Paragraph 4
Processing an Application
1. The liaison agency of one Party which receives an application for a benefit under the legislation of the other Party will, without delay, send the application form to the liaison agency of the other Party.
2. Along with the application form, the liaison agency of the first Party will also transmit any documentation available to it which may be necessary for the competent institution of the other Party to establish the entitlement of the applicant to a benefit. In the case of an application for a benefit under the Old Age Security Act of Canada, this documentation will include, to the extent possible, certification of periods of residence completed in the territory of Saint Lucia.
3. The personal information regarding an individual contained in the application form will be duly certified by the liaison agency of the first Part which will confirm that the information is corroborated by documentary evidence; the transmission of the form so certified will exempt the liaison agency from sending the corroboratory documents. The type of information to which this subparagraph applies will be agreed upon by the liaison agencies of the Parties, with the consent of the respective competent authorities.
4. In addition to the application form and documentation referred to in sub-paragraphs 1 and 2, the liaison agency of the first Party will send to the liaison agency of the other Party a liaison form which will indicate, in particular, the periods creditable under the legislation of the first Party.
5. On receipt of the liaison form, the liaison agency of the other Party will add the information concerning the periods creditable under the legislation which it administers and will, without delay, return the liaison form to the liaison agency of the first Party.
6. Each competent institution will subsequently determine the applicant's eligibility and notify the other institution, through the liaison agencies, of the benefits, if any, granted to the applicant.