PR Application Documents Upload - Help Needed

[valsanail]

Dear experts,

Please advise on the following matter. I am going to upload the documents for the PR but I got suspicious about the 'Passports/Travel Documents (Multiple) (required)' section. Currently the instruction states the following:

You must provide a clear, legible copy of your valid passport or travel document bio data page.

If using your passport, include a copy of the page that shows your birth date, country of origin, etc.

Your travel document must show proof of status (citizenship or residency), as well as photo identification. Your travel document must be issued by a government and include your name, photo, date of birth, document number, and the issue and expiry dates, if applicable. A travel document is used only by individuals who cannot obtain a passport.

However, there is another version of this particular instruction circulating in the forum which reads as follows:

Include a copy of the page that shows your birth date, country of origin, etc. any pages with stamps, visas or markings. If you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, a citizen of Denmark living in Greenland, or a citizen of France living in St. Pierre and Miquelon, you are not required to present a passport. You may present an identity document. Your identity document must show proof of status or citizenship as well as photo identification. Your identity document must include your name, photo, date of birth, document number, and the issue and expiry dates. This document must be issued by your country of citizenship or permanent residence. You must ensure that the identity document you present provides proof of status or citizenship and photo identification. If not, you must scan all necessary identity documents and save them under one identity document file."

This version differs with this sentence "any pages with stamps, visas or markings". So, I wonder if this requirement is still valid? If so, I have another question - let's say there are markings in my passport in my native language, does this automatically mean that I will need my passport to be translated and notarized prior to submission? Also, if there are some 'hidden' requirements that are not mentioned in the instruction, where can we learn about them from?

 

[Han]

Dear experts,

Please advise on the following matter. I am going to upload the documents for the PR but I got suspicious about the 'Passports/Travel Documents (Multiple) (required)' section. Currently the instruction states the following:

You must provide a clear, legible copy of your valid passport or travel document bio data page.

If using your passport, include a copy of the page that shows your birth date, country of origin, etc.

Your travel document must show proof of status (citizenship or residency), as well as photo identification. Your travel document must be issued by a government and include your name, photo, date of birth, document number, and the issue and expiry dates, if applicable. A travel document is used only by individuals who cannot obtain a passport.

However, there is another version of this particular instruction circulating in the forum which reads as follows:

Include a copy of the page that shows your birth date, country of origin, etc. any pages with stamps, visas or markings. If you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, a citizen of Denmark living in Greenland, or a citizen of France living in St. Pierre and Miquelon, you are not required to present a passport. You may present an identity document. Your identity document must show proof of status or citizenship as well as photo identification. Your identity document must include your name, photo, date of birth, document number, and the issue and expiry dates. This document must be issued by your country of citizenship or permanent residence. You must ensure that the identity document you present provides proof of status or citizenship and photo identification. If not, you must scan all necessary identity documents and save them under one identity document file."

This version differs with this sentence "any pages with stamps, visas or markings". So, I wonder if this requirement is still valid? If so, I have another question - let's say there are markings in my passport in my native language, does this automatically mean that I will need my passport to be translated and notarized prior to submission? Also, if there are some 'hidden' requirements that are not mentioned in the instruction, where can we learn about them from?

I personally scanned and submitted all the pages that have stamps or visas. Some of the stamps are in another language but I did not translate or notarize them.
All the best,

 

[ozlis]

It's no longer a requirement.

Its fine to go with what the current instructions are telling you, but if it helps you sleep at night you can scan all the additional pages.

 

[valsanail]

It's no longer a requirement.

Its fine to go with what the current instructions are telling you, but if it helps you sleep at night you can scan all the additional pages.

Ok, thank you. But anyway, if I decide to scan, should I also have those translated and notarized before uploading?
You say it is not a requirement anymore, that mean they've made changes?

 

[Han]

Ok, thank you. But anyway, if I decide to scan, should I also have those translated and notarized before uploading?
You say it is not a requirement anymore, that mean they've made changes?

Those are just some stamps indicating your entrance dates, right? You don't need to translate them because it is no longer a requirement. BTW, CIC has their own translators. They may ask them to translate those stamps if they wish.

 

[Yoda24]

The passport pages should basically include the bio data page, which means, the first page and in some cases the last page.
In my opinion -
If you are living in a different country than your country of nationality, you must include the visa and upload.
I don't think all visa's needs to be scanned, its just the current or the last place your are living, if you are not based in your country of nationality.

 

[CanadaWeCome]

The passport pages should basically include the bio data page, which means, the first page and in some cases the last page.
In my opinion -
If you are living in a different country than your country of nationality, you must include the visa and upload.
I don't think all visa's needs to be scanned, its just the current or the last place your are living, if you are not based in your country of nationality.

That's a good suggestion, i must say.