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irishlydia

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Does anyone know if all photocopied supporting documents, ex. Marriage cert,birth certs sent with permanent residency application
have to be certified copies?? Ie signed dated by notary public?
 
irishlydia said:
Does anyone know if all photocopied supporting documents, ex. Marriage cert,birth certs sent with permanent residency application
have to be certified copies?? Ie signed dated by notary public?

It was never mentioned in the PRV checklist that copies must be notarized or certified. Clear copies will do. If they are already certified, then it's okay.
 
Incorrect. Any documents that are not in English needs to be certified copy.

ranslation of documents

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 original 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. Translators who are certified members in good standing of one of the provincial or territorial organizations of translators and interpreters of Canada do not need to supply an affidavit.

Important information. Translations by family members are not acceptable.

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.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/EP7TOC.asp