hai to all,
Is anybody in this forum been asked to submit original certificates and transcripts of all educational credentials by london,chc. Why they want to see this. I aready submitted notarized copies along with the intial application to cio,nova scotia,sydney.Do they return the original cerificates?.When will they return?.How long they need to review this certificates?.When can i expect the next stage.
Application received at cio : 31st january 2011.
File no: received : 22nd march 2011.
Document request : 17th may 2011(original certificates and transcripts of all educational credentials of mine and spouse.
Please give your experience on this subject.
Thanks in advance,
Notarized copies of degree transcripts are not officially accepted by CHC London, and most other visa offices either.
If you did not supply original degree transcripts in sealed envelope with University stamp on with your application you are probably lucky that CIO did not fail your application, since the London checklist explicitly asks for original transcripts in sealed envelopes.
If you contact your University they should be able to send these to you for a small admin fee. When you receive it check it has a University stamp on it and send it to the visa office, without opening it. Please note this is the TRANSCRIPTS, not the degree certificate. Transcript is a break-down of your course, how long the course was for and the modules and marks.
They ask for original transcripts because too many people were forging degree certificates, so they want to be sure you actually completed the degree course.
Best of luck,
Wayne.
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