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    URGENT: Should I disclose in eAPR that an embassy I was applying to gave me my application back instead of outright refusing it?

    Hi everyone, I applied for Shengen visa in 2019 to visit Greece to volunteer at a humanitarian organization in Greece to help refugees on my summer break (I was an international masters student in the US at the time). After my appointment, the embassy called me back to collect my application...
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    Police certificate for a period of stay in Lahore, Pakistan, if primary residence is in Karachi, Pakistan

    For context, Karachi and Lahore are different cities in Pakistan, and police certificates are issued based on city/address in Pakistan. I spent 4 years in Lahore studying at LUMS university from 2012-2016 (but never more than 6 months continuously). My home city is Karachi, and I was staying in...
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    Proof of funds - bank statements and bank letters (EQ Bank + HSBC and others)

    Hi there, I am a FSW applicant from inside Canada, and received my ITA in March. I am having trouble attempting to convince my Canadian banks to provide me with the proof of funds letter that IRCC has requested - specifically, the letters that have sent me don't contain all the details. They...
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    Query regarding medical exam exemption 2023 (FSW Post-ITA)

    Hi all, I received the ITA recently for FSW EE (on March 23), and I am currently on my PGWP in Canada. I got a medical exam done in 2021 after I applied for (and was approved) study permit to come to the country. I am assuming that this new medical exemption policy applies to me, given that my...
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    Pakistan police clearance certificate - different cities (4 years of undergrad study in Lahore)

    Hello, I am currently residing in Canada and I received my ITA recently. In Pakistan, police certificates are location based, i.e. we have to get one made for each city/address that we lived in in the past 10 years inside the country. From 2012 - 2016 I did my undergrad study while living in a...
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    Documents required to explain name change

    Hello, I had a surname change done in 2015 to reconcile my education documents with my national ID documents and passport in Pakistan. Up till now (in my successful work and study visa applications), I have never disclosed that because I honestly didn't feel it was important/relevant to...
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    Name change in childhood

    Hi, question: In the eAPR form it asks me if I've ever used a name before. My older, expired passports (that I've never used to travel) have a different surname, but all of my other documents (including birth certificate, police certificate, current passport, current PGWP, study visa, etc. all...