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    Ready to Submit Family Class Sponsorship BUT Passport expires in November 2017

    Any thoughts? By way of background, I am a Canadian born citizen residing in the UK and the application is for my wife who is a Greek citizen and is also residing in the UK. My hope is that we can submit the papers to Mississauga for sponsor approval and that by the time that the file is then...
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    Once PR Decision is Approved - what is the time frame for moving to Canada

    Not quite on the CIC website, but the following declaration had me wondering...I appreciate this relates to the Sponsor and NOT the PA, but I wanted to check nonetheless. Thank you for your replies. Form - IMM1344E Sponsor Residency Declaration states: "Immediately after my spouse, CL or...
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    Once PR Decision is Approved - what is the time frame for moving to Canada

    Hello On the CIC website it states that immediately upon the decision for Permanent Residency being approved, the PA must move to Canada. Does anyone have experience on what is an acceptable / reasonable timeframe? By way of background, I will be starting my new position in June 2018 and am...
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    UK Outland Family / Spouse Sponsorship - General Queries

    We might be off to a bad start... I hope not though! We got the fingerprints from Scotland Yard and unfortunately didn't notice that the FBI Form 258 was a double sided print (i.e. the instructions on the back). Does anyone have any experience with this form being submitted as a double sided...
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    UK Outland Family / Spouse Sponsorship - General Queries

    @Canuck_in_UK I will have a look around the forums. This certainly gives me a good level of comfort. @Aquakitty Thanks for the tip. Great to see that Rome doesn't get as much traffic - hopefully that will work in our favour. @canadianwoman Duly noted. I understand that 'dual intent' will...
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    UK Outland Family / Spouse Sponsorship - General Queries

    Hi Canuck, Apologies - grave typo to state 13-15 months! Of course this is 13-15 weeks. Thanks for clarifying. Is there a particular rule you are aware of that confirms that the app can be submitted with the US criminal report to follow? Just want to be sure that the app is submitted correctly...
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    UK Outland Family / Spouse Sponsorship - General Queries

    Thanks MilesAway. My wife is also a UK resident and so my understanding is that she has the option to apply either through the London office or the Rome office. Is there a way to check to see what the different processing times are? Thanks, A
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    UK Outland Family / Spouse Sponsorship - General Queries

    Re: Visiting Canada Whilst Application Pending Hey Gary, Very helpful thank you. The reason I asked about lodging the documents for the sponsor separately is because my wife had a stint in the US (> 6 months) and the US police record documentation is a bit of a bottleneck (approx 13-15 months...
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    UK Outland Family / Spouse Sponsorship - General Queries

    Re: Visiting Canada Whilst Application Pending Hey Canuck_UK, Thanks for the quick reply. My wife is a Greek national and my understanding is that she is visa-exempt. As a follow-up question, is it possible for me to first apply to become a sponsor and once approved to then lodge the...
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    UK Outland Family / Spouse Sponsorship - General Queries

    Greetings, My wife and I are about to embark on the daunting process that is immigration Canada Brief Background: - I am a Canadian citizen and had been dating my wife for 4 years before we recently got married. - We intend on applying for a family class sponsorship. - My wife is an EU...