Many people bank online, so getting a bank statement anywhere in the world is easy. IMO not proof of residence.liherb said:
The truth is that if you are really living in Canada, there are tons of paper trail that will follow you. Do you work? Do you spend? Do you file taxes? Do you go on vacations? Do you drive? Do you go to the hospital? Do you volunteer? Do you rent? Do you bank? Do you fly (even if its within Canada)? Do you gym? etc etc.liherb said:
No, evidence in electronic form is not admissible, but scanning and later printing a receipt showing place and date would be acceptable.liherb said:
I agree that the EXIF data can be modified, but so can images - I should have described the idea further.toby said:
Baloo: What is an FOIA request, please?Baloo said:I agree that the EXIF data can be modified, but so can images - I should have described the idea further.
Pictures at something like a Canada day event, at a known landmark are proof of being in Canada.
Buying a newspaper and photographing yourself reading it in Canada would also be good proof.
BTW as you stated Toby, scanning and printing is acceptable, I did this for my permanent resident app' documents, cards, receipts etc - no issues at all.
Obviously, where originals were required, CIC got them.
The dated pictures from a photo print shop can also be disputed, I have a good friend who runs a shop, all someone would need is a rubber stamp
I think Alabaman has the concept sorted. Providing evidence of real life is the way to go, but it does require extra effort.
You could rely on your passport.
If you enter another country, get a stamp.
When you return to Canada there will be a record of entry which you can access by using a FOIA request.
You could scan all the pages in your passport, when you need evidence.
Overall, Canadian immigration are not stupid, they must have seen nearly everything by now
If people want to fake this stuff they can, but if it looks too perfect,... anything could happen.
What's it with discarding bank statements?? Why not just put them in a box and forget them in some closet? Why scan and reprint again? Common save a tree todayliherb said:Thanks all my friends! So now I think I can safely discard those bank statements!
It must be some rumors that I overheard that bank statements are recommended to be preserved for residence record purpose. Now I think this issue is clear.
If these statements only show balances, deposits, and transfers, I agree toss them. But if those bank statements show a record of transactions within Canada, weekly gas and grocery purchases, pay deposits, monthly rent and utility payments, I would think they are useful and should be saved as PR renewal evidence. I am saving mine, and my credit card statements, for just that purpose since I lack employment records.liherb said:Thanks all my friends! So now I think I can safely discard those bank statements!
It must be some rumors that I overheard that bank statements are recommended to be preserved for residence record purpose. Now I think this issue is clear.
If saving trees is a priority ( a laudable one, I'd say), then don't get paper bank statements at all. Get them sent to you by email, and save them, then print a few to show time spent in Canada. That is, of course, of the bank statements show time and place of the transactions.Alabaman said:What's it with discarding bank statements?? Why not just put them in a box and forget them in some closet? Why scan and reprint again? Common save a tree today
Allison, do your bank statements show time and place of transactions? Mine show merely the amount and date of the transaction, nothing more. As such, these statements don't prove time was spent in Canada, unless the vendor is mentioned, and the vendor is only in Canada, nowhere else.AllisonVSC said:
