We are in the process of getting all the spousal sponsorship documents together. On the guideline site page, it said we need to get documents certified. Does it apply to only certain documents? Obviously we cannot send the sponsor's original passport, divorce certificate, citizenship certificate (my hubby is originally from UK but now a Canadian citizen) etc so he will have to make a photocopy of them. Do documents like that all need to be notarized? When he applied for canadian citizenship, he sent the immigration tons of documents, but he didn't have to get any of the documents notorized.
We would appreciate your help on figuring this out. (I am pasting the paragraphs in question below.)
Thank you very much!
Tmm
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Certified true copies
To have a photocopy of a document certified, an authorized person must compare the original document to the photocopy and must print the following on the photocopy:
“I certify that this is a true copy of the original document”,
the name of the original document,
the date of the certification,
his or her name,
his or her official position or title, and
his or her signature.
Who can certify copies?
Persons authorized to certify copies include the following:
In Canada:
a commissioner of oaths (authority to certify varies by province and territory)
a notary public
a justice of the peace
We would appreciate your help on figuring this out. (I am pasting the paragraphs in question below.)
Thank you very much!
Tmm
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Certified true copies
To have a photocopy of a document certified, an authorized person must compare the original document to the photocopy and must print the following on the photocopy:
“I certify that this is a true copy of the original document”,
the name of the original document,
the date of the certification,
his or her name,
his or her official position or title, and
his or her signature.
Who can certify copies?
Persons authorized to certify copies include the following:
In Canada:
a commissioner of oaths (authority to certify varies by province and territory)
a notary public
a justice of the peace
