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Returned for correction

A status in which a submitted application, form, or document has been sent back because it contains errors or omissions that must be corrected before processing can continue.

In plain English

This means the item cannot move forward yet. After it was sent in, it was sent back because something is wrong or missing. Those issues need to be fixed before processing can continue.

In context

Here, it shows that the submission was sent back because corrections are needed before processing can continue.

Situation
Using identity, tax, and citizen portals for login, verification, submissions, and notices
What it communicates
shows that a submission was sent back for changes

Meaning limits

By itself, this status does not state what the errors or omissions are, only that they must be corrected before processing can continue.

Examples

“The permit application was returned for correction because the signature page was missing, so processing could not continue.”

Core meaning

“Any form returned for correction stays on hold until the blank sections are completed.”

In context