So, I applied for the ETA. I was asked a Police Certificate as well as the court dispositions for a libel case on which I was long ago the defendant, and which was dismissed before proper charges (wish I didn't mention it in the application, sadly too late). That's where things get hazy: here, court reports as well as police certificates today are fully digital. You get the pdf for free on the internet. From what I gathered, however, the IRCC requests certified copies of the documents. Does that apply in this case too? Also, regarding the translator's affidavit, the IRCC asks for the stamp to be also translated, and for the affidavit to refer to both the translation and the originals. How would that exactly work out? The way I understood would be something along these lines:
For the police certificate:
1 - The pdf issued by our Federal Police.
2 - The pdf with the translation of the Certificate.
3 - The pdf with the affidavit (for the Police Certificate) signed by my translator and notarised.
4 - The pdf with the translation of the stamp (sounds silly, but I see no other solution).
For the court records:
1 - The pdf issued by our District Court.
2 - The pdf with the translation of the Court Records.
3 - The pdf with the affidavit (for the Court Records) signed by my translator and notarised.
4 - The pdf with the translation of the stamp (sounds silly, but I see no other solution).
Would that be enough?
Also, due to an ongoing migration of the system used by our court, to a brand new system, the instructions on how to validate the digital signatures of the court papers, which are written on EVERY page of the court records, are completely outdated, since they require that the old website (that is being phased-out) be accessed. In other words: when the officer attempts to use the mechanism that the COURT ITSELF provides, the validation will come back negative. Should I also send, together with the court records, a letter explaining to the officers how to manually access the records online? It might sound a little far fetched, but this thing gives me a strong impression that the fact that I was already sued once will lead the officer to believe that I'm faking the court documents.
Best regards!
For the police certificate:
1 - The pdf issued by our Federal Police.
2 - The pdf with the translation of the Certificate.
3 - The pdf with the affidavit (for the Police Certificate) signed by my translator and notarised.
4 - The pdf with the translation of the stamp (sounds silly, but I see no other solution).
For the court records:
1 - The pdf issued by our District Court.
2 - The pdf with the translation of the Court Records.
3 - The pdf with the affidavit (for the Court Records) signed by my translator and notarised.
4 - The pdf with the translation of the stamp (sounds silly, but I see no other solution).
Would that be enough?
Also, due to an ongoing migration of the system used by our court, to a brand new system, the instructions on how to validate the digital signatures of the court papers, which are written on EVERY page of the court records, are completely outdated, since they require that the old website (that is being phased-out) be accessed. In other words: when the officer attempts to use the mechanism that the COURT ITSELF provides, the validation will come back negative. Should I also send, together with the court records, a letter explaining to the officers how to manually access the records online? It might sound a little far fetched, but this thing gives me a strong impression that the fact that I was already sued once will lead the officer to believe that I'm faking the court documents.
Best regards!
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