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IRCC never cease to amaze me with new lows. Just received my passport today after NINE DAYS for stamping!!!! And those idiots set it to expire in January!!!! I SPECIFICALLY told them that I need it to visit my wife's family on occasions and requested a long validity. My passport has like 5...

Been over a week and the passport isn't even shipping yet. Is this normal? They have even the stupid commercial invoice they asked for with the shipping label. Seriously what's so hard about stamping a passport?

Wait, are you saying 7 years on the husband is still waiting? Wow. IRCC never stop to amaze me with their idiocy...

Biometrics are the only painless part in the process -- probably because it's done by Americans, not Canadians lol There's no way to tell. I do not think there posted times are accurate at all. After the approval & passport request letter they're suddenly responding to all my enquiries, 1-2...

Oh never thought it would be easy. A huge reason besides career advancement that I moved away from Canada is how anal their immigration process is lol. However, the thread you pointed out is 2011. Rules changed a lot (though usually to the worse). Also, I was mainly curious about the financial...

Nevermind guys, just found the exact answers here....though the search wasn't super quick & had to be with exact terms. This thread has exactly the info I was curious about and answers my questions...

$15/hr won't sustain a family (at least in a decent living standard). But regardless, in any case, am I correct to conclude that unless the Canadian person *ALONE* can show income to support the family, they CANNOT have their spouses get PR and live with them? And what if the Canadian can...

The correct answer is yes. Although the restriction is on re-entry not travel. You're always free to leave. Now there's a possibility you'll be let in. After all the visa stamp is just a poster and what matters is the numbers and ID on it that are used to look you up on the system. If what's...

Again, you're requiring 2 completely contradictory things. The Canadian now has to work a minimum wage job AND be able to support a full family on that wage? In practicality no one will move if they do not have the means. The only trouble here is that the Canadian (alone) don't have the income...

You're missing the point. The problem here is the non-Canadian spouse who cannot work in Canada (no work permit). Hence the need for an outland application. Plus not all Canadians can just go and get a job (to cover a whole family on their own). The Canadian job market is not the best. Let's say...

How do you do that? I'm in the US and for 3 months wanted to yell at someone...the call won't connect.

I'm betting on 3 months. Let me know if I win :)

Aaaah I see. I got confused when you said "same requirments as PR" so I thought there's some sort of requirement. Thank you @Buletruck

Sure, but supposably "a Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian"...so a Canadian married abroad, who after 20 years wants to move back to Canada with their spouse but the income is coming from the spouse...say the Canadian decided to stay at home to take care of children for example. What is the...

Interesting, how does that work if the Canadian spouse living abroad is the "dependent", the non-Canadian being the main earner? I expect that this is the case for a lot of, if not most of, Canadian expats.

Hi guys, I'm by no means an expert, I just remember seeing that the main difference between a PR & a citizen in terms of spousal sponsorship is: 1- Citizen can do outland 2- Citizen doesn't need proof of income, just not having used public assistance/benefits in the past N years (don't remember...

Thank you for the explanation, Bryanna. What is RO, if I may ask? My gut reaction is to guess you must be single, or not very close with your family (spouse & children) if you think it's OK to live years away from one's family. To each their own I guess, but I'm one of those people who would...

I actually know someone who had their full name listed as last name (and no given names) on one of their permits or a visa. CIC do indeed commit these stupid mistakes more often than you think. They had it corrected back then IIRC (though it was months later and even reentered with it). For OP...

I think OP mean that they had a Visitor visa and now got a work permit. On reentry would they need a W-visa instead. You can go with W-visa on just a visit, but I do not know about vice-versa. I do not know but I'm curious. Knowing how stupid their rules are, I'd say yes, you do need a new one

Interesting. @Bryanna for the benefit of others, do you mind saying a little bit about PRTD/H&C? If the condition is unrelated to the family, then how are applicants expected to live without their immediate family? What if her children are minors? Can she sponsor them?