A Brisbane vendor, the wrong form, a restart
- Week 1Printed in Fortitude Valley.
The shop is not RCMP-accredited and posts the card to Canada on her behalf.
- Week 5Wrong form, file returned.
Her prints went on an FD-258, which is the FBI's card. The RCMP Criminal Record Check only accepts a C-216C.
- Week 7Back to Step 1 in Toowong.
She gets reprinted and has to track down an accredited channel in Canada on her own.
- Week 15Certificate posted to Calgary.
It's sent to her old address in Canada, and her brother has to forward it.
- Week 19Uploaded at last.
Two vendors, three couriers and four extra months on a bridging visa.
One visit to her Brisbane home, done right
- Day 1Associate comes to New Farm.
Prints taken on the C-216C, and each finger checked before the form is sealed.
- Week 1With Globeia Incorporated.
Submitted from Toronto through the RCMP-accredited route, with no reseller in between.
- Week 3Every stage on one screen.
Megan follows the file in Globeia SmartPortal, under a single reference.
- Week 5Certificate checked in Toronto.
It's issued in English, so there's nothing to translate. An apostille is only added if someone asks for one.
- Week 6Ready for Home Affairs.
One invoice. The certificate goes into ImmiAccount, and her residence file is complete.


