Candian Criminal record check confusion

[Rose927 0]

regarding the Canadian police record check on the travel state gov website at says that "The following documents WILL NOT be accepted: Type of Criminal Record Check for Personal Use: Visa-Border Crossing, Foreign Travel, Work document." and they want "Sub-type: Other (Provide Details)", my husband went to his local station to ask about it and said he wanted the subtype other and when asked for details he said immigration but was told there were multiple types. what type is he supposed to say exactly? he even showed the example document but they could not help him further.

 

 

[pushbrk 14,223]

What is not accepted may not be helpful.  Follow the instructions and get what it says to get.

 

Police Certificates

Available

Fees: Varies by Province

Document Name: Certified Criminal Record Check – Type of Criminal Record Check for Personal Use (*formerly known as Privacy Act)

Sub-type: Other (Provide Details)

Details of Information sought: RCMP National Repository Entire Holdings

The following documents WILL NOT be accepted:

• Type of Criminal Record Check for Personal Use: Visa-Border Crossing, Foreign Travel, Work document.
• Type of Criminal Record Check for Personal Use: Active Criminal Record document
  • Provincial or City issued police certificate

Issuing Authority: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The requested document is fingerprint-based, but the report does not include an image of the applicant or the applicant’s fingerprints. Examples of Canadian Police Certificates can be found at U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada (usembassy.gov).

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Director General / Directrice generale, Royal Canadian Mounted Police / Gendarmerie royale du Canada.

Registration Criteria: There is no registration criteria.

Procedure for Obtaining: To obtain this document, you must submit your fingerprints to a local police service or RCMP-approved partner agency. You must request a Certified Criminal Record Check For Personal Use. Subtype Other (Provide Details), and ask for a search of the RCMP National Repository Entire Holdings. Applicants must print these instructions and submit them in person when making their requests.

Certified Copies: Certified copies are not available.

Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.

Exceptions: There are no exceptions.

Comments: For more information on how to request this document, visit rcmp-grc.gc.ca.

 

Court Records

Applicants who have been convicted of a crime in Canada should obtain a certified copy of court records from the clerk or registrar of the court in which they were convicted. Court records should state the section of the Canadian Criminal Code under which the applicant was convicted, the disposition of the case, and the penalty imposed, if any. Court records must also indicate whether the case was handled as a summary or indictable offense.

Canadian pardons have no effect under U.S. law. Applicants who have been convicted of a crime in Canada that was subsequently pardoned must contact an RCMP office to obtain both a Certified Criminal Record Check and copies of their pardoned criminal record. See "Police Records" above.

In cases of controlled substance violations (such as drug possession, sales, or trafficking), court records should indicate the type and quantity of substance involved. If court records do not include this information, applicants should seek to obtain it from the records of the police service that investigated the case or the Crown prosecutor's office that prosecuted it.

[mam521 2,829]

This constantly causes issues.  The following link has an embedded image of the correct type.  When he goes into the Commissionares or wherever he decides to go, he'll have to specify that this is for the entire records holding.  It won't have fingerprints when he receives it and looks like the most unassuming piece of paper, yet it's vital to your immigration journey.  

 

https://www.fickeymartinezlaw.com/immigration/consular-processing/canada-police-certificate-us-visa-document-requirement

 

If you search back on the forum, there have been MANY questions asked about this and lots of examples, as shown in the link, of the same thing.  I initially ended up with the wrong check myself, but The Fingerprint Room in Calgary rectified the situation.  That said, it slowed us down 3 months, so yes, definitely take an example in to ensure its the correct version he'll get!

 

Good luck!