Mistake in application_Incomplete ID

[Gangnams]

Please can anyone advice on what to do? I sent my application on June 15 but just realized I made a mistake in the ID I submitted. I actually submitted the bio page of passport and drivers license but the license was only the front page and did not include the back. Is there anything I can do or just wait for my package to be returned?

 

[oomuchi]

Please can anyone advice on what to do? I sent my application on June 15 but just realized I made a mistake in the ID I submitted. I actually submitted the bio page of passport and drivers license but the license was only the front page and did not include the back. Is there anything I can do or just wait for my package to be returned?

You can not do anything at the moment.
They will return your application as incomplete since is explicit in the guide to send copy of front and back of docs.
Thus, you will be able to use the same receipt to re-send the package.
Sent together a copy of the letter you will receive from the IRCC also.

 

[Malik87]

You are just fine. The front side of driver license contain all info they required like name, picture and date of birth. Back side has nothing to do with your bio data so don’t worry

 

[EstherBarros]

You can not do anything at the moment.
They will return your application as incomplete since is explicit in the guide to send copy of front and back of docs.
Thus, you will be able to use the same receipt to re-send the package.
Sent together a copy of the letter you will receive from the IRCC also.

Could you please point out where exactly in the guide it explicitly says "front and back" of documents? I cannot find that.
The guide says:

• if you didn’t have a passport in the past 5 years:
  • photocopies of 2 pieces of government issued identification with your name, date of birth and photograph
• if you had a passport in the past 5 years:
  • photocopies of 1 piece of government issued identification with your name, date of birth and photograph

AND

Photocopy of personal identification. Examples of identification you can use include:

• driver’s license;
• health insurance card
• senior citizen’s card
• age of majority card
  
  Note: You cannot use your permanent resident card as identification.
  

It seems to me that if the Driver's license OP sent has name, DOB and photograph on the front, then there are no issues and they should be fine Don't worry @Gangnams.

Cheers,

 

[Avadava]

I don’t think you need to send a copy of the back of your drivers license. It says to copy the back only if it has info on it. The back of the drivers licence doesn’t have your info on it. The PR card has the date you landed on the back, so you would send a back copy of that, but not the drivers licence. I sent a copy of my BCID, only front, as the back has just a black line.

 

[Gangnams]

You are just fine. The front side of driver license contain all info they required like name, picture and date of birth. Back side has nothing to do with your bio data so don’t worry

Thanks Malik87. I also thought the same thing but heard about someone that had application returned bcos he did not include back copy. It is on the checklist that it says to also send copy of the back if there is information on both sides. I did not think the information at the back was relevant until I heard of someone who got his application returned bcos of that. My id is Alberta drivers license. I dont know if sending it out now that they have not started the processing would make any difference.

 

[Gangnams]

Could you please point out where exactly in the guide it explicitly says "front and back" of documents? I cannot find that.
The guide says:

• if you didn’t have a passport in the past 5 years:
  • photocopies of 2 pieces of government issued identification with your name, date of birth and photograph
• if you had a passport in the past 5 years:
  • photocopies of 1 piece of government issued identification with your name, date of birth and photograph

AND

Photocopy of personal identification. Examples of identification you can use include:

• driver’s license;
• health insurance card
• senior citizen’s card
• age of majority card
  
  Note: You cannot use your permanent resident card as identification.

It seems to me that if the Driver's license OP sent has name, DOB and photograph on the front, then there are no issues and they should be fine Don't worry @Gangnams.

Cheers,

I also thought the same thing but heard about someone that had application returned bcos he did not include back copy. It is on the checklist that it says to also send copy of the back if there is information on both sides. I did not think the information at the back was relevant until I heard of someone who got his application returned bcos of that. My id is Alberta drivers license. I dont know if sending it out now that they have not started the processing would make any difference.

 

[Gangnams]

I don’t think you need to send a copy of the back of your drivers license. It says to copy the back only if it has info on it. The back of the drivers licence doesn’t have your info on it. The PR card has the date you landed on the back, so you would send a back copy of that, but not the drivers licence. I sent a copy of my BCID, only front, as the back has just a black line.

So did you get your AOR yet? I sent Alberta drivers license. On a casual look, it seems there is no information at the back but I am seeing a particular number and bar code. I heard someone had his application returned for not sending the copy of the back of drivers license that he used as ID.

 

[EstherBarros]

I also thought the same thing but heard about someone that had application returned bcos he did not include back copy. It is on the checklist that it says to also send copy of the back if there is information on both sides. I did not think the information at the back was relevant until I heard of someone who got his application returned bcos of that. My id is Alberta drivers license. I dont know if sending it out now that they have not started the processing would make any difference.

They say exactly what they need to see: Name, date of birth and photograph. If what you sent included that, then you are fine. Copies of back are only required if any of these are listed on the back.

The someone you heard of may simply have used a different document that did not have all of the information required on the front, or maybe it was expired?

For instance, my Brazilian identity document has picture on one side, and DOB and further info on the other side.

 

[Avadava]

So did you get your AOR yet? I sent Alberta drivers license. On a casual look, it seems there is no information at the back but I am seeing a particular number and bar code. I heard someone had his application returned for not sending the copy of the back of drivers license that he used as ID.

I don't have my AOR yet, just sent the application a few weeks ago. But stop stressing, they won't return your application for this reason. Like someone else mentioned, the front copy is enough (they want to see picture, name, DOB, etc.).

I'm confident that our applications won't get returned.

 

[Gangnams]

I don't have my AOR yet, just sent the application a few weeks ago. But stop stressing, they won't return your application for this reason. Like someone else mentioned, the front copy is enough (they want to see picture, name, DOB, etc.).

I'm confident that our applications won't get returned.

Thanks. I will try to tap into that your confidence and do away with stress. Its only bcos of the stories of some who got their stuff returned for that singular reason like the guy called icerberg
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/may-2018-citizenship-applicants.557978/page-38

 

[Avadava]

Thanks. I will try to tap into that your confidence and do away with stress. Its only bcos of the stories of some who got their stuff returned for that singular reason like the guy called icerberg
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/may-2018-citizenship-applicants.557978/page-38

I feel this person was very unlucky and unfortunate to get an overzealous citizenship officer. I don't think this is the norm. Not many people send copies of the back, if they were to return each application, it would be chaos.