Sorry, folks, I just don't want to make a mistake. Here's my situation. My spouse and I are travelling this week to Canada and we were hoping to apply for my spouse's PCC over there. She is a student in the US on F1 and lived in Canada for 7 months. We are both Canadian PRs.
I perused the link below and as per USCIS/NVC, she requires one only if she lived there for 12 months. I have read many posts on this forum where people have said that if you lived more than 6 months in another country, a PCC from that country is required.
Going by what the website mentions, she does not need one. Is that correct?
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1307.html#pc
Here is the relevant text:
Police certificates
Police certificates are required for each visa applicant aged 16 years or older. The table below shows how many police certificates are required based on where each applicant lives and has lived previously. Present and former residents of the United States should NOT obtain any police certificates covering their residence in the U.S.
IF the applicant is living in their country of nationality at their current residence for more than 6 months
AND is 16 years old or older
THEN the applicant needs a police certificate from the police authorities of that locality.
IF the applicant lived in a different part of their country of nationality for more than 6 months
AND was 16 years or older at that time
THEN the applicant needs a police certificate from the police authorities of that locality.
IF the applicant lived in a different country for more than 12 months
AND was 16 years or older at that time
THEN the applicant needs a police certificate from the police authorities of that locality.
IF the applicant was arrested for any reason, regardless of how long they lived there
AND was any age at that time
THEN the applicant needs a police certificate from the police authorities of that locality.
The police certificate must:
* Cover the entire period of the applicant’s residence in that area, and
* State what the appropriate police authorities records show concerning each applicant, including all arrests, the reason for the arrest(s), and the disposition of each case of which there is a record.
Note : Police certificates from certain countries are unavailable. More specific information is available from NVC or the nearest United States immigrant visa processing post.
Appreciate your replies.
I perused the link below and as per USCIS/NVC, she requires one only if she lived there for 12 months. I have read many posts on this forum where people have said that if you lived more than 6 months in another country, a PCC from that country is required.
Going by what the website mentions, she does not need one. Is that correct?
http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1307.html#pc
Here is the relevant text:
Police certificates
Police certificates are required for each visa applicant aged 16 years or older. The table below shows how many police certificates are required based on where each applicant lives and has lived previously. Present and former residents of the United States should NOT obtain any police certificates covering their residence in the U.S.
IF the applicant is living in their country of nationality at their current residence for more than 6 months
AND is 16 years old or older
THEN the applicant needs a police certificate from the police authorities of that locality.
IF the applicant lived in a different part of their country of nationality for more than 6 months
AND was 16 years or older at that time
THEN the applicant needs a police certificate from the police authorities of that locality.
IF the applicant lived in a different country for more than 12 months
AND was 16 years or older at that time
THEN the applicant needs a police certificate from the police authorities of that locality.
IF the applicant was arrested for any reason, regardless of how long they lived there
AND was any age at that time
THEN the applicant needs a police certificate from the police authorities of that locality.
The police certificate must:
* Cover the entire period of the applicant’s residence in that area, and
* State what the appropriate police authorities records show concerning each applicant, including all arrests, the reason for the arrest(s), and the disposition of each case of which there is a record.
Note : Police certificates from certain countries are unavailable. More specific information is available from NVC or the nearest United States immigrant visa processing post.
Appreciate your replies.