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Archived: June 3, 2025 10:28:27 AM From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC Subject: [requester] Apr-25 Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None Good day, Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox As you note, on the Sponsoring your spouse, partner or dependent child website, some countries have this country-specific requirement: . Official documents issued by this country must be government-certified true copies (copies certified as authentic by the government office that issued them, signed and stamped with a seal). If you are submitting an application on behalf of a client, you must provide all required forms and documents requested ‘on the document checklist, as well as any country-specific requirements for a particular applicant or the application will be deemed incomplete and not accepted for processing. This is applicable whether the application is submitted via the portal or a paper application. If you are submitting an application for a client with this country specific requirement, it is required or the application will not meet the requirements to be accepted for processing and returned to the applicant. We hope you find this information useful. Thank you kindly, [requester] De: Envoyé: [requester] A: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <[IRCC Immigration Representatives mailbox]> Objet: [requester] CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Government of [requester] not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. ATTENTION: Ce courriel provient de I'extérieur du gouvernement du [requester] cliquez pas sur les liens et n'ouvrez pas les piaces jointes sauf si vous reconnaissez I'expéditeur et sachez que le contenu est sir. [requester] to the Sponsoring your spouse, partner or dependent child website (httos://Avww.ircc.canada.ca/english/information/applications/spause.asp), some countries have this documentary requirement: 00216

.19(1) FFD erccepcress Semone conse © * Official documents issued by this country must be government-certified true copies (copies certified as authentic by the government office that issued them, signed and stamped with a seal). Question Given the use of the PRD! portal, which accepts digital copies of all documents instead of paper copies of the originals, are certified true copies required for government-issued documents on the PRD! portal? For example, should an applicant place a colour digital copy of an original document and provide a certified true copy of the document in digital format? The question pertains to whether the certified copy requirement is a mechanism in all submission formats (paper and digital to ensure that a foreign government has verified the authenticity of a government-issued document. Thank you! 00247