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It seems a trivial issue, I know, but my wife needs to include 8 peel-off address labels with our address written in Chinese. Try as we might, we cannot find address labels anywhere in China. The only Internet sources are wholesalers who want to sell labels by the carton -- while we need only a...

Thanks, Ariell. That's what I understood too. However, when I look at the instructions specific to Hong Kong (not that they apply to my Chinese mainland wife), they also seem to say that ALL supporting documents (including medical and police report) must be submitted together. Hence my...

We are applying from China (so outland). Probably will go through the Hong Kong office, but nothing in the instructions, including the China-specific instructions said I could send in the Police Report and Medical Report later. That's why I asked the question, when I read another post saying...

1) How many photos in all are required for a spousal visa application? I have read five, but I want to be REALLY sure. 2) The way I read the instructions, when I send my sponsor application and my wife's visa application to Mississauga, ALL supporting documents must be attached. Yet I read...

Woman on the move gave an excellent croterion of what to put in the letters: ".... we focused on trying to substantiate actions which show a close connection between the two of us. For each piece of information we included, we asked ourselves questions like "How would this help the person...

I am only guessing here, because I've not spoken to any CIC offiers about how they look at different types of wedding. But look at the CIC questions related to the wedding. They seem to be interested in whether friends and family knew about the wedding, was there a ceremony to celebrate the...

Good question. My ex-immigration-consultant wanted me to just include "the facts" but they had already been included in the forms. So, by elimination we talked about why we were together, what made us click when other potential relationships had not, stuff like that. Someone I talked to, who...

Thanks to all for their input. The lesson here seems to be “shop around”. There is a large difference in fees paid to a CIC-approved doctor in the same country. 1450 RMB ($230 CDN) is a VERY expensive checkup in China, according to my Chinese wife. The checkup took 15 minutes. In Canada...

Wow!! My wife just got hers done today. Took about 20 minutes, cost 1450 RMB (= about $221 Canadian). That's pretty good money for the doctor! Anyone else care to share what they paid? Are doctors exploiting their franchise? I.E., if you want into Canada, you must pay them well for their...

I am sorry for the confusion. I think I have the answer. There are two checklists: IMM 3903 for citizens of China, Hong Kong, and Macau. This checklist seems to be the correct checklist to use, whether the application will be processed in Hong Kong or Beijing. But there is also IMM 3019...

My wife lives in mainland China. We expect her visa application will be processed in Hong Kong, not Beijing,because we live in Zhuhai, close to Hong Kong. Both the Hong Kong checklist and the one for mainland China call for basically the same information, but I assume the Hong Kong people are...

The path of least resistance with Immmigration would be to take it off. Up to you to balance the conflicting factors.

To second (or is that third?) what vamsii001 says, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE! AIrline offcials don't always know immigration law, and what they say may in fact be wrong. Always check with the embassy, if the consequence of error is huge. I monitor a Yahoo Group on Costa Rica. One interesting topic...

Will you become an immigration lawyer, or join the CSIC? In any event, good luck with yor new career!! Me, I can make more money and help at least two people (my wife and me) trading gold and oil (hopefully at the right time!!). Toby

I am living in China with my wife, Rjessome. If we must go to an interview, fortunately it recently became easier for my wife to get a visa to Hong Kong, where the Canadian consulate is close by. The alternative is the embassy in Beijing -- a long way away. But the police report is still a...

Got it. Thanks. Citizenship and Immigration. I've been out of Canada too long.

The curious thing is that according to the website I consult, there should have been no problems transiting through France without a visa. Look at the following URL...

Thanks for the reference for que 1. I'll look for the answer that told me that health exams don't expire if they wer active when submitted, and let you now. The fact that the time for the approval process cannot be predicted is precisely why Canada should change it requirement here: (1)...

This transit without visa issue is extremely important, and I strongly recommend you research it carefully, and not rely on opinions, no matter how sensible they may seem. If they’re wrong, and the traveler lacks a necessary transit visa to get through a country that does not allow...

Seems to me you did not get a final answer, after you clarified a few important details. So, your corporation is a Canadian corporation. You did not draw dividends, and you don't say whether you took a salary or not. In this case, another member asked a very good question: "what is your...