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My wife has received in the mail her Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR). There are two documents, one with her passport photo and one without. Let it be known that I believe our immigration process is a lot more confusing and difficult than it should be; having said that, I have some...

I realize that when you submit proof of your relationship/marriage, if there are things not in english, they should be. However, this does represent a significant hurdle. I plan on submitting many pieces of proof. Not all of it will be in english. I have some letters that were written in...

Thanks for the tip; I was going by the wrong checklist in the first case, I only thought I needed two...big mistake. My spouse already has her medical completed, so we won't need the extras. Those pictures are already on their way, so I have 12 now just in case. I thought they took the four...

Thanks very much, all. They should have you on the official website!...far more helpful. "Right to Permanent Residency"...umm, yes, I do believe that one needed an explanation, nothing in the FAQ that I could find about it. But thank you!...almost done :)

Family Class Sponsorship application (per application) $75.00 Principal applicant $475.00 Principal applicant, if less than 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner (including a dependent child of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned brother, sister...

ORDEAL! I have literally had enough of how, at EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, the CIC website can't break it down so that a CANADIAN CITIZEN who GREW UP and UNDERSTANDS ENGLISH can EASILY UNDERSTAND! Wow...what a rant, but I can't believe that even now, with the entire package ready to be sent off...

Can I photocopy my airline ticket stubs for proof of visitation, or must I inlclude originals? Hotel receipts, love letters, all these types of things? It says under the country specific guidelines to include photocopies but after reading more posts here it seems many send originals. Same...

Thanks for the advice. I really wish they would put that somewhere in the instructions, however...I fully intended on sending in the forms without validation. I knew the forms were complete, but couldn't validate because for some reason this very important document won't even OPEN on my...

Thanks; I agree that your approach is the best way, you're not going to get anywhere without being patient and calm (that goes without saying). I just hope that they don't have a problem with her coming for six months...it's much, much better than nothing :)

Well this changes a few things...why wouldn't they put this mandatory thing in the intructions? I can understand saving time, but where does that leave those whose computers are having difficulty simply opening the form? Thanks for the information, I'll get right to working a solution....

I hope they'll understand, those border guards can't be as cold as I've heard...I can provide such a letter, but I will be with her at that time (we're on the same flight coming back to Canada). I'm not sure how much they'll be talking only to her. But she does have her own back accounts, and...

Does anybody know if the small photos required of your spouse as per The Immigrants Guide checklist IMM 3901 need some kind of identification stamp on them? Passport photos require something like that, with a date and endorsement signature on the back. These photos are similar, but nowhere...

I read similar things. The thing is this: I just want my wife and I to spend some time together while the paperwork is clearing. So, in terms of 'purpose of visit', well....kinda common sense. She can't work or study here (she's visiting, after all), and she's my wife, so common sense would...

On IMM 0008, there's the 'click to validate' button. It brings up bar codes and such. I realize it's a safety feature but my spouse and I filled these forms by hand, just printed them up and made sure all the information was there. But...MUST we press validate? It certainly doesn't say...

That makes sense to me, and yes, she does have some of those items. She has no job to return to, but she still has her vehicle lease. I will be with her going through customs and I will show the receipts of payment for the PR forms (if I don't have file # by then, I can hope) as well as a...

This is a good question, because I have filled out my forms and didn't use the validate button. All the information is there and I don't want to complicate matters with this barcode stuff. It's hard enough to get everything in as it is! Can anybody answer this: MUST you use the 'validate'...

Hi there! I'm about to send in my application to sponsor my wife in the next few weeks. We were married in a civil ceremony last January (in Europe). I'm a Canadian citizen, born here. I didn't quite realize how tricky the whole application process would be and I've made many mistakes which...

This seems quite excessive to require translations of entire chat logs (from Skype). I have a few early emails where my wife and I wrote in english, but that is the exception. Translations, certification of those translations would literally cost thousands of dollars. Surely the main reason...