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    Been here almost a year, Canada not so great

    It's not surprising that some people have struggles with resettling, this stuff's hard and some people have more advantages and/or will get more breaks than others. But there's no point in wallowing in self-pity or blaming other forces. If you're going to do that, you may as well go home and at...
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    Spousal sponsorship

    My wife is a dual Canadian/US citizen who was approved as my sponsor in December (we're September applicants). She lives and works in New York (with me) and has not lived in Canada for about 20 years. All we had for proof of intention to establish in Canada were the names of a few co-ops we'd...
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    Turned down

    If your spouse is approved as sponsor and you have no criminal background, it is unlikely that you will be turned down. Their two biggest fears are that you will be a criminal or a ward of the state. Your sponsor promises to keep you off the dole and if he/she seems financially stable (not...
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    will my relatonship appear to be one of convienience?

    I think you'll find they are not as suspicious as you fear they will be (I did some immigration work as an attorney in the US and the spousal interview is nothing like what you see in the movies). Even though your evidence is scant, the relationship is fairly long. You've been married 18...
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    September 2011 - Here we go!

    I applied in early September, my spouse was approved as sponsor in November. In a letter dated Dec 27th, they (Buffalo) informed me I would not need an interview, would need a police certificate from New Jersey, and they want the RPRF. The way I figure it, they would not have asked for the RPRF...
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    New Jersey Police Clearance Cert. Clarification

    Thanks, guys. That makes sense about New Jersey. Of course they would have to be singled out. New Jersey does everything weird.
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    New Jersey Police Clearance Cert. Clarification

    I received an almost identical request, pertinent part reading: From each country/state where the residence period has been six months or longer since the age of 18, provide an original police clearance certificate for yourself. From the State of New Jersey This must be received at this office...