Can't sign Canadian Immigration IRCC form IMM 5532 E

Question

The Canadian permanent residence application specifies that this form has to be digitally filled in and signed. It also states you may not print, fill out or sign and scan the document. However, the only highlighted fields are the ones that can be filled, and the signature box is not highlighted. Additionally when looking at security settings, under "Signing" it lists "not allowed." The Application instructions indicate that you may need to "print as PDF" to save as a new PDF file before you can sign, but neither Reader nor Acrobat Pro allows this! HELP, this is my last step for my application, and I just can't finish this form! However in my 2022 application I WAS able to do so!

MikelKlink · Answer

The Application instructions indicate that you may need to "print as PDF" to save as a new PDF file before you can sign, but neither Reader nor Acrobat Pro allows this!

The online instructions say:

This is possible using the current Acrobat Pro.

That been said, where exactly did you get your PDF file from and which Acrobat version do you use? I just googled and found

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/imm5532.html

for which the security settings in the current Adobe Acrobat Pro indicate that signing is allowed. (I tested with the current Windows version.)

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