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Do you need to notarize a statutory declaration when inviting parents on a Visitor Visa?

Canada • Visitor Visa • immigration 0 views
By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • Statutory declaration (invitation support)

    Not mandatory to notarize, though some applicants choose to do so.

Step-by-Step

For open work permit holders inviting their parents to Canada on a Visitor Visa and unsure whether the statutory declaration needs to be notarized:

  1. Notarization is not mandatory for the statutory declaration included in the visitor visa file.

  2. Consider notarizing it anyway as a precaution, since it can add credibility to the document even though it isn't strictly required.

  3. Real-world outcomes support this: applicants have successfully obtained a parent's visitor visa without notarizing the declaration.


In short: you can submit the statutory declaration unnotarized and still succeed, but notarizing it is a reasonable extra step if you want added assurance.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Tip: Notarizing the statutory declaration for a parent's visitor visa invitation is not mandatory, though it can add credibility.
  • Do: If choosing not to notarize, know that applicants have successfully gotten visitor visas approved without it.

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