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    WHEN YOUR PARENT SPONSORSHIP 2014 APPLICATION REACHED CPC-M? UPDATE HERE...

    mspjal, The instruction was to submit the passport at a VFS office in India who will then send it to CHC, New Delhi. There was also the option of submitting it to CPC Ottawa: "if you and all the accompanying dependents on your application are currently in Canada and plan to be in Canada for at...
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    WHEN YOUR PARENT SPONSORSHIP 2014 APPLICATION REACHED CPC-M? UPDATE HERE...

    Hi folks, My Mom (who lives in India) finally received her passport request yesterday. Application sent: Jan 1st week 2014. Sponsorship approval: sometime in Spring 2016. PCC, medical: July 2016. Request for my Dad's death certificate: Sep 19 2016, sent immediately. Passport request: 27-Sep...
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    WHEN YOUR PARENT SPONSORSHIP 2014 APPLICATION REACHED CPC-M? UPDATE HERE...

    Thank you RoyalNS. Based on the information you provided here, I was able to link my Mom's sponsorship application. It says "Medicals passed", I wonder how much more time from now.
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    Conditions that can lead to medical inadmissibility

    Does anybody know what kind of medical conditions can lead to inadmissibility? My Mom is going for medicals next week. She has arthritis and is taking medication for depression. I was wondering if I have a reason to worry.
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    WHEN YOUR PARENT SPONSORSHIP 2014 APPLICATION REACHED CPC-M? UPDATE HERE...

    Hi, the only correspondence I received was by email saying that I am eligible as a sponsor. After that my Mom received this. Sorry I don't know what exactly GCMS notes are.
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    WHEN YOUR PARENT SPONSORSHIP 2014 APPLICATION REACHED CPC-M? UPDATE HERE...

    Hi folks, My mother's application has taken a step forward. Today she received at her email address request for a police clearance certificate and a request for medicals. Application date: 8-Jan-2014.
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    WHEN YOUR PARENT SPONSORSHIP 2014 APPLICATION REACHED CPC-M? UPDATE HERE...

    Hi vnexpress, I only remember it was the first week of Jan 2014 (may be 6-Jan-2014).
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    WHEN YOUR PARENT SPONSORSHIP 2014 APPLICATION REACHED CPC-M? UPDATE HERE...

    I applied to sponsor my mother in Jan 2014. Today I got an email saying that I have met the requirements for eligibility as a sponsor. But it also says that the application has been forwarded to CPC-Ottawa, which is a surprise. I was expecting it to go to New Delhi (since my mom lives in India)...
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    May2014 applicants

    Congratulations, "WE LOVE CANADA". I was there at the 10.30 am ceremony, might have ran across you. om saif, Your birth certificate is not required for the test or the oath.
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    May2014 applicants

    Hi russ007, We were called together. The questions were addressed to each of us separately... aimed more at testing our language skills. Questions like - tell me about yourself? your family? etc.
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    May2014 applicants

    I did my test today and got the oath letter immediately afterwards. Both my wife and I were done with the interview in 5 minutes. The officer casually glanced through our passport stamps. Guess there was not much concern on our application, we had full 4 years of basic residence with only about...
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    How frequently can a visitor visit Canada?

    My Mom has a multiple entry visitor's visa to Canada. She visited us last year from June-November. She would like to visit us again this year from March to September. I am thinking if CBSA would consider that as too frequent? Is there a thumb rule on how often can a visitor enter Canada?
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    May2014 applicants

    Hi jma, I did the fingerprints here, only because it is close to where I live: https://canadianfingerprintagency.com/
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    May2014 applicants

    Hi jma, I received the FP request on 3rd or 4th of December. I went to the fingerprint agency the next day. Don't know when CIC received them. I got the FP request from St Clair, although my test is in Scarborough.
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    May2014 applicants

    I received my test invitation today. Applied: 12 May 2014 Fingerprint request: 1st week of Dec, submitted FP immediately Test: 6 Feb 2015. Local office: Scarborough
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    St.Clair or Scarborough office? --- Markham, Ontario

    I applied from Markham and my file is in Scarborough. Not sure how that helps you though.
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    Do I meet basic residency requirement if I was a student for three years

    If you have never lived in Canada since September 2011, your PR status might be in jeopardy. Citizenship should be the least of your concerns.
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    May2014 applicants

    rm34, The moment you take the oath, you cease to be an Indian citizen, which means your Indian passport is not valid. This is what the Indian consulate's website says: http://www.cgitoronto.ca/content/surrender-certificate-0 It is a punishable offence under the Indian Passport Act, 1967 to...
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    May2014 applicants

    I got a fingerprint request today from St Clair (so that's my local office, then?) Timeline: Application sent: 12-May-2014 Recd line disappeared: 18-Oct-2014
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    Canada Tax Implications - Housing Loan

    If the property is rented, you need to pay tax on the rent received. However, the interest being paid on the loan can be deducted from the rental income. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/rntl/bt/rprt/xpns/ln8710-eng.html