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Outdated Immigration Forms: OK or Fine?

Because old versions of forms are not revoked, it follows that if, for example, a visa applicant uses an old version of a form, that form is still an approved immigration form for the purposes of the Migration Act and Regulations and it is must be accepted:

• A person who uses such a form makes a valid application (provided all other requirements for application validity are met)
• Although it is good administrative practice that the most updated version of the form be used, a person's application is not invalid merely because an old version of the form has been used
  

What can an immigration officer do?

If the law or policy has changed since the old version of the form and the new version of the form requires more or different information than the old form, the decision maker in practice should ask an applicant for the further information required before deciding the visa application. It is stressed, however, that the application is not invalid because the old version of the form has been used.

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