who can notarize?

[mocool]

Hi,

I don't want to send an original birth certificate and marriage certificate in case it gets lost or I need it before the process is complete.

1)My uncle is an accountant and an official notary in the U.S. Is this sufficient for PR status application or does it need to be notarized by a lawyer?

2)Is there any reason to suspect that the application will take longer to process if I send a notarized copy instead of the original?

Thanks again for all your help.

Mocool

 

[OhCanadiana]

Hi,

I don't want to send an original birth certificate and marriage certificate in case it gets lost or I need it before the process is complete.

1)My uncle is an accountant and an official notary in the U.S. Is this sufficient for PR status application or does it need to be notarized by a lawyer?

2)Is there any reason to suspect that the application will take longer to process if I send a notarized copy instead of the original?

Thanks again for all your help.

Mocool

You can send notarized copies of documents unless originals are requested. However, family members cannot notarize them.

From the instruction manual at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/3900ETOC.asp ...

"Certified true copies

To have a photocopy of a document certified, an authorized person must compare the original document to the photocopy and must print the following on the photocopy:

“I certify that this is a true copy of the original document”,
the name of the original document,
the date of the certification,
his or her name,
his or her official position or title, and
his or her signature.

Who can certify copies?

Persons authorized to certify copies include the following:

In Canada:

a commissioner of oaths
a notary public
a justice of the peace

Outside Canada:

a judge
a magistrate
a notary public
an officer of a court of justice
a commissioner authorized to administer oaths in the country in which the person is living

Family members may not certify copies of your documents."