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    Open work permit with spousal sponsorship application

    Hello, On the government website it says that the open work permit (OWP) needs to be submitted online whereas in the spousal sponsorship application instructions it asks to include the OWP application together with the sponsorship application. I cannot find paper version form for the OWP. How...
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    Inland Spousal Sponsorship + OWP: Detailed Checklist & Questions

    Hello all, I realize that this has been discussed many many times across multiple threads. However, I thought that by stating my case (relatively typical), a detailed list (as I know it) of required items for inland sponsorship application as well as my questions in a single post, it would make...
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    Does my fiancee need to re-do visitor's visa after getting married and applying for PR?

    Hi, My fiancee has a valid visitor's visa to Canada. If we get married in Canada, she leaves Canada, and we apply for outland spousal sponsorship, does she need to re-apply for visitor's visa, because now there is a PR application in process? Thanks in advance
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    Marriage location from spousal sponsorship perspective

    Thanks once again. While I understand that she doesn't need an invitation letter when entering, is there any risk saying that she is visiting her fiance (since this is before getting married)? Or it is better to say that she is visiting her spouse (but we are not yet married)?
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    Marriage in Canada - Documents and translations required

    Hi, Myself and my fiancee are planning to get married in Ontario, Canada. I am a Canadian citizen and she is not. I am gathering the required information on the documents needed and the translations needed. The Ontario website says: bring 2 pieces of government-issued identification for each...
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    Marriage location from spousal sponsorship perspective

    Thanks Addus, and yes, I am certain that for British citizens the rules are more relaxed, as well as for some other countries as Canuck78 mentioned. There is not even a need to have a visa to visit Canada.
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    Marriage location from spousal sponsorship perspective

    Thanks once again. Final clarification: when she comes here before getting married here, does she need invitation letter? Since we are still not married at that border crossing, but will be on the next. If yes, then what can the invitation letter say, can it say fiancee? Or can she say to the...
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    Marriage location from spousal sponsorship perspective

    Thank you for the response. With regards to #3, where getting married doesn't affect the TRV. When she visited the first and only time, the border officer requested to see the copy of my invitation letter. No issues there. Now, after our status changes, when we are officially husband and wife...
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    Marriage location from spousal sponsorship perspective

    Thanks for the reply. Would getting married in Canada nullify the visitor visa? Or the next entry to Canada would need to be a different visa type, as we would officially be married at that time, e.g. the border officer may deny entry?
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    Marriage location from spousal sponsorship perspective

    Hi, Myself and my girlfriend just got engaged and are planning to get married soon. I intend to sponsor her as a spouse to come to Canada and start a family. I am a Canadian citizen and she is not. However, she does have a visitor visa for about another 3 years and have stayed with me in Canada...
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    Temporary Visitor Visa - Length of stay in invitation letter VS tickets

    Thank you for the reply. Last question: does the date of the updated invitation letter (e.g. when the letter was written) needs to remain the same as on the first version of the letter or can it be updated to when the updated version of the invitation letter was written? Thank you very much in...
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    Temporary Visitor Visa - Length of stay in invitation letter VS tickets

    Hi Bryanna, Thanks for the response, appreciate it very much. I have a few follow up questions based on your response: While the CBSA officer doesn't have access to the details stated in the application, he/she may request the invitation letter, as far as I have been told. In the invitation...
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    Temporary Visitor Visa - Length of stay in invitation letter VS tickets

    Hi, If a temporary visitor visa has been granted where the host's invitation letter has a length of stay specified as X number of days. Can the return ticket by the visitor be for a longer period of time (than stated in invitation letter), would that be an issue when at the port of entry to...