Why Fingerprints Authentication is necessary in Canada

There are a number of foreign organisations and governments that often require certified criminal record check carried out by RCMP to have a higher authentication, usually by the DFAIT and legalized by the embassy or consulate with approved jurisdiction before it can be accepted by them.

 

Legalization Service Centre provides authentication of documents and document legalization services so that they can be used in other countries. Other requirements for multiple uses will require Fingerprints authentication so that a criminal record can be carried out and certified from the RCMP. This can be authenticated by DFAIT and presented to the embassy/consulate that has the required jurisdiction for authentication.

 

These services are normally required in the following cases;

 

Reason for Request:

* Adoptions - Canadian and International,

 

* Canadian Citizenship,

* Border Crossing,

* Employment - Federal, Provincial, Municipal governments

 

* Canadian police forces,

* Name change

* Immigration to Canada,

 

* Employment - private industry,

* License - Consultant, Teacher, Nurse, Doctor, Real Estate, etc.

* Privacy Act,

* Visa - Foreign travel, residency, work,

 

* Record Suspension,  

 

* Waiver - USA,

* Volunteer work,

Required Documents:

 

To request for this service, you need to apply in person, fill the necessary application form, pay the applicable fees and ensure that an ID with a photo and another form of ID is presented along with the request letter from an employer, police or immigration (as the case may be). 

For your fingerprint to be valid, it must be taken at a local police station or an accredited fingerprint processing agency using the form C-216C, and it might attract a fee.

Applying from Outside Canada:

Fingerprinting can be done at the local police station nearest to you with fingerprinting services section. RCMP accepts fingerprinting forms captured in foreign countries that includes –flat impressions of all ten fingers captured with black ink, full name, sex, date of birth of the applicant, police agency name and address, as well as the signature of the official who took the fingerprints.

 

 

Such persons as volunteers, employees or in a circumstance that requires Police Criminal Record Check must reside and live in Canada, to be granted. The required procedure is to apply in person with an application form, 2 pieces of identification, if which one must have a photo ID along with the processing fees.

 

Photo ID accepted include:

Foreign Driver License., Canadian Driver License, Firearms Acquisition Certificate (FAC), Ontario photo card, Age of Majority Card, Passport, Military Employment card, Citizenship card, Permanent Resident card, Federal/Provincial/Municipal ID card ,Certificated of Indian status, Canadian National institute of Blind (CNIB) card, and Student card

Non- photoI.D. Accepted:

Hunting Licence, Baptismal Certificate, Hospital Card Canadian Birth Certificate, Original Valid Immigration permit and Canadian Blood Donor Card

 

Embassies that Require Fingerprinting Services 

 

These embassies normally request fingerprinting services;

 

Embassy Legalization of Serbia, Embassy of Albania, Embassy of Costa Rica, Embassy of Netherlands in Canada, Embassy of Russia, Embassy of Austria, Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Canada, Embassy of Norway in Canada ,Embassy of UAE in Canada, Embassy of Qatar in Canada , Embassy of Kuwait in Canada, Embassy of Colombia, Embassy of Ecuador , Embassy of Kazakhstan, etc.

 

Legalization Service Centre can handle the authentication and legalization process of fingerprints authentication in Canada.