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  1. Zoide

    Is it necessary to report family "loans" with no legal obligation?

    The "Proof of Means of Financial Support" requirement mentions that the bank letter should "list all outstanding debts, such as credit cards and loans". In my case, there is a monthly transfer of ~$1000 USD that I make to my mother's bank account with the description "House payment". Basically...
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    Do we need letters from *all* banks for proof of means of financial support?

    Thanks everyone for all the responses so far! Asivad Anac: What is your advice? I'm really not trying to hide anything. I have no loans or debts other than the credit cards linked to my main bank account, which has enough liquid assets for the 2-family member requirement. The other financial...
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    Do we need letters from *all* banks for proof of means of financial support?

    The instructions in my permanent residence application simply mention "an official letter issued by your financial institution indicating your financial profile." The bulk of our family's liquid assets is in a single bank where our salaries are deposited and our main savings are kept. The funds...
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    How should we represent salary raises in employer reference letters?

    The sample letters I have seen only list a single salary for the whole duration of each job position held. However, in my country it is customary for someone's salary to go up every so often even if their position and responsibilities remain the same. How should we represent salary raises in...
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    Does "immediate family" include half-siblings that you've never even met?

    Fine, we'll see if we can track down the half-sister's name and birth date. I appreciate the information, but there's no need to be rude. I hope that not everyone in Canada is so curt :o If I were a dishonest person who intended to defraud someone, I wouldn't even have bothered to ask about...
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    Does "immediate family" include half-siblings that you've never even met?

    Is it really necessary to include her at all? She has no real-life relationship whatsoever with my wife and is probably not officially listed as my father-in-law's daughter in the Costa Rican national registry... My wife would *really* rather avoid mentioning her at all. Would the Canadian...
  7. Zoide

    Should I use a single ECA # for both Bachelor's and Master's degrees?

    In that case, I'll use the same ECA certificate number and date for both entries in my form. Thanks!
  8. Zoide

    Should I use a single ECA # for both Bachelor's and Master's degrees?

    Hi, I'm filling out the online PR form after receiving an ITA. I have a Bachelor's and a Master's degree, and there are fields for both of them asking for the ECA certificate numbers and issue dates. I got ECAs separately for each, but the one for the Master's includes both. In the words of...
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    Does "immediate family" include half-siblings that you've never even met?

    Hi, I received an ITA and I'm now filling out the section about my wife's "immediate family". I see that the dropdown box includes an option for "half-sister". My wife has a half-sister whose name she doesn't even remember and who she's never even met. My father-in-law had her out of wedlock...
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    No stamp on passport when driving across the US border into Canada?

    Hi, I'm filling out my travel history by piecing together all of my travels based on passport stamps and itineraries among my old emails. However, I noticed that I'm missing a stamp from when I drove across the US border at Niagara Falls into Canada with my Italian passport. I've looked very...
  11. Zoide

    How long is the FBI background check valid for?

    I think I found the answer and there is no problem in my case :) "If you need a police certificate from a country or territory and have lived there in the past, the police certificate must be issued after you last lived in that country or territory."...
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    How long is the FBI background check valid for?

    Hi, Does the FBI background check report expire? How long is it valid for? I lived in the United States from 2002 to 2007. I got my FBI background check letter in the mail last year since I wanted to have everything ready by the time I got an ITA. I assume that the letter won't expire, since...
  13. Zoide

    Medical

    What ever happened with the people that had Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis? Did you have any problems passing your medical check or getting your application approved? Thanks
  14. Zoide

    OINP - Ontario Human Capital 2017 ONLY!!!!

    I created a profile on December 7, 2016 and have 434 points. Shouldn't I have received an NOI for OINP yet? Or should I create a new profile? Thanks
  15. Zoide

    WES ECA issue date discrepancy

    Anyone? Asivad Anac maybe? Thanks
  16. Zoide

    WES ECA issue date discrepancy

    Hi, I have a WES ECA that was sent to my on January 28, 2015. I never opened the letter since I assume CIC will want it sealed in case I get an ITA. However, when I check the electronic PDF version on the WES website, it shows the date as March 19, 2015. How can that be? Which of the dates...
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    Can I take the FBI fingerprints myself?

    Nice tip with the inkless pad, thanks! I actually had a chance to travel to the US and tok the chance to go to a police station to get my prints taken with a machine. I was very worried because it looked like one of my pinkies' imprints got cropped, but in the end it seems to have worked. A few...
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    ONIP- letter of interest?

    In six months? :o That's unfortunate; I wish I'd started the process back in February. Back then I had two international trips coming up to I decided to postpone things until I got back... And now it's too late :(