Search results

I've called CRA at least 3 times per week to see if anything has been updated. I called after I got that letter yesterday and the guy on the phone actually told me to go to a Service Canada counter and apply for a SIN for my husband....I couldn't take much more yesterday after receiving the dumb...

I considered that maybe this whole hold up/screw up was because we should have applied for a Temporary Tax Number from Revenue Canada and file a return for my husband for 2011, but according to Revenue Canada, in order to do this, he would have had to been a non-resident for 183 days in 2011. My...

What province are you living in and are applying for PR from?

I sent letters on April 10th and April 17th. With nothing happening on My Account on CRA website, I called at the end of April. They said that they have to process the information by the end of the month for it to be paid by the 20th of the next month. I called on May 10th and they said that...

Ours was received by Vegreville on March 6, 2012 with his 6 months expiring March 11, 2012. When we got his extension back, the issue date was April 11, 2012 and is good until April 10th, 2013.

As Robsluv said, mailing is the best option. We sent our extension by UPS 4 days before his 6 months was to expire. We sent it by UPS (you get a tracking number and confirmation it has been received) and as long as they receive it to Vegreville before the date his status expires, you're all...

Hi, I know that me and a few others sent in the request for a marriage certificate right after we got married. Ours came within 2-3 weeks and I think I read a few others that did the same thing and they came back relatively quick. I don't think they can fast track it and the timing of getting it...

Hello! We crossed the 1000 Islands Bridge border on September 11, 2011. We told the guard that my "friend" was coming to visit my roommate and I for a month. We were engaged at the time and were asked questions like how did we know each other, what was our relationship, what we will be doing...

Hey Parker24, I thought you were in Ontario? I know we in Ottawa have to send all information to the Shawinigan Tax Centre and I thought that was the same for all of Ontario..who knows. My first letter looked very similar to yours and I sent all the information that they required from the letter...

Hi Marlon, My husband is from the U.S. and we drove across the border. We didn't have any issues at all and we even came in on September 11, 2011. We thought we might have a problem because of the date itself thinking they'd be doing extra security that day, but they just asked how long he was...

"Until your husband is physically in Canada or your husband got SIN until then you are not receive any GST, or any Federal or Provincial benefit. And it will not change anything ." Credits and benefits are payable even if the spouse is in another country or in Canada. The amounts paid get...

I just wanted to start a thread concerning Income Tax, changing to married status and benefits/credits. If you are a Canadian in receipt of any credits (CCTB, HST/GST credits and any other credits) they will be stopped when you file your income tax. My credits were stopped for the 2010 income...

Aren't parents and grandparents sponsorship on hold for the time being? It seems strange that productivity for spousal has flat lined.

I'm thinking that Ottawa is going to be the overflow office which should be good news for us waiting while processing times are getting longer. I live here in Ottawa and have seen a surge of job postings for Immigration case workers lately. There's been nearly a dozen postings just in the last...

We just received my husbands 1 year visitor extension. We applied through mail instead of online because it takes more time for them to process the mailed applications. We took advantage of gaining an extra month and a half this way because you automatically get implied status while waiting. We...

We sent our FBI from Ottawa by regular mail, did not include a return self addressed stamped envelope on March 6. We received it the other week. Total time was 5.5 weeks.

Well, we're going to give it another shot. We talked things out and we're going to work on things. I totally feel for both sponsors and their spouses. This process is really draining and takes it's tole on relationships. I can't imagine what it's like to be in my husband's shoes with having to...

Would it be possible to take my stuff off the spreadsheet? My husband has decided quit our marriage and go back to the states. I wish everyone the best and good luck.

I'm from Ottawa. I live in Kanata (west end). parker24 pretty much summed it up for areas to avoid. Kanata isn't bad, but the commute by bus is horrible (1 1/2 hours to go pretty much anywhere in the rest of the city.) The east end is great if you speak French, but if you don't, you might have a...

My husband (American) claimed single on his tax return so we had to send in a 1040X to fix that problem. He put on there that he was married, filing separately. We included a copy of my 2011 Cdn tax return and a copy of my notice of assessment. We are waiting on his PR app, but even when he gets...