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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship and Open Work Permit - issues travelling overseas?

    Hi there! Happy New Year to you all :) We woke up to good news here, our PR tracker updated my (PA's) eligibility to Completed and I received the letter "Invitation to Pre-arrival services". My wife's eligibility was completed last month too. Does this mean that they have deemed our...
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    HOW TO LINK AN APPLICATION TO CIC ACCOUNT - STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTION

    Hi there! Thanks a lot for this, it was super helpful! I managed to successfully link my PR Family Class (Spousal) application to my CIC account; however, I am confused about the biometrics. This is my old CIC account, used to apply for both my Working Holiday Visa and my Young Professionals...
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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship and Open Work Permit - issues travelling overseas?

    Thanks everybody for explaining, I now have a clear picture of the next steps and what to expect. Super helpful ☺️ thanks a lot!
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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship and Open Work Permit - issues travelling overseas?

    Thanks for the comments! Either way, this is going to mean quite a few months for me unable to work until the OWP is approved, as there is no more work with my YP employer and I understand the YP restrictions will stay apply during the implied status. A bit of a tricky situation!
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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship and Open Work Permit - issues travelling overseas?

    Hi there! Thanks a lot to both of you for your responses – super helpful! We received the AOR the other day (it took less than 3 weeks!) so we feel motivated seeing things moving :-) Something that dawned on us after reading your messages is that we were likely using the wrong terminology...
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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship and Open Work Permit - issues travelling overseas?

    Hi there! Hope you guys are doing well :-) My wife and I finally applied via Outland and we are now waiting for the AOR. We are wrapping our heads around the next steps and I just wanted to confirm a few points - hopefully you can help! As far as I understand, we should wait to apply for the...
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    IMM5669 - Visa refusal question

    Thanks for the clarification YVR123, one question less in my mind out of a million. This is certainly a complex process! Thanks a lot for your help @everybody :)
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    IMM5669 - Visa refusal question

    Thanks scylla, appreciated. I will do as suggested then :-)!!
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    IMM5669 - Visa refusal question

    Hi there! I am reading mixed responses online, and I was wondering whether somebody could shed some light on my specific case. I am applying for PR through the Spousal Outland channel. The question asks: Prior to this spousal application, I did apply for Express Entry (FSW), but my profile...
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    IMM5533 7e Photos - only wedding photos?

    Ah that's great then, thanks to the two of them!! We have photos in like 6 countries together over the years, and with our families etc in a variety of contexts, so it should be easy-peasy then given that it is not an arranged marriage :-) Thanks a ton!
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    IMM5533 7e Photos - only wedding photos?

    Hi there! I have tried to find an answer but I am getting mixed information from different sources... Regarding: Question 7(e): Photos of your wedding, customary celebration, engagement and/or outings. My partner and I did a very small civil marriage ceremony, with only three people present...
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    Self-employed for a foreign company under a Young Professionals visa

    Hi there! I wonder if somebody might be able to shed some light on my conundrum. Currently, I am in Canada under a Young Professionals visa, working for my Canadian employer on their payroll. This is an employer-specific visa that does not allow me to work for another Canadian employer. At...
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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship and Open Work Permit - issues travelling overseas?

    That's super helpful, thanks a lot autoscriptor! We will do the same then - show the tenancy agreement etc etc, and explain to IRCC why we are applying via Outland :-) Thanks a ton!
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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship and Open Work Permit - issues travelling overseas?

    Thanks a lot autoscriptor, that's a clear and very helpful explanation - we will do that way then! We have started taking a look at the forms (specifically 5533) and it's a bit confusing for us, because even though we are currently living together, we are applying through Outland due to having...
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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship and Open Work Permit - issues travelling overseas?

    Thanks @autoscriptor, that's so very helpful to read! And your signature is also amazing, thanks for taking the time for all of this :-) Reading your response and the other in this thread, it seems that they way to go for us would be... Apply through the Outland channel using our address here...