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I put the receipt in my application package without writing anything on it! I totally spaced it. Not that I'd recommend doing it, but it didn't cause any problems.

WAHOOOOOO my eCAS just changed back to Decision Made! Looks like I'll have my visa before my lease in New York runs out after all!

Make sure you have the info sheet, then, because I'd doubt a U.S. Walmart will know the requirements for the photos and it's different from a passport photo.

My honest advice would be to dump at least half of what you have. We sent 0 chat/message logs, 200 dated and briefly labeled 4x6 photos, and 6 Delta receipts, 4 of me flying to her, and 2 of her flying to me. Our relationship is short compared to yours, but I don't think you need as much as you...

In even more words, if you have dependent children and dependent grandchildren.

If you have a Costco close by (in Canada) they know the measurements and requirements already, and will do them for like $7.99. Coming from the USA you will need 4 and they need to be identical, so make sure you tell them that the first time you go in, don't go in twice after remembering you...

This is the maximum time for 80% of cases. Most are processed much quicker.

Once he's a permanent resident, it won't matter how he got it (sponsorship or otherwise) or your status. As long as he meets the residency obligation he is still a permanent resident and allowed to stay, work or study. There may be other legal issues around him staying in Canada if you leave...

If you have already made an online payment but haven't submitted your file yet, you can make another online payment and include both receipts. CIC will apply both payments to your file.

What is stopping from applying now? If it's close, you could send the application now, or soon, before he has been there six months, and they may not require it. I would still apply for the certificate from the FBI, so that if/when CIC decides they need it, you don't have to wait 12 weeks.

Good news! I called the call centre today, and they told me that my case was reopened Thursday, 10 days after they received the letter with the documentation and letter explaining that I had indeed furnished my CSQ, along with a copy of it. They didn't/wouldn't say when everything would be...

Send them the passport, etc. You can't update them on the child yet, because they will require a copy of the provincial birth certificate. If they haven't gotten your passport back to you by the time you receive the birth certificate, you should send them a copy. If you have your passport...

I'm also a software developer, I can tell you that (at least in Montreal) you'll be looking at about a 30% pay cut, in addition to the exchange rate. I'm fairly experienced, and currently employed with an American company making ~$90k/yr (USD) and I had two companies in Montreal tell me that...

Just kidding, it IS different. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=1037&t=16 US Citizens are the only exception, and can still fly without an eTA, which means they could fly without a PR card too.

I don't think this is any different from the current rules… "otherwise, you may not be able to board your flight to Canada." I don't think the airlines have any idea who's a PR and who isn't.

THIS. I'm married to a Canadian and when we came up here to stay with her family for a few months and eventually get me status and such I was refused because I had too much stuff and it looked like I was immigrating.

Several cases on this forum have been approved with signed letters from family indicating that they are aware of your plans to relocate to Canada and intend to support you until you can get a job, etc.

Did you get an email for sponsorship approval? If so, you will not receive a letter. There should have been a PDF attached you need to print and send along with the forms for the CSQ. also, MIDI and CIC are supposed to communicate on their own for the CSQ, but they didn't for mine, and sending...

SA notification is usually sent out a few days after it actually happens, I got mine the day before Ottawa received my file, according to my case notes. I got In Process a week after SA. Assuming your file is processed by Ottawa, looks like you're on the fast track for approval very soon.

I'm in a similar situation. American sponsored by Canadian spouse, but we just had a child. I called in, they told me I would just need to furnish the birth certificate once we had it, if our case was still open. They said I should get a certified copy and mail it to CPC-Ottawa. I assume a...