1. No birth certificate. 2. Can we get documents translated in China?

[Acelias]

I'm sorry if this topic has been answered already, but we're having trouble finding the information!

I am currently in the process of sponsoring my husband for Canadian permanent residency through a family class application from within Canada. We are gathering all of the documents right now, but are really stuck on a couple points.

1. My husband was in Shanghai, China at a time before they issued birth certificates. Therefore, he does not have one and we are not able to get one. In this case, what are we supposed to submit? He does not his family booklet here.

We have a document in Mandarin that was written by a legal authority in Shanghai stating the date of my husband's birth, and his mother and father's names. In Shanghai, this document was translated into English and notarized, however it was done in 2007. Will it suffice in place of a birth certificate? If so, do we need to take it to a certified Canadian translator?

2. For the police certificate, we had that translated into English and notarized in Shanghai by an official. Can we include this in the application as is, or do we need to take it to a certified Canadian translator as well?

Thanks for the help!

 

[canadian_legend]

I do not have mine either!
What I submitted was an affidavit from my father that my birth was not registered and that I am his real son. Also I attached attested photocopies of ID cards showing my date of birth and my father name in order for CIC to establish relationship.
Will find out later if CIC accepts this or not. You may want to consult with some senior members on this forum.

 

[wolanila]

If I remember correctly, what we did was went to the police station in the town she was registered as a child and took a copy of the registry. We then had it notarized by the Chinese government with official stamp. We had no problems.

although I do believe we needed some form of ID for her mother and father. I can not remember exactly what form.

You will need to have it translated, unless rules have change since 2012.

We had to have all of our Chinese documents translated.

 

[keesio]

1. My husband was in Shanghai, China at a time before they issued birth certificates. Therefore, he does not have one and we are not able to get one. In this case, what are we supposed to submit? He does not his family booklet here.

We have a document in Mandarin that was written by a legal authority in Shanghai stating the date of my husband's birth, and his mother and father's names. In Shanghai, this document was translated into English and notarized, however it was done in 2007. Will it suffice in place of a birth certificate? If so, do we need to take it to a certified Canadian translator?

This is probably fine since the document is from the government. Just also include a letter of explanation.

And yes, it must be translated