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    Option-C arrived late - send now?? INLAND SPOUSE

    How long should the AOR take? is there no way to send it before? thanks!
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    Option-C arrived late - send now?? INLAND SPOUSE

    Hi there, By the way, this forum as helped me through some really tough questions - so thanks to all for that:) FACTS 1) We were not living in canada from 2011 to 2014. My wife (the sponsor) came to canada to visit her family in 2012, and worked for a couple of months, and then came back to my...
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    Application received on the LAST day of expiry of current status - does it count????

    I sent it via 'UPS overnight' but because i gave the package at 3pm, they said it would be received on monday. Though i was supposed to send it to CPC-M, PO BOX - I had to send to it the courier address 'Robert speck' address, which is for receiving couriers. So hopefully it WILL be received...
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    Application received on the LAST day of expiry of current status - does it count????

    I thought about that but UPS had already processed the package by then. (i wasn't thinking) The online visa renewal would have made sense if i would have enclosed a copy of it with the PR application.
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    OPEN WORK PERMIT Confusion?????

    Hi - but isnt the OWP application the same as the work permit application? It mentions that IF YOU HAVE ALREADY applied, you should use IMM5710E. But i havent applied yet, and i read somewhere the work permit application is IMM1295. Sorry, if the question is slightly stupid, but just thought...
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    OPEN WORK PERMIT Confusion?????

    Hi guys, I am submitting an application within next week for INLAND Spouse-sponsored PR Here are the forms that I am submitting: IMM0008ENU_2D (Generic Application Form for Canada) IMM1344E (Application to Sponsor) IMM5406E (Additional Family Information) IMM5481E - SPONSORSHIP EVALUATION...
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    Applying for TWO tourist visa back-to-back? and applying from a 3rd country?

    - FACTS - - My wife is a canadian citizen by birth - We've been married for 6+ years (have lived together in Canada, India and now back in Canada) - I had a 2-yr canadian student visa earlier, then a 1-yr PG work permit. We left the country then - We lived together for 3 yrs in India, - Now...
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    **IF** Tourist visa extension gets denied - Can I still apply for PR inland?

    Yea, thats what I was afraid of. Can I apply for a new TRV from within Canada OR that option is only work/student permit holders ? So, if my extension/TRV is denied, I can still apply for INLAND PR?
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    **IF** Tourist visa extension gets denied - Can I still apply for PR inland?

    Hi ----FACTS----- 1) My visitor visa STICKER issued by embassy said EXPIRY - DEC 17 (date i must enter canada by) - MULTIPLE ENTRY 2) The stamp that the BORDER AGENT STAMP put on the pass says EXPIRY - JAN 23 (the date i can stay till) 3) My wife is a canadian citizen, and we came here for some...
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    Very very interesting.......and confusing.

    yea, so it does....and a couple of other places too.... it'll be great though if someone can confirm it...
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    Very very interesting.......and confusing.

    Re: I've never heard of this - Can someone confirm this? Hi - I did some research and see this link: http://www.entercanada.ca/blog/blogger.htm Read the blog of September 24, 2008 "Where Should I Apply to Immigrate? " this is maintained by an immigration lawyer. I am still...
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    Very very interesting.......and confusing.

    Re: I've never heard of this - Can someone confirm this? Thanks Siki......I have a US visitors visa till Aug 09 so I can make it to the interview. The only thing i am wondering is Can I actually apply through buffalo? And if yes, I cant find it on the cic website.... any help will be...
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    Very very interesting.......and confusing.

    I am an Indian married to a canadian. I have been on a student visa in Canada since Dec 07, expires in Sept-09 Only been to the US for concerts/transit. NEVER stayed there (student/work etc) I was gonna apply for PR through the outland process - i.e. to my home country (india) but someone told...
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    Birth certificates and police certificates

    Well, the embassy just gives you a letter based on your passport which goes something like this: "Based on the information in Mr/Ms. XYZ's passport, his date of birth on immigration records is......" This doesnt help for CIC purposes I am told. So, does anyone know if I have to do the police...
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    Birth certificates and police certificates

    Hi there, I was also wondering that Do I have to get a police certificate from Canada as well (I am here as a student for the past year)? As I'll be taking the outland route while staying in canada (from my home country). I ask because I saw this...
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    Birth certificates and police certificates

    Re: utterly confused and no help in sighT!! Thanks guys for all the tips. Sorry I was out of town and couldn't reply earlier. As the indian high commission in Canada, you can only get a certificate of birth and not a birth certificate. I know!!! its crazy. The CIC doesnt accept that or...
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    Birth certificates and police certificates

    Re: utterly confused and no help in sighT!! thanks guys. I appreciate your advice. So, in the supporting explanation (essay etc), should I mention that our families don't know?
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    Birth certificates and police certificates

    Re: utterly confused and no help in sighT!! thanks mridula. I somehow missed that! Any ideas whether the CIC can actually inform our families of our marriage even though we dont want to (our families, they wont understand)
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    Birth certificates and police certificates

    Re: utterly confused and no help in sighT!! yea hopefully they will. But I am just wondering if even if I process it in-canada, CIC can contact our families and tell 'em. Just seems wrong as we have a right to decide when we tell them, right?