Which pages to scan in passport??

[jpv2212]

Hello friends,
A bit confusion regarding on which pages to be scanned in passport?

Some say that ALL the pages of passport are to be scanned and submitted, whether they are blank or have any print on them.
On the contrary, it clearly says on CIC website that ONLY bio-data pages and the pages with any print on them (such as stamps, etc) are to be scanned and submitted.. :

I have received my ITA and going to submit my PR file within a few days.

Kind help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[xpressentry]

Only the pages that have stamps and visas. I thought of scanning the whole passport so that CIC will know for sure that there are no hidden stamps or visas. I ultimately have scanned only the pages with visas and scans as it would be impossible to have so many pages under 4MB with clear scans

 

[rahulmalaye]

only visa and stamp pages along with 1st and last page of the passport

 

[Tanvi87]

only visa and stamp pages along with 1st and last page of the passport

I have 3 passports:

Passport A is issued this month post ITA and has nothing except PCC..

Passport B has US and NZ Visa and stamps and I will upload that.

Passport C has Expired US Visa and stamps and the Bio Page is not very clear as it is very old and a little off in color and printing..

My question is should I upload Passport C?

Please help me with this. Thanks and +1 for your answer!

 

[xpressentry]

You have to upload your current passport pages that have visa and stamps and any other visas that are STILL valid even though the passport may have expired

 

[Tanvi87]

You have to upload your current passport pages that have visa and stamps and any other visas that are STILL valid even though the passport may have expired

Thanks.. +1 for you.. but what about Passport C in my situation..

U mean to say I should not upload that as it has expired visa and expired passport.. but was just concerned as it has stamps within last 10 yrs of my travel.

Thanks again..

 

[xpressentry]

Thanks.. +1 for you.. but what about Passport C in my situation..

U mean to say I should not upload that as it has expired visa and expired passport.. but was just concerned as it has stamps within last 10 yrs of my travel.

Thanks again..

Forget about passport C

 

[alxms10]

My advice is if you own a scanner (i.e. you ont have to pay a lot of money in a shop) then scan the whole passport. Like xpressentry said it will be large in size but I compressed the PDF file and there doesn't seem to be any problems in my GCMS notes (AOR 17th Nov 2016).

 

[Ezgi84]

You have to upload your current passport pages that have visa and stamps and any other visas that are STILL valid even though the passport may have expired

Ok this is important, so what I understand is if my 10 year Valid Amerikan visa is in an expired passport I should upload that as well? I thought they were talking about the valid passports, I have 6 passports for gods sake

 

[kryt0n]

Ok this is important, so what I understand is if my 10 year Valid Amerikan visa is in an expired passport I should upload that as well? I thought they were talking about the valid passports, I have 6 passports for gods sake

They only want your valid passport with the stamps in that. That's it. The whole point of the passport upload is for ID purposes. Do not upload old passports.

 

[Ezgi84]

They only want your valid passport with the stamps in that. That's it. The whole point of the passport upload is for ID purposes. Do not upload old passports.

Thats what I thought thanks!

 

[kryt0n]

"Purpose

To confirm the applicant's identity

Document requirements

A clear and legible copy of the biographical data page of a passport or travel document must be provided."
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp

 

[Ezgi84]

"Purpose

To confirm the applicant's identity

Document requirements

A clear and legible copy of the biographical data page of a passport or travel document must be provided."
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp

Thanks!

Ok so I dont need to upload that valid American Visa.... because its not in my current passport thats what I understand....

 

[kryt0n]

Thanks!

Ok so I dont need to upload that valid American Visa.... because its not in my current passport thats what I understand....

Technically, no. However it won't harm anything in doing so.

 

[grapehair]

Nowadays, important databases covering passports and travel history are effectively linked. So all your travel history along with valid/expired visas and their respective numbers will eventually be seen by them anyways, even if you didn't upload expired passports/expired visas etc etc