I agree with you guys too...try to make life easy for the CIC officers by following the instructions will definitely make them happy! I have done a few things in my application that i would like to share:
1. I printed a separate barcode page and put it on top of my application (My form also had its barcode page included...so this means i printed 2 barcode pages)
2. I also organized my supporting documents according to the checklist but one thing I did in addition to that is I used post-it flags to flag each supporting document and named it...for example on the birth certificate copies I placed a flag on each and named it as "
birth cert applicant" or "
birth cert spouse"...and yes i did this for every piece of supporting document!
(i know you guys think i'm crazy ??? ???...but trust me it helps!!!...as i can picture myself in their shoes!! ;D ;D
By doing this...i have eliminated the need for the CIC officer to look at a document and wonder what this document is...or look through a manual and identify what type of document it is! I mean if we take the example of the birth certificate alone...can you imagine how many different types and forms and colors of birth certificates there are in this world?
thanks