FAQs Archive
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We specialize in helping people and organizations just like you, to rapidly navigate the apostille process. You send your criminal record check to our Ottawa office and we handle all aspects of the apostille process for you, rapidly returning your processed document.
Contact our friendly specialists for a free consultation to discuss your situation. We will work with you to determine what is required in your specific situation and answer your questions.
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If you are in Canada, you may obtain your criminal record check by either visiting a local police detachment or an agency that has been accredited by the RCMP. If you are outside of Canada, you must use a fingerprinting agency that has been accredited by the RCMP in order to obtain your criminal record check. They will digitize your ink fingerprints and submit the application on your behalf.
You may have the criminal record check sent directly to our office to save time. We can then notify you that it has arrived and begin the apostille process.
If you need assistance to determine what agencies you may use, you can review this list provided by the RCMP, or feel free to contact our friendly specialists for advice.
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The answer to this question depends on what type of criminal record check you have and what the recipient abroad has requested.
The basic "name and date of birth" based criminal record check that is issued at a local police department must be notarized before going through the apostille process. The "RCMP certified criminal record check" with fingerprints does not need notarization if going through Global Affairs Canada for the apostille. However, if the "RCMP certified criminal record check" with fingerprints can go through the provincial apostille office, it would first require notarization.
Be careful because not all countries accept name based criminal record checks. You should check with the recipient abroad as to which one they want. If your destination country is not an apostille signatory country, you should also check with the embassy or consulate involved as they may have their own requirements in regards to the format of the criminal record check.
Contact our friendly staff to clarify whether your criminal record check needs to first be notarized before apostille, or authentication and legalization.
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