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  1. Mightytonewheel

    Please Help-Returned Application

    He's right, but you can re-submit via private courier and bypass Canada Post altogether.
  2. Mightytonewheel

    Passport request to passport received: what's the turnaround time at CPC-Ottawa?

    Hello board-mates. My wife (Brazilian) and I have reached Decision Made status, and we were asked to send her passport for PR visa and COPR. Which we did. We sent her passport to the CPC in Ottawa, since she's in Canada right now. Does anyone have recent experience with how long it takes to...
  3. Mightytonewheel

    Need to send Passport to ottawa, worried about impending canada post strike

    The offer that Canada Post put in on Saturday was not well received by the unions, so a strike is still possible.
  4. Mightytonewheel

    Sao Paulo VO 2011

    You can call or write to ask for an update, but don't do this unless the 9-month estimate for completion of applications has expired. In other words, don't send an inquiry unless your application was submitted before September 27, 2015. CIC strongly discourages asking for updates unless this...
  5. Mightytonewheel

    travel without PR card

    I think the poster meant that the airline won't detain anyone who holds an visa for the country they are trying to fly to. In my experience, airlines simply want to make sure you're authorized to enter the destination country. Otherwise, the same airline will have to shuttle you back home. I...
  6. Mightytonewheel

    Spousal Sponsorship Pakistan - Canada

    What is your status in Canada? It appears you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident?
  7. Mightytonewheel

    DECEMBER 2015 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    I'll tell you right away, I honestly don't know the answer to your question. Other more experienced board members may have seen this sort of inquiry before, so hopefully one of them might have some suggestions. Personally I found it a strange question. What do they mean by "activities"? You...
  8. Mightytonewheel

    CIC mistake

    I suggest checking the application status of the or sponsor by going here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/my_application/status.asp Enter the PA or sponsor information and see what you get. The PA's full name should be shown whether you are checking the sponsor or not. If it's still wrong, I...
  9. Mightytonewheel

    DECEMBER 2015 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    Your message was a little unclear to me. As sponsor, the only question I was asked was whether I had lived outside of Canada, and when. There was no form that asked me to give residential history. Maybe you should paste the exact text of their email in the forum so we can be clear about what...
  10. Mightytonewheel

    Urgent Help

    My guess is that it won't matter. I asked my wife to get those six photos, and I sent the specifications to her in Brazil before our wedding. When I arrived in Brazil for the wedding, she showed me the photos and they obviously did not meet the specifications. Her head was way too small and her...
  11. Mightytonewheel

    Sao Paulo VO 2011

    My wife and I pondered this matter and decided to send a followup letter with height and eye colour. It will just be a another courier letter to the same location. It will be there within a few days of the passport. The information is genuinely needed because it goes on the CoPR, but it's also...
  12. Mightytonewheel

    travel without PR card

    There's no need to show the CoPR. The airlines just want to know if the traveler is legally authorized to enter the country. If not, the airline will be on the hook for returning the passenger to their country of origin, and may have to pay a fine to the receiving country. If he has a passport...
  13. Mightytonewheel

    Entry prior to approval

    Oh, we are totally planning on flagpoling there. It's a very cute little crossing.
  14. Mightytonewheel

    Decision Made but NO communication since! What to do??

    Really? Because I got DM just last week, out of the same office as the original poster and they sent me (the sponsor) and my wife (the principal applicant) an email. We've received nothing else.
  15. Mightytonewheel

    Sao Paulo VO 2011

    As all you guys know, I we got our Decision Made and Passport Request email. But my dear wife mentioned something: the email asks us to provide "Height and Eye Colour details for you and your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children (if applicable)." Oops. We forgot to include that...
  16. Mightytonewheel

    Do We Need A Lawyer for spousal sponsorship application ?

    I don't think anyone can really say for sure whether a hiring a lawyer is better than not hiring a lawyer. A lot depends on the person and the situation. The application process is designed so that anyone can do it, but some people -- for instance, people with more money than time -- might...
  17. Mightytonewheel

    Do We Need A Lawyer for spousal sponsorship application ?

    You don't need to hire a lawyer simply because it's a second marriage. I am divorced and remarried. My new wife is the principal applicant. I simply supplied the marriage certificate and divorce certificate from my first marriage, and my ex-wife's contact information. That was it. It's very...
  18. Mightytonewheel

    Do We Need A Lawyer for spousal sponsorship application ?

    I don't think this is true. Just because you consult with a lawyer does not mean you're asking the lawyer to officially represent you to CIC. There's a very specific series of steps that applicants have to take to fully turn over their file to a representative. Simply hiring a lawyer does not...
  19. Mightytonewheel

    Sao Paulo VO 2011

    Yup. In this case, no news is definitely good news. The only reason for them to contact you is to tell you that a decision has been made, or to ask you for something (which usually implies a delay of some kind). As far as timelines are concerned, they're hard to pin down, but right now I don't...