kolhapuri said:
There is your reason for rejection. ALL PHOTOCOPIES are to be notarized. It is very clearly stated. If it is not AN ORIGINAL it is to be notarized.
So just go thru the package, notarize other copies and resend. You will be fine. I will suggest photocopying all pages of the passport even if they are empty. Also Best of luck
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kolhapuri, if the passport photocopies had all the information both in English and the candidate's native language (assuming all the pages that are relevant were sent) they don't need to be notarized. Bear in mind that passport's are documents that are a lot different from a common document like an "employment contract".
Additionally, both the Visa Office Instructions (Paris, in my case) and the Instruction Guide of FSW program state the following criteria:
1º (copied from the latter)
"...Any document that is not in English or French must be accompanied by:
the English or French translation; and
an affidavit from the person who completed the translation; and
a certified copy of the document.
Note: An affidavit is a document on which the translator has sworn, in the presence of a commissioner authorized to administer oaths in the country in which the translator is living, that the contents of their translation are a true translation and representation of the contents of the original document..."
note that the 1st factor here is related to the language of document and not if it's original or photocopy. My passport and all the passports, I think, has the information in Portuguese and in English.
2º (copied from the Visa Office Instructions)
"...Do not send originals. Send photocopies of all documents, except the police certificates and the Certificat de séléction du Québec (CSQ) labelled “Immigration Canada copy”, which must be originals. If your documents are not in English or French, send a notarized translation with a copy of the originals..."
So, they say that ONLY the documents that are not in English or in French must be notarized.
It seems clear to me that the photocopies need to be notarized when the documents ARE NOT in English or in French.
As an example, I sent my credentials assessment made by University of Toronto and I sent it as a photocopy. That document is in English, so I didn't have to notarize it.
Here's my contribution. I hope it helps.
Best regards