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Since he is an dual citizen, I believe he would still need an eTA to enter Canada, which can be applied for online pretty easily. I'm not sure how it works with dual citizen ship, though, since he is also an American. If he has a valid US passport, he could likely use that to enter Canada at the...

I am/was the sponsor for my wife, and I took all of the screenshots from my phone/pc for our application. I'm not sure it matters too much whose device they come from, so long as it is clear who is who. For example, the screenshots from our iMessage texts, her photo was above her name, or on...

Yes, submit photos of the destination wedding. I assume this is the one that family came to, and you have photos of your family and her family all together for it. You can list it as a wedding celebration, since you didn't get married in the legal sense. You can also include a short explanation...

Hello all! My wife was issues her CoPR on Monday, and she picked up the paperwork yesterday from the NYC VAC. We're hoping for landing in the next couple months. Sponsor: Canadian Citizen PA: US Citizen Submitted: Oct 19, 2022 AOR: Jan 5, 2023 Biometrics Fee Requested: Jan 11, 2023 Sponsor...

We didn't hear back for a while. I spoke to him in late November 2023, he contacted them on Dec 1, 2023, and he got an update in Feb which he then shared with us. There weren't a lot of details, just couple of statuses that were changed and on what dates, but it did give us an idea of what was...

Since you are a PR, you cannot sponsor your spouse if you live outside of Canada. The ability to sponsor family members while living outside Canada is exclusively reserved for Canadian citizens. You will need to be living in Canada to submit the application and have it processed. Your best...

It needs to be 12 consecutive months to be considered common-law. He certainly can come for six months, and then extend his stay for another six. That’s how it’s usually done, so long as he’s okay with not being able to work during that one year period. This is pretty common, esp for couples...

Show records of job searches, searches for housing (such as emails from potential jobs/landlords/realtors), letters of support from family & friends to show that they are aware of your plans to move to Canada (mostly from your wife's side, as she is the sponsor). She can also open a deposit only...

Since she is a Canadian citizen, she can apply to sponsor you even if she's not currently in Canada, but she will need to show proof that you and her will be living in Canada once you become a PR.

Thank you!! It's been a long time coming, but the long processing time is partially our fault lol. We (stupidly) submitted our application as Conjugal Partner because we didn't fully understand what it meant... We have since gotten married, and IRCC seems to have taken pity on us, and made the...

Last update (for now): Her decision envelope (which I assume contains her CoPR paperwork) was just received at the NYC VAC this morning! She's planning to pick it up tomorrow :D

Yes! She dropped it off on Thursday, and we got confirmation on Friday that IRCC was processing it! Insanely fast. Ours has been in the works for 2 years, so I have to wonder if someone in IRCC lit a fire under someone’s butt to get it done lol.

So update! My wife just got the email that she was approved, and I expect we’ll get notice of her CoPR at the NYC VAC soon!!! Hoping for a soft landing later this year since we need to plan and get everything ready for the move!

As the others have said, conjugal partner sponsorship will not work for you and your girlfriend. Conjugal partner sponsorship exists so that people who have complicated circumstances can be together. That generally means one spouse is unable to travel to Canada or another country to get...

If you are in Canada, you can look up who your MP is on this website: Find Members of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada. Enter your postal code, and go with the current Member of Parliament that comes up. You can find their Constituency office (NOT Hill office)...

You can send it through the webform if there isn't an option to upload it to GCKey. I've had that issue as well, where they didn't put anything in the GCKey, and I had to use the email address they provided. In your case, the webform would be fine, though, as it's a single document. You will...

There is no exact timeline for sponsorship, but right now, it is showing as 9 months for inland, and 12 months for outland. AoR, generally, can take at least a month to arrive, though this is not exact. Mine took several months to show up (submitted Oct '22. got AoR in Jan '23). Every one's...

Background checks are notorious for taking a long time to clear because that involves communicating with other countries. When my wife and I's application went a long while without communication, and we crossed the 13-month mark (that was the current timeframe for outland applications) we went...

Then yes, you would be still considered living in Canada. I'd assume that you have a permanent address to return to once you come back from your trip. The question for living outside Canada is more for people who have moved to other countries for long-term work. Visiting for a couple of months...

If you get married and begin a spousal sponsorship, then he would be able to apply for an open work permit once you receive the AoR. In that case, be prepared to offer A LOT of proof of relationship, as IRCC tends to scrutinize applications for spousal sponsorship a good bit more if the couple...