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[Wildbore]

With the new E-2 visa regulations coming into force, does anyone know if we need the RCMP background check.

My contract ends March 11th next year and I want to renew. The RCMP check apparently takes 4 months to get, which gives me a little over 5 months to get fingerprints, submit them, hope there are no delays, and then get the document mailed back to Korea.

This is a huge inconvenience, any screw up and it comes late. I would prefer to get a CPIC check from the Ontario Provincial Police, I can have it in a week. It's a national check (CPIC) but I'm scared to gamble on whether it will be accepted by Korean immigration as it's not issued by the 'national' government of Canada.

[Cerulean]

I'm interested in knowing what canucks will need too for renewal.

[WillTurnerinVanCity]

Hi Guys,

To the best of my knowledge, one of the reasons for changing the US requirement (going from local to state, and then state to FBI) is a result of a slight difference in the way the criminal background checks work.

In the United States, a State Level Check is good for that State, and does not check the National database. So, if you have a record in Nevada, it won't show up in a State level check in Minnesota.

You can see how this could cause problems, and this is why there has been a change to the FBI level check as of January 1st, 2011.

In Canada, from what I understand, all record checks are checks of the national database. So if you get a check from the province of Ontario, it will check the same database as a record check from BC. As a result, you can probably get away with a check from your region.

However - why risk it? Get the RCMP check so that you are in the clear with no worries. Visa regulations, and EPIK regulations change quickly, and teachers are not often given a "grace period," so it is in your best interests to play the game smart. Go RCMP.

-Will at Footprints

[Ramen]

Maybe K-immi will require International CRC check for E2 visa in the near future.

[Cerulean]

Thanks for your time Will.

[Louis VI]

[WillTurnerinVanCity]