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Andrew0521

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I was interviewed last week, and received a letter requesting me to submit supplementary materials covering the past six years. These materials include education, tax, rental agreements and employment contracts. My questions are:
1. official education records. I didn't take any education during the past 6 years. And I clearly stated this in the initial application materials. Why do still they ask for education records? So, will it be okay if I just simply say that I didn't take any education and don’t have any education records?
2, tax: I submitted the notice of assessments from CRA in the initial application, and during the interview, the lady interviewed me mentioned that she had all my notices of assessment. Why do they ask me to provide tax information again?
3. the last but the most frustrating thing is that I have about 70 pages of employment contracts and rental agreements written in Chinese, which cover the fist two years of six year period. A certified translator told me that the cost to translate and certify these documents would be about 5000 bucks. Is it really necessary to translate all the pages? The translator suggested that she could provide one page of brief information for each contract and each agreement, if the agency accepts that. Could anyone give me some advice on this? Is it really necessary to translate all those pages? Is what the translator suggested acceptable?

Thanks everyone!
 
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Andrew0521

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I tried to call IRCC a few times, but the call couldn't go through. I also wrote an email. But haven't receive any reply.
 
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Andrew0521 said:
I was interviewed last week, and received a letter requesting me to submit supplementary materials covering the past six years. These materials include education, tax, rental agreements and employment contracts. My questions are:
1. official education records. I didn't take any education during the past 6 years. And I clearly stated this in the initial application materials. Why do still they ask for education records? So, will it be okay if I just simply say that I didn't take any education and don’t have any education records?
2, tax: I submitted the notice of assessments from CRA in the initial application, and during the interview, the lady interviewed me mentioned that she had all my notices of assessment. Why do they ask me to provide tax information again?
3. the last but the most frustrating thing is that I have about 70 pages of employment contracts and rental agreements written in Chinese, which cover the fist two years of six year period. A certified translator told me that the cost to translate and certify these documents would be about 5000 bucks. Is it really necessary to translate all the pages? The translator suggested that she could provide one page of brief information for each contract and each agreement, if the agency accepts that. Could anyone give me some advice on this? Is it really necessary to translate all those pages? Is what the translator suggested acceptable?

Thanks everyone!
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Stef.

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Whocares said:
So are you sue they mean your education or maybe your kids? If not, then the purpose is just to delay your application. Have they requested you employment contracts? Weird
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It sounds to me a bit like a residence questionnaire and they give you different options to proof that you have been in the country. If you had an education certificate than obviously send it otherwise not. I am not sure they mean you have to send ALL the suggested papers, but only the ones you have. A friend of mine was asked a similar thing and she sent bank statements, telephone bills, medical bills, tax statements, rental contracts...to show that she was indeed in Canada.
 
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winpro

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Andrew0521 said:
I was interviewed last week, and received a letter requesting me to submit supplementary materials covering the past six years. These materials include education, tax, rental agreements and employment contracts. My questions are:
1. official education records. I didn't take any education during the past 6 years. And I clearly stated this in the initial application materials. Why do still they ask for education records? So, will it be okay if I just simply say that I didn't take any education and don’t have any education records?
2, tax: I submitted the notice of assessments from CRA in the initial application, and during the interview, the lady interviewed me mentioned that she had all my notices of assessment. Why do they ask me to provide tax information again?
3. the last but the most frustrating thing is that I have about 70 pages of employment contracts and rental agreements written in Chinese, which cover the fist two years of six year period. A certified translator told me that the cost to translate and certify these documents would be about 5000 bucks. Is it really necessary to translate all the pages? The translator suggested that she could provide one page of brief information for each contract and each agreement, if the agency accepts that. Could anyone give me some advice on this? Is it really necessary to translate all those pages? Is what the translator suggested acceptable?

Thanks everyone!
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Now, this might be a waiting game for you. You need all the information you can get your hands on to form a reasonable reply to their request.
First, Order your GCMS notes now under the ATIP, that should take 30 days and give you enough time to prepare a reply.
1. Yes, it should be fine that you tell them that you have no education during that period.
2.Provide them again, also get all your T4's printed. If you do not have them. Go to my CRA account and it will give you all the information about your tax history. Then the issue of employment contracts would be moot and you will be saved the agony of translating them.
3. Rental agreements would be needed. They need you to prove to them that you lived here. Period. No body can do anything about that. Also, print your bank statements from Canadian Banks during this time, preferablly Credit card statements, too. Make a separate file and label them accordingly.
4. You can order your health information records from health authority in your province.
What it looks to me is a QA not a RQ. But provide them with the info requested. That'll save you a lot of future pain and haggling with them.
 
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winpro

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Farebox said:
I have a question here. What if I am not able to find rental agreements and landlord is not cooperative or unreachable? I have so many rentals in last 5 years. most of the places I have lived 2-6 months. Paid cash half of the time. I always had issue with landlords because of my active kids and complain from downstairs people. So often that didn't end gracefully. Lot of times breaking leases. Is my work history is good enough?
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That is not a very plausible explanation, even by the standards of this forum. Do you think cic would accept that as a valid explanation?
The issues with landlords aside, you should be able to get the rental agreements from them. They have to provide it to you by law.
We had our lease terminated for excessive noise, but if I want the lease agreement from the today. They will provide it to me. Your explanation is not likely to impress CIC.
 
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Andrew0521

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Dec 5, 2017
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Stef. said:
It sounds to me a bit like a residence questionnaire and they give you different options to proof that you have been in the country. If you had an education certificate than obviously send it otherwise not. I am not sure they mean you have to send ALL the suggested papers, but only the ones you have. A friend of mine was asked a similar thing and she sent bank statements, telephone bills, medical bills, tax statements, rental contracts...to show that she was indeed in Canada.
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Thank you very much! Help a lot!
 
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Andrew0521

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Dec 5, 2017
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winpro said:
Now, this might be a waiting game for you. You need all the information you can get your hands on to form a reasonable reply to their request.
First, Order your GCMS notes now under the ATIP, that should take 30 days and give you enough time to prepare a reply.
1. Yes, it should be fine that you tell them that you have no education during that period.
2.Provide them again, also get all your T4's printed. If you do not have them. Go to my CRA account and it will give you all the information about your tax history. Then the issue of employment contracts would be moot and you will be saved the agony of translating them.
3. Rental agreements would be needed. They need you to prove to them that you lived here. Period. No body can do anything about that. Also, print your bank statements from Canadian Banks during this time, preferablly Credit card statements, too. Make a separate file and label them accordingly.
4. You can order your health information records from health authority in your province.
What it looks to me is a QA not a RQ. But provide them with the info requested. That'll save you a lot of future pain and haggling with them.
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Thank you very much! Great advice!
 
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