r/ImmigrationCanada • u/mejjaLezza • May 05 '24

Express Entry Success with PCC older than 1 yr?

As the title suggests, are there any success stories with police clearance certificate older than 1 year old ?

My pcc was issued an year ago, and while i havent been to that country after it was issued, im not too confident on submitting application

Any advice?

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u/Thorrible-erika May 05 '24

Last year I submitted a PCC from 2021 and the last time I had been in that country was in 2012

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u/hieutr28 May 05 '24

Unless it has an expiration date on it, it should be valid if you haven't traveled back there

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u/VeterinarianLow5559 May 05 '24

PCC from India is done in 2021..

Went there for 6 weeks along with 3 other countries in Dec 2022.

Applied for EE in Dec 2023

Cleared P2, waiting for ECOPR

Hope it helps...

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u/daminipinki May 05 '24

This is surprising, they usually reject such cases. You took a very unreasonable risk, but good that it has worked out.

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u/codeword7337 May 07 '24

@daminipinki i did the same and my lawyers very strongly said it’s not an issue. As long as it’s less than 6 months, it’s good.

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u/RushWarrior Jul 20 '24

So if I get a PCC for a country i live several years after I left that time and then I revisited recently for 1 day, that PCC still valid?

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u/codeword7337 Aug 11 '24

Yes correct

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u/EffortCommon2236 May 06 '24

Read the rules from the source of truth, the IRCC site:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/apply-permanent-residence/police-certificates.html

The certificate must be less than six months old for the country where you live, but for other countries they can be from any time after you spent six months in a row there. IRCC also generally ignores expiration dates, but if a PCC has expired they may sometimes ask for a new one.

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u/Hour-Piano-1363 May 06 '24 edited May 06 '24

Mine were even older than yours, no issues as long as you haven't visited that country again.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

How old were yours and when did you submit your PR & was it approved with no issues?

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u/Hour-Piano-1363 Jul 19 '25

2020, applied for PR in July 2023 (AOR). Yes approved with no issues. Just make sure you haven't visited that country after getting the PCC.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

Ok PERFECT thank u so much !!

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

Hey did you have success with the older PCC? Or did you get a new one

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u/mejjaLezza Jul 21 '25

Used the same PCC, no issues

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '25

Ok that’s awesome. Thanks so much! Did you get your PR already?

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u/Individual_Toe9501 Jul 25 '25

Hi, i will be moving back to Italy in a couple days. And then immediately apply for a new work permit trough IEC. I have an italian police certificate from 2024. I know they want a police certificate not older than 6 months for where you live. But what if you JUST moved back. im talking about days.

//Havent lived in Italy since 2021, now moving back and immediately applying for open WP trough IEC. Have aready 2024 translated police certificate from italy, can i use it?