tranHold up just a sec and please bare with me, I translated my docs, on the translated document they stamped and signed that this is a certified true translation, as per the following image:
http://imgur.com/a/YsVia
Is this enough? if not, what's a certified photocopy of the original? Thanks.
That stamp says that the translator translated the document you gave him faithfully and accurately. However, CIC has no idea what document you gave him. I know you understand because I saw your reply, but I'm writing a longer post so that others get it as well.
Let's take an example.
You need a marriage certificate translated, but you want to fake the date for some reason. (not you, obviously, this is an example).
So, you get a fake marriage certificate in your local language. You now have the real certificate (
call this A), and the fake certificate (
call this B).
You take
B (the fake), to the translator. The translator is fooled by the fake - his job is to translate, not to verify authenticity, and maybe you got a good fake or you paid him off or whatever. He translates it faithfully and accurately - where accurately means that he accurately translates the fake doc - and signs it says that this is a certified true translation of
document B (which it is).
When it's time to send CIC your documents, you send them the translation, the affidavit, and - crucially -
Document A. Without the signed photocopy of the document that the translator translated, CIC has no way of knowing that you gave the translator a different document. And so, they will reject your application.
Conversely, if the translator signs the photocopy of the original document, he's in effect saying to CIC - "This is the document I translated, and I'm also attaching the translation in English so you can read it". CIC can easily look at the copy of the original that you upload, and the copy the translator signed, and make sure they're copies of the same document.
I hope this helps clarify why you need 4 documents
1. A copy of the original
2. A certified (signed/stamped by the translator) copy of the original
3. The translation
4. An affidavit stating that the translator is a certified translator and not your pal