CIC Seattle has gotten back to me and requested my aunt's and parents long birth certificates. Can I just send them photocopies of these or do they need the originals? I would prefer not to send the originals as it is difficult for my aunt to a new one if it goes missing. Or, if it is necessary to send the originals, will they send these back to me at a later stage?
CIC Seattle has gotten back to me and requested my aunt's and parents long birth certificates. Can I just send them photocopies of these or do they need the originals? I would prefer not to send the originals as it is difficult for my aunt to a new one if it goes missing. Or, if it is necessary to send the originals, will they send these back to me at a later stage?
CIC Seattle has gotten back to me and requested my aunt's and parents long birth certificates. Can I just send them photocopies of these or do they need the originals? I would prefer not to send the originals as it is difficult for my aunt to a new one if it goes missing. Or, if it is necessary to send the originals, will they send these back to me at a later stage?
Do not sent the originals unless they explicitly ask for them (e.g., police certificates, language tests, transcripts). Instead, send a certified copy
Certified copies or notarized documents
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
* his or her signature
Who can certify copies?
People 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
