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I also can't login, even though I received AOR on February 8 and SA via email letter on February 10. I presume it's because the Online Application Status query says that updates take place on Tuesdays.

I think James simply meant that some emails and text messages are not generally enough to persuade a CIC officer of the authenticity of the relationship. I agree that the applicant's country of origin plays a part. But the truth is that none of us really know exactly how much evidence is...

Great! I would take screenshot samples of those text messages, and as many emails as you think would reasonably representing the duration and authenticity of your relationship. If you sent 1,000 emails, don't include all of them. Just include a significant number, over time. I presume you live...

Do you have documentary evidence of your relationship? Such as pictures, letters between you, cards, emails, etc.? Having a joint bank account, a "few pics", receipts from one trip, is not much evidence. CIC will be looking to verify that your relationship is authentic. I don't recommend sending...

The lack of wedding photos is likely to cause some concern from CIC. One of the biggest criteria that CIC has to assess is whether the relationship and the marriage is authentic; that's why they ask for details and evidence regarding the wedding. Of course, some cultures do not place the same...

Don't worry too much, Landing_PR. My application was also received December 10, and my SA only came through a few days ago. It's tough to predict how many they'll receive on a given day or the way in which they tackle the processing job. I wouldn't be concerned just yet.

Hi everyone. It's time to introduce myself, it seems. I got married to a Brazilian in November 2015, and we submitted our applications on December 9, 2015. They were received in Mississauga on December 10. I received my AOR on February 9, and (interestingly) also received my SA letter the very...

Scandian, the processing times for an application to sponsor (Canada) and a permanent resident application (Sao Paulo, presumably?) are probably still valid. My understanding is that the sponsorship applications are hovering around 69 days right now. The Sao Paulo office is probably a little...

That's a very good point, Ponga. Until your PR application is approved, you don't have the right to move to or live in Canada. My wife will adopt the mentality of a visitor by booking round-trip flights, bringing luggage that only a visitor would bring, etc. So, just think, act, and BE like a...

Hi there, Good luck with your process. My fiancé and I are in a similar situation. We're marrying in Brazil, then she's moving to Canada in February while we wait for the PR application to complete. Happily, our wait should not be too bad. Sao Paulo office is current running a processing time...

Hi friends, Well, my Brazilian wife-to-be and I have run into a problem. She's a Brazilian citizen, and we're marrying next month. She lived and worked in Shanghai for two years (beginning in 2007), and remained there on sabbatical for one more year. We are almost ready to submit our PR...

I'm no medical ethics expert but doctors ask patients to remove their clothing all the time. It's routine. Again, this is normal. Doctors are taught to use a stethoscope on bare skin because doing it through clothing reduces the quality of the measurement. I've never had a Canadian doctor try...

I see...although, when the applications are submitted, the application address will show her as living in Sao Paulo, and my address will be in Vancouver. (The only reason she's remaining there is that she has an arrangement with her employer: she'll stay until February to finish some work, and...

I'm inclined to agree. I hope they don't make a big deal of it.

Thanks for the info, Cedeel. It's as I expected. You can bet we're going to include lots of documentary evidence: wedding/engagement photos, trip photos, cards, letters, etc. At last count, we've amassed 12,000 lines of Whatsapp messages; I probably won't include them all, but enough that...

Hi everyone! I'm posting here partly to introduce myself, and partly to ask a question or two. I'm a Canadian citizen getting ready to marry my Brazilian sweetheart from Sao Paulo. We're getting married November 20. We're preparing the spousal sponsorship and permanent residency applications to...