Hi everyone,
Under the country-specific requirements for one of the countries I'm submitting documents from, the CIC website states that "official documents from this country must be government-certified true copies (copies certified as authentic by the issuing governmental authority, signed and sealed)."
Could anyone advise on exactly what this means? When I mentioned it to the law firm that is getting my police certificate for me (I am no longer in the country), they said they could have it apostilled before sending it over. I assumed I would then 1. get a certified translation done, 2. take the apostilled certificate and translation to a notary here in Canada and get a certified copy made, and 3. send in the certified copy and translation (keeping the original apostilled version as backup and for my own records).
However, when I contacted a lawyer/notary here in Canada to confirm that this was the correct process, he advised that the apostille will not be accepted, and that the document instead needs to be taken to the Canadian embassy in the origin country to be authenticated and legalized.
Has anyone had experience with this before, and if so, what process did you go through to obtain an acceptable "government-certified true copy"? Any input is appreciated, as we are very confused!
Under the country-specific requirements for one of the countries I'm submitting documents from, the CIC website states that "official documents from this country must be government-certified true copies (copies certified as authentic by the issuing governmental authority, signed and sealed)."
Could anyone advise on exactly what this means? When I mentioned it to the law firm that is getting my police certificate for me (I am no longer in the country), they said they could have it apostilled before sending it over. I assumed I would then 1. get a certified translation done, 2. take the apostilled certificate and translation to a notary here in Canada and get a certified copy made, and 3. send in the certified copy and translation (keeping the original apostilled version as backup and for my own records).
However, when I contacted a lawyer/notary here in Canada to confirm that this was the correct process, he advised that the apostille will not be accepted, and that the document instead needs to be taken to the Canadian embassy in the origin country to be authenticated and legalized.
Has anyone had experience with this before, and if so, what process did you go through to obtain an acceptable "government-certified true copy"? Any input is appreciated, as we are very confused!