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Good news on our account. Like most of the others on the spreadsheet who sent off their packages in April, our application is now listed as "In Process". I hadn't been checking recently in order to save my sanity, so I'm guessing it happened on the 8th or 9th of October like others in a...

That's a very good question and one that I can (unfortunately) answer. I'm a Canadian and my common-law spouse came to Canada under a Temporary foreign worker Visa, which entitles him to Ontario Health (OHIP) after a few months. His job didn't work out, but he remained in Canada under his...

Finally got my email "letter" from CIC. Sponsorship: Approved Visa Office: London Boo.... Now we wait until next year like the rest of you good folks, I suppose. :(

Well, I have some somewhat good news. Some action from Missisauga: my ECAS was updated today to SA: decision made. Apparently they sent something on June 17th. No email so I guess we wait for the postie. ??? To think my bf and I were just discussing the other day that this putting our lives...

Hey Andrewbrit! Glad to hear you got your extension on your visitor record since we applied a bit ago for my partner. Sorry your application is taking so long! In other news, I just got access to ECAS! They said they started processing my application (sponsorship) last monday the 11th, and...

Great news for us! Please update the spreadsheet: I just got my AOR! ;D Hopefully things will go smoothly for us! Fingers crossed! Also, there is an error in the spreadsheet for us. It says we're married when we are common-law. Not sure if it makes a difference, but I thought it was best to...

Wow! That`s good to hear! Who did you call to get that info? My experience with the CIC call centre was less than useful...

Hi everyone! Exciting day for us today - finally get to ask to be added to the spreadsheet! :) Application received in Mississauga: April 21, 2015 Status:Common-Law Visa Exempt Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Meds done 28 March. Police Check 10 April. PA is British Citizen. Thanks for all the...

From what I understand, you need to provide proof that you have at least $10,000 for a year. Fortunately, my partner has quite a lot of money in savings, so we printed some bank statements from some of his UK accounts, as well as the money currently in his Canadian account, with transactions...

Thanks you clarified a few things for us. Yes, we understood that dual intent isn't a right; we were just hoping that, like we though we had read on other posts, that it would be granted at the border. We wondering if the fact that it was a land crossing and my partner wasn't coming from the UK...

Hi everyone, We've been following the board quite a bit while we get our stuff together to apply for my common-law partner's PR under the Family Class and it's been very helpful. We haven't applied quite yet, but we did run into a hiccup recently. Here's our story, in short form: -June 2013 -...

Thanks everyone. I thought he needed the medical and police check before as well, but last night when we were talking he said he had read somewhere that he didn't. There's so much confusing stuff online! Looks like I might have to do some nagging tonight! lol

Thanks for your advice, SchnookoLoly! We've started going through some of the forms already. To answer your questions: 1) We have lived together for longer than one year before he went to visit in the UK. We were Common Law as of July 28th, 2014 and he is even listed as my spouse for my...

Hi everyone! I'm in the process of starting to put together our application to sponsor my common-law spouse (boyfriend), who is a UK citizen. From what I've read, I think that Outland is the best option for us, and reading all about your experiences here on the board have really cleared up a...

Hi everyone, I've been a reader of this board for a while and have found it very enlightening to read about everyone's experiences regarding Family Class. My boyfriend is a UK citizen in Canada on a work visa expiring in June, but is currently unemployed (it's a long story). We are common-law...