Understanding the Process
You don’t need to provide a police certificate with your immigration application. You will receive a letter with a file number from IRCC requesting a police certificate after you send your application for permanent residence or Canadian citizenship.
You Step-By-Step Path to Success
How to get your fingerprints taken
- Contact an accredited fingerprinting agency by RCMP
- Get 2 sets of original fingerprints that include:
- rolled and flat impressions of all 10 fingers taken with black ink
- your full name, date of birth and gender
- the name and address of the police agency where the fingerprints were taken
- the signature of the officer taking the fingerprints and your signature
- click here to get more information for ink-rolled fingerprints
Gather Your Documents
- 3 passport-size (4.5 cm × 3.5 cm) photographs of your front profile (no makeup, earrings, glasses, facial hair or sideburns, and ears cannot be covered—no exceptions)
- 3 passport-size (4.5 cm × 3.5 cm) photographs of your right profile (no makeup, earrings, glasses, facial hair or sideburns, and ears cannot be covered—no exceptions)
- 2 sets of ink-rolled fingerprints
- 1 clear, legible copy of your passport bio page (with your picture and full name)
- the following information about your file:
- your file number
- the name of the visa office, Canadian embassy, consulate or case processing centre where your file is being processed
- your full name and date of birth
Submit Your Application
Please send all 5 items together in one package to
Embassy of Canada, Immigration Section
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 193, Col. Granada
C.P. 11520, Mexico D.F.
Mexico
You Don’t need to send other documents or provide any payments.
Tips for a Smooth Sailing Experience
If you live outside of Mexico, you won’t receive the original police certificate. It will be uploaded directly to IRCC system.
If you try to submit this police certificate on your own, IRCC won’t accept it.
Double-check everything: review all your documents based on the document checklist before submitting.
If you have any questions, contact the IRCC Visa Office in Mexico City , or Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) (available in Spanish only)
(Source: How to get a police certificate – Mexico https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/medical-police/police-certificates/how/mexico.html)
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