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The instruction manual says to print in capital letters -- but this applies only if you are printing by hand. I guess Canada thinks printing in upper-lower case can be more difficult to understand. But if you are typing, no need for all caps.

Are you trying to pay by credit card? I have paid US companies with a Canadian dollar credit card. The card company makes the exchange into final currency (unfortunately not at an attractive exchange rate). Another way would be to open a USD bank account in Canada, convert CDN to USD and...

One other proof that the application has been received at Mississauga is the tracking report provided by the courier firm. DHL, for example, updates the whereabouts of the application at every step, as it wends it way to Mississauga). Given the consequence of error, I want to be able to prove...

Thanks, Swede, but my question was, in what form is the refund made? If CIC writes me a cheque in Canadian dollars, and mails it to me in China, that is not very useful, since I cannot cash such a cheque except at great cost. I paid by credit card, as most people offshore do, and would hope...

It sounds like they want a normal declaration, in whatever form you wish. But wait for more experienced people to answer, please. I don't want to mislead you.

Does the government send you a cheque? (Not very convenient if you are living in another country.) Does the government ask you for credit card information so they can refund to the card? Or, do they have this credit-card information on file somewhere, and can refund automatically? How long...

I am not familar with the abreviations. WHat is "CHC-ND"? If you'd give me the URL, or tell me more, I might be able to help you better. Sorry.

An affidavit is an official form that someone has designed, so you need to locate it, complete it, and sign it in front of a notary public or somone else appointed to witness signatures. The only affidavit I've had to sign was the declaration of eligibility to mary, which had to be signed in...

Thanks, Ritosgirl. As you can now see, you give good advice! :-) Toby

Some people add a short progress report at the bottom of their messages. You know what I mean: Sent application 5 oct 09 Received by Mississauga 6 Oct 09 Received letter of approval 10 Oct 09 (ya right!!) Etc. Is there a procedure to make it automatic, or does the writer type the progress...

I found only one message dealing directly with the burning question, what ID number to enter into the CIC website to track an application, before you receive the Sponsor Approval letter with Client ID #. It said: “Use your financial receipt (IMM5401) code to log onto eCas.” I assume that...

It can indeed be nerve wracking not being able to speak to a CIC officer, to get the real truth. However, PMM and IMMOfficer are our excellent resources, as well as the practical experiences of others who have gone successfully before us. I think it was PMM who told another member he was lucky...

Good luck!!!!!!!!!

The address provided by the CIC website is: Courier address (no public drop-offs) 2 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 1200 Mississauga, ON L4Z 1H8 Fax: 905-803-7392 I believe that several members in this forum have used that address. But I thought that courier companies (like Fed-Ex and DHL) want...

Thanks so much. I appreciate your help. By the way, what is a POE officer? And finally, what are your criteria for cancelling multi-year temporary visas? For example, given that my wife and I would want to visit Canada each summer, but have our home base in China, and if my wife's temporary...

I understand that once a newly-approved Permanet Resident enters Canada , he or she is supposed to apply for a Permanent Residency Card. Until the card arrives, the new PR should wait in Canada, because without this card, there might be problems leaving Canada and trying to re-enter. What I...

Thanks so much for your insight, PMM. If we opt for a permanent residency application, I can show CIC a pre-signed apartment lease in Canada (July 2010-June 2011), and show them a three-year lease renting my place in Costa Rica (after trying in vain to sell it in a poor housing market). I hope...

Thanks, PMM. TO clarifiy a bit, I do live off my offshore investments, so don’t have a job in China, nor any particular ties to China. The trouble is, neither does Mengling have ties to China apart from her family and friends here (we live in Zhuhai presently). Lack of ties drawing her back to...

Hi PMM. I originally addressed these questions to IMMOfficer, since he has actual hands-on experience. I might just as well have addressed them to you, but did not want to overburden you. However, IMMOfficer seems to "have left the building", and so I am hoping you will give me some guidance...

Hi. In IMM3903, the document checklist for China applicants, tells us to include original documents for items 1-7 (basically IMM forms) and photocopies of other documents “unless instructed otherwise”. This led me to think that unless Immigration called specifically for an original, a...