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You don't need to leave Canada as long as your visa is still valid (6 month normally). You can apply to extend it while waiting for immigration processing. If that is approved you will not need to leave unless you are called to SA for interview. Do not change your address with CIC, you would...

Common law status has to do with more than just sharing same address. Roommates can share same address but not be common-law. The criteria for being common law is in essence being in a marriage-like union. Is IRCC aware of any of the following? shared bank accounts, shared credit cards...

Thanks. Since the embassy does not acknowledge receipt, how are people finding out the dates these documents were forwarded to PGR and police report was received back? And how long after submitting all the documents from my side would "waiting for documents to be provided" disappear from the file?

We are sending RCMP Certificate to the the immigration section in Mexico. It's already in Mexico City. Is it better to deliver it by hand or send it by mail within Mexico? Also, we sent all the documents required for PGR to the embassy. Do they acknowledge receipt of them in any way? How are...

When you provided xpresspost envelope was the address on the envelope or CIC had to add the address? If the address was already there then CIC can't really have a fault, right? And it has to be taken up with canada post Otherwise CIC has to answer.

Not surprised. We submitted all sponsorship documents with the current address listed in a variety of places. CIC sends a request for a police certificate - and the mailing address is the old address from one year before the application was even submitted. If this is not incompetence at CIC...

There is flexibility - there were exceptions in policy, for example if a sponsored spouse is being abused, etc.

How are people obtaining carta de poder for purposes of getting the certificate from outside of Mexico? is it through the Mexico embassies/consulates?

CIC requested police certificates from Mexico and Canada, and we are both in Canada. There was no CIC letter addressed to PGR. So there are two ways to get the Mexico police certificate - one through the embassy and the other directly from PGR. Is it better to send the fingerprints to the...

Just keep in mind that there might not be a work permit program by the time your application is being processed. It's a pilot program only.

A cheaper option is to do it in Canada - I did it for $10 in Toronto. But as others said, if you read the guide properly this form is used when you and your common-law partner are sponsoring someone else together.

Something you can change - consider firing your consultant. CIC is working on June 2015 inland applications at this point. Keep in mind also that there's no guarantee that the pilot program for open job permit will be renewed for 2017.

Just have him say something like "I am unable to form an opinion about risk to public safety due to ...." and list the reasons. Your job is done, CIC cannot point fingers at you for not doing your part.

I would suggest to create a letter with strong and clear arguments proving that in your case you reside in Canada and are in Australia merely to settle effects, such as dispose of property, transfer knowledge to others at your employer's. To make sure that is done properly takes time, so you...

The government announced new targets for 2017 immigration. For family category there's an increase of 4000 spots in 2017 for Spouses, Partners and Children and the new target is 64000 from 60000. This is good news, more people will be approved and hopefully times will fall a bit...

Is there any system to how long after SA approval a PGR request is issued? Seems that it's from 2 months to half a year?

I'm pretty sure that tracked mail like xpresspost is lost very seldom.

Are you and your common-law spouse sponsoring someone else together? This form is for that.

There's no question on the forms whether you met with CBSA. There are other questions like what is your status, a list of activities of what the applicant was doing in various times. Also if there is any deportation order. You don't need to add your free-form descriptions of interactions with...

Looks like they're improving with SA approvals, took under a month for us. If only Mexico office was as efficient.