My application was canceled for being incomplete for the following reason:
I did provide a scan of the original police certificate. The documents I provided for this section are:
- Certificate of No Criminal Record (original in Chinese)
- Certificate of No Criminal Record (English translation)
- Notarial Certificate (original in Chinese)
- Notarial Certificate (English translation)
AOR: December 24, 2019
Refusal: January 15, 2019 (no MEP/BIL)
Here are some updates for y'all. I sent the CSE on January 16 basically asking how else I can prove that my scans are of the original. They sent the acknowledgment of receipt on January 21. The very next day, on the 22nd, IRCC sent a message to my profile saying:
The China police certificate you provided with your application is unacceptable, as the translation you provided for this police certificate states it is a photocopy.
I looked through my documents again, and I think the part they took issue with is in the notarial certificate, where it says:
Issue under notarization: the photocopy conforms to the original.
IRCC also said they won't reopen my application because of it.
I think what happened is just miscommunication. The Notary Public Office probably misunderstood what I was asking for, and then, when I got the documents back, I didn't think anything of it. I just assumed the part about "the photocopy conforms to the original" just meant that they translated from the original, i.e., it is a notarized translation, like what IRCC asks for. After all, they provided a separate translated document anyway.
Now, all I can do is submit a new eAPR. I've already received another ITA. The problem, though, is that I've been back in my country of origin for Winter Break, which means I'll have to apply for another PCC when I leave, but then, I don't know when I'll be leaving because of the whole coronavirus situation in China, and since I'll have to redo the whole China PCC process whenever I do get back, everything will end up taking way longer than the 60 days I have to submit the eAPR, so I'll probably have to decline this ITA and wait for another one.
@legalfalcon, is it correct that I will need another PCC for my country of origin now that I am back, and it has to be dated after I leave again?
@kamaljitkaur1979, I just saw that you're facing the same situation. Do you have any updates on your case?