Help!!! New/Updated forms...can I use old ones?

[awor]

Looking through my application, I noticed I need to make a couple minor edits. I went to
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

and the forms are much much different than what I filled out. (the forms I filled out are like IMM 0008 (04-2010) E at the bottom, these have 07-2011 so they are really new)

Should I redo them all?

 

[awor]

Oh my word, ALL the forms, sponsorship and PA, are all new.... :'( :'( :'(

 

[throwmyapples]

I would make sure that you just print off and fill out new ones. I know it will be a pain, but it's likely that some pretty important things have changed since your copies were printed. In theory, you could go over each form question by question to check and see which questions have actually changed, but that would probably take longer than just starting fresh. I'm sorry you have to do it again..! :/

 

[Rinnerz]

If it were me, I'd use the new ones.

 

[awor]

Oh man. This bites. CIC hates me LOL
So much for mailing this off to my husband today (finally got my fbi check)!
Glad I am so OCD about checking and rechecking though.
Sigh.

 

[doghouse]

This sucks!! I just recently filled out all the old forms. But thanks, Awor, for pointing this out. I wouldn't have known otherwise.

 

[Huron]

Should I redo them all?

"The previous versions of sponsorship forms will continue to be accepted by CIC until March 31, 2012."

The CIC put out a bulletin about this. You can read it here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob326.asp

 

[awor]

Make sure to print up the new checklist for both sponsor and PA. Ugh.
The page I linked above has both (region specific guides has the PA's checklist).

 

[awor]

The CIC put out a bulletin about this. You can read it here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob326.asp

ETA, I misread. It looks like the old ones are good for a while yet: Previous versions of PR applications forms will continue to be accepted by CIC until March 31, 2012. I think I'll still fill out the new ones.

 

[missmini]

Make sure to print up the new checklist for both sponsor and PA. Ugh.
The page I linked above has both (region specific guides has the PA's checklist).

thanks awor for letting us know do u notice many changes? r they all changed??

aaaah me too i have the old ones :'( :'( :'( and when i thought wewere getting closer

 

[hinajameel1984]

Please confirm that these new for individuals applying in July and so on ! Those who have already applied don’t need to send em again right ??

 

[SandJ]

@ hina
No,you do not have to send them again. Old forms will still be accepted until March 31,2012.

@ awor
thank you so much for the post! I would not have known that a new set of forms is out!

 

[TracyS]

Reading the bulletin, it looks like some of the forms can be saved electronically!! Now that is an improvement

 

[awor]

Some forms have remained the same. I went through and looked at the name of each (on the bottom) and a couple still had the 04-2010 or similar in it, the rest were new with 07-2011 listed.

I did notice one thing that I'm hopeful will help the process: For the Application for Permanent Residency (the sponsored person's application), after you fill it out, it has to be validated. When it's validated, you get a page with bar codes that has to go on TOP of the whole package (have to really read the new instruction page). What I'm assuming, is they get the application and scan these codes and it enters into their system what you input into the form...which would save a bunch of time from having the VO input it themselves manually.

It only took me 2 hours to move everything to the new forms and remake my table of contents so it ended up not being too bad.

Old forms are good until March 31st 2012, don't panic like I did!

 

[doghouse]

Yeah.. i saw that too. I really hope the barcodes will expedite the processing. My questions is though, do you put both page 4 (the ones with multiple barcodes) and page 5 (which has barcodes AND my signature) of the application for permanent residency on the front of the whole package? Or just page 4?? I'm afraid that they'll think I don't sign the application for permanent residency if I don't stack them together..

Am I just going crazy here?? ???

Some forms have remained the same. I went through and looked at the name of each (on the bottom) and a couple still had the 04-2010 or similar in it, the rest were new with 07-2011 listed.

I did notice one thing that I'm hopeful will help the process: For the Application for Permanent Residency (the sponsored person's application), after you fill it out, it has to be validated. When it's validated, you get a page with bar codes that has to go on TOP of the whole package (have to really read the new instruction page). What I'm assuming, is they get the application and scan these codes and it enters into their system what you input into the form...which would save a bunch of time from having the VO input it themselves manually.

It only took me 2 hours to move everything to the new forms and remake my table of contents so it ended up not being too bad.

Old forms are good until March 31st 2012, don't panic like I did!