Expiry Date of National identity document is mandatory but not in our country?

[nyounaki]

Hi,
I appreciate your help for the following:
I am trying to fill Generic Application Form For Canada (IMM0008) to sponsorship my parents , in "National Identity document" information section they asked us to define the expriy Date and this field is mandatory , but in our country there is issue date but no  "Expiry Date"  so what should I do about expiry date should I put any expiry date because I cannot leave it blank ?
please advise
your immediate response will highly appreciated ,
regards

[newlife23]

Its the same for my country so I used my driver's license instead.

[Ironboy]

Hi,
I appreciate your help for the following:
I am trying to fill Generic Application Form For Canada (IMM0008) to sponsorship my parents , in "National Identity document" information section they asked us to define the expriy Date and this field is mandatory , but in our country there is issue date but no  "Expiry Date"  so what should I do about expiry date should I put any expiry date because I cannot leave it blank ?
please advise
your immediate response will highly appreciated ,
regards

Hi,
We had the same problem, I called CIC several times, and they say it is a problem with the new form. They told us to print it without validation and write in "no expiry date" in the space. It is frustrating because they want everyone to use the validation for the form. But they admitted to me that it is a problem they have not fixed yet. (We did ours in late August).
I hope that helps. I recommend calling CIC   http://immipedia.ca/CIC_call_centre   Good luck.

[mistletoes]

Hi,
I appreciate your help for the following:
I am trying to fill Generic Application Form For Canada (IMM0008) to sponsorship my parents , in "National Identity document" information section they asked us to define the expriy Date and this field is mandatory , but in our country there is issue date but no  "Expiry Date"  so what should I do about expiry date should I put any expiry date because I cannot leave it blank ?
please advise
your immediate response will highly appreciated ,
regards

HI , imglad u asked for this, im working my application forms and the laterst forms are a bit complex, at first i was like , what is a national identity document? what is those docs anyway? you are from what country? what are the kind of NID we should use?

thank

[Tina85]

Hey we had the same problem! I called a CIC agent and she told me to write a random expiry date in the future so we can valoidate the form! and I added a letter explaining that....

[newlife23]

That's a good suggestion from CIC Tina. Since I haven't sent mine out yet, I might as well do the same, write a random date and then attach a letter to explain.

[Tina85]

Any TIme

I wanted to ask as well if we need to send a "Translated copy of the National ID document" They dont ask about it on the checklist so is it ok if I dont iclude the translated copy and just provide a photocopy of ID card even though its not in english?!!?!?

[newlife23]

It would be a good idea to have it translated. Saves time just in case they want it translated.