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    flying inside canada - while waiting for visa extension

    Hi - thanks in advance for advice I would like to know if my husband (who has a Canadian drivers license) would have any issues flying inside of Canada. We are waiting for an extension on his visa and have paid the fees for sponsorship and PR application. His current visa extension has expired...
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    Anxious about getting on the plane tomorrow - help!!!

    Tomorrow my husband is returning to England for his mothers' 90th birthday. I am hoping for some reasurance that his return will be ok. He is currently on a temporary resident status that expires this October. We are still doing the paperwork for permanent. Would it be helpful to take our...
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    Leaving and re-entering on an extension?

    Hi So if he returns before this extension expires in October things should be ok? To be honest we just haven't got around to the PR paper work and now I'm thinking that outland is the way to go as he may have to return to England at any given time to be there for his Mother. thanks J
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    Leaving and re-entering on an extension?

    Hello My husband (from England) entered Canada Feb of 2009 as a visitor. We got married three weeks later. Since then we have filed for two extensions on his original entry into country. We have yet to decide if we will go inland or outland at this point and we have had no issues with...
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    British citizen with immigration & common-law sponsorship questions

    Hi there In regards to getting married here or UK - my fiance (soon to be husband in eight days!) is from the UK and I am Canadian. I went to UK to visit with the thought of marrying in the UK - The UK requires that you enter on a marriage visa (I think it's called that but you get the idea)...
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    guarantor? question on extension application

    Hi all On application to extend - section D question 11 "To support myself in Canada:" We are asking for a year extension (to file for PR) my fiance has about 9,000 dollars as we speak and I was wondering if that was enough or should I also be a guarantor as I will be filling out a spousal...
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    Please help ease this worried mind.

    There was only one overstay - I think I will put it down on the application (as they are currently fully aware of the prior overstay anyway) In regards to the police/medical - No he has not done that yet - which is taking me further down the road then the initial extension application (but I...
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    Please help ease this worried mind.

    Hi I just phoned and ordered the option C...they said five to ten business days. My plan is to start with the application to change/extend conditions....attach solemnization papers from wedding as certificate won't be here in time and also attach receipt for PR application. I hope this will...
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    Please help ease this worried mind.

    hi all thank you so much for your kind words...I am definitely feeling much better about everything. You don't know how much your posts here have brought me comfort. I was so overwhelmed! On a happy note yesterday we chose our wedding rings and tomorrow we meet with the minister of the...
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    successfully entered canada but with some restrictions....

    thank you everyone for your thoughts and advice. I've got the paperwork in front of me and I'm about to dive in...I'm sure I'll have questions as I go along...this site truly is a Godsend! On a happy note - yesterday we went out and chose our rings and tomorrow we meet with the minister of the...
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    successfully entered canada but with some restrictions....

    Thanks for your thoughts...we do have lots of documentation regarding our relationship...photos, letters, visiting back and forth, telephone records...this is definitely not out of convenience. The thought of being apart is to much for us to bear again. In reality I guess not wanting to be...
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    Please help ease this worried mind.

    Hi all thanks to everyone for the guidance I have already received...I'll try to make this short. In my earlier thread I got some advice which seems sound to me from Robsluv but I am worried about this 30 day prior date to apply for extension of visit. My fiance is here on a visitor record...
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    successfully entered canada but with some restrictions....

    Hi everyone I was hoping for some thoughts on the issue of income that I am confused about I was under the impression that income did not factor into spousal sponsorship? We have to act quickly and I am looking into cityhall weddings today...(and please know that we are truly in love; this is...
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    successfully entered canada but with some restrictions....

    Thank you Robsluv for taking such time to offer your thoughts on our situation. Greatly appreciated. So let's see if I have this straight: 1. Get married asap. 2. Send record of solemnization with extension request (this would be reason for extension) and include receipt for PR fees. (Does...
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    successfully entered canada but with some restrictions....

    Yes, overstaying definitely was not good - we realized only at the time what a problem it could be to answer your questions...he got a visitor record from immigration - he wants to extend his visit past the date of his return ticket so that we can get married - (we were hoping for a little more...
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    successfully entered canada but with some restrictions....

    Hi all Yesterday my fiance arrived and was admitted but immigration stated he must return on his return date and attached a document to his passport stating his conditions for being in the country (cannot work or go to school etc.) On the back of the form it states that he can apply for an...
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    fiance arriving in a couple of weeks and were anxious!

    Hi everyone My fiance is arriving from england soon and were excited about being together again but nervous of what may happen at customs when he arrives. On his previous visit he overstayed the six month visa by one month. In all honestly we didn't think about it; ignorance is definitely not...
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    Finances...How relevant to approval?

    thank you that is a big relief.
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    confused by inland outland choice -

    thank you it's good to know that the police records are only valid for three months...might as well wait on that one till we are closer to the time. Thanks for the direction to the website...it is a sea of forms and information over there....quite overwhelming!
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    Finances...How relevant to approval?

    Thanks for everyones' input so far...I'm wondering when your applying for spousal how much your finances and your partners matters in the equation? I own my home but have been recently laid off from work with the possibility of not being called back...as I would be the sponsor is that looked at...