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Thanks! I am actually getting a police certificate from Panama, so it may be a little different, although both Panama and Ecuador list the requirement that Official documents issued by this country must be government-certified true copies (copies certified as authentic by the issuing...

Just wanted to bump this up again - for anyone whose country requirement specified "government-certified true copies" did you go through the lengthy legalization and authentication process for your documents abroad (via Ministry of Foreign Affairs + Canadian consulate), or was the document...

Hi! Did you ever find an answer for this question? I'm facing the same issue - an immigration consultant suggested to me that all this means is that the documents should have an official signature and stamp on them, but would love to hear if you got any different advice!

Thanks @Dianagallo for the input! Wondering if there's anyone else who has had to submit documents with this requirement (copies certified as authentic by the issuing governmental authority, signed and sealed) who could also chime in. I've had an immigration lawyer suggest to me that this...

Hi everyone, Under the country-specific requirements for one of the countries I'm submitting documents from, the CIC website states that "official documents from this country must be government-certified true copies (copies certified as authentic by the issuing governmental authority, signed...

Out of curiosity because I'm in a similar situation, were the two additional PCCs for countries you lived in for more than six months in a row or just six months total? (I've been trying to decide if I should get an extra PCC from a country where I spent 2-3 months for three summers in a row...

@scylla Thanks so much for the response!! We're applying for inland spousal sponsorship + OWP (I'm an American citizen and my husband is a Canadian citizen). Haven't submitted yet, but most of our documents are gathered except for this one issue. Just trying to decide if we should 1. spend this...

Wondering if anyone here has had to obtain a police check from Panama (as a foreigner outside of the country) as a part of their application, and if so, if there might be a recommendation for an affordable lawyer or service to use to get it done? I stayed in Panama for one year in 2012, so I...

Hi all, I've received some conflicting information on which countries I need to submit police certificates for with my inland spousal sponsorship application and was hoping someone could clarify for me. I am an American citizen and have lived in the US up until the present, but I spent one...

We were originally thinking that outland would be faster and give me more flexibility to travel to and from the States when necessary, especially since I don't actually need the work permit, but I guess with the current situation, the safest bet to avoid any potential issues at the border is to...

Hi all! My fiance (Canadian citizen) and I (American citizen) are planning to get married at the end of the summer, after which I would like to join him in Canada and apply for PR through outland spousal sponsorship. I've been reading through previous threads and gathering information, and...