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    Medical results sent but ECAS not updated yet.

    I am applying for Startup Visa residence. I was asked for medical examination. 3 weeks ago I sent them, but the ECAS page doesn't yet show anything like "we got your medical results". It still says "In Process". My questions are then: Is the status supposed to change when they receive the...
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    Getting my UCI for startup visa

    I have sent my startup visa application. Can startup visa applications be tracked? I know temporary residence applications can. It's my first time, so I don't have an UCI. I imagine I will get my UCI when Canada returns a document to me. Do they send the UCI to my email as well? I would prefer...
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    Can I send original documents if I won't need them back?

    For my startup visa there are many required documents. Some such documents would be Birth certificate Bank statements Good-standing letter from my university (I know there is no education requirement anymore, but I will still send this). They ask for the copies only. Would it be possible to...
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    IELTS this Saturday (28th March)

    No problem. Let us know how it went! :D
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    About translations and certified copies.

    Hello all. I am applying for a startup visa and I am confused about the following: I live in Costa Rica, so the language in which official documents are produced is Spanish. At the page http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5759ETOC.asp it says Alright. Suppose I have...
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    IELTS for Immigration

    That's what makes it odd. One would assume that, given the higher difficulty of the Academic test, it should be more than enough to qualify.
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    IELTS this Saturday (28th March)

    Partial agreement is fine. That's what I did with mine. I simply wrote advantages and disadvantages of both of them. Then explained a bit of my own personal experience. And concluded that "it depends on what sort of person you are - some will do better as self-employed and others will do better...
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    Do I have to submit my bank statements?

    At cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/business/start-up/eligibility.asp it says In our case, we got our letter of support from a Business Incubator. Go to cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/business/start-up/eligibility/entities.asp and click on the "Business Incubators" tab. If you convince any of them...
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    IELTS this Saturday (28th March)

    I got 8.0 in Writing. You have to write two things. The first one was a letter (it can be informal) asking a friend for info about holiday recommendations. The second one is a short essay where you talk about a particular topic (in my case, it was about "what do you think about self-employment...
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    How many months should my bank statements span?

    Applying for a startup visa. How many months should my bank statements span?
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    Do I have to submit my bank statements?

    We are funding it by ourselves. We got a canadian letter of support allowing us to apply for the startup visa.
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    Do I have to submit my bank statements?

    I am applying for a startup visa. In the checklist it says that I should provide proof of funds. I had my bank produce a letter certifying that I have X amount in my bank account. So that should be enough, right? ... Or do I have to submit my past months bank statements as well? I hope not...
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    IELTS for Immigration

    Yep, apparently only General. But that's very strange - why is that the case?
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    IELTS this Saturday (28th March)

    I got band 8.5 in reading. And it was fairly easy. They give you a booklet that contains several texts (around 4 - 8 paragraphs each), followed by some questions (5 - 10). The answers to most of the questions usually come in order (the first answer is probably in the first paragraph, the second...