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    Citizenship application "In Process" since Feb and PR cards expiring in December

    Hi, We have applied for Canadian citizenship end of November 2019, and current status (as of April 15) is "In Process" and has been such since Feb 24. Our PR cards are expiring in September. We are currently on maternity leave outside Canada, and we were not planning to go back to Canada until...
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    does maternity leave outside canada count towards residency requirements

    Hi, During my 1 year maternity leave I spent about 5 months outside Canada in 2016, and 3 months outside Canada in in 2017. Before that I was fully time employed and living in Canada since 2013, and during maternity leave I was receiving EI - maternity leave benefits from the government for...
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    Can I take on an additional contract with employer that is not on my work permit

    Hi, I am a USA citizen in living and working in Canada with a work permit that's employer specific, and it is "Engineering Management" category. They didn't need to do an LMO, I got my permit just with the job offer letter. I have no intention of quitting my current full time job with the...
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    Changing open work permit to allow work with children/in public health

    Hi! I am sorry, I meant to share how the medical exam thing worked out at the end. Better late than never? So... we never found a doctor that would give the results to us. But my spouse did take the medical exam, with the understanding that the results will go to the appropriate person in the...
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    PR application fee charged to Credit Card, but nothing since

    Hi, On January 6 I saw that my credit card was charged by"CITIZENSHIP & IMM FSW" for the Permanent Residency application (federal skilled worker class) that I had submitted earlier last year. I was expecting to get something in my email or mail regarding that transaction, but nearly a month...
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    Unable to get married and unable to be/prove common-law

    Hi! My own experience and my research shows that once you have a marriage certificate, nobody will ask you anything! If you don't have a marriage certificate, than you have explaining to do. If you are a Canadian resident, and she can manage to come to Canada even for a visit, you could get...
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    american-mexican same sex couple obtaining work permits at POE

    Hi, Here is an update to how it all worked out for us. After about 3 weeks after sending the passport to the VISA office (we sent it to the office in LA), she got the passport back with the VISA, along with a letter that said that her work-permit application was approved, and that she should...
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    Changing open work permit to allow work with children/in public health

    Thank you! When my spouse entered Canada the first time, she already had her VISA, and was getting her work-permit at the Canadian border/immigration. They gave her a list of places where she can get her medical exam done. She did get her work-permit, with the restriction that she cannot work...
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    Changing open work permit to allow work with children/in public health

    I have a question about changing an existing open work permit. My spouse specified in her application that she doesn’t want to work with children/in health care in order to avoid having to take a medical exam, since it would have been pretty inconvenient. However she does want to work with...
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    american-mexican same sex couple obtaining work permits at POE

    Here is an update to our situation. I went to the POE with my, and my spouse's documentation hoping to get work permits for both of us. However, that didn't work. I got my work permit within 15 minutes without any problems. But my wife, since she is from Mexico, had to apply differently. She...
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    american-mexican same sex couple obtaining work permits at POE

    hi, I am a US citizen, who is in a same sex marriage with a Mexican citizen who does not have residency in USA, but is currently holding a tourist visa, with a permit to stay in the USA until next summer. We got married in Mexico last year, and have a marriage certificate. As the USA does not...