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The thing I really want clarification on is whether I can put my name on the affidavit affirming "true copy" or if it has to be my wife's name. I'm guessing that mine is OK but there is very definitely ambiguity here. The whole "true copy" thing is not even mentioned in the Canadian...

Ah, my interpretation was different. I don't consider that I'm applying again - I'm resendng the existing application after having checked "Option 1". So I consider this still our first application. To me applying again would mean sending out a completely new application because we DID...

Sure, of course I've read this a lot of times already. Why is it a concern? Because of that statement you reference - it's ambiguous. I'm asking a question for which the answer isn't covered by the instructions. At this point if no answer presents itself over weekend I'll just roll with what...

What I mean is that my wife is the "in care of" person and she has provided her signature as the parent/guardian on the last page of the application. Since she's a Canadian citizen and I'm not she's the one who is "running the show" on paper. I'm not asking about self-certification of a birth...

Sanity check: In our case my wife is Canadian and so we have filled out the application on behalf of our kids in her name (we have listed me, a non-Canadian, as their father). Is there any requirement that the one who attests to the ID document copies' validity be my wife? IOW, as long as it...

In North Carolina it's not possible for a notary to certify birth certificates nor issue True Copy documents regarding them. We are required to get certified birth certificates from the Register of Deeds (which I did today) or Vital Records. But for those states that allow True Copy...

Because by the strict letter of the wording, NC notaries cannot certify documents; they can only certify the identity of the person standing before them who has filled out the True Copy form and thereby affirmed that the document in question is a true copy. It's not the notary saying the copy...

Well, sort of. NC has only recently changed this. You did used to be able to get "true copy" forms signed by notaries for such documents as birth certificates, and as I wrote, you still can for some documents, just not as many as in the past. So it's still a valid workaround in NC to get...

Wow, I just went through a horrible, Kafkaesque experience with North Carolina state bureaucrats and found out that the "True Copy" form can no longer be used by notaries public in North Carolina to certify birth certificates and some other forms. To get a certified copy of a birth certificate...

Good call - I'll carpet bomb them - total overkill.

So as far as that second form of ID, what kind of school record is acceptable?

Sure, I will rewrite it verbatim. It says: "This child's application for a citizenship certificate was considered incomplete and was not processed and fees were not taken. The application and proof of payment are therefore returned to you for the following reasons: (check mark) The...

Can't we just go to the register of deeds to get a certified copy of the birth certificate? They offer them and after all, they ARE the issuing authority. In my mind that carries more weight than a notary public.

Also, I would appreciate if someone would please confirm: since I have to submit a certified copy of each kid's birth certificate, can that submission also serve as an Identity Document - in other words do double duty? Or do I have to come up with another Identity Document alongside the...

Thanks. I know about getting a notary to certify the copy as a "true copy". My question is really about using a copy of a passport as ID. I thought I remembered reading that copies of passports DID NOT have to be certified but now I'm unsure. Does anybody know?

So I finally got a reply. It seems they are stating my application is incomplete because my kids' IDs are not certified copies. Can somebody please confirm: passport copies DON'T need to be certified, right?

No - none.

When did you send in your application?

How long should I expect it will take to get confirmation of receipt from Sydney for the documents I mailed from the US? I mailed my kids' applications (together) pretty close to a month ago and haven't heard back yet.

I'm a bit confused by the fee. I'm applying for a citizenship certificate for my minor children born to a Canadian mother. Is the fee $75?