Changing last name from outside Canada - original documents or photocopy?

[fruitball4u]

Hey everyone!

So I got my PR last January (yay!) and got married this past November (yay again!). I need to change my name on my PR card, as I've changed it on my US passport. I just wanted to verify, because we got married in the US, whether or not I am to be sending in my original US passport and a certified copy of my marriage license. I see that for ones done within Canada, they only request a photocopy, but it doesn't say that for outside Canada. The exact wording is:

Legal Change of Name

Read the information below to see which supporting documents you need:

If your present name is different from the name printed on your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688), you must submit:

supporting legal documents as proof of your name change, and
supporting identity documents as requested in section 2 of Step 1.
Submit any of these documents issued by a civil authority in a province or territory of Canada:

a copy of a legal change of name document, court order, adoption order, or
one of the following documents (unless you were married in Quebec on or after April 2, 1981 and are now a resident of this province). The document must show your new name:
a marriage certificate;
divorce decree;
registration;
declaration of union;
revocation of declaration or annulment of union.
If you are a permanent resident and changed your name outside of Canada, submit:

a foreign passport or other national authoritative document that shows your new name; and
an official document linking the old and new names.
If your name change was already approved in a past PR Card application, include a photocopy of your last PR Card.


Just wanting to confirm that I'm reading this correctly before I mail it in! We're in a bit of a time crunch as we're leaving for France in 64 days!

Thanks so much for your help - I did a lot of posting pre-PR, and this is my first post since!
Important information: If you have had a legal name change, you must include a copy of your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688) with this application.

 

[thecoolguysam]

Hey everyone!

So I got my PR last January (yay!) and got married this past November (yay again!). I need to change my name on my PR card, as I've changed it on my US passport. I just wanted to verify, because we got married in the US, whether or not I am to be sending in my original US passport and a certified copy of my marriage license. I see that for ones done within Canada, they only request a photocopy, but it doesn't say that for outside Canada. The exact wording is:

Legal Change of Name

Read the information below to see which supporting documents you need:

If your present name is different from the name printed on your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688), you must submit:

supporting legal documents as proof of your name change, and
supporting identity documents as requested in section 2 of Step 1.
Submit any of these documents issued by a civil authority in a province or territory of Canada:

a copy of a legal change of name document, court order, adoption order, or
one of the following documents (unless you were married in Quebec on or after April 2, 1981 and are now a resident of this province). The document must show your new name:
a marriage certificate;
divorce decree;
registration;
declaration of union;
revocation of declaration or annulment of union.
If you are a permanent resident and changed your name outside of Canada, submit:

a foreign passport or other national authoritative document that shows your new name; and
an official document linking the old and new names.
If your name change was already approved in a past PR Card application, include a photocopy of your last PR Card.


Just wanting to confirm that I'm reading this correctly before I mail it in! We're in a bit of a time crunch as we're leaving for France in 64 days!

Thanks so much for your help - I did a lot of posting pre-PR, and this is my first post since!
Important information: If you have had a legal name change, you must include a copy of your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688) with this application.

Are you currently in Canada or outside Canada?

 

[fruitball4u]

I'm in Canada still - just got married in the US.

 

[thecoolguysam]

I'm in Canada still - just got married in the US.

Just attach the photocopy of your US passport which shows your new name and copy of the marriage certificate. If you are still in doubt get it attested by notary. Also send the other documents as per checklist like record of landing etc etc. Read the instruction guide here:


http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445ETOC.asp