really frustrating... any please shed some light...

[sapa_uscan 0]

My first name as a young child had a suffix attached to it. It is never used but it is a cultural thing. Once I immigrated to Canada that portion was dropped. The problem I have is the police clearance from the other country includes the suffix on the police clearance. They said the consulate in Canada can issue a letter to indicate it is the same person. I called the consulate in Ottawa and they are indicating they can not issue the letter as they will have to verify a document from another country. They suggested I contact a lawyer. I’m not sure what to do at this point. I have all the evidence indicating it is the same person. (me!)

At the interview, is the consulate going to ask why the name on the polce clerance is slightly different from the CAD passport?!

Has anyone experienced this and what did you do. Please help!

[kirk and Jenny 0]

My first name as a young child had a suffix attached to it. It is never used but it is a cultural thing. Once I immigrated to Canada that portion was dropped. The problem I have is the police clearance from the other country includes the suffix on the police clearance. They said the consulate in Canada can issue a letter to indicate it is the same person. I called the consulate in Ottawa and they are indicating they can not issue the letter as they will have to verify a document from another country. They suggested I contact a lawyer. I’m not sure what to do at this point. I have all the evidence indicating it is the same person. (me!)

At the interview, is the consulate going to ask why the name on the polce clerance is slightly different from the CAD passport?!

Has anyone experienced this and what did you do. Please help!

[kirk and Jenny 0]

I guess the first step is to get the police clearance withs the suffix. My next question would be is there something in common on that clearance and your identity in Canada. For instance here, there might be the same social security number on both, thus showing you are the same person. Additionally, you might try and get police clearance without your suffix in other countries showing maybe that there is no person there. Just some ideas. I hope things work for you.