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You need to print out and include 2 copies of the receipt to show you've paid the correct amounts. This was a document that was required of your application and was on the Document Checklist. Hubby and I paid the full $1190 and printed the receipt and included it with our package. We read on...

We sent ours with the package as well to avoid delays. The only risk that you run with that is that the medicals will expire (one year validity) before your application processing is complete. Though I understand that CIC will extend the length of the validity if you have a clean bill of health...

Pictures wise, my husband and I weren't picture crazy. We included pictures we had from vacations and cards we had exchanged - it was hard to not have many pictures. What we did to compensate for the photos was to prove that we had been together (dates, spending time, meeting family) nearly...

We also included letters from family and friends and did not have them notarized. As long as they are not "legal" documents, I believe it is alright that they were not notarized. In our case, only some of the letter writers wanted to provide contact information on their letters so we made a...

I believe that the organization part of putting the package together was the hardest part for my husband and I. We both had differing opinions on what should be sorted where but we eventually divided our application into three envelopes contained within one larger envelope. One envelope for...

The package my husband and I sent was about 500 pages when we were done with it. Weighed in at just under 6lbs when we took it to the Fed ex to have it mailed. By far, the Proof of Relationship portion of our application was the largest with the phone records and text messages, bank statements...

I'm sure one of us will be able to answer your questions as we've all been through the dreaded paperwork. Post your questions and we'll help if we're able. :)

So glad to see so many joining the thread for the April applicants! It will be less trying to have people who know what we're going through to talk to! :) The other half and I are currently living in Halifax, NS.

My husband and I sent our application in to the inland application destination in Vegreville, AB in late February and it was received today! Since there's not a thread up here yet for April 2013 applicants, I thought I'd make a thread where we can all pull our hair out together and become...

My husband and I noticed that they ask for fingerprints in Appendix B. We went through the process and he did have them done but my question is, does he really need them? No where in the Document Checklist or the Application Guide do they ask for fingerprints. He does have a background check...

I'm getting frustrated here. I've called a few banks and have been listening to hold music for most of the day - I've spent 40+ minutes on the phone with each institution only to have agents tell me to "use Google" to find a bank that will give life insurance to an individual in the country on a...

My husband is in Canada currently on a post-graduate work permit that cannot be extended any further. It expires in late July of 2013 but we're planning to file our application April 1st. Would they extend his work permit for the purpose of this application? Any help is appreciated! :)

This is kind of funny because on the document checklist (or at least the one we have) it says near the bottom of the page "Two photos of the applicant .... Insert photos in a separate envelope and staple envelope to the Schedule A - Background/Declaration (IMM 5669) form ....." Are we to assume...

In the IMM1344E, Application to Sponsor, it asks about the sponsors criminal records. Does this mean I should be getting a police check and include it in the package or is this something that CIC takes care of? Thanks.

Hey guys, Silly question - on the IMM1344E form (application to sponsor) it asks if there is a co-signer for the application and states that the co-signer has to be a spouse of common-law of the sponsor. I assume that the principal applicant that I am sponsoring (my husband) cannot also be my...

So relationship timeline is pointless? I know that it isn't an easy process, so I want to make it as clear cut and simple for the VO as possible when he/she looks at our application...

Should I be writing one? Our relationship before my husband and I were married was just under a year long, though we have a lot of pluses (shared bank accounts, cohabitation) I feel that at a glance, that may raise red flags without an explanation attached. How would I go about writing a...

I'm in the process of getting a few people to write letters for the application package my husband and I plan to send in and as I was going through them, one of the people writing a letter for us (a friend and co-worker) asked if any contact information was needed. I was going to say no, but...

So it be better for both the applicant and the sponsor to write a letter about why they feel their relationship is a lasting and genuine one? I feel like it couldn't hurt, but a second opinion would be greatly appreciated. :)

Quick question - can my husband extend his work permit while I am in the process of sponsoring him? Assuming that the process would be a little bit of a wait, it is a question that is coming up that isn't easy to find an answer for. My husband and I would be applying through an Inland...