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Is the FBI background check sufficient, or does CIC also expect me to obtain a report from my local and/or state criminal records bureau? I assumed the FBI had access to all state data anyway.

When applying to sponsor from outside Canada, question 2 of the Sponsorship Evaluation seems pointless. The sponsor will be leaving this job when the spouse's residency visa is granted because they are both moving to Canada. So for question 3, "net personal income", do they really want the net...

My wife and kids all have Canadian citizenship. I need to be sponsored (U.S. citizen). We're planning to apply as "outside Canada". So on IMM1344 section C, question 3, should we list our two kids? Initially I thought yes, because they are accompanying dependents. But now I see a related...

Staying illegally sounds like a surefire way to get your application tossed in the trash. Contact the CIC Call Center 1-888-242‑2100 (in Canada only)

Is it true that when using the faster "outside Canada" process, you can still settle to Canada before the residency is granted? It's just that the U.S. person will technically be just visiting? I'm thinking of the scenario where you are both living in the U.S., the house sells faster than...

That's great news. I do see in the Application to Sponsor (IMM1344EA) in section E, question 4, "Do you reside in Canada and in no other country? If you answered "NO", but are a Canadian citizen living exclusively outside Canada, you may still be eligible to sponsor. See Who can sponsor in...

My wife is Canadian, and I'm a U.S. citizen, and we currently reside together in the U.S. We want to move to Canada. Does she need to establish herself in Canada BEFORE applying to Sponsor me? And if it's not technically necessary, should she anyway to avoid problems? (We have children too...