Hey guys, I received an RQ (CIT 0171(10/2013)E).
The document is asking for passport copies for “must cover only your relevant residence period”. It is also asking for copies of blank pages. I have three questions regarding this:
I came became a PR of Canada July 2010, having lived in Canada for one year before on a working holiday visa (not part of the 4 year period before I applied). I went to my home country for a week in Sep 2010 with an issued travel document by the Canadian embassy (as my PR card hadn't been processed yet). Since I got a new passport in Oct. 2010, I only have these relevant dates in my application. However, I have travelled extensively before becoming a PR, so every page(!) of my passport is covered in stamps. The stamps that are not in English are from 2008 and were already in there when I applied for my PR (and sent my passport to CIC). Do I have to get all these stamps translated, although they have nothing to do with the “relevant period” and CIC has already seen them? (I am a student on OSAP and know the costs of official translations)
I need a travel document/record of movement from all countries that have given me a passport or travel document. I am European, they don't stamp my passport when I enter. Usually I enter the Schengen area via countries other than my home country. When I enter the Schengen area they don't even scan my document. Does anyone have experience with that and knows how I can provide a history of my entries?
I am currently outside of Canada, having left right after my application. Nothing cool like making big bucks abroad: I am on an official university exchange, which is mandatory for my program of study. My university can provide documentation that I am still enrolled in my program, pay tuition and that I am not able to graduate from my program without this exchange. I am just wondering if it is wise to include this news, as I don't want them to put my application on hold for the time of my exchange. The way RQs delay everything, it's unlikely that I get a test invite before I return to Canada anyhow. Even if I get it before, I am more than willing to return for the test.
It would be nice of someone could help me out.
Sincerely,
The document is asking for passport copies for “must cover only your relevant residence period”. It is also asking for copies of blank pages. I have three questions regarding this:
I came became a PR of Canada July 2010, having lived in Canada for one year before on a working holiday visa (not part of the 4 year period before I applied). I went to my home country for a week in Sep 2010 with an issued travel document by the Canadian embassy (as my PR card hadn't been processed yet). Since I got a new passport in Oct. 2010, I only have these relevant dates in my application. However, I have travelled extensively before becoming a PR, so every page(!) of my passport is covered in stamps. The stamps that are not in English are from 2008 and were already in there when I applied for my PR (and sent my passport to CIC). Do I have to get all these stamps translated, although they have nothing to do with the “relevant period” and CIC has already seen them? (I am a student on OSAP and know the costs of official translations)
I need a travel document/record of movement from all countries that have given me a passport or travel document. I am European, they don't stamp my passport when I enter. Usually I enter the Schengen area via countries other than my home country. When I enter the Schengen area they don't even scan my document. Does anyone have experience with that and knows how I can provide a history of my entries?
I am currently outside of Canada, having left right after my application. Nothing cool like making big bucks abroad: I am on an official university exchange, which is mandatory for my program of study. My university can provide documentation that I am still enrolled in my program, pay tuition and that I am not able to graduate from my program without this exchange. I am just wondering if it is wise to include this news, as I don't want them to put my application on hold for the time of my exchange. The way RQs delay everything, it's unlikely that I get a test invite before I return to Canada anyhow. Even if I get it before, I am more than willing to return for the test.
It would be nice of someone could help me out.
Sincerely,