Additional Document Request - Does not make sense - PLEASE HELP

[Waiting777]

Hi My common - law partner received a request from the Romania office requesting addition documents.

They requested for my partner to provide a redone schedule A/Background declaration which we had originally included with many supporting documents like leases and education diplomas. My question is when we fill out the new Background Declaration should we include all our notarized supporting documents again or can we just say we provided those originally.

In addition and perhaps most troublesome is the fact that they are also requesting marriage and divorce certificates my partner has never been married or divorced this does;t even apply to him I do not understand why they are asking.

Can we respond to the email and ask for clarification does anyone know if they will get back to us?????

Finally they are requesting police certificates for a country where my partner was a visitor and never had any resident status - he was on a visitor status in and out of the country for over 3 years but was not required to declare residency and never did. We explained this in the original application but I guess they never read it. The country will not issue a police certificate for someone who was not a citizen or resident of the country. Does anyone have any advice.

Thanks to all who respond in advance.

 

[Ellasg]

Could you please quote some parts of the e-mail they have sent you?
And if your partner was in another country for longer than 6 uninterrupted months, even as a visitor, he has to provide the police certificate. What country is it?

 

[Waiting777]

Hi,

So they are making the following Inquiry:

In order to continue processing your application, we require the additional documents listed below within 60 days.

PLEASE ENCLOSE A COPY OF THIS LETTER WITH YOUR REPLY.
1. Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669]- Please complete and then print the forms. All forms must be signed. You need to update the above documents even if they have already been submitted. Please declare personal history and addresses since the age of 18 without any gaps in dates.

2. Notarized copy of your marriage certificate.

3. Duplicate of your divorce certificate.

 

[rhcohen2014]

Hi,

So they are making the following Inquiry:

In order to continue processing your application, we require the additional documents listed below within 60 days.

PLEASE ENCLOSE A COPY OF THIS LETTER WITH YOUR REPLY.
1. Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669]- Please complete and then print the forms. All forms must be signed. You need to update the above documents even if they have already been submitted. Please declare personal history and addresses since the age of 18 without any gaps in dates.

2. Notarized copy of your marriage certificate.

3. Duplicate of your divorce certificate.

1: they change/update the forms frequently, so it's likely you submitted an older version and now they are requesting the updated one. If you have all the documentation that went along with it, i would include it just in case so you don't run into further delays.

2: was the original copy notarized? if not, this is pretty self explanatory

3: if neither of you have been divorced, then write a letter explaining so. they might be required to request it, even if neither of you have been married before. it might be helpful to get that letter notarized as well.

 

[Kysorb]

PLEASE ENCLOSE A COPY OF THIS LETTER WITH YOUR REPLY.
1. Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669]- Please complete and then print the forms. All forms must be signed. You need to update the above documents even if they have already been submitted. Please declare personal history and addresses since the age of 18 without any gaps in dates.

Its could be an outdated form as was already mentioned, but because of the last sentence I think that might also be that you left a gap... leave no gaps, none, not even a month.

 

[Gumper]

What is it with CIC & their obsession with Schedule A and "gaps" in one's timeline? What does it matter to this process if EVERYTHING doesn't line up just so? Are they are actually doing checks, to find what: you spent 2 month leading a pack of boy scouts up Mount Fuji? (Yes, of course a large gap could arouse concern but if one is 'off' by a few weeks/months how could this possibly effect one's credibility?) Or are they looking for something entirely different here (one's ability to hold a job, etc.)? OK, rant over...just sometimes I don't get what these pencil pushers are really all about!

 

[user828]

Many VO's do this, they request all the paperwork again - the obsession with GAPS is that they wanna know where you were and ask more info/PCC etc

They asked activities since age 18 for my folks who are 69 and 66 respectively - now that becomes nostalgic

 

[taffy7]

It is absolutely pathetic. It drives me crazy, really how the heck are we surpose to know every date from the time you are 18 when you are 52 years of age ... And the forms have not changed just the date at the bottom ... no wonder it takes so long to get approved . ok my rant over lol

 

[Gumper]

Many VO's do this, they request all the paperwork again - the obsession with GAPS is that they wanna know where you were and ask more info/PCC etc

They want to know where you were for what/why? I've heard of them sending this out with PPR's too, so that EVERYTHING is completely updated. Could this mean they're feeding the info back to CSIS so that there is a total trail on any incoming new residents. I assume they assume everyone will tell the truth for fear of losing their eligibility & thus they have a good "record" on any potential problem types. So maybe a (perceived) national security issue after all? Maybe in the case of some 'hot zone' countries not a bad initiative.