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Hey Luiza, You might remember my application dates are exactly the same as yours. I haven't heard anything either, except they did reply to my email asking where I should send my police certificate. It's a little early for us, I think. I'm not concerned about the silence at all. However, can...

Oi, tudo bem? Thanks for checking in. I haven't heard anything about the application from the VO in São Paulo yet. Another poster here submitted in September and hasn't heard anything yet, either. I'm not concerned. When CIC last reported turnaround times for this office, the time was 5 months...

Yup. In the US, using a fake green card is a felony. I'm unclear on this point: was she caught using a fake green card? If so, she would have almost certainly been deported, right?

This is all very good advice, kitagawa08. I would add one thing. Under the law, it's perfectly legitimate to enter Canada with "dual intent" -- meaning, she intends to visit, and also intends to become a permanent resident. The trick is that she's actually entering as a visitor, so the officer...

I guess that's true, but I didn't know that when I applied in December. I just called CRA and they mailed it to me, so I didn't need to find alternative means. At the time, I thought this was the only way since the form asks for an "original" Option-C printout. It's all moot now.

I'm sorry to hear that your application was rejected. First, you don't say anything about what proof was included in your original application. Did you include photos from your wedding and trips together? How about letters from friends and family? Airline boarding passes and tickets? You...

You're right, they changed it in February. It used to ask for an Option-C printout, and now it just asks for a Notice of Assessment. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5491E.pdf You must provide a written explanation if you can't provide the Notice of Assessment.

The other consideration that sometimes gets overlooked: there's no appeal process for inland applications. If the application is denied, that's the end of it. But there is an appeal process for outland applications. This is probably not a major consideration since most PR applications are...

You asked this question in another thread, and I answered it. It's not illegal, of course. But I paper-clipped each individual document, and then alligator-clipped all the documents into one application. I did this for the PR application and the sponsorship application. I wouldn't put each...

I'm not aware of any situation where original birth certificates must be sent. The document checklist explains that you should sent copies unless instructed otherwise. If the document is not in English or French, you must get the copy of the document translated, and the translation must be...

You can't sponsor him to be to be a permanent resident of Canada unless you're married (to him) or you lived together (with him) as a common-law couple for at 12 months in a row. Everything else aside from that doesn't qualify. Like other foreigners, he can enter and stay in the country under...

Great news! Congrats! Just a matter of time now!

Oi John, muito prazer. :-) It looks like you are well on your way. You will likely have to wait 60-ish days for AOR1, but AOR2 should follow quickly after that. I really don't know what the wait times out of SP will be like now. Last year, CIC was reporting 5 months, which is very fast. And a...

In Ontario, a landlord cannot ask you if you are a Canadian citizen. http://settlement.org/ontario/housing/rent-a-home/apply-for-rental-housing/what-kind-of-questions-can-a-landlord-ask/ Further, it is illegal for a landlord to discriminate against based on the country in which you were born...

I'm enjoying reading all this good news! It's encouragement for those of us that sent applications in December.

In my situation, my wife (then finance) did her medical exam with a panel physician in Brazil. He gave her proof that the medical exam was completed. We submitted that proof in December, along with the rest of our application. When the application finally showed up in eCas a few weeks ago...

Unfortunately it's a bit of a shell game trying to anticipate. I'd love to know exactly what makes one application proceed faster than another.

Four months from when? The date CIC received the application, or the date they acknowledged receipt?

I wouldn't announce to them that your PR application will be approved. Some applications are not approved. Until it's actually approved, you're a visitor. This is why the return flight is pretty important: if they suspect that you're actually moving to Canada, not visiting, it's grounds to deny...

Form 5481: Question 4 answer is "1" Question 5a answer is "1" Question 6b answer is "1" Question 7 answer is "3". So, no, not an undertaking but listed in the section of this form that discusses undertakings. I'm not sure why it seemed important or relevant to clear this up, but there you...