/usa police checks
Aug 29th 2009, 5:16 am
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/usa police checks
Anyone know where you have to apply for a criminal record check from the States? We lived in New York City for just over six months before we came up here, and although I know we have to have an FBI and NY state check I've no idea where to look.
Aug 29th 2009, 4:24 pm
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Aug 29th 2009, 5:08 pm
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Thank you. I must admit I didn't think to look in the CIC website 
Glad I asked though - 16-18 weeks is an incredibly long time, even the old CRB checks only took 6 weeks! I'd better get that going today. Am I right in thinking that the police certificate can go after the rest of the application? 18 weeks would put us over the 120 days.
Glad I asked though - 16-18 weeks is an incredibly long time, even the old CRB checks only took 6 weeks! I'd better get that going today. Am I right in thinking that the police certificate can go after the rest of the application? 18 weeks would put us over the 120 days.
Aug 29th 2009, 5:13 pm
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Hi
It actually only takes 3/4 weeks and if you are applying under FSW1/2/3 then everything must go with the package.
Thank you. I must admit I didn't think to look in the CIC website
Glad I asked though - 16-18 weeks is an incredibly long time, even the old CRB checks only took 6 weeks! I'd better get that going today. Am I right in thinking that the police certificate can go after the rest of the application? 18 weeks would put us over the 120 days.
Glad I asked though - 16-18 weeks is an incredibly long time, even the old CRB checks only took 6 weeks! I'd better get that going today. Am I right in thinking that the police certificate can go after the rest of the application? 18 weeks would put us over the 120 days.
Aug 29th 2009, 5:33 pm
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Yes, I saw when looking through the links that the Feds say 3-4 weeks. I wonder why the CIC think it might take so much longer. Maybe the State departments are very slow (they don't say how long they will take).
Anyway, I've sent off for the NY package and I shall get down to the police station for the fingerprints.
I'm doing the PNP FSW route, so just aware of the 120 days. Not that I've heard back from BC yet, but I wanted to get this bit underway.
Thanks again.
Anyway, I've sent off for the NY package and I shall get down to the police station for the fingerprints.
I'm doing the PNP FSW route, so just aware of the 120 days. Not that I've heard back from BC yet, but I wanted to get this bit underway.
Thanks again.
Aug 29th 2009, 7:22 pm
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Re: /usa police checks
The times are variable depending mostly on whether there has been a change of governing party federally. That brings a host of checks that outrank most others in priority.
Aug 29th 2009, 7:32 pm
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Interesting. Oh well I guess we'll just wait and see and hope that it won't take too long.
