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    Will immigration call employers to validate job duties in letter of employment?

    Did they disclose to your company what the reason was for their call?
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    Criminal record check - In Canada or Home country or both?

    Cheers. Thank you. We have both already but I was not 100% sure they were both needed to submit. ;)
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    Criminal record check - In Canada or Home country or both?

    I am sponsoring my wife to get her permanent residence in Canada and am curious, does she need to submit a criminal record for both Canada and her home country (Japan)?
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    Submitting permanent resident application online?

    It appears that the processing time for online permanent resident applications are much quicker than going the snail mail route. This being the case I would like to go this route but I do not see much information on how to do this. I realize that the IMM#### forms can be submitted online but...
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    Spouse sponsorship - sponsor employment and income questions

    Thank you for your reply. It is encouraging to see that they exercise some leniency in this regard. My payslips will all be in Japanese however and electronically printed. >:( Finally, I also do not yet have any T4 in Canada because I have been working for my company abroad. I have also not...
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    Spouse sponsorship - sponsor employment and income questions

    Thank you for your reply. Now the question becomes how to I show a letter from my current employer stating my period of employment, salary and regular hours per week" if they are not based in Canada and I do not want them to know I am sponsoring my wife?
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    Spouse sponsorship - sponsor employment and income questions

    I am a Canadian citizen and am planning to sponsor my wife to get her Permanent Residence in Canada. I have a question regarding the "sponsorship evaluation" form where it asks your employment situation. My current employer is in her home country as we were living there up until recently when...
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    Where to go, in Ottawa, for medical check to submit with visa application?

    Forgive my ignorance but can anyone tell me where I can find a list of clinics or doctors, in Ottawa, that one send their spouse to for a medical check that is submittable with a permanent resident visa application? My wife and I are working on the application for her permanent residence and...
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    CIC online service unavailable for the last 2-3 days?

    Has anyone else been having issues logging into the CIC online services site? My wife attempts to log on for the last 2-3 days has resulted in:
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    How to sponsor spouse as being "oustide of Canada" when in Canada?

    Thanks all. Indeed Leon's post in the "Spousal sponsorship" thread does seem to cover all of the bases as far as inland vs outland application goes. As I do not want to have to travel back to my wife's home country for a possible interview I think we will opt for inland even though it is a...
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    How to sponsor spouse as being "oustide of Canada" when in Canada?

    Thanks for your replies all. So to summarize: 1. You can apply for permanent residence (outland) while in physically in Canada without having to go to the US or other country. 2. Pro & Cons: Inland application Pro - Can apply for work permit immediately upon sponsorship Con - Cannot leave...
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    How to sponsor spouse as being "oustide of Canada" when in Canada?

    Thank you for your reply. Just for clarification, with my wife and I currently residing in Ottawa she can send her application as an "outside of Canada" applicant? A naive question perhaps but why doesn't everyone applying from within do this to avoid the longer wait time?
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    How to sponsor spouse as being "oustide of Canada" when in Canada?

    Hey folks, I am planning to sponsor my spouse to become a permanent resident in Canada. She is currently here on a visitor visa. As I understand it some folks go across the border to the US and submit their applications as being from outside of Canada. I was told by Immigration when we arrived...