islandbabe said:
It is so sad that at this stage. The CIC process is still so blurry, I do hope hey will make it much clearer in the future. Clickitt seems to understand the process quite clearly. My take on it is that if you have the time and since it is not very costly ....go ahead and certify you documents. The document checklist it the "updated" document to which we must now adhere and it clearly asks for COPIES.... certified true copies/notarized copies are ONLY needed for translated documents. So the website goes on to explain what a certified true copy is and who can certify a document. I really believe its up to an individual to decide to certify or not. HOWEVER.....potential applicants come to this forum to seek guidance, as we know many of them are in a time crunch with the possibility of their specific cap being filled as each days passes. Lets give them accurate information. YOU ARE TO SEND COPIES>>>>CERTIFIED COPIS ARE ONLY NEEDED FOR TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS.
Have a good day all
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Hi Islandbabe,
I don't seem to agree with this. And it's simply not true that Clickitt seems to understand the process quite clearly. There is still ambiguity surrounding this issue because Guide 7000 contradicts this.
A simple logic is this: A mere photocopy is not even considered to be a photocopy anywhere in the world for official purposes unless it is "attested" or in other words "certified". And since this whole process is for immigration purposes, so I suppose only someone extremely naive can think that it's going to work in this particular scenario.
For people who are still in the process of preparing their applications, I think it's not meet for us to recommend to them that "THEY SHOULD SEND COPIES ONLY AND THAT CERTIFIED COPIES ARE ONLY NEEDED FOR TRANSLATED DOCUMENTS".
Think of it this way: If you are sending certified copies of translated documents, it gives CIC the assurance that the contents of the translated document are the same as that of the original language document. The same thing applies to all other documents, if they are certified then they are considered to be as good as the original (not tampered with) for the purpose of CIC at this stage.
Now suppose that CIC has the procedure of asking for originals to be presented to them before making a final decision on the application at a later stage (for example when it reaches the visa office). But what if the photocopies are found to be tampered with (of which there is a good likelihood if they are not certified)? The whole time spent on that particular application would be wasted. And this is exactly what CIC wants to avoid, instead of that fraudulent application some other good application could have been processed.
So in my opinion, it's best to recommend to "in process applicants" that they SEND CERTIFIED COPIES ONLY. It'll only cost about an hour or so of their time and a little bit of money and it can potentially save their applications from being returned.
The Document Checklist is not a conclusive document to follow as it clearly says that Guide 7000 should be referred to for detailed instructions on how to prepare the application.
And lastly, the most important thing is that your application is "COMPLETE", this should be higher on your list of priorities than the "CAP".
A complete application may or may not make its way into the cap but an incomplete one is "BOUND TO BE RETURNED" irrespective of whether the cap is reached or not.
Thanks and regards...
