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If you haven't had an interview or a request for additional proof of relationship, it'll be good news! So, congrats maybe?

I realize it's kind of a nitpicky thing. I know in real life I'd feel like a tool calling someone my common-law spouse. It's just really important in all your dealings with CIC, CBSA and especially when landing or, god forbid, during an interview, that you NEVER call him a boyfriend.

I think common law apps require a notarized letter confirming the relationship. Bonus advice: nowhere on the app or in front of the CBSA or CIC should you call him your boyfriend. This kind of sponsorship is for spouses and those in a spouse-like relationship. Calling him your BF gives them...

I was thinking the same thing. I don't think he would be off the hook after 2 years. He was supposed to have remained in a relationship with the sponsor and lived together for those 2 years. It seems improbable, but if CIC could prove that condition 51 was not met, could they not revoke his PR...

4 months for OWP with inland apps is what the gov't says it will take and it seems to fit with what people on here are reporting. No, there is no applying via Sydney. You send the application to Mississauga, they decide where it goes from there. You used to be able to specify which visa office...

Please feel free to join our FB group for Australians trying to get PR in Canada - https://www.facebook.com/groups/730074400442960/ 1)Do NOT apply inland unless you need the work permit, which should take 4 months. After that though, you're still looking at another 18 months+ for your PR to be...

Take it easy there. First of all, your post was on Canada Day. A lot of people in Canada would not have been at a computer to answer questions. Second of all, you've got a very particular set of unusual circumstances and you're dealing with a relatively less-used visa office. That means you're...

Did you put yourself as the representative? That's the only reason I can think of that the document would have gone to you. As for it not being a travel document, they're just pointing out that it can't be used in place of a passport or a PR card, which is needed to re-enter the country after...

I owe you an apology! I'm sorry, yours was not the post that I had intended to quote! I will delete my post now.

Sorry, I have no experience whatsoever with this. Have you considered selling the car there and using the valuable US dollars to get a car in Canada?

+1 That is an excellent point! Not only good for the resumé but helps to get settled, meet people, feel like part of the community, etc.

I'm disappointed no one thought to ask the OP if the friend has condition 51. jk lol

"I was unable to work as of <insert date> as I was in Canada waiting for my immigration application to be approved but did not have a work permit."

That's weird, did they specifically say "proof of funds"? Because you don't need funds to sponsor. You just need to show you have an income so that you won't wind up on welfare. In any event, I would send in those pay stubs as well as his Option C printout and a letter from his employer stating...

Your lawyer's a tool. Of course you can bring prescription meds with you. Just make sure they're in the proper container with your prescription on it, just as it was when you left the pharmacy. Put all your drugs in a big jar and you might have an issue... Make sure you declare them too. I...

Don't mention it, it has no bearing on anything.

Who are you keeping it a secret from and why? I would expect extra scrutiny from the CIC, so you'd need to explain in your application why you got married this way. As long as it's a good reason, you should be OK. Only 10 people at the wedding in itself is not necessarily bad, but it will be a...

The guide says a PR must live in Canada in order to sponsor. There are no defined rules for how much time is allowed out of the country, or even if the PR sponsor has to physically be in the country. However, you really don't want to play with fire here. Why take risks that could jeopardize the...

You shouldn't need a visa to flagpole at the US, regardless of mode of transport or citizenship. You are not looking to enter the US, you're looking to leave Canada. So when you get to the border it's ok if you don't get let in to the States, they'll just send you back where you came from, which...

Should be fine, except I don't know how long it takes to process a PR card. What if it's 4 months?