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Suin: Can one book a ticket online without paying for it? How? Whenever I look up a flight online, I get the details online, and the next step is to pay for it by credit card. WHat do you mean by "book", then?

These are questions for ImmOfficer. You’re right – this is the best Immigration forum. I am a Canadian citizen living with my Chinese wife in Zhuhai, China. Each year we’d like to spend about half our time in Canada (where my family lives), and half the time in Canada (where her family lives)...

Hi: I'm a Canadian living in China with my Chinese wife. If we wanted to visit Canada, are you sdaying I would have to get my brother (living in Canada) to write a letter of invitation? I read the application guide and did not see this requirement. Maybe you could guide me to it? If so, any...

I know that a return ticket is considered important, but given the uncertainty of getting the temporary visa, what do applicants do? Do they buy a refundable return ticket, and either cash it (if the visa is refused) or exchange it for a lower-cost non-refundable ticket (if the visa is...

I need to know soon, please, whether to get new photos or use the ones I already have. On the back of the existing photos, I wrote (1) the date the photo was taken, (2) name, and (3) date of birth. What I failed to notice in the instrutions was that this information was to be written on one...

Yes, Whoopi; we agree on the essentials. Criminal charges work better than a civil judgment. But the latter can be obtained inexpensively through Small Claims Court, while the criminal avenue requires an expensive lawyer. A brief consultation to see if Small Claims Court is a viable option...

KEKE, I can't imagine what questions could be asked that would consume 1.5 hours!! I mean, after "what can you say (in addition to your application) to show me that your marriage is real?" can the immigration Officer ask? Would you be willing to list a few of the questions you remember, to...

If Richard Dugan's post is a scam, what's his purpose? Just to waste others' time? ANd Whoopi -- I re-read one of your preceding posts, in which you use 2 or 3 abbreviations per sentence. Only the real experts will be able to understand you. Can I buy a vowel, please? Toby

You're right: I haven't submitted it yet. Just planning, and anticipating a processing period of about a year. If it is less, I'll be nicely surprised. You pay close attention; I'll have to make sure I'm consistent. :-)

When I read the concern about information not added to the back of the photos, I re-checked the instructions for my wife. It says she is to state hr name, the date the photo was taken, and her date of birth. This we did -- on every photo. But now I realize that CIC wants this information on...

All the difficulties you list are valid concerns, Whoopi83. And yes, an hour with a lawyer would clear up a lot. My purpose was to suggest a few avenues for the "wife" to explore rather than do nothing. (Sorry, I can't look for her name without losing this message.) A main issue is this...

Rjessome: Any idea why inland spousal applications take longer than outland? Toby

What can Immigration do if they become convinced that the marriage was a sham to get a visa? In this case the woman apparently feigned love, got married legally, and now has a PR. Immigration wojudl have to have serious proof that her intention was visa-related only, and not tinged with...

Here's a preemptive idea, to discourage your ex from re-entering Canada. Seek a judgment in Small Claims Court against your ex for the fraudulent sale of the truck, and anything else you can make stick. Ask for a judgment in damages (money), and ask that the judgment be for as long as your...

Trying to put myself in the shoes of a Visa Officer, I'd say that any job offer is better than no offer. This raises a question, though: does CIC check to see that you told the truth about a job offer and a place to stay? Will they check up later?

Thanks, Ariell. I did not know the process. Does the Visa Office do this requesting and sending of forms by regular mail? If so, they could reduce the wait considerably by using email, especially where the Applicant and Visa Office are far apart.

Underneath all the restrictions on public health care in Canada lies a basic issue of fairness: why should anyone who has not (yet) contributed anything to the health-care system come into the country and expect Canadian taxpayers to pay his or her childbirth expenses? In Nova Scotia you are...

And learn how to say "eh?" with the right inflection. We are perfectionists in the frozen North.

Really, Cusin? Did you adduce no other proof of intent to reside in Canada than that? And did you get the visa? I was told that this would be a major question mark for CIC, because I have been out of Canada for about 6 years. So, I arranged a lease about the time we hope to get a visa. TOby

I think you are financially responsible for a spouse you sponsored for only 3 years. So, you are probably off the hook, except for any debts he compiled (welfare etc) during the first 3 years. As for the truck, if you know who the buyer was, you might be able to get the sale reversed on grounds...