Recent content by pinemaple

Most countries' passports don't have parents' names on them.

Sorry, since you commented on my thread about getting married after being common law that's what I assumed. I'm not familiar with your situation.

Yes if you don't land before it expires you will lose it. Don't waste more time just waiting for a reply, just go to Canada now. IRCC didn't even ask about my marriage certificate, though I clarified we were common-law that got married. No issues at all. Edit to add - I was also sending...

I'm not sure there is any recourse. Unfortunately this is why I always recommend DIYing instead of paying lots of money to "professionals" who can still mess up your application.

Just find another app. There are a lot that don't add watermarks. I used ClearScanner on Android.

Thanks @armoured and @iSaidGoodDay for the thoughts. Regarding the soft landing - unfortunately flights from the Philippines to Canada are prohibitively expensive compared to local wages, so we want to fly once and be done with it. It's also something like 16 to 36 hours of travel time...

TLDR: Does anyone have experience changing from common-law to married after COPR and landing with just a local marriage certificate? Long version: My common-law partner and I are getting married after submitting our passports and getting the COPR, which we received under common-law status. We...

TLDR: Does anyone have experience changing from common-law to married after COPR and landing with just a local marriage certificate? Long version: My common-law partner and I are getting married after submitting our passports and getting the COPR, which we received under common-law status. We...

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has heard of a case like this. My common-law partner and I are getting married after submitting our passports and getting the COPR, which we received under common-law status. We plan to send a webform to IIRC to inform them right after the wedding. The...

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has heard of a case like this. My common-law partner and I are getting married after submitting our passports and getting the COPR, which we received under common-law status. We plan to send a webform to IIRC to inform them right after the wedding. The...

Hi @legalfalcon, just wondering if you have heard of a case like this. My common-law partner and I are getting married after submitting our passports and getting the COPR, which we received under common-law status. We plan to send a webform to IIRC to inform them right after the wedding. The...

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has heard of a case like this. My common-law partner and I are getting married after submitting our passports and getting the COPR, which we received under common-law status. We plan to send a webform to IIRC to inform them right after the wedding. The...

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone has heard of a case like this. My common-law partner and I are getting married after submitting our passports and getting the COPR, which we received under common-law status. We plan to send a webform to IIRC to inform them right after the wedding. The...

Hi @nikki88 how did it go? I'm planning to do the same but for PR application, worried about changing civil status and getting the marriage certificate since PSA takes a while. Any tips greatly appreciated!

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