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  1. LongBill

    Spousal sponsorship

    Toot-Toot. Tooting my own horn. lol ;- ) Hello All, My PR application was delivered and signed for today at 1:53 pm at Sydney, Nova Scotia. I am a spousal PR applicant living with my wife (Canadian citizen) in the USA. Oddly enough, we went through similar steps 20 years ago getting...
  2. LongBill

    OUTLAND SPOUSAL SPONSERSHIP

    The processing time for outland spousal from the USA is reported to be 12 months. Is there an expected "covid delay" on top of the 12 months? Thank you.
  3. LongBill

    is it mandatory to change the status on social media as per CIC

    I think that if the Facebook, etc, profile does not match what has been reported to IRCC it would seem "suspect". Of course, some people may not regularly maintain such profiles (I don't) but not indicating "married" seems pretty basic...especially if the marriage has taken place during the...
  4. LongBill

    Spousal sponsorship

    To my understanding, there are some steps you might take on your own to check the status. First are the "GCMS" Notes that can be obtained from official sources. This is the Global Case Management System used by IRCC to process applications. It contains detailed records of the application's...
  5. LongBill

    How do we compile all the forms and documents together before sending?

    I am finding it really hard to restrain myself from trying to "organize" my application. My entire working career was spent "organizing", ha-ha. So, no tabbed dividers, no this, no that, etc. My Question: How about printing letter-size "cover/divider sheets" with Large Text indicating the...
  6. LongBill

    "Checklist" Question for Sponsor: "Proof that you will live in Canada with spouse" ?

    Question on the Document Checklist (IMM 5533). Under requirements for the Sponsor (who is my wife, a Canadian citizen) it asks if the sponsor is a Canadian citizen living outside Canada. In our case the answer is "Yes". My wife emigrated to the USA some years ago for us to be together (USA). In...
  7. LongBill

    Police Report - FBI (US) - can it be a pdf ?

    Must the police report (from FBI in the US) be in a sealed envelope from the FBI? "Channelers" for the FBI seem to all provide only a downloadable pdf document from the FBI. Even the FBI seems to be pushing users towards the electronic mode. Will printing this off be valid for the Canadian...