Cant type letters, Only numbers.

[AntoTony]

Most of the forms would not let me type in letters where date needs to go, which is kind of understandable but on some places where says FROM -TO I have to type "present".
Is it OK if I leave it blank and just write down "present" with a pen ? It's obviously meant for dates only.............

 

[zardoz]

Enter the date that you complete and/or sign the form. CIC are not stupid and will understand.

 

[iam_toby]

You can also, for current jobs and postings, leave the field blank.
Put today's date in the field, or write 'present' with a pen in the field after printing
the form.

 

[iamroth]

Yes, write down with pen, after printing.

My theory, it is better not to leave any table/box blank. Obviously if you leave something blank, because you have nothing to enter. But a blank space means, CIC officer has to double check your application and make sure, if its' OK to leave it blank. Since they are working with thousands of application, it would be wise to keep it as detailed as possible, so that they can never raise any question.

"Did he forget to put down his dates here??" or "Is the date needed here?" or "Maybe he is still working there or is he??" So, instead of leaving anything blank and saving the officer some headache, write N/A or NONE. You don't have to write N/A or NONE on every boxes, but only on one box per section.

 

[AntoTony]

Generic application form won't let me validate the document and generate codes if there is any blank spaces so I guess I'll type in today's date.

 

[LPS]

The generic application form doesn't require you to enter a "To" date on the first row of that grid - which is where you should be putting your current job - it is only required from the second row down. You should be filling in this grid from your most recent (or current) job to the least recent job.

I left the "To" date blank for my current job and was fine.

If you are nervous about leaving fields blank, validate and print the form with the field blank, then put 'Present' in pen. I think if they see stuff written on the form in pen they'd have to chuck out the barcode page and this would slow down your application, but because 'Present' and blank have the same meaning it's probably fine.

 

[AntoTony]

The generic application form doesn't require you to enter a "To" date on the first row of that grid - which is where you should be putting your current job - it is only required from the second row down. You should be filling in this grid from your most recent (or current) job to the least recent job.

I left the "To" date blank for my current job and was fine.

If you are nervous about leaving fields blank, validate and print the form with the field blank, then put 'Present' in pen. I think if they see stuff written on the form in pen they'd have to chuck out the barcode page and this would slow down your application, but because 'Present' and blank have the same meaning it's probably fine.

There is no question about the current job on imm0008 , there is only twoFrom To questions and that is for current and previous countries of residence.

 

[eds1275]

Just put the date on which you'll sign the form. Make sure that on the day you sign, you already have 1 year experience in Canada.

 

[LPS]

Oh. For the current country of residence (i.e. Canada) I put the "To" date as the (future) date my work permit was due to expire.

 

[AntoTony]

Oh. For the current country of residence (i.e. Canada) I put the "To" date as the (future) date my work permit was due to expire.

That's What I did , hope it's correct because it asks for my current country of residence, if its current I can not put todays date as ending of such status because it will end with an expiry date of my visa which is granting me that status.

 

[LPS]

Yes, a status of "Worker" or "Visitor" requires you to put "From" and "To" dates in. Notice that if you change the status field to "Citizen" or "Permanent Resident", these dates are no longer required, as the form recognises these statuses as permanent. I believe the "To" date for a worker or visitor should be the expiry date of your current immigration document.