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  1. ScottishPolish

    Spousal Sponsorship Interview Questionaires, Experience, Preparations

    You don't need to tell CIC that she is visiting you. My husband's interview was in Poland and I went with him to be with him there and on the day. I did not go into the embassy, but waited outside. I didn't need to be interviewed. I think you should take her with you on the day of your...
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    Married after 5 months of living together. Even worth applying?

    I married my husband 3 months after meeting him, living together 1 month. We got through the process in less than 4 months. All they want to see is that the relationship is legitimate - take a lot of pictures of day to day life, dinners whatever. We had a very small wedding; our life is our...
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    WARSAW TIMELINE-Join here !!

    Congratulations!! I'm surprised it wasn't faster!
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    Can I bring a partner to canada if he is paying alimony to his ex?

    I'm also a Canadian citizen, and my husband is Polish. I sponsored him and he got PR in June 2016. His situation is a little similar, so to answer your questions: - my husband is paying child support (but not alimony), and he was still able to come to Canada. Alimony payments should not be a...
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    WARSAW TIMELINE-Join here !!

    My husband landed in TO at Pearson in June - took him 20 minutes to get through immigration, even considering that the airline lost his luggage, which had a few material things in it. They said not to worry about it, didn't seem to care. So he verbally told them what he was bringing, and they...
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    WARSAW TIMELINE-Join here !!

    Ours was from the day our application was received at CIC. Received Feb 23, landed June 20, had PR card in hand July 20. So the entire process from start to finish (with PR card) was less than 5 months. Plus we had an interview in there in Warsaw as well, so probably would have been quicker...
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    Doubts after sponsoring spouse

    So why would you commit to a sponsorship if you weren't sure?
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    Taxes and shared finances for common law outland sponsorship

    My option C didn't even mention my marital status because we got married in October - way way past tax time for 2014 tax year. The only other thing I submitted was the first page of my tax return this year (the form I filled out when submitting) which indicates his name and that we are married...
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    WARSAW TIMELINE-Join here !!

    Hi! In answer to your questions: 1. no, they didn't ask for a file number, we just went in, said we needed RCMP clearance for immigration application. They didn't ask for the office but we hadn't submitted our application yet. So we did it in advance to include it with the file (so we had...
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    WARSAW TIMELINE-Join here !!

    We called RCMP and they told us to go to a Commissionaires office (https://www.commissionaires.ca/en/national/service/individual/electronic-criminal-record-checks). We are in Ontario, so it took us about 10 minutes to do - you just go in there, they take fingerprints and send it to the RCMP for...
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    Need extension advice soon as possible please

    Apply for extension to visitor visa and the reason being you are in the process of preparing your application for PR and need the time to gather the information for the application, together. If that makes sense. That's what we did. We applied for extension 3 weeks before expiry of tourist...
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    Changing Name on PR

    There are instructions on the COPR as well as the PR card information sheet that tell you to keep both pieces of paper in case you need them in the future - like for name changes. The information on how to contact them is on the letter that came with the PR card, which I assume you just...
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    WARSAW TIMELINE-Join here !!

    If it helps at all, we got the Polish police clearance in November, because we had to get it from Canada, and filed our application in February. They didn't ask for it to be re-done even if it was beyond the 3 months. Oh and we DID get the RCMP clearance as well. Even if its not required, it...
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    Canadian police check for outland application

    You don't need a police check. The 6 months applies only if you have been in Canada for a period over 6 months straight. So if you had stayed here on your visitor visa, and extended it to stay longer, then yes. But in your case, no.
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    Outland Vs Inland?? Experiences/Advice welcomed

    Outland for sure...there are so many more benefits to it...here's an article that might help as well - has good information as well as updated processing times by country. And discusses outland vs inland. But please remember if you apply inland and don't get accepted - you cannot appeal, which...
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    Can a PR applicant under outland family sponsorship travel in and out Canada?

    You have to maintain your visitor visa status if you stay in Canada during the outland sponsorship process. So if your visa is about to expire, you have to apply to have it extended at least 30 days before it expires. While you are applying for the extension, you are considered to be legal...
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    Anyone do a Table of Content for your PR application?

    I used a lawyer, and since I paid the money for it, I figured I should pay it forward. He DID do a table of contents, which was divided into Sponsor's documents, with each required form listed and the page number, the Applicants documents and each form plus supporting docs listed. Plus a...
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    39 year age gap

    I think your best option is to follow the forum with the Manila applicants. Applying from outland you should be able to cut down the time a little bit because it would seem that outland is faster than inland applications, interview or not. But as you said, it does depend on the office. You...
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    Marriage Certificate (Ontario, Canada)

    I applied online the Monday after I got married - when you do that there is a box you can check that says "immigration". So they know that you need the copy for immigration purposes. Ours took 8 weeks, and that included the Christmas break, so it probably would have been faster. Just apply...
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    FEBRUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    Just write a cover letter as part of your response, quote your file number and info on that, and then make two copies of the docs you have to send - on the non original write the info you need to add...so you can make sure it stays with your file.