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Spousal Sponsorship - IMM 0008 JULY 2014 Form (Printing issues - Secured)

ynasef

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Please help! I am in the process of gathering our documents and filling out the immigration forms. During our organization process and finalizing our application, we realized that a there has been a new update for the IMM 0008 and IMM 1344 forms! So, I filled out the forms again; HOWEVER, after completing form IMM 0008, it did not let me print! I tried saving the PDF form but it did not print as well. The form says 'SECURED' and supposedly it is protected by a password from the CIC. So, I really want to send in my application and that is the only form that is holding us back! Please help and advise us on what to do. Thank you.
 

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ynasef said:
Please help! I am in the process of gathering our documents and filling out the immigration forms. During our organization process and finalizing our application, we realized that a there has been a new update for the IMM 0008 and IMM 1344 forms! So, I filled out the forms again; HOWEVER, after completing form IMM 0008, it did not let me print! I tried saving the PDF form but it did not print as well. The form says 'SECURED' and supposedly it is protected by a password from the CIC. So, I really want to send in my application and that is the only form that is holding us back! Please help and advise us on what to do. Thank you.
You appear to be correct. Printing and Saving is blocked by the security settings.
The PDF file was built on 28/05/2014, so I'm very surprised that nobody else has reported this.

It's a good way of cutting down on PR applications, by making it impossible to fill in the forms.
 

ynasef

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zardoz said:
You appear to be correct. Printing and Saving is blocked by the security settings.
The PDF file was built on 28/05/2014, so I'm very surprised that nobody else has reported this.

It's a good way of cutting down on PR applications, by making it impossible to fill in the forms.

Hey Zardoz, I noticed that the CIC website page with the forms was last modified on 16/6/2014. Could it be that they just updated and are still finalizing the form and that's why it is locked? I mean my spouse's police certificates are going to expire in 2 months and it will be a hassle getting a new one since we live outside her home country. I don't know if this form issue is usual.
 

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ynasef said:
Hey Zardoz, I noticed that the CIC website page with the forms was last modified on 16/6/2014. Could it be that they just updated and are still finalizing the form and that's why it is locked? I mean my spouse's police certificates are going to expire in 2 months and it will be a hassle getting a new one since we live outside her home country. I don't know if this form issue is usual.
While that is possible, I prefer to think that this is a simple CIC "screw-up".
 

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The form itself at the bottom says 07-2014, i think its gonna be ready to use in july as we are still in June, CIC added " have u written the language proficiency exam" under language details. But the checklist still the same, no language requirement for spousal sponsorship application unlike provincial nominee and CEC.
 

ynasef

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lounge said:
The form itself at the bottom says 07-2014, i think its gonna be ready to use in july as we are still in June, CIC added " have u written the language proficiency exam" under language details. But the checklist still the same, no language requirement for spousal sponsorship application unlike provincial nominee and CEC.
The form IMM1344 was also updated and says 07-2014 at the bottom; however, the form IMM1344 is available and has the option of saving and printing. So, I am assuming they are still in the process of updating and finalizing these forms?
 

ynasef

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Zardoz, lounge, I just checked the same IMM0008 but in French and it is available and ready to save and print! So, I think that this is just a mistake with the English form!

The question is, all of our forms are all filled in English. Lets say that CIC takes a while to correct this issue, can I send in all the forms in English and fill in the IMM0008 using the French version and send it in along with the rest of my forms?
 

ynasef

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zardoz said:
While that is possible, I prefer to think that this is a simple CIC "screw-up".
Zardoz, lounge, I just checked the same IMM0008 but in French and it is available and ready to save and print! So, I think that this is just a mistake with the English form!

The question is, all of our forms are all filled in English. Lets say that CIC takes a while to correct this issue, can I send in all the forms in English and fill in the IMM0008 using the French version and send it in along with the rest of my forms?
 

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ynasef said:
Zardoz, lounge, I just checked the same IMM0008 but in French and it is available and ready to save and print! So, I think that this is just a mistake with the English form!

The question is, all of our forms are all filled in English. Lets say that CIC takes a while to correct this issue, can I send in all the forms in English and fill in the IMM0008 using the French version and send it in along with the rest of my forms?
It's unorthodox but I suspect that legally they can't refuse a French form... That doesn't mean that they won't.
 

ynasef

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fizz1234 said:
Here you go:
I tried unlocking the PDF file and it did! I am able to print it that way; however, is it legal? Would that cause issues or would it be fine with CIC Canada?
 

ynasef

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zardoz said:
It's unorthodox but I suspect that legally they can't refuse a French form... That doesn't mean that they won't.
This is issue is stressing me and I cant contact CIC since Im outside Canada and I do not know what the best solution is
 

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ynasef said:
This is issue is stressing me and I cant contact CIC since Im outside Canada and I do not know what the best solution is
Why not submit the new form along with the previous version as well, with a note explaining why you are sending the duplicate form.
 

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I just sent our application today, i just read this thread abt the forms being changed (July 2014) :(

Do you think ours still be good? Im worried now :(
 

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shadow_0716 said:
I just sent our application today, i just read this thread abt the forms being changed (July 2014) :(

Do you think ours still be good? Im worried now :(
Someone said that the only difference was regarding a language test. Not relevant for spouse sponsorship. So, they may well accept outdated forms for now.