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  1. CdnandTrini

    Success stories??

    Reply: Success stories?? Hi Missboon, I do not think you need to be worried unless you have any extenuating circumstances. A return ticket should be fine. Are you planning to get married on this trip? If so, I might not say that. I had to visit my fiance (now husband) in Trinidad all the...
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    How to cope with a spouse who has recently landed?

    Reply: Foreign Credential Recognition - Welding There is a Canadian welding association with provincial chapters and and there is also an office that reviews foreign credentials to Cdn. requirements - http://www.cicic.ca/684/Welders_and_Related_Machine_Operators.canada?noc=7237. It is...
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    How to cope with a spouse who has recently landed?

    Reply: How to cope with a spouse who has recently landed? Habibti - Welding is a very well paid job with a good future. Is there some way you could find out about small business loans/student loans for new immigrants? Or at least get your hubby to do some research on it. By the way it is...
  4. CdnandTrini

    Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago

    Reply: re: Port of Spain TRV Refusals You are most welcome Behopeful; however, I did not want to discourage anyone with my story (just venting and telling our truth). With a name like "Behopeful" you must live up to it ;D! I met my husband when I travelled to Trinidad May 1st 2008. He had...
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    Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago

    Reply: Port of Spain TRV Refusals Here is a summary of our tale of woe! Each time POS office gave different reasons and each time we got the refusal checklist we corrected the reason, re-submitted and then got another reason for refusal. Really frustrating. 1st time - my husband had no...
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    Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago

    Reply: Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago OMG!!! I can't find it???? It was almost a page long! I am tring to search for it now and if I cannot find it or screwed it up I will rewrite later and re-post >:(
  7. CdnandTrini

    Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago

    Reply: Behopeful & Fromadistance - TRV refusals re: Port of Spain Office Just posted a longish story with all the reasons we got for refusals. Trying does not hurt nor is it held against your PR and often it goes to show the genuine struggles we have as couples. LoL.......I also said in my...
  8. CdnandTrini

    Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago

    Reply: Thanks Miss D. re: Port of Spain Office Thank you for the details Miss D. I hope your work is going well and helps to keep you somewhat distracted from the stress of the Long Distance Relationship(LDR). By the way it seems CIC did the quarterly update for file processing times on...
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    Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago

    Question for Miss D. & others re: Port of Spain Office Hi Miss D & other POS folks, I am hoping for some clarification on the above: When I received my sponsor approval it contained both a UCI and an application number. I can sign into e-cas with my info. and the UCI number for myself as...
  10. CdnandTrini

    Spousal sponsorship Inland application

    Reply: Spousal sponsorship Inland application It sounds like CIC is not being very helpful (they may have lost your forms and do not want to admit it) so getting the MP involved often raises the inquiry to a more senior level at the Visa Office and MP's offices can get answers sometimes when...
  11. CdnandTrini

    Has anyone successfully used the old [copy 2 of medical exam] after Nov 1st '12?

    Hi there, my husband and step-children all had their medicals done using the old form on Jan. 18th 2013 and I was approved as sponsor by Mississauga with medicals received all by March 20, 2013. They allow time for these transitions.
  12. CdnandTrini

    Family sponsership and medical expiring soon

    Reply: Family sponsorship and medical expiring soon There's a new procedure that will allow medical validity to be extended if your application processing is completed within 15 months of the original medical exam and the only thing stopping your application from final approved and PPR is the...
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    Collecting Disability Durring Sponsorship Question

    Reply: Collecting Disability Durring Sponsorship Question Hi folks, this is from a lawyer's website: http://immigrationcanada.pro/immigration-rules/spousal-sponsorship/ I would still advise you to contact your Member of Parliament (MP) to ensure you are the exception. Most MP's offices have...
  14. CdnandTrini

    Spousal sponsorship Inland application

    Reply: Spousal sponsorship Inland application Yes this sounds very confusing. Have they had your passport since August of 2012? So a few things, assuming they still have your passport and they have said "decision made" - from that point forward most people get their visas soon after that...
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    Medical Results Received??

    Reply: Medical Results Received?? This is what I was told by the Dr.'s office who did my husband's medical (Trinidad) as CIC have recently changed and updated some of the ops manuals and forms for medicals. I do not know if the actual hard copy paperwork gets transferred back to the...
  16. CdnandTrini

    status upgraded to decision made- go kingston office!

    Congratulations, you are close to the finish line now. ;D
  17. CdnandTrini

    Jobs available in CIC: Immigration Support Officers

    Reply: Jobs available in CIC: Immigration Support Officers HILARIOUS!!
  18. CdnandTrini

    Can we apply for extension of stay?

    Reply: Can we apply for extension of stay? Hi there, I am not sure; however, a quick phone call to your MP's office (member of parliament) should be able to answer this question for your family.
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    Where to pay for landing fee?

    Reply: Where to pay for landing fee? Yes, again, make sure you have the 3 digit security code on the back and that it is a card accepted by CIC.
  20. CdnandTrini

    Medical Results Received??

    Hi there, yes I believe "medical results received" is just a confirmation of that only. I applied to sponsor my husband and step-children from Trinidad and was told by the doctor's office there that all medical results go through Ottawa no matter which visa office is processing. At least we...