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    Brazilian gf to Canada for 4th time, now as fianceé, should that be disclosed?

    My (Brazilian) girlfriend already came to Canada 3 times to visit me (I'm a Canadian citizen). In July (2011) she's coming here again for the 4th time, but this time as my fianceé, because last year we got engaged. Soon she will have to apply for a tourist visa, which she obviously will need...
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    Applying for PR and then goes to study in Canada: a good idea or no?

    Hmm I see.....I don't know their logic behind that, but to me it sounds very, very ironic.....!!! If in the end (hopefully!!) they will give her the PR anyway, I see no reason why they shouldn't grant her the tourist visa. Plus, I think it rather hurts that they would just assume she would not...
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    Applying for PR and then goes to study in Canada: a good idea or no?

    Nice to know Leon! That's comforting to know!! :) Hmmmm but what if she has applied for PR? It's obvious that means she wants to stay in Canada. Her chances still become very small??! So you're saying that if at the beginning the application was outland (because she applied from abroad), and...
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    Applying for PR and then goes to study in Canada: a good idea or no?

    Hi guys, I'm curious about some things, and I was wondering if you can give me your opinions? I'm Canadian, and my girlfriend (whom I will eventually marry) lives in Brazil. 1. Is it a red flag for the CIC if I marry her and then sponsor her right away (i.e: within 1 month or 2)? Would that...
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    If the CIC doesn't accept calling cards, how do I prove my calls?

    Wow.....it's quite comforting to know that many of you were/are in the same situations as me, and succeeded! I want to succeed too...hehehe..... =) Yes thankfully we did have photos of us together when she was here in Canada.....I took at least 1700 photos, so I think that should be enough...
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    If the CIC doesn't accept calling cards, how do I prove my calls?

    Hi guys, Thanks so much for the reponse! I'm seeing a lot of nice insights here =). Mitamata, your "one and one makes two" tip is brilliant, and certainly I will give it a try! I have another dilemma now...when I'm sponsoring her, I will have visited her in Brazil for 3 or 4 times, whereas she...
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    If the CIC doesn't accept calling cards, how do I prove my calls?

    Hi guys, I live in Canada, and my girlfriend is Brazilian. In a few years we will get married and I will sponsor her to Canada. My dilemmas are: 1. I call her by using calling cards (since it's cheaper that way, because regular long distance calls are mighty expensive as you know), but I'm...
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    Does the CIC do phone interviews?

    Hi guys, Some questions: 1. You know for the sponsorship process, how sometimes the foreign spouse gets interviewed by the CIC? Is this done over the phone, or would they ask us to travel to the city where the interview takes place? For example: once I marry my girlfriend (she's Brazilian) and...
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    Did you sponsor/get sponsorred successfully? Read this please...

    Thanks so much saralune. I never knew about this dual intent thingy. It's a good read! That post says "If a person enters the country as a visitor, but with the intent to apply in-land once in Canada..that is dual intent, and is grounds for refusal." But here's the thing though: my girlfriend...
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    Did you sponsor/get sponsorred successfully? Read this please...

    Thank you marpleleafs!! What do you think about my Step 2? (see my first post). According to saralune, if my girlfriend admits that she comes here to marry me, she may not get the tourist visa. But if she comes here and doesn't admit that she will marry me, then during the sponsorship process...
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    After the interview : how do we know ....

    Seriously? Is that really a good indicator of whether or not you got the visa? Because from what I know, for many people, it's like this: they are granted the permanent residence, and they get a call from the visa centre, asking them to send their passport, so the visa could be attached...
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    Did you sponsor/get sponsorred successfully? Read this please...

    Hi guys (especially those who successfully sponsored or got sponsored successfully), I am Canadian and my girlfriend is Brazilian. We plan to get married, and after that I will sponsor her to Canada. My questions are: 1. *IF* we get married in Brazil, then once I have successfully sponsored...