Many people interested in immigrating to Canada end up submitting
incomplete immigration applications. The immigration officers return
incomplete applications to the applicants. When your application is sent
back to you due to incompleteness, it can be an annoying experience.
It
can take the CIC many months to return an incomplete application. This
happens due to delay in processing the applications. Once you get back
your application, you have to fill out and submit your application from
scratch.
According to one estimate, about 40 percent of all visa
applications are incomplete and hence returned to the applicants. And
more than 90 percent of the returned applications are submitted by
people who fill out and submit the applications themselves, instead of
getting help from immigration attorneys or consultants.
Incomplete
applications cost you not only time but also money. When you apply
again, you will have to pay the fees again. And it will take many months
again to process your application.
The immigration officers are
bound under Section 12 of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection
Regulations to return any application that does not meet the
requirements of Section 10 and Section 11. All such applications are
considered incomplete.
The immigration officers assess your
application against a checklist of requirements. The lists are not the
same as the one accompanying your application package. It contains many
items that are reserved for internal use. The authorities will use the
checklist and return your application for reasons not necessarily
mentioned on the CIC website.
The typical reasons why many immigration applications are returned include the following:
– Failure to follow the application checklist
– Not answering any questions on the application
– Not signing the petition or failure to check the confirmation boxes
– Small discrepancies in the application
– Using an outdated application form
– Not submitting the required supporting documents along with the application
– Not paying the correct fee amount
– Sending the application to the wrong section/place
– Not providing the documents in the required format
– Incorrect photo size