Hi All

I have applied for my Canadian PR in Nov 2001 with the CHC in Singapore. I lived in the US for abt 4 yrs a few yrs ago. Now my question is, how do I obtain a PCC from US. Can I apply for one in the US consulate in Singapore or do I have to send a request directly to FBI in the US. Also pls let me know how long does it typically take to obtain one if I have to directly apply with FBI in US and how long is a PCC valid.

Thanks in advance for any tips.

RSK

RSK <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hi All
    >
    > I have applied for my Canadian PR in Nov 2001 with the CHC in Singapore. I lived
    > in the US for abt 4 yrs a few yrs ago. Now my question is, how do I obtain a PCC
    > from US. Can I apply for one in the US consulate in Singapore or do I have to send
    > a request directly to FBI in the US. Also pls let me know how long does it
    > typically take to obtain one if I have to directly apply with FBI in US and how
    > long is a PCC valid.
    >
    > Thanks in advance for any tips.
    >
    > RSK

I applied to FBI for a PCC in the US in August 2001 and it took a little over 6 weeks
to get the results back. I believe that CIC considers PCC's valid for no longer than
6 months from the date of issue. Hope this helps.

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and yes you do have to get one, one from every country you have lived in since the
age of 18 for more than 6 months. You should take a closer look cos i know in some
cases such as an inland sponsorship they require also a PCC from every state you
resided in while in the USA as well buti am not sure if that applies to indipendants
outside the USA or not.

"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > RSK <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > > Hi All
    > >
    > > I have applied for my Canadian PR in Nov 2001 with the CHC in Singapore. I lived
    > > in the US for abt 4 yrs a few yrs ago. Now my question is, how do I obtain a PCC
    > > from US. Can I apply for one in the US consulate in Singapore or do I have to
    > > send a request directly to FBI in the US. Also pls let me know how long does it
    > > typically take to obtain one if I have to directly apply with FBI in US and how
    > > long is a PCC valid.
    > >
    > > Thanks in advance for any tips.
    > >
    > > RSK
    >
    > I applied to FBI for a PCC in the US in August 2001 and it took a little over 6
    > weeks to get the results back. I believe that CIC considers PCC's valid for no
    > longer than 6 months from the date of issue. Hope this helps.
    >
    > [a]