IMM 0008 - Validate without filling in date fields?

[asidhu5]

Thanks to you both.

Can anyone else weigh in on this? Looking for as many opinions as possible   In your experience is it acceptable to fill out IMM 0008 by hand or is the barcode necessary? If the barcode is required, what would I want to put in the "TO" field (ie my most recent 'exit' from Canada) if I am still here as a visitor? Could I put the visitor record expiry date?

Much appreciated!

I put TRV's 6 month expiry date in "TO" field. I could have put the date of signing, but i put expiry instead. Plus they can acess all this info instantly to find if person has left before TRV's 6 month expiry.

[RedSox502]

I put TRV's 6 month expiry date in "TO" field. I could have put the date of signing, but i put expiry instead. Plus they can acess all this info instantly to find if person has left before TRV's 6 month expiry.

Thank you for your reply!

Was your application successful?

[Elizabeth Joe]

I 'm not sure, but I think the barcode is absolutely necessary. I wouldn't fill anything by hand. The expiry date from your visitor record sounds like the best option and is probably what they want, since you don't have to fill in that field, if you are a citizen for example. And a visitor status is usually limited to a certain date.

[Quince777]

I agree with those who suggested you to put expiry date that you have on your visitor record. You do need barcodes, as that's the purpose of IMM 0008, you need to enter your info and generate barcodes. I wouldn't fill in any app by hand (especially if you have chicken scratch), it might create potential problems in future in terms of misspelling names and addresses and you don't want to create such confusion.

[RedSox502]

Great, thank you all for your advice.

All my forms are filled out on the computer and printed, however I did fill in a few fields by hand on forms other than IMM 0008 where there was not enough space to type my answer in the PDF (type of degree, name of school for example), and I also wrote "N/A" by hand in every empty field including non applicable date fields on forms other than IMM 0008 (and in empty fields on IMM 0008 itself). Does this sound okay?

[Elizabeth Joe]

Yes that's fine.