How to answer: Where application will *first* be submitted?

[robyn129]

Hello, I am a Canadian sponsoring my spouse (Argentine and New Zealand citizen) for an outland application - we are both currently living in NZ with our 4-year old daughter (New Zealand and Canadian citizen).

We are in the final stages (hopefully!!!) of putting the forms together and I have a quick question about the police certificates.

1) For the NZ police certificate: we have to submit a "Consent to Disclosure of Information (NZ) form" so that the immigration officials can request the police certificate. At the top of the form, we have to answer the following:

*Where your application will First be submitted:
-Case Processing Centre: Mississauga
-Overseas Processing Office
(there are two other choices, but they definitely don't apply to us)

*My question: Do we choose:
a) Mississauga? I hesitate to choose that even though it is the first place we will send the papers, as my understanding is that they will only be assessing my ability to sponsor and not anything to do with my spouse?
b) Overseas? ...then indicate in the Canadian Visa Abroad/Overseas Porcessing Office: "Consulate General of Canada in Sydney". This seems most correct to me, as this is the office that will assessing the main application for my spouse. And, in any case, this is the office that Mississauga would have to send the NZ forms to have them processed to obtain the police certificate...

2) For the Argentina police certificate: we have spent months trying to obtain this...we are getting closer, but still may be a month or two away thanks to mailing times and changing rules in the bureaucracy there. We have decided to send our package without it (with just an outdated Argentine police certificate that doesn't have the required 'con excepcion del articulo 51' part that has proven to be such a pain to obtain). On an index sheet in front of all the sponsored person's supporting documents, we have explained that this is taking a long time and that we will send the required police certificate as soon as we get it. Is this acceptable?

Thank you in advance for any advice!

Robyn

 

[doubty]

Hey Robyn,

I can not answer your questions because I am applying through CEC so offices will be different and although in CEC is totally fine to send PC later in the process I have no idea if it suits your case.

I have a question you may be able to answer me though. I need the Argentinian PC too and I am trying to get it through the consulate in Spain. Once the application process is complete, I will receive a certificate with a security code that will give me access to a PDF online police certificate. Do you know if this is a valid document as it is? or do I need to validate it? I can go through the process of getting a consulate certificate in order to validate it, however CIC web page says that consulate certificates are not accepted, I am not sure if it refers to the same.

Wish you and your family the best. Thank you in advance

 

[robyn129]

Hi doubty, Sorry for delayed response, but I haven't checked this thread again until now. Funny you should ask that question - I am just compiling our package now with the PDF I printed out and that question crossed my mind too!!! It took SO long to finally get it, but now it doesn't seem like an 'original' document, does it? Have you found out the answer yet? Cheers, Robyn

 

[Christoph100]

*Where your application will First be submitted:
-Case Processing Centre: Mississauga
-Overseas Processing Office
(there are two other choices, but they definitely don't apply to us)

*My question: Do we choose:
a) Mississauga?

First step is Sponsorship approval and will be through Mississauga

 

[robyn129]

Thanks! We did indeed tick the Mississauga box and have finally sent the package, so now let the waiting game begin...

 

[spaceexp]

*My question: Do we choose:
a) Mississauga? I hesitate to choose that even though it is the first place we will send the papers, as my understanding is that they will only be assessing my ability to sponsor and not anything to do with my spouse?

As I understand, in addition to assessing the sponsor, Mississauga checks the completeness of the WHOLE application, so it's good you ticked Mississauga

 

[robyn129]

Good to hear! Thanks