Sending documents to Immigration Canada

mart0417 · #1 03-29-2008, 01:13 PM

Hi

My husband just received a letter from the embassy in Haiti stating he needs to send all original papers to Haiti within 90 days. I am a little bit worried about sending originals. The letter states they want the original
1. marriage certificate
2. birth certificate
3. another police record done
4. and the original papers from the office who translated all of our documents(what does that mean)
5. his original identification ( what does that mean?)
6. his passport

The letter states to send them to the embassy. I thought you only had to bring originals with you when you went. As I have no trust in Haiti I am looking for anyone who has gone through this or any advice.

What does all this mean, as anyone else received this same letter. Of course it is the weekend so no government office is open, but you can bet I will be at my MP office Monday morning. Should I be concerned about sending originals. Will I ever get them back ?

sangria · #2 03-29-2008, 02:48 PM

I don't have any for sure answers for you but I can tell you that you can request official copies of the originals.

I brought our marriage certificate home with me & my husband needed an original to renew his cedula and went to the OFISCALIA CIVIL and he now has copies of both marriage certificate & birth certificate.

Just an idea, but this way you don't have to worry about something being lost forever.

lexi · #3 03-29-2008, 06:40 PM

That is weird that they want the Originals since they specificaly ask for photocopies in the Immigration package.

You can always get certified copies if you need them later - since they asked for his passport too that could be a good sign...I would send by courier, that way you can track it.

Maybe your husband should fax you a copy of the letter he received so you can see exactly what it says?

How long have your papers been in Haiti?

mart0417 · #4 03-30-2008, 07:36 PM

My story is quite complicated, my papers went to Haiti in August, at one point I was told they logged them in sometime in December, but I am now told they started paper screening in Feb. So depends who asks the questions and whether or not they want to reply. I know they ask for photocopies, and we had everything trnaslated and certified copies sent, I have no idea why they want more papers, I did see the leter they sent to my husband and it is exactly what he said it was I am very confused and frustrated with the whole system and nothing gets updated and no email has have been replied to for me.

bob saunders · #5 03-30-2008, 07:58 PM

Don't ask the why, because you'll only get more frustrated and they will not process your husband if you don't send them what they want. He can take the stuff to the Canadian Embassy in Santo Domingo and they will send it out, but We sent everything by courier, that way ensuring everything got there, and what date...etc. With my wife the process was very smooth-8 months total(1999) but for my mother-in-law 2 years, they lost her medical records, she had her medical redone, then they took so long she had to have it rdone again, at $100 each time. Good Luck.

castro · #6 03-30-2008, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mart0417

My story is quite complicated, my papers went to Haiti in August, at one point I was told they logged them in sometime in December, but I am now told they started paper screening in Feb. So depends who asks the questions and whether or not they want to reply. I know they ask for photocopies, and we had everything trnaslated and certified copies sent, I have no idea why they want more papers, I did see the leter they sent to my husband and it is exactly what he said it was I am very confused and frustrated with the whole system and nothing gets updated and no email has have been replied to for me.

Hi mart0417

I know you have been talking with your MP, so why don't you bring them a copy of the letter they sent your husband. So they can ask them in Haiti what exactly they want, so you don't waste any time. You only have 90 days and you don't want to spend more money if you don't have to. My MP usaully will get an e-mail back from them in three days, faster than we would ever get. In fact Haiti would never send one back any time soon.

mart0417 · #7 04-20-2008, 11:46 PM

Well jsut to give you a little update we sent our papers to Haiti ( again) we sent all originals, we had them translated ( again) and sent them off, I requested that someone sign for them when they arrive. This shoudl be the finally time they ask for papers. I spoke to my MP and he spoke to Missauga adn Ottawa about sending originals, but the only response was " she needs to send what Haiti is asking for" even though in the application forms is says many times not to sent originals. We also have a letter from our Lawyer that went along with an official stamp on it stating he saw what went into the package before it was sent. haiti should have all the papers this week and hopefully this is our last brick wall!!!!!!!

lexi · #8 04-21-2008, 12:39 AM

Good Luck! I hope you have good news soon!

fireman9119ca · #9 04-21-2008, 10:18 AM

Good luck as well Mart...think happy thoughts...seems to work for Oprah

Please keep us posted

FM

Johana · #10 04-21-2008, 11:01 AM

Mart,
hopefully this will be all you have to send them!!!!!

I just called my MP's office...they have still not heard anything and it has been 2 weeks since they emailed. So MP's office will send another request...and the assistant tells me I should give it at least another 2 weeks for them to hear back!!!!

This is getting very frustrating...especially seeing as I found out from another girl that was approved in Feb as a sponsor that her husband's papers are now in process.

BTW it was great meeting you and your husband

Jo-Anne