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Birth certificates for all applicants, plus marriage certificate if you're married.

Buffalo also accepts USD, but if you're in Canada, CAD is easier anyway.

An affidavit is a statement by the translator, something like "I confirm this is an accurate translation and true copy". If the translation includes anything like that, it should be fine. Yes, if it includes English (or French) on it, you're fine.

If it says something like "we have initially assessed your application", it's an IA. If it says no interview is needed, it's an IA.

I don't know if this works for money orders, but if you can get a record of the money order ("proof of payment"?), your file number might show up on that. This is known to work for bank drafts, but money orders are a different kind of instrument. Either way, you can request your CAIPS file...

IA means they've assessed your application and decided that you're eligible. Assuming they get all the documents they ask for, and assuming your medicals are OK, you'll be approved. If they didn't ask for the 2010 NoA, I don't see any point in sending it. What's next? Sometime (2 months...

The full process is AOR - Initial Assessment (IA) - Passport Request (PPR), plus medicals somewhere along the way. Did you get an IA? If so, the next step should be PPR. 1-2 months between medicals and PPR seems to be typical, but 3 months is not uncommon. If you didn't get an IA, then one...

Again, it's probably not worth doing now unless you expect to move out of Canada while your application is being processed. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cr-cj/fing-empr2-eng.htm That page says "you must have your fingerprints taken on form C-216C at your local police station or private accredited...

The threshold for determining if you will pose an "excessive demand" is expected medical costs of around $25,000 total over the next 5 years. All I know about lipomas is what I just read on Wikipedia, which says "Usually, treatment of a lipoma is not necessary." Even if treatment is necessary...

Confusingly, the current (07/2011) checklist (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5610E.PDF) says: "Do not send originals unless otherwise stated. An English or French translation is required for documents in any other language, accompanied by an affidavit from the person who...

You may or may not be asked for an RCMP clearance. (If you happen to have the same name as some criminal in Canada, it's very likely you'll be asked. Otherwise, it's hard to predict.) If you are asked, it's not a big deal as long as you are still in Canada (then, getting the clearance costs...

2173 and 2174 are very similar. They're both highly skilled; if your WP had a high-skill NOC and your job had a low-skill NOC, or vice versa, you'd have a problem. IIRC, you don't give an NOC when you apply; CIC decides what NOC to put on your work pemit based on the job title and description...

It won't hurt to submit RoE, but if there was only one former Canadian employer, CIC may not ask for it. I've seen conflicting claims about this, but the most common one seems to be that CIC will want RoE if you have had more than one Canadian employer. In my case, I had one former Canadian...

This isn't directly applicable, but in case it's useful to someone else: I applied CEC, and received an IA (so, approved apart from medicals) based on work experience under NOC 4122 that was partly stipend income (T4A) earned as a postdoc. Now, postdocs are not graduate students (CRA taxes...

That's pretty awful wording. "Comes first" can just as well be interpreted as "earlier", meaning that if you're 19, you need to provide your personal history since you were 9. The French instructions say: "Veuillez préciser vos antécédents personnels depuis l’âge de 18 ans, ou les 10...

Is your current job Skill Level A or B in the NOC? If so, and you continue in this job, you should be eligible for CEC in March 2011. It doesn't matter if you leave your job the day after you apply for CEC. CEC is based on Canadian work experience, not on any job offer or expectation of work...

Correct. I don't think so. OP 25 continues: "...These interviews may be required to confirm aspects of the client's eligibility, including the need to interview family members as part of the application process." Family members will often not be living in the US. The only difference is...

Not all applicants will be asked for a Canada certificate. (I was asked; my spouse wasn't.) If you are asked, and you're still living in Canada, it's not a huge problem. If you're no longer living in Canada, you're faced with a choice between getting fingerprinted outside of Canada and...

I think your consultant is trying to manage your expectations, which is not necessarily a bad thing but is less than totally accurate. On trackitt.com, there are many profiles of people who applied in 2010 whose processing time (from "application filed" to "passport requested") was under 12...

You're supposed to. I wrote my name (and birthdate) on the front, though, and they didn't mind.