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Good luck!

Yes, the lines are always long as Manila VFS handles more than one country, but per my experience they are pretty fast and professional. The "generic queue" is probably what you were told about, before you are separated into smaller queues. Queues/ processing rooms are separate for each country/...

30-minute ID picture places in the malls usually know the procedure. Had mine in Fujifilm in SM Bicutan; they were knowledgeable of the type of picture and the requirements about the stamped name and contact details of the studio and date. Their printing paper sucks though, picture turned out...

Hi, Per my experience: three working days* with the following caveats: 1. I dropped of complete requirements per the PPR and advice from this forum (passports valid for at least 12 months, pictures following specifications, and a printed out copy of the PPR per applicant [primary + 1 dependent]...

Following too. Regarding #3 and #4: Non-taxable is a wee bit of a stretch. All movement of money between borders can incur costs. We opted to wire-transfer our money via an international bank (ie with presence in my home country and in Canada). We opened an account at their local branch and...

Express entry/ immigration requires the IELTS general training test: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/become-candidate/eligibility/language-requirements/language-testing.html Getting 6.5 might qualify you for express entry but you...

Thanks. It's my trade books and text books I need to ship. They're so heavy. :(

Sure. I took photos of the slides with the links because I tend to forget too. ;) You're right about this one! We even asked during PDOS about other currencies (we're bringing a teeny bit of another currency) and yeah, the total is what they're concerned about. Demand draft also has the added...

Hi @arthurmr ! I am still in Manila but the PDOS seminar discussed this issue very well: Yes, per the anti-money laundering act, you have to declare to to NAIA customs officers the cash and maybe monetary devices (e.g. demand drafts, travelers checks) equal to or above US$ 10,000 that you will...

I think your bank statement is valid for 3-6 months. Not sure, but that's the timeline I was following for majority of the Canadian immigration application process and other visa applications.

Hey, congratulations! Likely they processed your file in Manila. I noticed that they have been load-sharing to the local visa offices lately (got my PPR in July, processed in Ottawa but I noticed that since autumn, they had to send out to LVOs). I handed our passports myself at VFS Manila and...

I agree with @monkeyspanner . Have you tried calculating your prospective CRS? I made my EE profile as 3112 and was given ITA (invitation to apply) via FSW (federal skilled worker) stream. Please note that NOC 3112 = Masters degree and not PhD when you calculate your CRS. Good luck!

Thanks for sharing this. It will depend on your bank's policy. Did you tell them the purpose? Perhaps they believe your passbook entries can suffice as official bank documentation of your transactions. Maybe you can also ask outside of the Pinoy Forum if IRCC will accept copies of your passbook...

They might ask for both the old and the new passports to: (1) stamp the newer passport with new single-entry immigrant visa counterfoil and (2) close the visa (cancel without prejudice) on the old one. On the flip side, he may just need to carry both passports since the visa is still valid like...

Congratulations! Don't forget to do pre-arrival services and the all-important CFO reg+PDOS if you're in the country.

Yup. There's an undertone to this though: the sooner you apply/ get your EE profiles up and running the better. Unlike before where, as long as your CRS falls above or on the minimum CRS you will get the ITA, it looks like now they are setting the number of invites and if your CRS falls exactly...

Did you guys see the news? https://www.cicnews.com/2017/11/ircc-invites-2000-candidates-to-apply-in-november-8-express-entry-draw-119288.html/amp

You can all land together, or you can land first if you are the primary applicant (and your accompanying dependents can land on a later date as long as it falls within the applicability of the visa). The dependents are not allowed to land before the primary applicant. Congratulations on your...

If she is still a Philippine Citizen and Philippine passport holder, she may need to register. If she is going with you to Canada and gains PR status, she may be barred from leaving the Philippines should she visit if her Philippine passport is not stamped with the "PDOS sticker" even if she has...

This is purely for Philippine nationals. I may have mistakenly been assuming that you are a fellow Filipino. CFO: Commission for Filipinos Overseas all Filipinos who are emigrating from the country or going abroad on foreign work visa are required to register with the Commission. PDOS...