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But there's a Canadian equivalent, correct? And places that want things apostilled typically want the Canadian equivalent.That was my understanding when researching something we thought we needed to do (but never did so not sure exactly how it works)

Where are you planning on getting married? Is your future spouse in India or Canada? Are you asking for details about the actual marriage process or about sponsoring your spouse?

With having two dual US-Canadian kids - one kid born in the US and one in Canada -and having experienced the joys of both countries for getting citizenship by descent, I can assure all interested parties that it's equally painful though for different reasons. (And yes it bothers me that one...

Have you had any more visits since the wedding trip? Or made more plans for visits? How long after the wedding did you apply?

They do take cultural norms into account. Is meeting on a dating app and then getting married on the first visit (what you described sounds like meeting on the first visit to me) common in your culture? If so you have less to worry about than someone for whom it's very unusual. Have you spent...

Did you get married the first time you met in person?

Paid a cross border accountant last year because it was the year that 5 months we were residents in the US and 7 months in Canada. And.... I would absolutely NOT pay again. My Canadian return mysteriously never got to CRA so I had to scramble in the summer to sort that out. Then my US tax return...

I had the x-ray done a couple days before I found out I was pregnant. I definitely worried a bit, but I read that the chest x-ray is actually safer earlier in pregnancy because the uterus is lower. My kiddo is now nearly 1 and healthy. Research it a bit and decide for yourself, but don't worry...

Also, as far as I know, you don't accidentally take social assistance. There's an application process. If you guys haven't applied for anything, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

Given that it looks like Ohip card holders 65 and older automatically are covered, I think you don't need to worry. It looks like this isn't social assistance any more than Ohip is https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-coverage-prescription-drugs

So sorry to hear of your situation @jcurtsy. I have no immigration/legal advice. Just wanted to say first of all that I'm so sad for you reading this. What a difficult situation. As a mom of two small kids myself, I know just how challenging life with 2 kids 2 and under is, even without the...

Personally, I wouldn't be terribly worried about the impact on your sponsorship. When we applied my husband was finishing grad school and was job hunting and we didn't have any issues. We submitted a list of job applications, but that was more for the purposes of showing intent to return to...

If you don't have an address I don't think they can call you up for jury duty. If they somehow do, you can reply like my sister did when a student in Europe and she was summoned (she still had a US address) that you're living outside the US but if they want to pay you 53 cents* per mile to...

You are supposed to show you have applied for the citizenship certificate but don't have to actually have it for the pr as far as I recall. Do apply asap because it will be a royal pain in the behind in Canada for your kiddo. We had issues with our daughter's health care because of delays in...

Is she accidentally listed somewhere as being sponsored? Our daughter born outside Canada didn't even have her Canadian docs yet when I got my medical request and she didn't have to do a medical.

Tough situation for sure. Easy for me to say as my kids are young, but this sounds like some tough love, "no you can't free load and possibly (probably?) put your dad and his wife in dire financial straits" is needed. Good luck!

How is the ticket for her to come being paid for? If it's not been bought yet perhaps she needs to be the one to pay for it. Does she have to land by the end of March? Perhaps your husband needs to make it clear that if she doesn't contribute at all she's not welcome to be in the house and show...

Chest x-rays are generally considered pretty darn safe when pregnant. They're not going to do one just for fun on a pregnant woman (they don't do x-rays just for fun anyway), but I wouldn't worry about any effects on the baby. I was actually a bit surprised that IRCC seems to suggest you will...

I got a positive pregnancy test three days after my medical exam. There were no issues with the sponsorship and I didn't report the pregnancy because my PR came through before the baby was born. (We also already had one child so I didn't feel like letting them know was going to strengthen the...

Very sorry about your dad's condition. What a difficult situation! At the risk of being too abrupt, what's his prognosis in terms of life expectancy? Putting aside the question of if he'd pass the medical exam, it's a very long process to sponsor parents and involves a lottery with limited...