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I'm originally from Kingston (Ontario - not Jamaica - unfortunately no Caribbean sunshine for me growing up :D ). My partner and I are currently living in Tel Aviv, Israel (lots of sun!!) We haven't decided where we are going to move back to - this is often a topic of conversation at our...

I'm also feeling left out - I met my partner in Nepal in Dec 2007 We had both taken a year off to travel - I had just finished Uni and he had taken the time off after completing his military service. We spent 4 days on a white water rafting together in Nepal, and then met up again a month later...

As usual there doesn't seem to be much consistency with CIC. We got a letter in the mail for the sponsoship approval part (from CIC mississauga) and then my partner got an email (a pDF doc attached the the email) from our VO which was his in-process letter and request for additional documents...

Great Story (My partner and I met the same way :) ). You mentioned that you were too old for the working holiday visa - what about your girlfriend. Could she get one to the UK - since you are 32 i'm guessing she's around the same age? I know you mentioned that you want to be in Canada...

@Arunsgirl - strange that they transfered the file to a different reviewer. Perhaps the originaly reviewer somehow knew your husband (or you) and thus couldn't review it... Given CIC immigration i'm sure it's happened to others, maybe try posting in the main thread so one of the more senior...

I'm gathering your wife has been out of Canada for quite some time, as such she is entitled to the same 'list of goods to follow" as an individual who is landing as a PR. (As a citizen you either need to have been out of canada for over a year, or a resident of another country to qualify). If...

I also read it the same as Kelkel (that you only included it if your co-signer was your common-law partner) and we did NOT include it as there were no co-signers. We have had a letter from the embassy requesting another copy of our police check as this first one never arrived but no mention of...

@Kaycee1 - Thank you!!! :D

Firstly- with regards toy our question about whether or not to include him on the lease, I would (there doesn't seem to be any reason not to). However - if you are only leasing the place in order to 'prove your intent to re-establish' you don't have to go this route. You can provide other (less...

I did some research for my partner as he is seriously considering becoming a citizen. My understanding is it works as follows: You need to be physically present in Canada for 1095 days of the prior 4 years before you can apply for citizenship. This means that within a 4 year perioud you can...

The letter doesn't have to be addressed to the Canadian VO - it just needs to state the hours worked a week, how long the individual has been working at the company and the salary. Your partner can just say he need's a letter outlining these details (he doesn't have to say what for) and if the...

Hi All - I just wanted to let you know that as I expected, we got an e-cas update today - Our Application is In Process as of March 9th !!! "We started processing (Applicant's Name)'s application on March 9, 2011." Kaycee1 feel free to add it to the table when you do the next update :D...

No kidding! But it made for a great laugh when I got up this morning to have such an entertaining thread to read.

We did a certified translation of the neccessary official docs (his military record, the birth certificate, and the police check (ours goes straight to the VO but if not I would do it as well) and also a few of the key pieces of evidence of our common-law relationship (joint rental agreements...

Hi All, Sorry I didn't update earlier but my partner got an email (well 2 actually) from the VO yesterday!! Long story short, the first email was asking us to please send them the medical exam and his police clearance from Israel. Remarkably - we got the second email not 2 hours later saying...

This song is particularily fitting for us - given my partner is Israeli - the verse lyrics are in hebrew - but the corus is in english (so I thought i would share that). I tear up every time i hear it and reminds me of many a long night chatting on the phone before going to sleep: Mi amor...

@Kaycee1 - Congrats - that's fantastic news. I'm sure it will be a positive decision. I know you were starting to get worried so i'm really glad that everything seems to be running forward now - you can let out a sigh of relief(and then go on to worry about the next step :D ) But honestly...

Hi, I am also sponsoring my common-law partner and we are both currently living abroad (in Israel). I can try and answer some of your question from our experience: 1. Yes you need to provide proof of intent to return. On the form they give a fairly specific (and in my opinion somewhat...

Can your wife get a 'long term' vistor Visa to the states? This is what we did with my partner, he got a visa which is multiple entry and vaild for 10 years. It obviously doesn't allow him to stay in the US for more then several months but it does circumvent having to renew it every time you...

PS - I know someone else asked this earlier but has anyone been able to log in with the applicant's e-cas yet or so far just with the sponsors.