Received Wrong Police Check, Trying to Avoid Delays

[vvindmarks 1]

I made a point of printing off the detailed instructions outlined here: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Canada.html

and bringing them to my local RCMP detachment, and I requested my police check a couple months ago so it would be ready once my I-R1 was approved but I stupidly forgot to ensure in the meantime that I did in fact receive the correct one and of course I did not. I'm hesitant to go to another RCMP office in a nearby city to try again but the nearest Commissionaires is a three hour drive away and it sounds like it would still take a week minimum to receive the police check in the mail after that.

 

My question is, should I still upload the police check I already have in the meantime and get the correct one within the next month when I am already planning to be near the Commissionaires so it will be ready well before my interview? The reason I ask this is because I have heard many stories about people uploading the 'wrong' one, having it approved by the NVC, only to be told at their interview that they need to send in the correct one. I'm curious about peoples experiences with this or if it's really not worth risking potential delays by trying this if it isn't even consistently accepted by the NVC.

 

The one I received does have a photo of me and photos of my fingerprints which I know is wrong but seems to sometimes be accepted by the NVC though never at the interview, of course.

 

I only received my NVC welcome email yesterday and submitted my fees last night. It said it would take something like 3-10 days to process the fees which I assume is when I will be allowed to upload my Affidavit of Support, Financial documents, Police Check, etc.-- I really hate to delay the process in any way and I'm super frustrated that I overlooked this.

 

Am I misunderstanding the document submission timeline in this part of the process completely? I assume I should be uploading a police report within the next week. If I do this should I upload the correct one as soon as I get it or just wait and bring it to the interview? Will I not know for a few months if the NVC has even accepted the wrong one? I'm thinking I should just resign myself to the 6 hour trip tomorrow to get the correct one ASAP and hopefully only delay uploading it by a few days. Does anyone have any advice or recommendations for where to get a police check in Calgary with as quick a turnaround (and the correct type!) as possible? Any way I can be even more clear about what type I need?

[vvindmarks 1]

Looks like the Commissionaires 3 hours away don't have appointment openings for about a month anyway and the next closest is about 5 hours away but does have some slots tomorrow. Is it worth calling the NVC for advice or do they even have a contact line anymore?

[Ontarkie 14,938]

If you have the wrong Police check there is no point uploading it.  NVC  does not take calls anymore. Go get the new PC now and don't delay the last thing you want is another 3+ months or AP just for a PC. 

[vvindmarks 1]

5 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

If you have the wrong Police check there is no point uploading it.  NVC  does not take calls anymore. Go get the new PC now and don't delay the last thing you want is another 3+ months or AP just for a PC. 

Yes, I ended up finding somewhere closer and going ASAP this morning and I have a lot more confidence in the person who submitted it this time doing it correctly. I will just hold off on uploading anything until I get the correct one, thanks!

[Ontarkie 14,938]

3 hours ago, vvindmarks said:

Yes, I ended up finding somewhere closer and going ASAP this morning and I have a lot more confidence in the person who submitted it this time doing it correctly. I will just hold off on uploading anything until I get the correct one, thanks!

That's great.