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August 2013 Applications

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,463
369
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2013
Doc's Request.
09-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-11-2013
Med's Request
05-04-2014
Med's Done....
20-05-2014
Passport Req..
07-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
06-09-2014
I tried to find an answer but couldn't.

Should birth certificate/ national ID be certified, notarized or both?

In the checklist it states "If your documents are not in English or French, send a notarized (certified) translation with a copy of the original version."

I called a certified translator and he explained to me that he can do 4 types of translations:

1. Normal
2. Certified
3. Notarized
4. Certified and notarized

As the way it is written in the checklist it is not clear if certified will suffice. The fee difference between 2 and 3 is around 100 dollars per document.

If anyone can help me here I would really appreciate it.
 

honeysingh

Hero Member
Feb 20, 2013
632
33
Edmonton
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Jalex23 said:
I tried to find an answer but couldn't.

Should birth certificate/ national ID be certified, notarized or both?

In the checklist it states "If your documents are not in English or French, send a notarized (certified) translation with a copy of the original version."

I called a certified translator and he explained to me that he can do 4 types of translations:

1. Normal
2. Certified
3. Notarized
4. Certified and notarized

As the way it is written in the checklist it is not clear if certified will suffice. The fee difference between 2 and 3 is around 100 dollars per document.

If anyone can help me here I would really appreciate it.

Is your birth certificate / national document not in ENGLISH/FRENCH ?

If its not, then you have to translate and notarize them...

If they are in english/French ,,, just a photocopy is fine....
 

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,463
369
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2013
Doc's Request.
09-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-11-2013
Med's Request
05-04-2014
Med's Done....
20-05-2014
Passport Req..
07-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
06-09-2014
honeysingh said:
Is your birth certificate / national document not in ENGLISH/FRENCH ?

If its not, then you have to translate and notarize them...

If they are in english/French ,,, just a photocopy is fine....
No, they are not in french/english, that is why I need a translation.

OK, so notarized then, thanks a lot!!!
 

elargus

Newbie
Aug 16, 2013
7
0
Hello Just sent my application, should be received today August 16th.

USERNAME : Elargus
Visa Office : Sydney
Medicals Done :
Application Sent Date App : August 13, 2013
CPC-M received as per tracking :
Stage 1 AOR :
Sponsorship Approval :
AOR from Visa Office :
 

prashjcha

Star Member
Jul 8, 2010
121
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-08-2013
AOR Received.
20-10-2013
Med's Request
15-03-2014
Med's Done....
24-03-2014
Passport Req..
25-04-2014
Jalex23 said:
I tried to find an answer but couldn't.

Should birth certificate/ national ID be certified, notarized or both?

In the checklist it states "If your documents are not in English or French, send a notarized (certified) translation with a copy of the original version."

I called a certified translator and he explained to me that he can do 4 types of translations:

1. Normal
2. Certified
3. Notarized
4. Certified and notarized

As the way it is written in the checklist it is not clear if certified will suffice. The fee difference between 2 and 3 is around 100 dollars per document.

If anyone can help me here I would really appreciate it.
You will have to notarize the translation and submit an affidavit of the translator along with the copy of the original birth certificate which should be certified as a true copy.
 

abscott

Hero Member
Feb 24, 2013
285
2
Manila
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
07-08-2013
AOR Received.
23-08-2013
File Transfer...
04-09-2013
Med's Done....
10-06-2013
Passport Req..
15-May-2014
VISA ISSUED...
12-22-2014
LANDED..........
02-20-2015
elargus said:
Hello Just sent my application, should be received today August 16th.

