expedite this but I know nothing about them:

http://canadianfingerprintagency.com/index.php

Has anyone used this service? Would the US Embassy accept results from them?

Thanks,

Chris

Welcome to the forum.

Your Canada-specific inquiry should be re-posted here at the Canada regional forum, for a more focused response.

Good luck on your visa journey.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I've moved the thread to the Canada Regional Forum as the question is Canada specific rather than K-1 specific and someone in this forum will be able to provide the requested information.

[Mika & Chris 0]

My mistake. Thanks!

[Rob & Monika 87]

Given that one address is a post office box, and the other is the physical address, I would assume they want their mail to go through to PO box.