Obtaining police certificates from Canada

[kitchen_princess 1]

Hello, I'm new here, my apologies if this question has already been asked recently. I haven't come across it.

My USC husband and I have filed the I-130. Meanwhile, I'm trying to be as prepared as possible for when it gets approved. I have a question about obtaining police certificates.

I live in Canada, and fortunately it's the only place I will need to get a certificate from. The Travel.state.gov "Reciprocity by Country" page states that I need to ask the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), or my local police service. The RCMP's website states that they no longer provide these documents. I called the provincial police, the Sureté du Quebec (I live in Montreal), and they referred me to Identification Canada, which appears to be a private firm dealing with such matters, among other things (http://www.identificationcanada.com/EN/index.php).

Before I get further involved with these people, I was hoping I could get some input from other Canadians who have already gone through this process. Is a certificate obtained through a private firm considered valid for US visa purposes? Is this what the NVC is asking for?

Thank you in advance for any input.

[hikergirl 277]

I got mine done through the Commissionaires. http://www.commissionaires.ca

They were fast and cheap compared to my local police department, which also does CPIC or National Database checks.

When you make your appointment just tell them you don’t require fingerprints (unless you have a record) and you need CPIC (also called the National Database) checked.

*I just checked and there is a Montréal office for the Commissionaires.

Edited May 10, 2013 by hikergirl

[LA and CF 9]

i have also used the Commisionnaries to get my police certificate, fast, not too expensive. We were refered to them by our police station in the west island (also live in montreal) sent a sopy of it with our i129f forms last summer, and they didnt seem to think they were not good

i hope i can paste the followign info here:

201 Laurier Avenue E, Suite 400
Montréal, QC H2T 3E6

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514 273 8578
877 322 6777
514 277 1922

recrutement@cccmtl.ca
formation@cccmtl.ca

ID Services

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514 273 8578 ext. 226
877 322 6777

info@cccmtl.ca

www.commissionnairesquebec.ca

Hours of Operation

Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm

Parking
Metered parking

Intersection
Avenue De Gaspe / Avenue Laurier Est.- near Metro Station Laurier

Public Transit
Metro Station (STM)
Station: Laurier

Payment Types Accepted for ID Services
(e.g. Fingerprints)
Cash, Debit, VISA, MasterCard

Edited May 10, 2013 by LA and CF

[ricnally 258]

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[Saylin 1,605]

Hello, I'm new here, my apologies if this question has already been asked recently. I haven't come across it.

My USC husband and I have filed the I-130. Meanwhile, I'm trying to be as prepared as possible for when it gets approved. I have a question about obtaining police certificates.

I live in Canada, and fortunately it's the only place I will need to get a certificate from. The Travel.state.gov "Reciprocity by Country" page states that I need to ask the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), or my local police service. The RCMP's website states that they no longer provide these documents. I called the provincial police, the Sureté du Quebec (I live in Montreal), and they referred me to Identification Canada, which appears to be a private firm dealing with such matters, among other things (http://www.identificationcanada.com/EN/index.php).

Before I get further involved with these people, I was hoping I could get some input from other Canadians who have already gone through this process. Is a certificate obtained through a private firm considered valid for US visa purposes? Is this what the NVC is asking for?

Thank you in advance for any input.

Hi, I lived in Montreal as well, and certificates from private firms are fine, as long as they check CPIC or the national database. And if you ever committed a crime, you'll need fingerprints as well.

I went to a private firm and got my PCC. No issues at NVC nor the consulate. Here's a link to where I got mine done: http://www.recordcheck.ca/our-services/canadian-police-cpic-checks/ I went on a Monday to get it done and got it in the mail the next Wednesday, so just a little over a week. And only costs $40. So I was extremely happy with the results.

[kitchen_princess 1]

Thank you all for your replies, this was very helpful! Much appreciated!

[Pitaya 2,576]

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Edited November 8, 2015 by Pitaya