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This is normal. Mississauga does not send confirmation of receipt. Your application is put in a queue and you are only contacted after they process the applications received before yours - usually takes a month. In most cases, the sponsorship part is approved within a day (though sometimes it...

I don't know what it's like in the US, but I know what it's like in Canada. In order to sponsor a spouse as a permanent resident, a citizen has to either be: a) living in Canada or b) show that they intend to live in Canada after the spouse is granted PR. (Side note: option b is not available...

There will be two letters with a decision. The first is sent from Mississauga, Canada - it is the letter saying the sponsorship is approved and it is sent to the sponsor's mailing address. The second one is sent from Manila and it is sent to the applicant's mailing address (so the person...

Hmmm. I think since you're living in Quebec, you will be required to do the Quebec part of the procedure as well, at least according to the Sponsorship guide (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/3900E.pdf) - the Quebec part applies to sponsors living in Quebec, doesn't mention anything...

If you write down anything that is not true, then that would be misrepresentation. If they find out you lied, then you could be in much trouble. I'd go with the truth if I were you. Try to write down all the jobs you had. Maybe the temps company has some records you could get from them? If...

You are correct - if she lives abroad with you, then that time counts towards keeping her permanent residency. There is no such thing as renewing the permanent residency. As long as you're a permanent resident and you have satisfied the residency requirement (in Canada or abroad), then you...

If you have been living abroad with your Canadian citizen partner, then that time can count towards keeping your PR as well. Or if you've been working for a Canadian company abroad. Other than that... no, you're going to lose your PR status, sorry. But if you're not living if you haven't been in...

That's not exactly true. You can stay in Canada while doing an outland application as well and from what I've heard, the extensions for the visitor's status are often approved. The problem with inland is that if you find that you have to leave Canada for whatever reason (for example a family...

Different visa offices have different ways of processing the applications. Some visa offices always send the AOR letter, some never and others sometimes do, sometimes don't. New Delhi usually does not send the AOR letter, so it's possible that you will not hear from them until you get the...

Often, the 'medicals received' is shown on E-cas after the decision has been made. In my case, it showed up after I already had the passport with the visa in hand.

True, the medical exam is valid only for 1 year and if the visas have not been issued by then, they would have to redo the medical. But keep in mind that sending an incomplete application also causes delays - Mississauga tends to just send the whole thing back if something is missing. Even if...

HA! See? And you were worried ;) Congratulations! :D

Everything you put on the forms should be accurate at the time you sign them and put the date on them. If something is going to be true AFTER you already mail the application, then you can include a note saying so, but the forms should have the current situation. When are you planning on...

Yeah, don't worry about it. That's more informative for them than anything else, you don't even have to notify them about them. Just make sure that when the landing happens you give them the right address where to send the PR card. The only issue would be if you intended to live in Quebec...

Personally, I would redo them as well. I'm sure everything would be fine with them as they are, coffee and all, but this could be just one more thing for you to worry about once you send them off. I'd redo them if for nothing else than for peace of mind.

Well, if you think about it, how long does it take to decide that the relationship is genuine? If you submit enough proof, then all they have to do is look over it once and they know you're for real :) It's not like they spent days upon days studying your phone bills, chat logs, pictures or...

In order to sponsor a family member, a permanent resident has to live in Canada. That doesn't mean you have to stay in Canada for the entire time, but any trips you take abroad should be brief (a couple weeks maybe, definitely not a couple of months). bonacker, your situation is different -...

No, see, I had a condition on my move to Canada: my husband had to move out of his parents' place first. Don't get me wrong, I love them (one a bit more than the other >_>), but... well, let's just say I like them better when they live a 20 minute drive away, lol! My mother-in-law is very...

You need to apply to sponsor her for permanent residence after you are married. You can find more info about that here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp You send everything in together, but it's actually two applications: your application to sponsor her and her...

Applying for permanent residency (whether in Canada or out of Canada) does not give the applicant any sort of status. So if she's in Canada illegally now, she will continue to be there illegally when she applies for PR. But yes, she CAN apply after you are married. Or, if you've been living...