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Hi, I will be sending two statutory declarations with my application (one from my mom, the other from my gf's mom). I will also be sending other letters from friends and family. My question: is an emailed, printed copy enough? Or do they need the original? thx

Thanks for your answer Sweden! I have one more though. I want to submit my application right away to shave some time off the approval process. I will have more decisive evidence coming later (common-law). Can I submit more evidence after I submitted the whole package (and the application hasn't...

Well it happens sometimes. I'm sponsoring for Quebec. It's something very basic that seems so simple but... Guide 3900 says: While form IMM0008 asks when did you apply for your CSQ. Since I am sending all the documents (sponsorship application and sponsored person) in one package (according...

Hi, I will soon apply to sponsor my gf through the Singapore office (common-law). There is a long wait there, so we are trying to shave off some time. Timeline: End of september 2011: we start our relationship (again) January 2012: we open a joint bank account The joint bank account is the...

Hi, my plans are to sponsor my vietnamese girlfriend after our year together has passed (common-law). By the time everything is processed, she should arrive in Québec when her daughter is about 7 or 8 years old (she's 5 now). I read a little bit about the integration of new children...

Thank you guys, very helpful. Now something else, if me and my gf were to visit Canada for a few months soon, is that period still legally eligible for the first year of the common-law relationship?

That answers my question, thank you. We dug a little bit more and found out we could use our cellphone logs. I think getting married would simplify things a lot, although for personal reasons a ceremony won't occur. I still have this question: does the wedding "carries over"? Specifically, I do...

Hi, this is my first post, although I've been lurking a long time now. Situation: I would like to sponsor my vietnamese girlfriend. Timeline: March 2011: first meeting May 2011: I leave her and Vietnam, I don't see any future for me in Vietnam (I was unaware of spousal sponsorship). Tears...