| Apostille | Convention certificate authenticates origin of public document: signature, capacity of signer and seal/stamp where applicable. | Apostille attached to exact document, competent authority, signature/seal chain, Convention destination and verification details. | Не подтверждает factual content, immigration eligibility, genuineness of relationship/work, professional licence или решение IRCC. |
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| Notarization | Notary witnesses/certifies an act within local authority; some documents must be notarized before competent authority can authenticate that notarial signature. | Notary name, jurisdiction, signature/seal, date, permitted act and complete linked document. Check whether copy is allowed. | Не доказывает, что underlying statement true, и не делает prohibited copy acceptable. Notary is not IRCC officer or issuing registry. |
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| Certified photocopy | A person authorized by applicable instruction compares copy with original and certifies it. Exact authority varies inside/outside Canada. | Complete copy, required certification wording, signer details, date and every relevant page/side. Follow program-specific rule. | Не является translation и не всегда может be apostilled. Некоторые document types require issuer copy rather than notarial copy. |
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| Translation/affidavit | IRCC generally needs English/French translation and supporting source-copy/affidavit elements under current guide. | Complete translation of text, stamps and seals; translator identity/certification or affidavit; mapped source copy. | Не authenticates public signature. Apostille не гарантирует translation accuracy, а affidavit переводчика не легализует source document. |
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| IRCC evidence | Program guide, personalized checklist and request letter define why a document is needed and what format/control applies. | Correct person, fact, period, issuer, language, readable file and consistency with forms/history. Preserve request and submission receipt. | Дополнительная печать не исправляет wrong issuer, missing pages, contradiction, expired evidence or ineligibility. |
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| Destination acceptance | Receiving organization decides whether it requires/accepts apostille, original or certified copy and whether later translation is needed. | Current written requirement from recipient and Convention status; confirmation for unusual copies or old authentication. | Courier, notary or authentication intermediary cannot promise final acceptance by IRCC, school, court or foreign authority. |
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