Canadian Police Clearance Certificate
Hello,
Good Day. If any Canadian has recently moved from Canada to Qatar, how did you endorse the police clearance certificate? I sent the clearance report to Qatar Embassy, Washington and they sent it back. I was told to do the following:
1. Send the certificate to Foreign Affairs for the endorsement
2. Then send returned documents to Canadian Embassy, USA
3. Then send above documents to the US State Department
4. Then finally send them to Qatar Embassy, Washington
I think it will take more than 2 months to get the clearance certificate endorsed. I was wondering, if any fellow Canadian did the endorsement by Qatar Embassy, Washington. Can I do the endorsement in Doha?
Btw, I was told by the embassy that everything is on the website. I have not seen above mentioned information in the website. I saw something little similar under "Certificate of Good Conduct" , I thought that is something different then what I am looking for.
Thanks for your valuable time.Your comments will be highly appreciated.
Thanks Monica for the reply.
Have the endorsement throught the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Canada and then you can contact the British Embassy in Doha. They have a stamp of the Canadian Embassy. Otherwise once arriving to Doha contact AMAREX. They can send the doc to the Canadian Embassy in Kuwait for attestation and then give it back to you. Please note that the Canadian Embassy will request you to send your passport or at least a Canadian ID plus some fees for the attestation. The all process takes around 1 week.
Hope this info will be usefull. Cheers
qatarisun,
Thanks very much for the reply.
Since I am in Canada right now and I have already collected the police certificate( took me just a day), I thought it would be a big relief if I can endorse it while I am in Canada before moving to Qatar. I never realized that endorsing a document can be that time consuming. I do not understand, why I need the documents to the US State department after authenticated by the Canadian authorities: first by the Foreign Affairs and then by the Embassy. Really confused.
Thanks again for your reply.
Cheers
Ha! It is soo easy. Every once in a while (usually once a month) an officer from the Canadian Embassy in Kuwait is coming to Doha. All you need to prepare is your original passport and Bank Draft for 50 bucks (canadian bucks, eh?). This officer is sitting at Sheraton Hotel on certain hours during couple of days. You come there and sign affidavit that you have no crime records in Canada whatsoever. THIS is your Canadian Police Clearance Certificate.. I LOVE IT!