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    I stayed outside canada 3 years and two months

    Hassan, is your spouse a Canadian citizen? If so, we were told by the landing officer that living outside of Canada, along with your Canadian spouse, still counts as time living in Canada.
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    How long can an immigrant stay outside Canada?

    We were also informed at landing that living outside of Canada, if your Canadian citizen spouse is with you, still counts as time in Canada. This could mean remaining outside of Canada for any extended period of time, even 10 years. We didn't realize this until the landing officer clarified it...
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    INLAND APPLICATIONS 2012

    aha! Found one thread on it: apparently I cannot post links, so the meat of it states: Quote: Many places have been evacuated, if you already know it is flooded, the likely hood of it still being a "go" is slim (IMO). Contacting the CIC call center will probably not be useful. If you have an...
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    INLAND APPLICATIONS 2012

    Has anyone experienced an issue in Calgary due to the State of Emergency /evacuations delaying their landing appointment? Or received any contact advising of a change in the appointment considering the flooding encompasses the building that the appointments are at?
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    INLAND APPLICATIONS 2012

    Thank you Rusty and Screech for the dedication on maintaining the spreadsheet, and the current color definition makes it even easier to understand. There are a couple of corrections that could be made to mine (app sent April 2012 in case that helps you locate it): OWP was 'sent in with the...
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    INLAND APPLICATIONS 2012

    Thank you Screech and Rusty for ensuring I'm on the spreadsheet, keep up the good work! Funny how many more like me crawl out of the woodwork as the excitement rises and decisions are made. I've not contributed to this forum but I sure have read nearly every page since applying:)
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    Goods-to-follow list required at landing interview?

    Thanks for the response LeisaP. The items my husband has remaining in the USA are minimal, however; he will need to import his car by driving back to the USA after the landing interview, and return to Canada after 3 days (in which time he'll drive down to get his prior belongings). The import...
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    Goods-to-follow list required at landing interview?

    Hello, It remains unclear to me whether the B4 'goods-to-follow' list is to be presented at the landing interview for someone who has completed the spousal inland application process. The interview is already scheduled for July 2013. Does anyone have some experience with this? Thanks!
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    INLAND APPLICATIONS 2012

    Thanks to all of your fabulous advice, the forums have really been a valuable resource as we have gone through the application process! I have good news to share:) My husband is the applicant, from the US, and I'm sponsoring, we live in Calgary. Timeline - App sent April 4 2012, received April...
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    Spousal Sponsorship

    You need to be sure whether you are applying outland versus inland when you are looking for the proper immigration forms for your situation. The confusion you have is probably related to just that. The download will also give you a documentation checklist which states all the forms you and...