+1(514) 937-9445 or Toll-free (Canada & US) +1 (888) 947-9445

Ottawa10

Star Member
Aug 24, 2011
169
1
Hey,

When providing a photocopy of your passport along with your application, does the copy of your passport need to be certified as "Certified true copies" by a commissioner of oaths, a notary public, or a justice of the peace?? There is a section in the instruction on certified true copies. Just wondering if a copy of your passport is one of those documents that needs to be certified as a true copy???


Thanks...
 
no. if you needed a certified copy, it would say so on the document checklist.
 
true enough. Thanks ;)
Jeez, I think I'm making this process more complicated in my head than it actually is...

thanks :)
 
no, your photocopy of your passport does not have to be certified, but other documents do (birth certificate..etc), please see the checklist like jes_ON said to make sure.

Good Luck!
 
Thanks, Johnny31.
Yes, birth certificate is being translated by the embassy of my country with their supporting document.
I am handing in the original documents so I don't think these need to be certified as a true copy, correct??
 
Ottawa10 said:
Thanks, Johnny31.
Yes, birth certificate is being translated by the embassy of my country with their supporting document.
I am handing in the original documents so I don't think these need to be certified as a true copy, correct??

Correct, like IELTS, PCC...etc we're suppose to hand the originals in so they don't need to be certified. Good Luck!
 
Ottawa10 said:
Thanks, Johnny31.
Yes, birth certificate is being translated by the embassy of my country with their supporting document.
I am handing in the original documents so I don't think these need to be certified as a true copy, correct??

- certified copy of the original language birth certificate (DO NOT SEND THE ORIGINAL)
- ORIGINAL of the English translation
- ORIGINAL of the translator's affidavit

See the instruction guide - Translation of Documents -
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5609ETOC.asp