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    Quebec Spouse Sponsorship

    Hi, me and my wife have been trying to untangle the whole process of applying for spouse sponsorship in the province of Quebec. We would appreciate if someone who went through the process could share some knowledge with us. Here are a few questions: - On the first page of the Generic...
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    Quebec Financial Capacity for Sponsoring Spouse

    Here are other examples of documentation citing that we don't need to prove financial capacity: https://destinationcanada.com.au/financial-ability/ https://leromlaw.com/family-sponsorship-requirements So I guess we really don't need to have a specific amount of income?
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    Quebec Financial Capacity for Sponsoring Spouse

    We're about to apply for the spouse sponsoring application and there is one thing we cannot wrap our heads around. The Quebec governement says that I need to prove financial capacity but the terms are unclear to us. On this page...
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    Consequences of staying abroad for more than 6 months

    Thank you, I've been reading about this, I'll try calling them to ask.
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    Consequences of staying abroad for more than 6 months

    I didn't know where else I could post this since it's about immigration but not in the typical purpose of this forum. Feel free to help or to suggest somewhere else to post this. --- I've been abroad for 2 months and plan to stay abroad for at least a year. I've been warned that after a 6 months...
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    Visitor visa for my girlfriend - Help!

    day-to-day itinerary helps the VO know your movements and if you actually prepared and planned properly. chill, "kaibigan." talo ang pikon. PS: if you get your gf pregnant nang kaka-"you know" "you know" niyo, at papauwiin mo sa pinas nang ganyan, kawawa naman siya. i think she deserves better.
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    Visitor visa for my girlfriend - Help!

    your response just proves that you already expected how the VO will look at your gf's application. you just rationalized every reason why your gf got refused. compared to the philippines, canada's cost of living, standard of education and economy are way beyond what we're used to here, so the...
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    Visitor visa for my girlfriend - Help!

    - purpose of visit: did you include a day-to-day itinerary? - employment: she should mention starting a sari-sari store, or any plans to work at all in her application. include documentation of what she has been doing to plan for those things, even if it's not final. she should also show...
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    Ties to home country

    refusals 1. your family ties in Canada and in your country of residence - your wife has a stronger tie in canada (you) than her country of residence. she shouldve mentioned in her application that her grandmother is dependent on her. her grandmother is her strongest home/family tie. 2. the...
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    [Advice needed] Visitor Visa Application Refusal for mother and brother

    purpose of visit - inviting parents to "help" or assist with births is an automatic red flag because it implies that your mom will be doing "work" (assisting with childbirth that a midwife or a caregiver can do) illegally. VO is thinking that your mom might take away actual work that a canadian...
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    Visitor visa for my girlfriend - Help!

    i dont think you should put the blame on your country for being protective of its borders. blame the people who have abused the system in the past-- those who overstayed illegally-- for the new system in place. if your country loosens its borders, its economy will suffer because it will bear the...
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    Visitor visa for my girlfriend - Help!

    the point of a TRV is to visit as a tourist. if you really have serious plans to marry and you showed that in the application, it's probably the reason why she got rejected. when did you apply and when did you get the decision? if you applied pre-sept 7, before canada allowed tourists in, it...
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    Proof of relationship (new portal)

    How to provide documents as proof for phone records, video call logs and chat logs??? Which to pick??? My partner and I are preparing to upload documents for a TRV. We're at the "Supporting Documents" part of the online application, and we're trying to figure out what documents for "proof of...
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    TRV Visitor Record Question

    I've read that we can only apply for a TRV extension (visitor record) at least a month (30 days) before the day we need to leave the country. What if I get my TRV approved for only 3 weeks? Could I still apply for a visitor record to extend my stay? Has anybody had similar experiences? Anybody...
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    Visiting boyfriend as a tourist

    So based on what you said, which option between "to visit family or friends" or "tourism" should I chose? i.e. I'd say "visit a friend" (instead of boyfriend) OR "tourism" Thanks for your reply!