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Hi, I have read through the forum regularly and it has been an invaluable source of information. As I am about to send in my renewal documents, I wanted to consult the unparalleled experience this forum houses about the following. Intro - My spouse and small daughter are Canadian, I am a PR...

Dear all, My parents were granted a single entry visitors visa 14 months ago. They are now applying for a fresh visa to visit Canada. In my invitation letter and their cover letter, do they need to mention their visit last, and in the case of my mother, for staying longer than indicated in the...

Dear All, My mother received a single entry visa last year - we were surprised by this as we expected a multi entry, multi year visa but as discussed on this forum, I think we made a mistake in outlining in too much detail why she is coming (to help us settle in a new house) and were very...

Dear All, As a recent landed immigrant I am in the process of buying a Condo - the agent is looking for two pieces of ID and insists one of them be the SIN - is this standard practice? I can't find anywhere online that SIN is requested during real estate purchases. Any help? Best

Dear All, I was recently sponsored for a Canadian PR by my Canadian spouse and we are beginning to operationalize our plan to move there. I have more than a decade of work experience in international think tanks and multinational organizations (OSCE, UN etc.). I have worked on conflict...

Dear All, My spouse is a Canadian has sponsored me for PR and we have just received an email requesting my passport. We also have a baby who is a Canadian citizen. I was wondering whether me staying with my wife outside of Canada (we work for different international organizations in the same...

Dear All, As I wait for my passport to be stamped, I have a few questions I would appreciate some help with if possible. Our visa process has taken us a bit off guard as it happened much quicker than anticipated so our plans are now all over the place. Landing: My spouse and baby are Canadian...

Hi, I have noticed that many people on the forum applied for their PR cards upon landing in Canada before leaving the country and having their friends/relatives send them over. I was however wondering - is it possible to apply for the PR card once your passport is stamped (i.e. once you're...

Dear All, I've just received an email requesting my passport from the Vienna office. I have 30 days to get the passport sent to them. Since I will be visiting Vienna on business in mid-June, I was wondering whether it is possible to submit the passport in person and pick it up in person without...

...and the entire package should be in Mississauga by Thursday the latest. I see a lot of posts complaining about radio silence from the CIC for weeks and months after sending everything in - I know it takes them 40+ days to process the sponsor eligibility but is there some email, note...

Hi, I've seen some pretty elaborate setups here about how people went about compiling and organizing their application. Still a few things are unclear. What we have organized at the moment is as following: One envelope for the Sponsor's forms and One envelope for the Principal Applicant...

Hi all, One quick question about children - my sponsor and I have a baby daughter who has received her Canadian citizenship certificate. We list her in a few forms that require us to list our kids but form 3901 question 8 says to provide information re: children and then basically only talks of...

Hi, Just a quick question on translating documents - I am aware that official documents such as birth certificates etc. require professional and certifiable translation. However my wife and I are including a bunch of other documents such as our doctor reports on our IVF attempts. Can we...

Hi everyone, Sorry to ask what has probably been asked before but I am confused about the checklist in 3901. My situation is as follows - my wife is a naturalized Canadian citizen sponsoring me for a PR. We have been living together for more than 7 years (outside Canada) and have been married...

Hi, I am just a little confused about the letter of employment requirement. My wife and daughter are Canadian citizens and we are applying for my PR. My wife has been living outside of Canada for 8 years. She works abroad. Question - does my wife need a letter from her employer to sponsor me...

Dear All, Just started preparing my application for spousal sponsorship after gathering every document under the sun. One quick question about dual nationality: is there any difference as to what nationality I apply as (I am Serbian and Bosnian) as long as I provide details of both? I was...