USERNAME : Elargus
Visa Office : Sydney
Medicals Done :
Application Sent Date App : August 13, 2013
CPC-M received as per tracking :
Stage 1 AOR :
Sponsorship Approval :
AOR from Visa Office :
Hi elargus, you're added to the thread...

welcome and good luck to you... :) :) :)

abscott
 

abscott

Hero Member
Feb 24, 2013
285
2
Manila
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
07-08-2013
AOR Received.
23-08-2013
File Transfer...
04-09-2013
Med's Done....
10-06-2013
Passport Req..
15-May-2014
VISA ISSUED...
12-22-2014
LANDED..........
02-20-2015
LPS said:
Another August applicant checking in.

The application reached Sydney NS on 6 August, according to Canada Post tracking.

Good luck everyone!

L
Hi LPS welcome to the thread...

Kindly provide me with the following information, anyway you're added in the spreadsheet already...

May the Almiighty Father bless all of our applications... :) :) :)

abscott
 

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,463
369
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2013
Doc's Request.
09-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-11-2013
Med's Request
05-04-2014
Med's Done....
20-05-2014
Passport Req..
07-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
06-09-2014
honeysingh said:
Is your birth certificate / national document not in ENGLISH/FRENCH ?

If its not, then you have to translate and notarize them...

If they are in english/French ,,, just a photocopy is fine....
prashjcha said:
You will have to notarize the translation and submit an affidavit of the translator along with the copy of the original birth certificate which should be certified as a true copy.
Hi,

I got an answer from an office which specializes in translations for different legal purposes (CIC of course).

This is what the translator said about my question:

"As our Translators are Certified, this takes the place of Notarization. The only time notarization is required is if you are using your document overseas and the Consulate or government requires Certification and Notarization. "

Any thoughts? I'd like to think that as they make a lot of translations for this purposes they know what they are saying but this new information makes me wonder if they are terribly wrong.

Just to add I am submitting my application within Canada.
 

LPS

Champion Member
Aug 7, 2013
1,250
37
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-O
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-08-2013
AOR Received.
07-10-2013
Med's Request
07-03-2014
Med's Done....
26-03-2014
LANDED..........
09-04-2014
abscott said:
Hi LPS welcome to the thread...

Kindly provide me with the following information, anyway you're added in the spreadsheet already...

May the Almiighty Father bless all of our applications... :) :) :)

abscott
Thanks abscott,

The only other thing to report is the application was posted on 1 August.

L
 

prashjcha

Star Member
Jul 8, 2010
121
0
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2174
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-08-2013
AOR Received.
20-10-2013
Med's Request
15-03-2014
Med's Done....
24-03-2014
Passport Req..
25-04-2014
Jalex23 said:
Hi,

I got an answer from an office which specializes in translations for different legal purposes (CIC of course).

This is what the translator said about my question:

"As our Translators are Certified, this takes the place of Notarization. The only time notarization is required is if you are using your document overseas and the Consulate or government requires Certification and Notarization. "

Any thoughts? I'd like to think that as they make a lot of translations for this purposes they know what they are saying but this new information makes me wonder if they are terribly wrong.

Just to add I am submitting my application within Canada.
That is right. If you are translating the document from a certified translator there is no need of an affidavit. Their seal and sign is enough. But if you are translating the documents from someone who is not licensed translator it requires an affidavit to be sworn in front of a notary/judge. But in any case you will have to submit a certified copy of the original birth certificate.
 

DK123

Star Member
Aug 13, 2013
79
1
I am new at the forum.. but I have been following it since a while :)

I sent my application today through Fedex..

Expecting it to reach at NS on Tuesday :)
 

chetanjit

Full Member
Jul 1, 2013
43
0
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
praveenkumarsr said:
Please join in the trackitt.com site to track your status. As this site has well defined fields to maintain the data and we can avoid the messing of the excel sheet in here. We can use this forum for all our comments and that one to track the status. It will have access to more users too.
I have question . I don't understand how you can apply under CEC while residing out of canada? Do you have canadian experience? Just wondering
 

