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jpsant

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Hi again.. Once you get to read all those steps you kinda run into a lot of confusion and misunderstandings.
I am unsure about the certified copies where it says:

Certified true copies

To have a photocopy of a document certified, an authorized person must compare the original document to the photocopy and must print the following on the photocopy:

“I certify that this is a true copy of the original document”,
the name of the original document,
the date of the certification,
his or her name,
his or her official position or title, and
his or her signature.

What kind of documents should I have certified? Visas, Passport, ID?

Thank you!
 

Rob_TO

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All documents you are getting translated to english/french, need certified true copies if not submitting the original document.

If already in english/french, then just a regular photocopy will do (unless a form specifically requests a certified copy of something).
 

Christoph100

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jpsant said:
Hi again.. Once you get to read all those steps you kinda run into a lot of confusion and misunderstandings.
I am unsure about the certified copies where it says:

Certified true copies

To have a photocopy of a document certified, an authorized person must compare the original document to the photocopy and must print the following on the photocopy:

“I certify that this is a true copy of the original document”,
the name of the original document,
the date of the certification,
his or her name,
his or her official position or title, and
his or her signature.

What kind of documents should I have certified? Visas, Passport, ID?

Thank you!
Are you the sponsor? Is your marriage certificate in English, Is the applicants police clearances, birth certificate are they in English? What visa office will you be using ?

Some visa offices want the original document, others will accept certified copies and still others accept just a standard photo copy.

The only documents that we had certified was all of our marriage documents that were translated into English from Thai. We had those documents certified by the Canadian Embassy, and Thailand's Department of Foreign Affairs.
 

Christoph100

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23-09-2014 Rcvd 27-09-2014, 29-09-2014
AOR Received.
SA :04-09-2014
File Transfer...
04-09-2014 AOR2 09-23-2014
Med's Done....
05-07-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
09-04-2015 Validity-10-07-2015
VISA ISSUED...
16-04-2015
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31-05-2015
Rob_TO said:
All documents you are getting translated to english/french, need certified true copies if not submitting the original document.

If already in english/french, then just a regular photocopy will do (unless a form specifically requests a certified copy of something).
Have to be certain as depending on the Visa office used some of them will only accept the original documents.
CEM is like that we had to Send in my wifes Original birth certificate, no copies, had to be printed directly from the NSO

Take a look at the checklist for the specific requirements for the country the applicant is from.
 

jpsant

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12-11-2014
Christoph100 said:
Are you the sponsor? Is your marriage certificate in English, Is the applicants police clearances, birth certificate are they in English? What visa office will you be using ?

Some visa offices want the original document, others will accept certified copies and still others accept just a standard photo copy.

The only documents that we had certified was all of our marriage documents that were translated into English from Thai. We had those documents certified by the Canadian Embassy, and Thailand's Department of Foreign Affairs.
No, I'm the Principal Applicant. And yes, it was performed in Ontario.
I will get my Police Records, and birth Certi.. translated here in Canada as I'm visiting my spouse.
I'm from Brazil
When did u send ur docs?
 

jpsant

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26-11-2014
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17-02-2015
Med's Done....
12-11-2014
Christoph100 said:
Have to be certain as depending on the Visa office used some of them will only accept the original documents.
CEM is like that we had to Send in my wifes Original birth certificate, no copies, had to be printed directly from the NSO

Take a look at the checklist for the specific requirements for the country the applicant is from.
I will take a look at that right now.
Thank u! =D
 

Christoph100

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Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-07-2014
Doc's Request.
23-09-2014 Rcvd 27-09-2014, 29-09-2014
AOR Received.
SA :04-09-2014
File Transfer...
04-09-2014 AOR2 09-23-2014
Med's Done....
05-07-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
09-04-2015 Validity-10-07-2015
VISA ISSUED...
16-04-2015
LANDED..........
31-05-2015
jpsant said:
When did u send ur docs?
We had the translations and legalization (notarized) while I was there in Thailand with her back in the spring.
I sent our application and it was received July 17