Preparation before getting ITA

[nevillek]

Cool thanks. Would I need the education mark sheets and transcripts of the Indian degrees when they ask for documents though? Or not even that?

 

[Asivad Anac]

Consecutive, just like it said on what I posted from IRCC website above:

You will need to get police certificates for you and each of your family members who are over 18. You must get one from each country or territory where you have lived for six or more consecutive months since the age of 18.

Not necessarily consecutive. 6 or more months not necessarily in a row since turning 18.

 

[Asivad Anac]

Cool thanks. Would I need the education mark sheets and transcripts of the Indian degrees when they ask for documents though? Or not even that?

Not even those if you have a Canadian Masters degree.

 

[Andre_Smol]

Not necessarily consecutive. 6 or more months not necessarily in a row since turning 18.

Thanks for that. I always thought it was 6 in a row.

Good to know.

 

[nevillek]

Not necessarily consecutive. 6 or more months not necessarily in a row since turning 18.

That's crazy. So I've made 6 one month trips to 10 countries, I need to get a police certificate from all of them?? Makes no sense.

 

[Asivad Anac]

That's crazy. So I've made 6 one month trips to 10 countries, I need to get a police certificate from all of them?? Makes no sense.

If your cumulative stays adds up to more than 6 months for every single one of those 10 countries (since the time you turned 18), you'll need a PCC from all 10 countries. This rule was revised recently, earlier it uses to be 6 months 'in a row'.

 

[nevillek]

You dont need ECA for your foreign degree since your Canadian one is your highest and that is the one that your points are based on.

When you enter the foreign degree, just select no ECA and you will be fine. You will see that as an option in your profile.

Why do I need to mention the foreign degree if I'm not claiming points for it? is it mandatory ?

 

[nevillek]

If your cumulative stays adds up to more than 6 months for every single one of those 10 countries (since the time you turned 18), you'll need a PCC from all 10 countries. This rule was revised recently, earlier it uses to be 6 months 'in a row'.

so how do I get the PC from US if I'm staying in Canada?

 

[IMGNSPNP]

That's crazy. So I've made 6 one month trips to 10 countries, I need to get a police certificate from all of them?? Makes no sense.

NO NOT AT ALL.

if your stay counts 6 months altogether in a country ( if it is in single visit or multiple visits) then you have to submit PCC from that country.

eg:

• if you visited, worked or lived in a country for two months, left for a few years, then returned for four months, that counts as spending six months there. In this case, you would need a certificate.

AND

• For the country you currently live in, the police certificate must be issued no more than six months before you apply.
• For countries where you have lived for six months or more, the police certificate must be issued after the last time you lived in that country.

If your PCC is in a language other than English or French, send it when you apply, along with the original copy of a translation done by a certified translator.

 

[Asivad Anac]

Why do I need to mention the foreign degree if I'm not claiming points for it? is it mandatory ?

Not mandatory, you can choose not to mention that credential.

 

[nevillek]

IMG I think you misunderstood. 1 month 6 times in each country would be 6 months+ in each country.