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The website form is updated to June...not sure exactly when that happened though. I guess I'll wait on it then. Thank you!

The Xpresspost envelope was $20.90 (including tax). Sent on Thursday, received today (Monday).

Quick question: I just mailed my application (June 22nd, received today in NS today, June 26th). Unfortunately, I had everything prepared and ready to go a few days ahead of time...and hence just missed the form change. (I filled in the October 2016 form.) Given the immaterial change between...

Thanks! So last time, a month to take effect after assent and no down time.

Does anyone remember how long it took for the 4/6 rule to be implemented after C-24 received royal assent? Was there a period when CIC wasn't receiving applications at all while they were updating their forms and physical presence calculator? To be honest, I landed just before the previous...

You don't sound like you're currently pregnant.... 40+ (at first pregnancy!) is considered advanced maternal age and is a risk factor. Small stature may be also, particularly if the fetus is measuring large on ultrasound. It may not be as difficult for you to get a maternal request c-section...

She's technically still a visitor. And no, marriage is not "good enough" and she is not eligible for MSP. They need to apply for permanent residency ASAP (preferably Outland since she's American). Once the application is in process, he can apply for MSP for her (see link below). She still...

http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/pdf/covering-a-spouse-or-child-who-is-an-applicant-for-permanent-resident-status-in-canada.pdf No automatic MSP. Once you submit your wife's Outland application and your sponsorship gets approved, you need to submit a change form adding your wife. The...

Also, the relevant info for getting healthcare in BC: http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/msp/infoben/pdf/covering-a-spouse-or-child-who-is-an-applicant-for-permanent-resident-status-in-canada.pdf In summary, you can get coverage starting after the balance of the month CIC "accepts an application for...

Start your application now. Just print out a hard copy and start filling in what information you have by hand. You'll need to type in and "validate" the application on a computer before you submit anyway. Show officers the DRAFT application as proof you're serious about sponsorship. Also...

I think you may be a dual citizen. As per Leon's post, order a birth certificate (https://www.ontario.ca/Get%20a%20birth%20certificate) and try to apply for a Canadian passport (http://passport.gc.ca/index.aspx?lang=eng) or citizenship certificate...

Agree with this 100%. Aside from immigration issues, I think you need to seriously assess your plan to graduate med school abroad and do residency in Canada. My understanding is that there are next to no residency spots open in Canada for folks who didn't graduate from a Canadian med school...

I assume you're asking about US citizenship? Based on the above it sounds like you and your adopted parents live in Canada and have never lived in the US.... I don't think you're a dual citizen. You generally become a US citizen after you move to the US -- whether that happens automatically...

If this is correct, OP should consider what the implications are for her Danish citizenship. As per screech339, it doesn't sound like Canadian citizenship was formally renounced. However, the "piece of paper" you received at 18 may have been from the Danish government asking you to confirm...

Just my opinion, but until someone who's done a successful outland application while out of status in Canada comes forward to confirm, I wouldn't just take someone's word that it could be done because CIC doesn't explicitly forbid it. I know that's not the legal advice that I got. (CIC also...

It wasn't a regular TRV (I'm visa exempt). Maybe some sort of special category/H&C thing? I didn't really follow up with the lawyer because I thought it was easier to leave, file outland and reenter.

According to my lawyer, if I didn't leave, I would have had to apply inland -- a much longer process. Additionally with the inland application, she also recommended applying for a TRV to get back into status. Given that I had the option to leave, this didn't make much sense to me. I much...

Of course, you can always get unlucky and get an a$$hole officer. I'm just more generally optimistic on OP's chances. Are you aware of anyone who has had problems getting in with a previous overstay who has applied for PR (NOT temporarily visiting like in the article someone else posted)? In...

Yes, I guess it would be more accurate to say I was "no longer out of status" as opposed to "in status" once I left the country. On IMM 0008, Question 10, Country of residence, I put Canada for country and Visitor for status. The instructions about out of status etc. were added after I...

IMO most of the posters are being unnecessarily pessimistic about your situation. I overstayed by 2 years by the time I applied. I did almost exactly what you're planning on doing. I got my application ready to go and went on vacation to visit my parents in Asia. Husband mailed it while I...