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    Will residency obligation be relaxed due to Covid?

    Hello All, I got my PR through EE few years back. I had plans to work few years in my home country to save some money. Then Covid hit us. My wife lost her job, and searching for jobs in Canada have become more difficult. Adding to the that the requires for mandatory quarantine, expensive...
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    Types of jobs I should focus on to get immediate income

    Hello all, I am following up on a question I asked here: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/is-there-any-financial-aid-provided-for-newcomers-from-the-government.730540/ I understand that finding a job in my domain might take a bit of time. While I do have...
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    Is there any financial aid provided for newcomers from the government?

    Hello All, I landed last year on my EE PR. I left after 3 weeks to continue my work overseas and save some money. Now, I am planning to move permanently end of this year. Knowing that finding job before arrival is almost impossible, I need to prepare plan B to keep through the times there...
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    Finding management position as a newcomer

    Hello All, I just got my Canadian PR. It was a long journey I had to go through, during which I also worked on my career in Asia (not my home country). Today, I am holding a middle management position (Head of Software Development). I hold Master's degree and I have more than 10 years of...
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    Update Marital status from Common-Law to Married after CoPR and before Landing

    No issues at all. We landed without any questions about our relationship. I suppose Marriage is treated like common-law if not even considered stronger bond. So from that perspective I do not see an issue. We did not have to update our CoPR, and did not get any questions from the officer at the...
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    Update Marital status from Common-Law to Married after CoPR and before Landing

    Sorry for very late reply. You said you are planning to land in summer. I hope it went well. We landed few weeks back. No problem at all. No questions about relationship whatsoever. It was very smooth. We landed in YVR
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    Update Marital status from Common-Law to Married after CoPR and before Landing

    I already got my results and approval, pending landing. Contacting IRCC does not help much when you are stuck in security screening. There are many posts on this forum which give some tips on how to get more details about your profile.
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    Update Marital status from Common-Law to Married after CoPR and before Landing

    It was due security screening. It was not because of the common law.
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    Update Marital status from Common-Law to Married after CoPR and before Landing

    We got married in Dec as planned. I will contact IRCC once I get the marriage certificates ready (needs a month or two). Then I will know the process.
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    Update Marital status from Common-Law to Married after CoPR and before Landing

    Hi All, My partner and myself (I am the main applicant) submitted our application as common-law partners. It took 13 months before RPR. During this period, we planned to get married, before we receive the RPR. After we the RPR, and the CoPR our relationship is still common-law. However, we are...
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    Partner's proof of education is missing

    Hi @Shweta_Desai Sorry for the late reply. I provided some documents (not certificate) and whatever available. I did not remove her education. We just received RPPR.
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    CSIS Notes not sent

    Hi All, I reside outside Canada, and I am applying through FSW stream (AOR 7th October 2017). Since 31st Jun, my application status has not changed. It has been stuck for almost 6 months now on 'We are processing your background check'. In March, I requested GCMS notes via agency, and received...
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    Notarize Common-Law declaration in a country does not recognize it

    Although in the country where we reside, common-law is not recognized, the notary public was happy to endorse the form. So, my initial fears where not true. It is going to be used in Canada anyway. I know my relationship is accepted by IRCC because I ordered the GCMS notes. Hope this helps
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    No response after request for extension

    Hello, After AOR, I was given 2 months to submit PCC. Unfortunately the PCC will take much longer. Before the end of the deadline, I uploaded all documented communications with the Embassy regarding my PCC application, to the portal instead of the PCC. In addition, I attached a letter...
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    Do I need to translate emails and how?

    Hello, I was requested to submit PCC and I was given 2 months period. I submitted through the embassy and apparently the PCC will take longer than 2 months. The two months period is about to end. So I need to upload a document in which I request an extension. However, in order for me to support...
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    What to do when you know you won't meet deadline for some document?

    As the title says, what should I do? Should I inform the officer immediately, and how? Or should I wait until the deadline, and then inform the officer? again, how? My particular case is for PCC document that was requested after AOR, and was given 60 days to submit it. I realized, it is almost...
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    PCC: Will not meet the deadline

    Hello, I have received ITA, submitted my application, and received the AOR. Few days ago, I received a request to submit PCC, and I was given 60 days to submit it. I went the embassy (I live in a different country than the one I am supposed to provide PCC for), and they told me, it will take at...
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    Partner's proof of education is missing

    Hello All, We received our ITA 2 months ago. We are still struggling preparing some documents. My partner completed diploma. The problem she does not have any evidence of that. It was long ago, and the school has been merged into another university ever since. We involved an agency to get us a...
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    Letter of employment from current employer

    Not exactly, but will provide the offer letter and job description with it, in addition to pay stubs