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ekimswish
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 Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 9:17 pm Post subject: CBC... rcmp or local police? |
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I had to get a CBC a few years back and went through a notary / lawyer from east coast Canada (I'm from Saskatchewan), and he got it done and back in a week for about $175. That was notarized (?) by the Canadian embassy in Seoul, and it was accepted.
I'm wondering if that's still enough, or do I HAVE to go through the RCMP? Are fingerprints necessary? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: CBC... rcmp or local police? |
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| ekimswish wrote: |
I had to get a CBC a few years back and went through a notary / lawyer from east coast Canada (I'm from Saskatchewan), and he got it done and back in a week for about $175. That was notarized (?) by the Canadian embassy in Seoul, and it was accepted.
I'm wondering if that's still enough, or do I HAVE to go through the RCMP? Are fingerprints necessary? |
RCMP and then K-consulate (in Canada) certification.
Both can be done by mail.
Neither process is particularly fast so you will need to get started 5-6 MONTHS before you need them.
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ekimswish
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:38 am Post subject: |
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That's what I hear, but that's just not what happened.
I was in Korea at the time and heard the RCMP was taking way too long, so someone referred me to this lawyer (?) he had gone through. I got my prints done in Yongsan, I think I fed-ex'd them over, and he had the local police there do a check on me, including the vulnerable offenders (?) thing, and fed ex'd (or some other company) back to me after a week. I paid him on pay pal. After that, I took that CBC to the Canadian embassy where it was apostilled or notarized, and then it was accepted by Kimmi no problem.
I feel like a *beep* questioning your answer, because I also think that's what it's supposed to be, but that's not what happened with me, and I'm wondering if other people are bypassing the lengthy RCMP check and getting it done through local police forces still, today, or not? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:50 am Post subject: |
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| ekimswish wrote: |
That's what I hear, but that's just not what happened.
I was in Korea at the time and heard the RCMP was taking way too long, so someone referred me to this lawyer (?) he had gone through. I got my prints done in Yongsan, I think I fed-ex'd them over, and he had the local police there do a check on me, including the vulnerable offenders (?) thing, and fed ex'd (or some other company) back to me after a week. I paid him on pay pal. After that, I took that CBC to the Canadian embassy where it was apostilled or notarized, and then it was accepted by Kimmi no problem.
I feel like a *beep* questioning your answer, because I also think that's what it's supposed to be, but that's not what happened with me, and I'm wondering if other people are bypassing the lengthy RCMP check and getting it done through local police forces still, today, or not? |
The rules changed as of Jan. 1, 2011. Kimmi will no longer accept the embassy affidavit of authenticity and they have publicly stated that they require a national check and SOME Kimmi officers have rejected CBCs issued by any force other than the RCMP (even though they are a CPIC search).
You don't have to take my word for it. Feel free to try it again your way but don't be surprised if it is rejected.
Also, since Canada is NOT a party to the apostille treaty your documents must NOW be certified by the K-consulate in Canada.
They also no longer accept an original degree. You must use a copy with K-consulate certification.
If your circumstance happened AFTER Jan 1. 2011 then I am truly surprised.
If it was before Jan. 1, 2011 then prepare for the changed rules.
(available on the Kimmi website: http://www.immigration.go.kr )
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ekimswish
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| Gotcha.... just saw the notice on their website. Thanks for the help. |
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gordo
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Get your fingerprints done digitally... it goes to the RCMP and they do the national check. The roll and press takes 5-6 months, the digital will get them back to you within a week. It only costs about 20 dollars more than it will cost to get your fingerprints done at the local PD plus paying the RCMP processing fee. |
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bobbybigfoot
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| gordo wrote: |
| Get your fingerprints done digitally... it goes to the RCMP and they do the national check. The roll and press takes 5-6 months, the digital will get them back to you within a week. It only costs about 20 dollars more than it will cost to get your fingerprints done at the local PD plus paying the RCMP processing fee. |
How do you do this? Can you do this outside of Canada? |
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mellow-d
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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You must submit the prints by paper, not digitally. This is taken directly form the RCMP website:
�The ability to submit fingerprints electronically to the RCMP is not currently available outside Canada |
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gordo
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Digital print needs to be done in Canada just as the previous poster mentioned. I had done what the OP said a few years back where they got my criminal background check done from Korea... didn't even need prints for that. However, the RCMP national check requires them and only a handful of places in Canada are allowed to or have the capability to do digital I believe. |
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millyfrend
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: CBC... rcmp or local police? |
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That's kind of cheap from an attorney.
| ekimswish wrote: |
I had to get a CBC a few years back and went through a notary / lawyer from east coast Canada (I'm from Saskatchewan), and he got it done and back in a week for about $175. That was notarized (?) by the Canadian embassy in Seoul, and it was accepted.
I'm wondering if that's still enough, or do I HAVE to go through the RCMP? Are fingerprints necessary? |
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