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[4 months left]

I just talked to my local police station in Ontario and they said they do it without me there. Has anyone been successful in getting their CRC recently in Canada?

[s.tickbeat]

You can order your CRC online from almost any police station in Canada, but the consular offices here will only notarize the fingerprint forms you receive from the RCMP. Right now, waiting time is estimated at 4 weeks so it shouldn't be quite the 6 months that it used to be.

[cheolsu]

The last three years (once for a new visa, once for visa renewal, once for a job requirement) I have gone to a Peel region police office in Brampton and waited about 20 minutes for a police background check that checks against the national database. I have had this stamped by the Korean consulate in Toronto each time, and submitted it twice to immigration and once to the Gyeonggi Office of Education.

You can call the Korean consulate nearest you to confirm this. It's possible that you may have problems at the immigration office, and someone here once did, but I never have. If the Korean consulate in your home country can approve it, I think you don't have much to worry about at the immigration office.

[4 months left]

[Emark]

I looked at the Calgary Police website and they want the photo copies of the 2 pieces of id notarized. So, doing a police check from Korea means a trip to the Canadian embassy with your passport and other Canadian piece of ID to get the photo copies of them notarized before mailing them off to Canada with your CBC request.

Check closely that the place you are getting your CBC from may expect the same.

Now, as far as I know, the Korean Consulate will have to get through with it before it comes to Korea for you to use. That means you need to have the CBC/CRC notarized in Canada. This is some job!

Please correct me if I'm wrong (And I hope I am) but this seems to be the process:

1) photocopies of your 2 pieces of ID are notarized at the Canadian Embassy. aprox $60.
2) request from RCMP or police for CRC/CBC. aprox $35.
3) notarizing the CBC/CRC by a Canadian lawyer aprox $100. (You might as well get a fresh copy of your degree notarized too.)
4) CBC/CRC and your degree checked at the Korean Consulate in Vancouver / Toronto. $8.
5) Cost of mailing and sending all this stuff to where it needs to go: $100.

So all this is over $300 and then having someone do all the legwork for you in Canada. OMG, what am I gonna do when I want to get a new job!??

I better get my F2 / F6 soon!

[The Sherriff]

in Ontario, you can just get a clearance check done at your local police station, which is cheaper, quicker and far less of a hassle. A clearance letter is just a paper that says you have no criminal record checked against the national database. If you in fact do have a shit against your record then a clearance check will come back saying that you aren't 'clean', but won't state any of the details.

Getting your criminal record is far more exhaustive, and (if you do have a record) would state all the fine details of your records, but if you're dirty, you're not gonna work in Korea as an English teacher anyways...

Anyways, the clearance check should suffice for visa and work purposes.

[4 months left]

My hometown in ontario that no they can not do it but in ottawa they said they can do it. The canadian embassy in seoul said you need the rcmp check. Ottawa said they would send it directly to the canadian embassy in seoul and they need a contact at the embassy in seoul. So I'm basically going around in circles.

[Skippy]

[4 months left]

This is from the Ottawa Police website:

Outside Canada
A Canadian Police Certificate is only available to applicants who resided in the Ottawa area while living in Canada. To obtain a Canadian Police Certificate, a written request is required with the following information:

A letter stating the reason for the request including full name, date of birth, current address, telephone number and email address (if applicable). Also, include the address and a contact name of a local police agency or Embassy/Consulate.

The documentation will be mailed back to the noted agency. In return, you will be required to pick up your Canadian Police Certificate at this agency with proper identification and the officials will verify your identity. This is done to ensure that the Canadian Police Certificate is released to the applicant in question.

The Ottawa Police Service is no longer able to provide Police Record Checks for Service with the Vulnerable Sector to applicants residing outside of Canada. Please contact the Background Clearance Section at (613) 236-1222, ext 5487, Monday - Friday between the hours of 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM if you require further assistance.
A clear photocopy of two (2) pieces of valid identification. One must be a photo ID and both must contain name and date of birth.
A cheque or money order in the amount of $51 (Cdn.), payable to the "City of Ottawa".

[Emark]

[Skippy]

[Wildbore]

Some private companies online will provide a local police department issued National Check (RCMP maintained CPIC database) within 1 day. Perfectly legal, they do it under an agreement with a local police department. It was more expensive, but it is possible to do from overseas and far less hassle than the fingerprint nonsense. I just did it and it was accepted by Korean immigration.

Some companies now will scan your fingerprint cards for you, and 3 days later you can have an RCMP check if you want. RCMP is not necessary though.

Do a websearch and find a company that will help you.

[Skippy]

[Wildbore]