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    2018 Spousal Sponsorship in-land Applications: timeline and updates

    Hi guys, Just wondering, roughly how long does it take to get the sponsorship portion approved after getting am AOR? My spouse, the sponsor, got the AOR on Aug 2 and it still shows as processing. Thanks! :)
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    Common law inland application timeline question

    Hi all, Not sure if I'm posting to the right forum... We applied for common law PR in June 2018 (inland). The CIC send my spouse an AOR on Aug 2, and the sponsorship is currently being processed. Do you happen to know the timeline for the next few steps? 1. How long would it take for my...
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    Domestic tuition benefits in BC?

    Hi, I'm applying for PR this spring. I hear that in ON, you get all the tuition benefits once you get approved stage 1. Is it the same case in BC? Or do I have to wait a year to get the actual PR card...? Thanks!
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    Common law PR checklist?

    My partner has a line of credit for law school, and I have financial support from my family (my parents are not Canadian). We are both financially self-sufficient
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    Common law PR checklist?

    Bump Can anyone help me with these^^^^
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    Common law PR checklist?

    On the application form, it asks you to specify whether the sponsor has a job and if not, how he/she intends to support the sponsored. Since we are both students with no income, would this be an issue? Could I (the sponsored) show my bank account to prove self-sufficiency? Also how long did it...
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    Common law PR checklist?

    Ah thank you! So I think I have most of the documents ready... but I just wanted to confirm one more time. From Sep 2015 - Mar 2017: my partner (Canadian) and I did monogamous long distance relationship (we Skyped everyday, which I have screenshots of, we have bus and plane tickets, photos...
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    Common law PR checklist?

    Also, if anyone knows whether I should include explanations/descriptions of each photo...??
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    Common law PR checklist?

    I'm the non-Canadian -- I was studying in the US for undergrad and doing long distance from Toronto to Boston back and forth. Decided on the law school I wanted to go to, committed, and got my study permit (hence, legal status as a student instead of a simple visitor) in May.
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    Common law PR checklist?

    Thanks for the reply! Just wondering : how long did it take until your application was approved? Also, you said your partner was in the country without status. I technically started living with my bf in March, and from March to May, I was on visitor status (90 days granted). Would those months...
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    Common law PR checklist?

    Thank you so much, all of you above, for the insight! I was just worried that having fulfilled "just" one year of common law relationship (by next May) would be considered too weak of a case and whether being together under common law partnership for 5 years vs 1 year would make any difference...
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    Common law PR checklist?

    Hi there! My boyfriend and I have been dating for 2 years now. I moved to Canada as a student in May (as a visitor in March, and we've just been doing long distance from Canada to US before that), so we are thinking of applying for common law PR next May or June, which will be under the law just...