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I have seen quite a few questions from members of this forum on various matters regarding to returning to Canada after spending two to three years outside Canada. some of the common apprehensions relate to whether the immigration officials would question you regarding the reason behind your long...

Kerala Cultural Association of British Columbia has brought out a comprehensive New Comers' Guide for the benefit of new immigrants. Though the contents are primarily focused on Vancouver, I am sure that new and not-so-new immigrants elsewhere in Canada would also benefit from it. It would...

Hi, Don't worry, just carry two lists, one showing any costly/electronic/jewelry items you are carrying and one showing the goods you may bring in later, if you are planning to come back and undertake the permanent move later. There is no specified format, but seniors, especially Qorax, has...

Hi, I have had more serious medical problems and yet was cleared by the medical authorities. Read about it in my blog (http://raju-thomas.com/when-canada-was-still-beckoning-how-could-i-ignore-2/) under the heading 'Medical Miracle'. Immigration authorities are quite lenient with medical...

Hi Tim, Thank you for your honest opinion. Since your comment is in stark contrast to scores of others' who liked the posts, may I know what exactly was it you found boring? The subjects dealt with, or my writing style? Incidentally, my latest posting, titled " Have Canadians Won Any Prize For...

Emboldened by the popularity of my first two blog-posts, I have now published my third post in the same series – covering my landing and subsequent short stay at Toronto – at www.raju-thomas.com. As always, your comments, especially with constructive criticism, are welcome.

Dear Daash, I'm sure you must have read my own similar (or rather worse) medical condition here (and also given in detail in my blog www.raju-thomas.com). You will be fine. Stop worrying :) See you in Canada soon. (I too will be moving finally to Vancouver in October this year) :)

Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart. I am now working on the third part, which covers my landing in Toronto and return to India, and my future plans for permanent relocation to Canada. As always, I will look forward to your feedback, especially comments and suggestions about my future...

To add to what has already been written rightly by all who answered so far, if you either have the slightest doubt about your eligibility, and/or are a borderline applicant (as far as eligibility points are concerned), I would strongly advise you to obtain the services of a reputed immigratoin...

Thanks for your words of encouragement. I am now planning to turn my website raju-thomas.com into a resources website for future immigrants. I propose to include links to various sites with useful information for future applicants as well as new immigrants and also articles, answers to readers'...

I thank all those who visited my blogpost and posted encouraging comments. My second post, covering a number of issues normally faced by many of the applicants, is now posted at http://rajusmeanderings.wordpress.com/. Please feel free to visit, read and record your frank opinions and comments at...

As you must have noticed, I finally got around to writing more about my experiences in a blog and have given the link in a seperate post here. Hope the current and future postings in my blog would be of some help to those in situations similar to mine.

After I had posted about my own experience with a complicated medical condition, and had mentioned in passing about my exposure to numerous issues connected with Canadian Immigration, some members of the Forum who are ever helpful here (God bless their tribe! :) ) suggested that I become more...

Right, Captain, as usual :) But let us stick to our handles and nicknames here (which you can't, since you are already a celebrity :) ). Feel free to PM, and I'll send you my personal email ID so that we could remain in touch. Merry Christmas to you and family, Imadeit

OK, Sonir. I promise I will open a new thread and share my experience with everyone shortly. Actually I was hesitating so far, since I am really hard pressed for time. But having seen how some dedicated members (there are too many of such wonderful people around - so mentioning a few names would...

Trust me to be ‘different’! When almost all the species known to hibernate do that in winter, here I am, choosing to come out of it in the middle of winter :) For me, it was not exactly a struggle. I already had a successful career in India when I applied, and have been making steady progress...

Yes, Visas in old (cancelled) passports are valid for travel and landing, provided that the landings are made before expiry of the validity of visa. Just keep the old passport stapled to the new one.

Dear Mitali, I have been a silent reader of this Forum for a while now. Though I have been tempted many a times to participate in certain discussions, I never did so far due to various reasons. In fact, my own story covers almost all the aspects being discussed here, rejection, resubmission of...