Interesting question regarding police clearance for outland sponsorship

[CuriousCdn]

Hi,

I understand that in order to be eligible as a sponsorship applicant, the person applying needs police clearance from their native country and any other country they have inhabited for longer than 6 months. Here is where my question comes up:

If my wife overstayed her visit in Canada, then returned to the US (she overstayed a 3 month visa by 9 months) would the rule of inhabiting another country for longer than 6 months apply to her? Or would she just be required to provide police clearance from the U.S (her native country)? She was not a "legal" resident of Canada as she was overstaying her allotted time to stay in the country.

Thanks for your time.

 

[scylla]

Since it was Canada, you don't have to provide a PCC. However make sure you're honest about the dates she was here when providing her history.

If it was any country other than Canada - then you would have to provide a PCC.

 

[CuriousCdn]

Since it was Canada, you don't have to provide a PCC. However make sure you're honest about the dates she was here when providing her history.

If it was any country other than Canada - then you would have to provide a PCC.

Why would my spouse be exempt from this rule given she stayed in Canada for 12 months (3 legally, 9 illegally)? She was technically residing in Canada was she not? I am in the process of filing for her sponsorship but I am worried they will request a Canadian PCC on top of her American one.

Thanks for your consideration.

 

[scylla]

You are never required to submit a PCC for Canada (RCMP check) with a spousal application - even if that individual has been here for a few years. Presumably, this is because the CIC has access to some kind of databases or records that render this unnecessary (i.e. understandably they don't have this type of access for other countries and that's why they need the PCCs).

I've heard that on occasion, they do ask people to provide a Canadian one later on in the process. This doesn't seem to happen very often. However I suppose there's no reason you can't include one with your original application if you feel strongly about this.

Does this make sense? (I'm hopped up on cold medication and may not be communicating clearly right now.)

 

[CuriousCdn]

You are never required to submit a PCC for Canada (RCMP check) with a spousal application - even if that individual has been here for a few years. Presumably, this is because the CIC has access to some kind of databases or records that render this unnecessary (i.e. understandably they don't have this type of access for other countries and that's why they need the PCCs).

I've heard that on occasion, they do ask people to provide a Canadian one later on in the process. This doesn't seem to happen very often. However I suppose there's no reason you can't include one with your original application if you feel strongly about this.

Does this make sense? (I'm hopped up on cold medication and may not be communicating clearly right now.)

I must apologize sometimes I tend to over-analyze things (especially other peoples opinions), and as a result I interpret the message incorrectly. You completely made things clear; I figured the reason they didn't request a Canadian PCC was because they would most likely have the ability to simply pull this information up if they needed to.

Thanks for your help and valuable opinion regarding this matter!

 

[scylla]

Glad to help!