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Hi folks, I'm a PR in Canada and my wife (Irish citizen) is moving to Canada with a Working Holiday Visa next month. We will be submitting her spousal PR application after she gets here which should take 6-9 months through LVO (according to the application tracking spreadsheet somewhere on this...

Thanks a ton majromax, your comments and the spreadsheet helped clarify my concerns. I'll be submitting my application asap. Another question - as my wife recently applied for the IEC WHV, she had done a medical in March which was scanned and provided for the WHV application. Can the original...

dpenabill and manianz47, I really appreciate your insights on this. I wasn't aware this was a new requirement for Citizenship applications. I'm curious to see how they intend to screen for this. My first worry that comes to mind is whether South Korea would actually be able to provide a Police...

Hi folks - I'm looking for some advise on the appropriate timing to submit a spousal sponsorship application. First for some background: Been in a relationship for 5 years, and married for 3 months. Wife's from Ireland and currently lives there. Based on my research and consultations with an...

Checked online today and it has come through! I was also reading Gemma Taylor's comments on her blog (offtrack travel) and she mentioned that CIC was apparently not prepared for the deluge of applications due to the reduced 14-day timeframe for work permit submission. Before 2015, the timeframe...

Hi all, One of the documents required for citizenship applications is a police certificate. See relevant text below from the Instruction Guide. Within the 4 years immediately before the date of my application, I have visited South Korea numerous times on business trips. Cumulative time spent...

I looked around for a 2015 IEC thread but couldn't find one; so decided to start one to track applicant's processing / timelines. I'm at stage 2 (work permit application), however it has been 50 days since I submitted the application but I haven't received the LOI yet. All other IEC applicants...

I am by no means an expert or an immigration lawyer but I'd like to make a comment here based on what I've read before on a similar situation. If you are from a country not requiring a visa to enter Canada, you can visit Canada with the intention of visiting Canada temporarily. That is, you...

Your CAL is only valid for 14 days. In this time, you need to apply for your work permit (Stage 2). Processing time is six (6) weeks. If/when approved, you will get a Letter of Introduction (LOI) which is valid for one (1) year. Therefore you can enter Canada within one (1) year to start your...