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Thanks guys :D It's amazing how much misinformation is floating around. We'll do our best to get this in before the police certificate expires. I really hope the post mark date will do for receiving the police certificate...I'm a little nervous about what might happen if that's not...

Thanks for the replies! Unhappy, I'm not sure what you mean by the medical certificate...he doesn't have one, because we haven't applied for PR yet. He only mentioned that I had been having medical problems when he asked for his most recent extension, as a partial explanation for the delay; I...

Hey all, I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this situation. Background: I'm a Canadian citizen sponsoring my spouse, who's a U.S. citizen, for permanent residence. We were married in Canada on January 20, 2013. He's currently residing with me in Vancouver, BC as a visitor and has been...

Thanks DuberBlue! It's nice to know that they're so understanding. I feel we also have good reasons, as we moved recently and went on our honeymoon this summer as well. He'll be sure to explain the circumstances to them if he needs to extend and try not to worry about it.

Thank you Betina! It's not that I thought the procedure would be different, really, only that I wasn't sure how the FBI treats such matters--ie. if they'd wonder what the heck was going on if the request for a police check was sent twice for the same reason within a certain time frame. I...

Betina, thank you so much for your reply! I need to clarify, though: we already received the Police Certificates months ago (my post stated this, but perhaps I ought make it more clear somehow), and we simply have been slacking on this application process due to stress and various other things...

Hi all! I'm a Canadian citizen sponsoring my spouse, who's a U.S. citizen, for permanent residence. We were married in Canada on January 20, 2013. We are applying outland but he's currently residing with me in Canada (Vancouver, BC) as a visitor and has been here since November 30, 2012. His...

Thanks. It's too bad you can't apply for the open work permit with outland, though I suppose it makes sense...kind of (the rules on outland still seem contradictory to me). It would really be nice if he could have that while he's here, but I guess that's the sacrifice we make for getting to...

Thank you. I will remember that. I'm a little confused on the fees now, as previously I thought we were applying inland, but now we're going outland. Does that make for more or less in fees? What are the fees for outland (for sponsor and spouse)?

Thanks, good to know. This is just the $75 charge so far though. The fees for the PR will have to be paid later. I think the fingerprints should be fine (I would hope); we used a professional service and everyone there was very helpful re: giving us info about applying for PR; the guy who did...

Thanks, that eases my worries. We're not living with family but they're helping pay for our living expenses. I realize I probably should double-check the status of his police record check before mailing this off. I just tried, but they kept me on hold for quite a while (and of course I'm...

Thanks amikety. I suppose as long as we have a strong plan of support my not having a job shouldn't really hinder things, then? I just thought I needed one since as his sponsor I have to sign the undertaking/commitment to support him for 3 years...which seems hard to prove if the financial...

Thanks a bunch--we'll get this all together and have it sent out very soon. Registered mail. I have a question about PR I might as well ask now...since I'm sponsoring my husband, is it required that I serve as his financial support? I was under the impression that it was, and that I don't...

Awesome! Yes I found her website, she seems very interesting :) I suppose we could just offer proof. I'll see; I just hope the FBI application is enough if we can't schedule the medical exam in time; I want to send this off as soon as possible! Starting to get paranoid (again): when...

Thanks again. I wish we could afford to pay ahead of time but I don't think we can just yet. I'll have to ask his mom before scheduling the medical exam because she's paying for it (also kind of hectic right now because he's in the middle of dental visits until the end of the month). I have a...

Thanks so much for your quick/frequent replies! You've been a great help. I guess we'll try to do the medical exam up front then, and hope they process quickly enough? That would be pretty unfair if he had to pay twice. Here's the letter I helped him draft up to go with the extension of...

Thank you for that. I was starting to get pretty worried about it. He is interested in studying after his PR, though so far he's had no contact with universities. He's also thought about apprenticing; he's interested in a few different things but nothing for certain yet. He does have some...

Hm...so do they cross-reference job history with tax returns? Honestly I have no idea when the last time he filed taxes was, as I was not with him prior to last August, and I doubt if he'll remember. He'd probably have to call the IRS. I really hope it doesn't come to that. Yikes. The...

Crap. He didn't file taxes for 2012 (he was with me at the time, and forgot to do it, and is also apparently...bad at filing his taxes? Sigh.) Though he only worked his job in 2012 for May/June, and prior to that he was unemployed since late 2008. Do you think any of this will cause problems?

Thanks! I am so tempted to ask why on Ottawa :D If all American applications for PR go to Ottawa, then why are there Canada visa offices in the U.S. listed for spousal sponsorship on CIC's website? What purpose do they serve? I'm a little confused about what he should put down for the job...