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Stamps - Translation

Fae7

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Oct 18, 2016
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Hello,

I have some stamps in Arabic and French after I applied to citizenship , so it’s after the 5 year elegibility , do they still need to be translated ?
Thank you for your help!
 

rajkamalmohanram

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Apr 29, 2015
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Hello,

I have some stamps in Arabic and French after I applied to citizenship , so it’s after the 5 year elegibility , do they still need to be translated ?
Thank you for your help!
Anything on your passport that is not in English or French must be translated, irrespective of if that stamp / visa was issued in the 5 year eligibility period or not.

You don't have to translate French stamps because French is one of the official languages of Canada and is acceptable as-is.
 

Fae7

Hero Member
Oct 18, 2016
588
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Anything on your passport that is not in English or French must be translated, irrespective of if that stamp / visa was issued in the 5 year eligibility period or not.

You don't have to translate French stamps because French is one of the official languages of Canada and is acceptable as-is.
So the stamp is in both Arabic and French, does it need to be translated ? Or should I just translate it to be on the safe side ?
 

rajkamalmohanram

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2015
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So the stamp is in both Arabic and French, does it need to be translated ? Or should I just translate it to be on the safe side ?
Well, generally speaking, if a stamp is in English or French AND a foreign language, you would not have to get it translated IMO. I assumed you have stamps in French and different stamps in Arabic from what you had written in your initial post.