Recency requirement
Also called validity period · document expiry · issued within
Definition
A rule set by a receiving authority requiring that a submitted certificate have been issued within a stated period before the application.
Context
The FBI does not place an expiry date on an Identity History Summary. Any validity period comes from the receiving authority, which means the same document can be current for one application and stale for another.
Government sources
Where this term comes from.
- Police certificates — United States
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada · reviewed 2026-07-31
Related terms
- Police certificateThe generic term immigration authorities use for a document from a national police or records authority evidencing an applicant's criminal history in that country.
- Identity History SummaryThe document the FBI issues to an individual listing the criminal history information maintained about them at the FBI under their fingerprints — or stating that no such information exists.