I think the form he's talking about is the "Schedule A Background/Declaration: form. The reason this form might have to be filled out by hand is that there is one section to "write" your name in your native language. Idk if it applies to native English speakers or languages with English characters, but everyone else has to write it in the native letters or script. The word "written" is why I think we need to print it out and sign by hand.
So, we have to fill most of the form online, print it and write our name (even if it has "English" characters) and sign it? They should clarify in the guide.
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really hope IRCC releases the guide on Monday (or any time before Thursday) and gives people some time to prepare, we still don't know much about the program and how it's going to work. I'm not saying this because I want to read it, I obviously want to, but it makes a lot of sense to release it beforehand.
People are desperate for more information, the public policy page info is very vague and doesn't clarify a lot. If this program lacks the R10 completeness check that means someone ineligible because of vague wording could spend 6-7 months waiting only to get their application rejected. If they release the guide now, people are going to read it and try to assimilate every bit of information in order to be better prepared and double-check their eligibility.
If they wait until the stream opening, we don't know whether the page will crash or not and there's going to be a flood of potential applicants trying to register either to apply ASAP or to create their profile beforehand while they wait for their test results. Many people see in this their only shot at PR, they won't waste time reading the application guide knowing there's people ahead of them filling the spots. I doubt that with the "stream-opening day madness" people stop to carefully read and realize "oh, I need to print, sign and scan this form by hand, but not the other form
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