How to get a police certificate – Colombia
If you need to give your fingerprints for a police certificate, this isn’t the same as giving your biometrics (fingerprints and photo) for an application.
Name of the document you need
Background Verification Certificate
Police certificate and IRCC requirements
You don’t need to provide a police certificate with your application.
After you send your application for permanent residence, we’ll send you a
- file number and
- letter requesting a police certificate
Once you have the letter and file number, you can apply for a police certificate.
How to apply
Contact one of the service providers below. They’ll tell you
- how long the application will take
- how much it will cost
- what to do next
G4S Colombia (available only in Spanish)
Email: aplicantes@procesosec.com
Phone: (+57) 1 705-4040 extension 1506
Omnitempus (available only in Spanish)
Email: servicios@omnitempus.com
Phone: +57 (601) 611-0529, extension 214, 215
Special considerations
Do not apply for the Background Verification Certificate until you receive a file number from the Canadian visa office and instructions telling you to apply for the certificate.
You’ll need to sign a consent form authorizing your service provider to send the Background Verification Certificate to the Canadian visa officer.
Service providers will send us the Background Verification Certificate directly. You won’t receive a copy of this document, and the IRCC visa office will translate this document on your behalf.
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