Long form vs short form birth certificate ontario

[LizandJordan 4]

My fiance has his interview scheduled for August 1st and we just realized that he only has a copy of his short form birth certificate. It is the original copy that was issued when he was born, but it does not have his parents names on it or any of the other information. Anyone know if it's a better idea to reschedule or to just go with that and hope for the best? 

I've heard administrative processing is a nightmare if they request more information. Anyone had success with just the normal birth certificate? 

[Ontarkie 14,445]

Get the long form ordered asap.

 

Check to see when the next if any interview date would be. It might still be faster going to the interview and then sending in the long form when he gets it. 

[Lemonslice 4,963]

It's possible to go in person and get a birth certificate in a day, with an extra fee.  Friend of mine got hers that way to renew get passport.  Try to go tomorrow?

[LizandJordan 4]

We actually are not 100% positive if it is long form or short form. It is a 7x8.5" paper that his parents were given at birth, it's embossed and everything. It just doesn't have his parents names or the name of the hospital on it, but it's not just the small card. Until reading this website we had no idea that there was even a difference.... 

 

Where did they go to get it in a day? He is from Ontario. 

 

Thank you for your help! 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

i  think you have to order the long form online.

 

paul went to get his and was told he had to do it online.

[Lemonslice 4,963]

6 hours ago, Liz Bohne said:

We actually are not 100% positive if it is long form or short form. It is a 7x8.5" paper that his parents were given at birth, it's embossed and everything. It just doesn't have his parents names or the name of the hospital on it, but it's not just the small card. Until reading this website we had no idea that there was even a difference.... 

 

Where did they go to get it in a day? He is from Ontario. 

 

Thank you for your help! 

I'm not from Ontario, I suggest your fiancé look up his province website for instructions.  The Department of State reciprocity schedule for Canada details exactly which document is required in each province.

[Going through 5,671]

7 hours ago, Liz Bohne said:

We actually are not 100% positive if it is long form or short form. It is a 7x8.5" paper that his parents were given at birth, it's embossed and everything. It just doesn't have his parents names or the name of the hospital on it

Sounds like you have the short form, if no hospital/parent info on it.  If it says "extract" anywhere on it, it's definitely the short-form.

 

Check this website to order the long-form one:

 

https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-or-replace-ontario-birth-certificate

 

Not sure if you can get it processed in 1 day anywhere....but they do offer expedited 5-day service.

Edited July 27, 2018 by Going through

[NikLR 13,232]

Long form has parents name.  

[AH&J 10]

Interesting that NVC didn't catch that-- my husband's short form birth certificate was not approved at the NVC level (we didn't know they were asking for a long form at the time), so, we applied for the long form online (Ontario) as he didn't have a long form birth certificate.  We chose the expedite option and tracked the package so that we were available to pick it up straight away and then sent to the NVC.  Maybe try calling the embassy (I'm assuming you're going to MTL?) on Monday first thing and asking them if they would accept a long form birth certificate mailed in after the interview date?  They could conditionally approve him (Administrative Processing) pending receipt of long form.  See what they have to say... I've heard bad stories about rescheduling interview dates... it may set you back a long time, IMHO.  

[NikLR 13,232]

5 minutes ago, AH&J said:

Interesting that NVC didn't catch that-- my husband's short form birth certificate was not approved at the NVC level (we didn't know they were asking for a long form at the time), so, we applied for the long form online (Ontario) as he didn't have a long form birth certificate.  We chose the expedite option and tracked the package so that we were available to pick it up straight away and then sent to the NVC.  Maybe try calling the embassy (I'm assuming you're going to MTL?) on Monday first thing and asking them if they would accept a long form birth certificate mailed in after the interview date?  They could conditionally approve him (Administrative Processing) pending receipt of long form.  See what they have to say... I've heard bad stories about rescheduling interview dates... it may set you back a long time, IMHO.  

Montreal is a consulate.  They also do not accept phone calls regarding visas.  You can email them or use an online form. 

 

They would deny him at interview and give him  a 221g to send the long form BC for approval.  

[ITMFA 241]

On 7/27/2018 at 7:33 AM, NikLR said:

Long form has parents name.  

Is that the only distinguishing thing about a long-form certificate? I was born in Italy (just to make everything more complicated), and I have two documents: one says "extract from the register of births," but has my parents' names on it also, and the other is a record of birth from the British Consul in Florence (because I'm a dual citizen of England and Canada). That second document also has my parents' names and birthplaces. I have been a Canadian citizen since I was a toddler, and moved to Canada when I was 11, so all my visa stuff is through my Canadian passport. Oof it sounds more confusing when I type it out! This is all to say: do I need some other kind of birth certificate? I've used these for everything else in the past. Thanks  

[Lemonslice 4,963]

1 hour ago, ITMFA said:

Is that the only distinguishing thing about a long-form certificate? I was born in Italy (just to make everything more complicated), and I have two documents: one says "extract from the register of births," but has my parents' names on it also, and the other is a record of birth from the British Consul in Florence (because I'm a dual citizen of England and Canada). That second document also has my parents' names and birthplaces. I have been a Canadian citizen since I was a toddler, and moved to Canada when I was 11, so all my visa stuff is through my Canadian passport. Oof it sounds more confusing when I type it out! This is all to say: do I need some other kind of birth certificate? I've used these for everything else in the past. Thanks  

The Department of State reciprocity schedule for each country (Italy in your case) details exactly which document is required.