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Outland applicants have to do biometrics. Inland applicants are exempt.

Typically the sponsor gets DM early in the process (mine got his about a week after we received AOR1) and then they proceed with medical, biometrics, and getting any additional info, after which they (eventually) proceed with background checks for the applicant and then make a final decision...

Decision Made as the sponsor is still a pretty early step. Has your husband done his medical and given biometrics yet?

My request for payment came to my email address only and not to my GCKey account. If you did not include an email address in your application, they default to regular mail, not your online account, and sometimes they just send things via regular mail just because. Sometimes it's best to not...

There are certain forms (or at least there were on the spousal package) that specify in the checklist or the application guide that they have to be signed by hand, but this happens all the time unfortunately. If they didn't give you explicit instructions, then print the signature page as it is...

On the very low, very lucky end you're looking at 4-6 weeks to hear anything from IRCC. Some folks have had to wait 8+ weeks. Your application is probably still sitting in a pile waiting to be opened, or if it's been opened its waiting for someone to go through it to make sure it's not missing...

As far as I know you should be fine to apply for restoration of status in that case, though I don't imagine you'd be successful. It would be different if they were both returned, but since the extension is related to your visitor status, if it is rejected you'll have a hard time proving why...

My sponsor (my husband) got an email from IRCC saying that "for administrative reasons" we were given a new application number (likely it was accidentally cancelled/deleted or something). After that, our original application was changed to "cancelled" in GCKey and we were able to link the new...

Dual Intent refers to someone who has applied or will apply for permanent residence and also applies to enter as a visitor (or student/worker), so OP is right about dual intent. I applied inland (initially, but accidentally sent it as outland when we resubmitted after it was returned for a...

Air Canada is (as far as I know) the only airline that has agreements to forward luggage from international to domestic flights, and your whole itinerary has to be with AC for them to do that. When you land in Canada and process through customs, you have to pick up your baggage at the...

I think I had a ghost update on tuesday. Checked my GCKey and it said "Application Updated/[something else, but I forgot]" but nothing had changed, no new messages, no changes in ECAS.

If it's a visitor record, you should be fine. Mine expires at the end of December and I've traveled back to the US since getting it with zero issues. Like scylla said, there are no guarantees that you'll be allowed to reenter, but you should be okay as long as you still meet the conditions it...

I don't know, I haven't gotten to that step yet. But I imagine they would specify in any paperwork they send you prior to landing.

As long as you have enough other supporting stuff (which it seems you do) I think you'll be okay. If you applied for an open work permit with your PR application, as long as your application package doesnt get sent back for missing documents (and as long as you send it prior to your current...

They will actually send a request for payment FIRST, and then once you send them proof of payment (aka your receipt) then they will send a request for you to do biometrics (two separate steps). This can delay your application, but likely by only a couple weeks. You don't have to wait for them...

"Not Valid For Travel" just means that the COPR itself is not a travel document, like a passport. So you couldn't land (or enter Canada) if all you had was the COPR, you would also need your passport with all the required Visas. If you require a visa, they ask for your passport before they...

If you're from a country that is Visa-exempt, they only need a copy of the photo page of your passport. If you require a visa to travel to Canada, you have to send your actual passport

The biggest issue will be the time in between flights. If it's a short connection, they may end up missing their flight from montreal to toronto.

I would suggest making your own thread about custody agreements (or searching the forum to see if there is one already), you'll probably find more people that have firsthand knowledge that way, since this thread is mainly about the eligibility for the pilot program itself, which it seems like...

Assume CIC can and will find out everything. There are varying degrees to which things could cause you problems in your PR process, the the biggest thing that will cause you problems is lying to them. I understand needing to work to survive, but if you apply and tell them you've stopped all...