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  1. erinblaak

    Need advice

    yes a request for a passport means they are ready to issue it! everything will be good to go and your friend will be able to start working very soon :)
  2. erinblaak

    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    oops if theres no reason "not to be approved" then everything will be ok! just slowwwwwwww!
  3. erinblaak

    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    I'm sure yours is coming very soon!!! So sorry to hear about all of the terrible things happening over there! Thinking about you and everyone in Conneticut!! (sp?) Positive thinking it is coming soon!!! It's a straightforward process just slow. If there's no reason to to be approved then...
  4. erinblaak

    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    Everything will be ok :) don't worry! It won't help to go to the consulate while you are in Brazil. Just stay strong and positive and focus on you guys :) We are both outland doing our visa through Sao Paulo and i hear its quite a slow process in Brazil but hopefully all goes smoothly!!! Going...
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    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    Hi Ms Malawi thanks for taking over :) oops i suppose if AOR is acknowledgement pre approval sponsorship then mine was 13/11/2012, also medicals were done 28/08/2012. thanks so much for doing this i really have no idea what im doing here :P
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    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    Thanks for adding me to the spreadsheet (not sure who added me since a few new people have taken it over)! I see that some people have stage 1 AOR and then sponsorship approval. i received my sponsorship approval but i didn't hear anything about AOR. what is this?? also Brazillian girl if you...
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    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    Sweden thanks so much we did our medicals on sept 28th :) what is AOR? am i missing something :( I can't check mine online either yet which is weird since we already passed stage one approval. bleah!!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO SERF!!!
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    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    bscinto - THANK YOU! yes they have it and I'm sure they are just taking their time going through everything carefully! If you have stable income, somewhere to live and no record all you have to do is wait :) you will get yours soon! its coming!!!! I believe it!
  9. erinblaak

    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    just wanted to post with my new countdown :) <a href="http://daisypath.com/"><img src="http://dfrf.daisypath.com/TikiPic.php/DAnWWDd.jpg" width="100" height="80" border="0" alt="Daisypath - Personal picture" /><img src="http://dfrf.daisypath.com/DAnWp9.png" width="400" height="80" border="0"...
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    POLICE CHECKS IN BRAZIL - HELP!

    :'(IF ANYONE HAS OBTAINED POLICE CLEARANCES IN BRAZIL PLEASE HELP So i was given this link to help with the 3 standard police checks in brazil, and i dont know how to go about it. we are currently outland but planning on visiting in brazil in 40 days. our application has been forwarded to...
  11. erinblaak

    November 2012 Applicants Unite!

    Hi everyone, nice to meet you guys :) so glad i finally found this group!!! We applied at the beginning of november, our application was received november 13th, and we just received the good news TODAY from our family that our sponsorship was approved december 7th! :) (my husband and I applied...
  12. erinblaak

    New Spousal Sponsorship Rules [Clarification]

    Wilson is completely right. basically its saying you can't marry a Canadian just to get a PR, divorce, marry again and try to bring the new spouse into Canada. You must wait 5 years to prove some sort of legitimacy. However if you were sponsored by someone else that is not your spouse, and...
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    Lawyer? nescessary? avg prices?

    would anyone happen to know where i could find information on which visa offices have higher or lower success rates? Does anybody have information on the office in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil? If we have everything in order, and sufficient proof i am hoping everything is fine! im pretty...
  14. erinblaak

    applying out of home country 'status'? help!!

    90 days at a time but is instantly renewed so basically he is living in hong kong 6-9 months a year on temp work visas.
  15. erinblaak

    applying out of home country 'status'? help!!

    i read that if applicant (applying for a temp work visa) applies from outside of their home country they need to apply somewhere where they have "status" (exact word i read on cic.gov.ca what does that mean. if my husband is currently on a temp work visa in hong kong does that qualify as...
  16. erinblaak

    Visitor visa

    He can definately leave the country and visit you. I read that the sponsor can leave canada on "vacations" ie normally a few weeks at a time is considered "normal" but if immigration canada finds out you are out of the country for long periods of time it can definately have a negative effect...
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    Lawyer? nescessary? avg prices?

    do you think it improves your chances? Most likely they are just there to make sure you provide all the correct paperwork and information etc. submit them to the right places etc?
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    citizen but Not a resident of Canada.....or of anywhere...?!

    i have been out of canada a lot travelling around as an entertainer yes. brazil a few months of the year on a tourist visa. but i plan to make whatever changes needed for us to start our new life together in Canada. i just wasnt sure if i need some sort of work our study visa to be considered...
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    citizen but Not a resident of Canada.....or of anywhere...?!

    i am the sponsor. the applicant will be applying in his native country of Brazil. family class spousal sponsorship. He will stay in Brazil, and i AM a canadian citizen outside of Canada. but im wondering does it matter if im applying in Brazil as a sponsor on a tourist visa, or does it not...
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    Lawyer? nescessary? avg prices?

    I've heard a lot of lawyer disaster stories. Do most people hire lawyers or try to do it themselves? also what is a good price to pay a laywer. I have heard of so many people paying way too much, and having errors in paperwork. anyone in ontario near GTA know of a good honest lawyer?