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Notwithstandng the valid caveats above, prices seem to be a bit higher for lawyers than Immigration Consultants. For the lawyers, about $4000 is middle of the range. For consultants, about $3000 seems average. What they all share is the desire to get you to pay up front and only THEN will you...

Hi PMM: May I ask who you are? You seem quite knowledgeable, and spend a lot of time helping others. Nice of you. Toby

I have heard that paying fees online doesn't always work. You pay, but don't get a receipt, and so must pay again, and ask for a refund -- which takes months to come. So, order the receipt IMM xxx from Immigration, and pay at a Canadian bank.

Interesting. Two immigration consultants told me that an invitation from my sister or brother would look fishy, and less convincing than a real lease. The money you lose is the half month's rent that is the deposit in B.C., so if you choose a cheap place to rent, the loss is small. When I...

To show my trips to meet my wife in China, I will provide copies of my passport showing entry and exit stamps. The Immigration website calls for copies only, but these will just be pages without any tie to me -- unless I get the copies notarized as true copies of my passport. Has anyone dealt...

Many people have been very helpful to me so far. A big thank you!! Many people seem very-well organized with their applications. Did everyone write a cover letter too? And if so, what did you put in the letter, given that all the relevant facts are stated in the forms or accompanying...

Look on Craigslist for cheap accommodations in the city you will settle in, negotiate a lease for (say) 10 months in the future, give the landlord a deposit, and they send you the signed lease, which you sign too and send back their copy. Then attach that lease to your application. The...

Hi all: The immigration consultant I was talking to said that an important service of his is to construct a list of documents required, and that this list could only be done once the forms were complete. In other words, the document checklist provided with the application is apparently not ALL...

Thanks. I appreciate your help. I notice that you got your visa in what seems like record time. Congratulations. I am told to expect 8-12 months for a Chinese wife. Toby

Thanks. I will search. My question, whether immigration consultants have "inside information" about what immigration officers want in the answers, arose because when I "interviewed" several consultants, deciding whether to hire one or not, each seemed to have a different idea of what type of...

I am Canadian, living with my Chinese wife in ... China. We are at the beginning of the process to apply for her residency in Canada. In case we are called to an interview, does anyone have access to sample questions? An immigration consultant who is trying to convince me to sign on with her...