Recent content by canadianwoman

Agreed. You cannot state you were separated from him before he landed, because if you were separated (in the sense that the relationshiphad broken down), then you should have informed the Immigration department and withdrawn your sponsorship before he landed. When did you decide you wanted to...

That's a sign of kidney disease. He should see a doctor to be assessed further.

Also make it easy to read. Don't make it single spaced.

Apply for a temporary resident permit, not a temporary resident visa.

There is no set amount that the government has said is sufficient. The visa officer looks at the whole picture, including what they know about the country the applicant is from. It is a judgment call. Basically, the more money in the account, the better, even though they know no one actually...

I'm currently medically unable to work. I think I have sufficient income to support him.

Thanks. He is running the hotel and farm; we both want them to be generating passive income, but neither of us trust someone else to run them for long. I'm still debating what to do.

I can spend half the year there; I'm too sick to stay away from Canada all year. Probably we will try the PR sponsorship again, though.

They are both business accounts. I tried to sponsor him years ago, but that was refused because the visa officer claimed it was a fake marriage. Both businesses would be running while he was here, so the money coming in is more than enough to support the children.

I would mention her in the letter. Explain how she is here only temporarily and show proof of ties to her home country. Otherwise the visa officer is going to think your brother will join her in Canada and they'll both stay.

I am a Canadian citizen who lives half the year in Nigeria and half the year in Canada. My husband is a Nigerian citizen. He applied for a visitor visa last July, and it was just refused. The grounds were: 1. They did not believe he would leave Canada at the end of his stay. 2. His employment...

I would complete all the wedding ceremonies, consummate the marriage, and reapply. The visa officers are suspicious of marriages where all the typical ceremonies are not done (in countries where a traditional wedding celebration is normal), and also suspicious of unconsummated marriages. Telling...

I suggest getting a lawyer - a lawyer who specializes in immigration. The government will occasionally revoke a PR if fraud or misrepresentation is proved. You should at least report her to CIC and the Canada Border Services Agency, so if/when she tries to sponsor a new spouse, she will have...

You should submit new proof of when the sponsor is planning to move back to Canada, with an explanation as to why the sponsor did not do so in October, as originally planned. Without proof, they will almost certainly reject the application.

Definitely declare your half-siblings. Any details you do not know, such as their current addresses, just attach an explanation to the form stating you have not seen X since 1998 and believe he lives in ____, but are not sure of the exact address, or whatever. Your common-law partner is listed...