Common-law support letters notarized?
Mar 23rd 2017, 8:02 pm
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Common-law support letters notarized?
Hi everyone,
I'm sure this question has been asked before but I can't find a clear answer. I am a Canadian citizen and I am sponsoring my common-law British partner. Do we need 2 NOTARIZED letters from friends and family?
thanks in advance.
I'm sure this question has been asked before but I can't find a clear answer. I am a Canadian citizen and I am sponsoring my common-law British partner. Do we need 2 NOTARIZED letters from friends and family?
thanks in advance.
Mar 23rd 2017, 8:06 pm
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Re: Common-law support letters notarized?
Answer is in our Spousal Sponsorship FAQ - Spousal Sponsorship-Canada/FAQ - New Application Forms : British Expat Wiki
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Mar 23rd 2017, 8:11 pm
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Re: Common-law support letters notarized?
CIC does not specify in their instructions that the letters have to be notarized. (There was a requirement under the old forms that at least two letters be notarized.) If you're in the UK, notaries only charge £5 per copy, so it's not exactly a big expenditure to have it done. In Canada you can expect to pay more like $50 or so. So it's not required, but if you want to have one or two notarized, then go for it.
In my own successful PR application, which was similar to yours (I'm a British citizen, sponsored by Canadian common law partner) we decided to get them notarised, just to be sure. We got one from a notary in the UK, and my girlfriend's brother got one done in Canada.
Mar 24th 2017, 2:43 pm
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Re: Common-law support letters notarized?
As per the wiki:
CIC does not specify in their instructions that the letters have to be notarized. (There was a requirement under the old forms that at least two letters be notarized.) If you're in the UK, notaries only charge £5 per copy, so it's not exactly a big expenditure to have it done. In Canada you can expect to pay more like $50 or so. So it's not required, but if you want to have one or two notarized, then go for it.
In my own successful PR application, which was similar to yours (I'm a British citizen, sponsored by Canadian common law partner) we decided to get them notarised, just to be sure. We got one from a notary in the UK, and my girlfriend's brother got one done in Canada.
CIC does not specify in their instructions that the letters have to be notarized. (There was a requirement under the old forms that at least two letters be notarized.) If you're in the UK, notaries only charge £5 per copy, so it's not exactly a big expenditure to have it done. In Canada you can expect to pay more like $50 or so. So it's not required, but if you want to have one or two notarized, then go for it.
In my own successful PR application, which was similar to yours (I'm a British citizen, sponsored by Canadian common law partner) we decided to get them notarised, just to be sure. We got one from a notary in the UK, and my girlfriend's brother got one done in Canada.
