Police Certificate for Packet to send to NVC

[inga44 5]

The Document Cover Sheet for the packet to send to NVC calls for "Police Certificate(s) with translation." When I went to the local RCMP office they kind of looked at me as though I was making an unusual request. They came back with a form headed "Chase RCMP Detachment Police Information Check." It came back with X's for 4 items:

1. A vulnerable sector check was not requested.

2. Outstanding charges. Negative

3. Other convictions - Negative

4 Adverse Contact - Negative - and in the same section, an X indicating that "applicant does nott work with vulnerable sector." 

 

The document is dated Nov 15, 2018, and it is now Aug 11, 2019. 

 

They didn't even want to add a signature but finally relented and a supervisor (I assume) signed it. 

They just gave me the 3 completed pages in a plain envelope. 

 

Now I'm wondering if this is the kind of "police check" that is required.

Is the fact that this is more than 6 months old now create a problem. 

 

In putting together my packet, I looked at this again and thought it would be a shame if my application was held up because there was something wrong with the document. Also, should this be in some kind of sealed envelope? 

 

Can anyone advise? 

[inga44 5]

To answer my own question:

From https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html I found that I need a "Certified Criminal Record Check," and I need to request it under the "Privacy Act," not "Immigration." (RCMP will *ask* for reasons for the check.) The process involves finger prints, which the local police/RCMP office should be able to do. 

The process for getting the certified criminal  is outlined at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html