STATUTORY DECLARATION OF COMMON-LAW UNION

[Boonya]

Hello Everyone,

We went to get some letters notarized today as well as get our statutory declaration of common-law union done at the notary public we were at as well. My partner is from a different country and she made her new signature here in canada as just her first name printed. On her passport that she had done a few years back in her previous country contains a different signature in a different alphabet, she's from South Korea, which I'm sure they probably are used to seeing a signature change once someone immigrates.

The issue is when we went to get our Statutory declaration of common-law union done he told us that she absolutely has to sign with her last name. So he made her sign it as first name last name. I told him that her normal signature is just her first name but he told me it doens't matter because it's a government document. Now she has 3 different signatures in this package, her name in the korean alphabet on her passport, just her first name on all the forms and her ID card, and Her first and last name on the declaration...

Can someone let me know if this is going to be a cause for concern for the agents reviewing our application or not, and perhaps I need to go back and tell him that we need to sign the document with just her first name?

Thanks,
Edward

 

[Rob_TO]

A signature is a signature, not a reprinting of your name. Someone can't tell you to change your signature since then it would no longer be your own. Signatures definitely don't need clear first and last name, some people's just looks like scribbles not even resembling the name. So i disagree with what the notary told you.

I doubt it would cause issue with the visa officer, but ultimately that is completely up to them if they want to make it an issue.

Also FYI in spousal apps the common-law declaration is not even a mandatory document, so it's entirely optional that you're submitting it.