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Sometimes the VO's decision simply lacks logic. All you can do is apply again, this time with a cover letter that specifically addresses the concerns expressed in the GCMS notes. Normally Canada stipulates that there should be a material change in fact to justify a second application, but in...

Thanks for the answers. One follow up, please. Is there any problem listing the "suite" in Canada as the Canadian address, since that is the one we will use when we come to Canada?

Yes, Dejaavu, it is a mailbox. But instead of listing it as a P.O. Box, UPS calls it suite.

Hi: I initially posted this query in the Family Class section, but it occurs to me that this section is more suitable. I am told that a renewed PR card must be mailed to a Canadian address. I have a suite in a UPS office in Canada, and UPS could forward the PR card to me (my wife is the...

Thanks, Scylla. By the way, how is Charybdis? (Guess you must be tired of that one by now, eh?) 1) I think I have read in the annals of CIC that if an application is mailed from outside Canada, that is NOT grounds for rejecting the renewal application. I could look it up but perhaps someone...

Hi: Are the rules governing receiving a renewed permanent resident (PR) card still the same? As I understand it, the initial PR card COULD be sent to anyone in Canada, and then forwarded to the PR outside the country, but not the renewed PR card. The PR card holder must be physically present...

Has the landscape changed? It used to be that one could get the card renewed, but one had to receive it personally at a local Immigration Office in Canada, within 90 days of receiving the notification letter. Is this still true? If so, it makes it difficult for us, a Canadian husband with...

There comes a point where it is futile to spend time trying to have an intelligent discussion, where the other person in the discussion resorts to taunts and jeers in place of reason and facts. After his latest outburst, Kingkong1 seems such a person. I'd suggest ignoring hm from now on.

Trainspotting: I did not realize that immigrant professionals were subjected to more-rigorous accreditation processes than Canadian professionals are. If this is true, then I see your point that Canada is discriminatory. Naturally I'd like to verify this on my own, so I ask you for your...

Where was this post replied to, Steaky? I want to see the answer.

I took it as constructive advice. True, it was given without apology, without soft tones, and so to some it might have seemed insensitive. I won't argue that point, but I will ask how the post was racist? "Racist" is a term thrown around all too carelessly these days, and often when...

Just curious: why do Kiwis and Aussies want to come to Canada? Is it just to be with Canadian spouses? Otherwise, NZ and Ausralia seem like very nice places to live.

Check the birth certificate carefully. The BC for my boy has all the headings in Chinese and English, but some answers (e.g. full name of mother is in Chinese only). So, the certificate will need to be translated. The rules for documents and translations vary from embassy to embassy, so check...

Leon: can you explain to me the concept of the "anchor baby"? I thought if a parent gave birth to a child in Canada, that child was automatically a citizen AND that gave the parents some sort of preferred status in CIC's eyes.

Thanks, PMM.

Or, ask the local Canadian embassy if they would let you swear an affidavit in front of a consular officer there. If yes, ask what documents and proof you need to bring, and how to drat the letter in advance, to save them time while there.

I don't know where else to post this question. Can anyone help me locate a forum for Australia similar to this one?

That's a good point: leave, then re-evaluate the country from afar. I am willing to return after almost 10 years abroad. And I heard from someone else who lived in Thailand for years that the cost of living is higher than in Canada -- if you are insistent on foreign luxuries like good cheese...