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Pretty bad from IRCC perspective, and my ability to cover all the financials, shelter, food, etc. seems irrelevant when it comes to Visitor Visa. - Has family (me) in Canada - Has other family in Canada - No savings - No recent employment documentation (cash) - No assets (e.g. vehicle) - No...

Has anyone applied for a Visitor Visa while awaiting PR application? Applied for Outland Sponsorship beginning of March, but was reading IRCC increased processing from 12 to 19 months. I wanted to avoid a Visitor Visa in the past as I felt it would be difficult to prove her ties to home country...

Hi all, Just curious if anyone has any experience with applying for a Visitor Visa while awaiting a Permanent Residency application? We've applied for Outland Sponsorship at the beginning of March, but I've been reading [1] IRCC increased the processing time from 12 to 19 (now 20) months, and...

Hi, I submitted my application online early this month, and was just reviewing some of the forms today, and noticed a mistake I made... I'm the sponsor and representative, so I filled out IMM 5476 as such with my own contact information. However on IMM 0008 I provided the same (my) email, but...

Hi all, Probably overthinking this, but I'm a little confused by the wording in IMM 5533E, Part B #5, Employment / Source of Income: You need to show that you can support the person(s) you are sponsoring. Provide documents from one of the following options: 1) If you are working in Canada...

Hi all, Probably overthinking this, but I'm a little confused by the wording in IMM 5533E, Part B #5, Employment / Source of Income: You need to show that you can support the person(s) you are sponsoring. Provide documents from one of the following options: 1) If you are working in Canada...

My interpretation is that it says "Date they met" and not "Date they met in person", so a video call should count nowadays; otherwise what are Virtual Meetings? I'm working through the form and have this scenario. However, I also have the scenario where I met them first over video, then later...

Hi all, Working on outland spousal sponsorship and have a few questions about IMM 5532: 1) Part B #2 asks "Do you have any relatives (including aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) living in Canada? If yes, give their full name(s), address(es) and relationship to you." My spouse has several family...

Glad to hear everything worked out for you! We'll be in Nairobi, so everything including any interview would take place there. Sure, if you have a contact that can answer questions or if you yourself want to answer some more questions about your experience, I'll happily pick anyone's brain. I'm...

That's a good idea, I'll try them too and see who gets back to me first. For anyone's reference: You can easily look up Canada's Embassies and Consulates across the globe at this Government of Canada webpage: https://travel.gc.ca/assistance/embassies-consulates Additionally, you can search for...

Hi all, I'm a Canadian currently planning to reunite with and marry a Kenyan citizen in the coming months, and trying to ensure we will have all the appropriate paperwork in order to avoid any issues that may put a halt on plans once I have travelled. I have most of the process figured out and...

Hi there, No, we haven't submitted anything yet. Long ways to go in filling out the applications. Still hoping for some feedback. Thanks.

Hello, We are looking into the process to apply for travel exemption for extended family member (exclusive dating relationship, Canada / Kenya) through IMM 0006. At the same time, we are also working through the Visitor Visa (TRV) application process. We are aware that you would not submit IMM...