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Status changed to decision made. I received an email last month to say interview has been waived, and just requesting my final payment. So, question- it says "decision made" online, when do I officially hear from them and what is the next step to receiving my PR? Do I automatically get sent a...

Hey there! I just read a thread on another page regarding the fees and processing time. I only paid the first part of my fees (the sponsor/application fee, not the permanent residency fee) as I thought I'd wait til I got PR approval before paying the other $500. Does this add a couple of months...

Excellent! Thanks- looks like between 5-6 months.

Me- 29 year old New Zealander, in the Fitness Industry. Fiancee- 31 year old Engineer- Australian but naturalized Canadian. We met in Australia almost 2 years ago. Started a common law relationship December 2011, moved to Canada together July 2012. Just had stage 1 approval- Sponsor approved...

So My Canadian fiancee got sponsorship approval- stage 1 done! Now application is in Sydney (outland common law) we got stage 1 approval in two weeks. How long is stage 2 taking for everyone? I know the website says Sydney office= 10 months, but is it happening quicker than that?

Thanks Bagel bagel! Application sent! My NZ IEC visa expires October, so I'm cutting it fine to get my PR in time! But I'll just need to change my status to visitor if it's not here by then, is that correct? And hopefully it wont be too much after that as I wont be able to work!

Any tips or advice or things to double check before I send my application?? Has anyone been caught out on any questions that are a bit ambiguous? Or any signatures on certain pages forgotten? I'm scared to send my application off in fear I've missed something! I keep re reading it over and...

On the CIC website it states that your family members need a medical done wether accompanying you to Canada or not. Is this correct???

Great, thank you!

Filling an outland application for common law sponsorship (my Canadian partner and I live together here in Canada) questions 22 on, asking if my partner and I have had a formal celebration to recognize our relationship, and how we maintain contact when we are not together? I'm assuming I state...

What exactly is required? My Canadian partner is sponsoring me (Kiwi) but we were both in previous common law relationships a couple of years ago, for about 2 years. Do we just need to draft up a letter stating when the common law relationship ended, with our exes names, and have it signed and...

As I have now been living in Canada for 6 months- do I need to produce a Canadian Police certificate check too?

Thank you so much. Everyone on here has been so helpful. It has taken a lot of the stress away! If anyone has any more tips or advice for the outland common law application please let me know- submitting it as soon as my police check certs are back. Cheers

Aha, thanks for that. I think I'm probably better off hoping my PR gets here in time, and if not, then just not working for a month and change my status to visitor while I wait for the PR to come through..

Hello Just wondering if anyone has heard of, or used a labour market opinion form- from their employer- in order to stay in canada while waiting for PR approval? I am a New Zealander on the IEC one year work visa, which can not be renewed or extended. I am about to submit my application for...

It's an application for a regular work permit, not through IEC. If my employer fills out a labour market opinion form from Canadian human resources and social development then I am granted a regular work permit which will tie me over until my PR comes through. (which in my case it may be...

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So I just got through to CIC- and apparently with the outland application, I can still extend my IEC and work by filling in the "change your conditions or extend your stay as a worker" application. As long as it's done at least 2 months before the visa expires, as the processing time is about...

Also Rachiy, what did you mean about applying inland you are able to stay with your spouse during the process? I am with my spouse now in Canada, and I can still stay with him while we wait for my PR to come through yes? I'm on the NZ IEC work visa til October.

Hey Rachiy Thank you so much. I lived in Sydney the last 7 years before my partner and I moved here, so I'm getting an Aus police check too. Hoping to have application off buy the end of Feb, and yeah it's a straight forward case, we have been living together a bit over a year and have all...