my uci/client number is 9 digits?

[yabuki]

i became a naturalized citizen in 2000, the only immigation paper my father could find was from 1996 when we crossed from America into Canada, but i think we were on a trip or something because we originally came to Canada in 93

at the top right hand corner there is a number preceded by a "B" but it is NINE digits (9), not 8

the first digit is a 0, it could be an O but it does not look like an O based on the typeface of the rest of the document (then again this thing is near faded)

since the new sponsor forms won't validate without something in there, can i just but a zero and be done with it? Or do i call Immigration and have them figure it out for me?

 

[hogaishaadi]

i became a naturalized citizen in 2000, the only immigation paper my father could find was from 1996 when we crossed from America into Canada, but i think we were on a trip or something because we originally came to Canada in 93

at the top right hand corner there is a number preceded by a "B" but it is NINE digits (9), not 8

the first digit is a 0, it could be an O but it does not look like an O based on the typeface of the rest of the document (then again this thing is near faded)

since the new sponsor forms won't validate without something in there, can i just but a zero and be done with it? Or do i call Immigration and have them figure it out for me?

application number is a letter and nine numbers

uci/client number is 8 numbers only (sometimes with a hyphen between 4 of them)...

what u r describing is a application number, B---------
call and find out still...

 

[OhCanadiana]

The nine character number is the file number. The UCI is 8 digits:


"Client ID Number / Unique Client Identifier

You will find this number, also referred to as a "Unique Client Identifier", on official documents issued to you from a Citizenship and Immigration Canada office, Case Processing Centre or visa office where you submitted your application. Your Client ID Number/Unique Client Identifier has four (4) numbers, a hyphen (-), and four (4) more numbers. (Example: 0000-0000).

Immigration File Number / Application Number

You will find this number, also referred to as an "Application Number", on any official document issued to you from the visa office where you submitted your application. Your Immigration File Number/Application Number starts with a letter and is followed by a combination of nine (9) numbers or letters. (Example: B000000000 or EP00000000)."

Source (and info on other ID types): https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/redir.do?redir=id_num&lang=en&app=ecas

 

[yabuki]

yeah.. i don't have any of those documents, i was a wee little lad back then. I think after my father and me got our citizenships he just figured these arn't needed anymore.

guess i'll be calling immigration.

thank you for the responses.