quick questions

[medellinguy]

Hi, in the form 5940, it has an interpreter's declaration. My wife doesn't speak french or english but I am fluent in spanish and I explained to her everything and i helped her filled out the forms. Do I need to sign this or does it have to be an official interpreter??

Second, they say to join the police certificate in the latin american country guides. Then it has a url in the form to see how to get your police certificate and when I click on Colombia, it says to wait until it reaches Bogota and then the visa office will contact my wife....it sounds weird!

POLICE CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCES You must submit original police certificates of good conduct or clearances from each country in which you and each of your family members aged 18 years or over have resided six continuous months or more since reaching18 years of age. You must attach the original police certificate(s) to the application. If the original certificate is neither in English nor in French, submit both, the certificate and the original copy of a translation prepared by an accredited translator.
However, if you have lived in Canada, at this time you are only required to indicate it on the Schedule 1 Background/Declaration Form (IMM 0008). You will be notified by the visa office dur-ing the processing of your application if you are required to submit a police certificate from Canada.
Please consult our Web site at: www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/ index.asp for specific and up-to-date information on how to obtain police certificates from any country.

So then I go visit this website and it says:

How to obtain a police certificate

Colombia

Do I need to provide a police certificate when applying for permanent residence?
Yes, you need to provide a background verifications certificate. However, do not apply for the background verifications certificate before obtaining a file number from the visa office.

How or where do I obtain one?

If you live in Colombia (both nationals and non-nationals)
Once you have submitted an application to the visa office, the visa office processing your case will provide instructions to you on how to obtain the background verifications certificate.




SO I am confused with those 2 things, thank you

 

[minna]

these are my best guesses, although I don't have experience with the Bogota office...

1) No, you are not an official translator. You helped your wife, but that section is for if you hired a professional translator to translate some of your documents. Be aware that for any documents that aren't in french or english, they must have sworn translations - i.e. notarized translations by a professional translator.

2) Always follow the instructions in your region-specific guide first. if your region specific guide tells you to wait until the Bogota office contacts you to get your police clearance, then that is what you should do. Don't worry about not sending the clearance to Mississauga for sponsorship approval - they do not even look at the clearances there. I would simply include a note indicating that your country's guide indicates that you should not include the clearances.

Hope that helps!!

 

[medellinguy]

my official documents were translated into french or english. The thing with the document Form 5940 is that we have to write a lot more than in other forms. It doesn't mention anywhere that it has to be an official interpreter....I can be an interpreter...well, that's what I think.

 

[alpesantezo]

there is a list of official interpreters and translators on the canada embassy they give it to you and maybe you should call if you are far away and ask for the number they are usually around the capital city.. you are not an official interpreter