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    got married, which additional docs are required?

    I have a FSW immigration application that is still “in process.” I recently got married so I updated my information by contacting CIC through their Case-Specific Enquiry website and attaching a scanned copy of my marriage certificate. My spouse will not be accompanying me in my immigration to...
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    Does international student applying for work permit have to be enrolled?

    My question was about applying for a TFW (temporary foreign worker) permit, not off-campus work permit, while in Canada with a valid study permit. So, the CIC does require TFW permit applicants (residing in Canada with valid study permits) to submit "proof of academic standing from last two...
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    Does international student applying for work permit have to be enrolled?

    Thanks. I was worried that CIC staff will reject a TFW permit application when they see that I'm not currently enrolled. But, if previous or current enrollment is not required, why do they ask for "Proof of academic standing at institution: letter or transcript from last two periods of study" in...
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    Does international student applying for work permit have to be enrolled?

    If a person holding a valid study permit wants to apply for a work permit (Temporary foreign worker program) from inside Canada, does the person have to be currently enrolled? enrolled during the immediate previous semester enrolled? need not be currently enrolled or enrolled during the...
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    Who issues the WP if you applied from inside Canada?

    Related questions: Can a person on a study permit (who has a job 0ffer) apply from inside Canada for a temporary work permit? Or is that person only allowed to apply for either an off-campus work permit or a post-graduation work permit? If that person wants to apply for a temporary work...
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    Apply for a work permit while hoding a study permit

    It's better if the wife applies for an open work permit as spouse of an international student. As an ESL student, she cannot apply for an off-campus work permit. The eligibility criteria for the OCWP excludes students who are here just for an ESL program...
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    Who issues the WP if you applied from inside Canada?

    If a person applies for a work permit from inside Canada, where does he get the work permit? Does it just get mailed to him or does he have to go to a POE (e.g., Peace Arch)? Person is applying for WP from inside Canada because he currently is on a study permit but he has a job offer. He's...
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    Question about entering US with Canadian Citizenship (also has Green Card but..)

    You can apply for your US visitor visa in Canada. I applied for my B1/B2 visa (dual business/pleasure visitor visa) on Aug. 28 last year at the Vancouver consulate. They don't give the visa to you the same day. Instead, you are required to bring a stamped self-addressed envelope. I brought an...
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    intermediate health insurance - urgent

    Are provincial health care rules different in Ontario. I'm an international student in BC and I have a provincial health care plan (BCMSP). That is in addition to the Health & Dental Care Plan I get through the University (specifically, through the Graduate Student Society). In BC, being...