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naphelge Yes .. it's kinda slow here. Some of the questions people ask are either too voluminous or too specific for normal bloggers to be able to answer. So they go unanswered. I sponsored my partner from Thailand as common-law and we just passed initial assessment w/ interview waived. To...

Hi Rachel I'm not an expert in this field (apart from being a latchkey child of divorced parents), but I did look up The Children Act of 1989. It seems pretty clear that your husband's Parental Responsibility Order is all that was needed. I don't think you'll have any problems. Just include...

It would depend on how many points you need overall. The basic requirement is 67 points right now (subject to visa officer discretion). But extra points in some areas can supplement what you are missing in others. For instance, if you have a Master's Degree, or a spouse, or arranged...

rckelly Yes, it's possible. But you'd need to live with him there, and you'd need to be legally admitted for at least 12 months (i.e., you can't use a tourist visa to meet this requirement.) http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/apply-where.asp

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I have some updated information for you. Some friends in Korea tell me that after you marry your Korean girlfriend, she can sponsor "you" for an F-2 visa. That will give you all of the same rights as a Korean person except for voting. So that would solve your immediate problem of how to...

cmk2 No worries; Canada doesn't tax money just because you bring it into the country. Your wife's income and capital gains are not taxable in Canada prior to her arrival. And whatever money she arrives with will not be taxable. It's only after arrival that your wife's worldwide income and...

naphelge When you fill out the family sponsorship application, you will need to provide a lot of detail about your relationship, how it developed, dates you lived together, etc. Immigration will be looking for evidence that you are a committed couple. There isn't an automatic pass/fail on how...

Hi Aero83 Yes, your wife can study and apply for a work permit. If she found work, she'd be limited to 20 hrs/week. Here's the link: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work.asp Yes, your wife could work while waiting for permanent residence as long as she had a work permit. If she didn't...

Chernel, For those items, you can probably get 110V adaptors for them in Canada to replace the originals. Might be cheaper than a 220 to 110 transformer. Shop around. TG

1. No. Your status in the country can't be "tourist" if you're sponsoring your partner under the "common-law" category. 2. Yes, it's a problem. You can't sponsor under the "common-law" category with a tourist visa. For Korea, you'd need either a teaching visa or a long-term employment...

What do you mean by "bank certificate?"

Yes. The new WHTI says that Canadians must have a valid passport or NEXUS card to "enter or transit" the U.S. by air. Any flight that you would be taking back to Canada would, by definition, transit the U.S. by air. The rule is meant to improve security on U.S. flights. So even flights that...

"...do I still have to disclose these funds with CBSA office?" You have to report cash and negotiable instruments if they total CAN$10,000 or more. If your "certificates of time deposits" are non-negotiable (which is normally the case), you don't have to include them in the the CAN$10,000...

1. No difference. You would never pay more tax just because you transferred money into Canada. 2. If the canadian resident you're talking about is your spouse, it shouldn't be a problem. But if it's someone unrelated to you, the immigration officers wouldn't be able to tell whether the money...

I wouldn't think your weight is a problem unless it's causing you serious health problems. Your Hepetitis B is another matter. If you are chronic, that means you can infect other people and you are also at risk of serious liver damage. Whether you mention it or not to the doctor, they'll...

Piyali, Yes, yours is a unique situation. But it's also hard to tell what will happen since you applied from the U.S. but you're not all living there. I suggest you start a new thread and specify that you're looking only for PMM's advice. Also, explain what your visa status is in each...

It's not up to CIC to prove anything. It's up to you to prove you are satisfying the requirements of Canadian law. If you can't prove your business is a legitimate Canadian business, then you may find yourself accompanying the chaff.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canadian-immigration-police-clearance.html#A Actually, you will need to apply directly to the Federal Police in Sydney. But on your application, you'll request them to send the certificate to the canadian office in London.

Your federal credit union will be fine. Credit unions can wire money too. They just usually have a contract with a bank to do it.