one important thing iwant to know

[madatito2000]

so poeple are u sure that after we got the visa and landing to canada do u think they will return back to us all pics and cards personal notes and everything else idont mean the legal ducoments

[pinklady]

I didnt get anything back.

[lnl]

We got all ours back in April when they said they didn't need any further information from us, letters, pics, legal docs etc. All came back.

[scylla]

so poeple are u sure that after we got the visa and landing to canada do u think they will return back to us all pics and cards personal notes and everything else idont mean the legal ducoments

It depends on the visa office. For example, Buffalo usually returns nothing.

[pinklady]

We got all ours back in April when they said they didn't need any further information from us, letters, pics, legal docs etc. All came back.

Did you ask for things to be sent back to you?

[madatito2000]

there is no methods u can ask them to send all the w s reciet and letters cards photos and everything all the proof
imean the ducoments is not that important bcz you can get anyone else so easily plus all of the requested them are copies so poeple are u sure we will get them bcz what iheard here ome poeple aying they not sendng nothing back  oh wowow this is not fair they must send everything back

[medellinguy]

Bogota sent everything back to my wife EXCEPT the English translation of her birth certificate and our wedding certificate, so originals in Spanish were sent back!

[Bangkokcanuck]

Yeah we got everything back, photos, school transcripts etc..etc.. only forms for the application etc were kept.

[eletyl]

Buffalo returned all my photos when I went there in person for the visa.

It depends on the visa office. For example, Buffalo usually returns nothing.

[lnl]

Did you ask for things to be sent back to you?

No they were returned without asking, both info from the sponsor and applicant, they keptvthe application forms though.

[RobsLuv]

I think it depends - the proofs we sent were basically all copies of original documents.  Our photos were printed from our computer, several to a page on printer paper, and were obviously not "original" photographs.  They weren't returned.  But it sounds like it's possible that things submitted as proofs that are obviously original documents or photographs are sometimes returned.  I think you should not assume they will be - if something you think you should submit as proof of your genuine relationship is something that is of value to you, photocopy it and send the copy.  If they need the original, they will ask for it.  

Check the document checklist - it tells you which specific documents have to be originals.  As a rule, everything else is okay to be photocopied or duplicated (as in my example).