JORGER

Hero Member
May 1, 2012
310
6
Edmonton
Category........
Visa Office......
cppO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26-06-2013
AOR Received.
22-08-2013
IELTS Request
sent with app
Med's Request
15-02-2014
Med's Done....
21-03-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
15-04-2014
VISA ISSUED...
23-04-2014
LANDED..........
29-04-2014
chetanjit said:
I have question . I don't understand how you can apply under CEC while residing out of canada? Do you have canadian experience? Just wondering
You can apply within 3 years of your canadian experience job, no matter where you are when you submit your application, back home, still at Canada or traveling around the world
 

oba3

Star Member
Nov 24, 2012
56
1
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-AUG-2013
praveenkumarsr said:
So the people, who have the date filled across their name, have already completed the medical tests!! Strange!
So these guys will not receive medical request from the CIC? How long is medical results valid? And I think the results will be sent directly to the CIC. Please correct my if I am missing something here.

I am waiting for my AOR. What do you suggest me for medicals?
@praveenkumarsr,
They are FAM applicants. Basically, FAM applicants must take a medical exam before they apply.


@abscott,
Thanks so much for preparing the spreadsheet :)
So sorry about my late reply...

I'm afraid but I think that the sheet you and mrsalvaro have given for us is not suitable for us...
I guess the sheet is maintained for family class applicants.
Firstly, we CEC applicants don't take medical exams before our application filed.
Secondly, the sheet has some unnecessary columns for CEC applicants ; "CPC-M" is the office where FAM applicants should send their application documents to (We CEC applicants have to send our application to CIO-Sydney). "stage 1" means "an eligibility assessment for sponsors of FAM applicants" (FAM processing has 2 stages... one of them is for sponsors, another one is for applicants). Therefore, a column of "stage 1 AOR" isn't required for us. Sponsorship approval" as well.
Also, currently every CEC applications are assessed in CPP-Ottawa even if we request other vise office in our application document (IMM 0008 Generic Application Form for Canada)... although CEC seniors sent their application to various visa offices in the past.

No offense, but I suppose that separating CEC applicants and FAM applicants is better because we can avoid confusing or misunderstandings... because CEC processing times, process methods, and many others are different from FAM.

Could you fix the spreadsheet for CEC applicants?

Thanks,

oba
 

abscott

Hero Member
Feb 24, 2013
285
2
Manila
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
07-08-2013
AOR Received.
23-08-2013
File Transfer...
04-09-2013
Med's Done....
10-06-2013
Passport Req..
15-May-2014
VISA ISSUED...
12-22-2014
LANDED..........
02-20-2015
oba3 said:
@ praveenkumarsr,
They are FAM applicants. Basically, FAM applicants must take a medical exam before they apply.


@ abscott,
Thanks so much for preparing the spreadsheet :)
So sorry about my late reply...

I'm afraid but I think that the sheet you and mrsalvaro have given for us is not suitable for us...
I guess the sheet is maintained for family class applicants.
Firstly, we CEC applicants don't take medical exams before our application filed.
Secondly, the sheet has some unnecessary columns for CEC applicants ; "CPC-M" is the office where FAM applicants should send their application documents to (We CEC applicants have to send our application to CIO-Sydney). "stage 1" means "an eligibility assessment for sponsors of FAM applicants" (FAM processing has 2 stages... one of them is for sponsors, another one is for applicants). Therefore, a column of "stage 1 AOR" isn't required for us. Sponsorship approval" as well.
Also, currently every CEC applications are assessed in CPP-Ottawa even if we request other vise office in our application document (IMM 0008 Generic Application Form for Canada)... although CEC seniors sent their application to various visa offices in the past.

No offense, but I suppose that separating CEC applicants and FAM applicants is better because we can avoid confusing or misunderstandings... because CEC processing times, process methods, and many others are different from FAM.

Could you fix the spreadsheet for CEC applicants?

Thanks,

oba
Thanks oba for the info... I told messenger to help us with this because I don't have the access to do changes in the spreadsheet format. I'm sure he knows...

:) :) :)

abscott