Hey guys,
Would really appreciate it if someone could clarify and/or offer suggestions for some of the following doubts:
1. I'm a little confused about the fingerprinting/police certificate issue. Some people say it's okay to send them later while the new application checklist from CIC mentions that they must be included with the application. Is there a right or wrong way?
2. I have a bachelor's degree from the US (transferred some credits over to get it). It's a regular 4 year degree from a recognized university. Should I claim 20 points or 22 (since a 4 year degree gives me 16 years of education)?
3. In regards to the above, if I claim 22 points, and show a total points tally of 73, but then the assessing officer disagrees and awards only 20 points for education (thus lowering my total tally to 71 points), does that imply that the application will be rejected because I did not meet my claimed total points of 73 (even though when it's reduced to 71, it's still above the 67 point mark)?
4. One question in the application form (Q.19 in form IMM 0008) asks for information about any ID issued by a foreign government. Does that include a US driver's license and/or Social Security card?
5. If one doesn't have a birth certificate (I'm getting one, but it won’t be here for a couple of months), is there any alternate set of documents that will work for the immigration application purpose?
Would really appreciate information from all of the experienced veterans of the Canadian immigration process who help people like us here. Thanks in advance for your help. You guys do a great job and keep a lot of people going.
Abbot
Would really appreciate it if someone could clarify and/or offer suggestions for some of the following doubts:
1. I'm a little confused about the fingerprinting/police certificate issue. Some people say it's okay to send them later while the new application checklist from CIC mentions that they must be included with the application. Is there a right or wrong way?
2. I have a bachelor's degree from the US (transferred some credits over to get it). It's a regular 4 year degree from a recognized university. Should I claim 20 points or 22 (since a 4 year degree gives me 16 years of education)?
3. In regards to the above, if I claim 22 points, and show a total points tally of 73, but then the assessing officer disagrees and awards only 20 points for education (thus lowering my total tally to 71 points), does that imply that the application will be rejected because I did not meet my claimed total points of 73 (even though when it's reduced to 71, it's still above the 67 point mark)?
4. One question in the application form (Q.19 in form IMM 0008) asks for information about any ID issued by a foreign government. Does that include a US driver's license and/or Social Security card?
5. If one doesn't have a birth certificate (I'm getting one, but it won’t be here for a couple of months), is there any alternate set of documents that will work for the immigration application purpose?
Would really appreciate information from all of the experienced veterans of the Canadian immigration process who help people like us here. Thanks in advance for your help. You guys do a great job and keep a lot of people going.
Abbot