Hi Everyone!
We received CoPR today! Our DM was dated 2-26-2016. Good luck to everyone else!!
We received CoPR today! Our DM was dated 2-26-2016. Good luck to everyone else!!
smr21 said:Hey gang -
I have a question about Certified True Copes. On the CIC website it says that a notary public can certify copies (outside Canada). I made color copies of my passport and birth certificate, as well as my common-law partner's Canadian passport to submit with our application.
I go to my bank to get them notarized, and the notary says that they cannot do that, they only notarize signatures. So, after many phone calls and google searches I ended up calling the Secretary of State's office. They said I had to print off a form, take that form and the copy to the notary (basically I sign the form saying that I made the copy and that the copy is unaltered from the original) and then send all of that stuff to the Secretary of State's office to get certified. Then the Secretary of State's office does some sort of paperwork magic and sends me a certified true copy that I can then send to CIC along with my application.
Has anyone else had to do this? Any advice - this whole process seems a little over the top!
Thanks!
Aquakitty said:You do realise only documents not in english or french need to be certified? If you are American with US documents just a regular old scan and print is fine.
smr21 said:Hey gang -
I have a question about Certified True Copes. On the CIC website it says that a notary public can certify copies (outside Canada). I made color copies of my passport and birth certificate, as well as my common-law partner's Canadian passport to submit with our application.
I go to my bank to get them notarized, and the notary says that they cannot do that, they only notarize signatures. So, after many phone calls and google searches I ended up calling the Secretary of State's office. They said I had to print off a form, take that form and the copy to the notary (basically I sign the form saying that I made the copy and that the copy is unaltered from the original) and then send all of that stuff to the Secretary of State's office to get certified. Then the Secretary of State's office does some sort of paperwork magic and sends me a certified true copy that I can then send to CIC along with my application.
Has anyone else had to do this? Any advice - this whole process seems a little over the top!
Thanks!
redcoat11 said:logged into ecas today and found DM waiting!
Applied nov 12th
canadausa#11 said:Make sure you have your ducks in a row when it comes to crossing the border though.
ICLDRIR said:Thanks for the advice guys!
What does it mean, to have my ducks in a row when crossing the border? I mean, I understand the expression: but what would/might the border officer ask/demand/require of me when I cross? Or what might make them reject me at the border if my outland PR application is still in process? (I know, since I did this for my wife on the American side of things, you're usually not allowed into the US while an outland green card application is in process unless you have extra visas already applied for. Is it something similar for Canada?)