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Thank you Naturgrl. My friend, his wife and two kids are now Canadian citizens (they were previously privately-sponsored refugees and arrived in Canada with PR status). The wife is the only child of her mother in Syria (father is deceased). The visa applicant (ie, the mother in Syria) has...

Update on visitor visa application for my friend's mother-in-law (submitted Dec 2023): The application was rejected, citing insufficient proof of ties to Syria. The family here are Canadian citizens and sent proof of their financial ability to support her during her entire visit and pay her...

This is all very discouraging, given that the OP's sister-in-law was refused a visa even though she appears to have strong ties to her home country through her employment and property ownership, but not so strong when it comes to 'family' ties. It seems like the threshhold is set extremely high...

Thank you, Mancini, Simba and others who have posted good information here. Although I was aware of the file review and short-hearing process, I didn't know that a claimant could actually apply to be considered for file review by RPD, with the understanding, of course, that the request might...

I have never been to Taiwan but I admire its progress and flourishing democracy, unlike the giant bully next door....

We thought of that, but it's not an option in this case. If you need a visitor visa to travel to Canada, you must apply online for one. Only online applications will be accepted and processed. However, you can apply on paper if: you can’t apply online because of a disability, or you’re...

Above post from yesterday is edited slightly for clarity. Just giving it a bump in the hope that someone will see it and be able to help. Thanks!

Hello, I am trying to help some friends (a married couple, both Canadian citizens) who are in the process of applying for a regular visitor visa (not a supervisa) for the wife's mother. We are not sure about something referenced in the online application (documents section) as 'letter of...

Thank you for sharing your story here. I know a few gay people who are waiting for their claims to be heard, and I think your summary could be useful and encouraging in terms of getting an idea of what to expect.

Thanks Scylla. I will suggest he explore LinkedIn and Indeed. I didn't realize that TFW's are expected to pay their own air fare--I thought it was the employer's responsibility to cover their initial travel costs and then deduct some or all of that cost from the worker's pay, over a period of...

"Most" hotel job offers are scams? This is quite concerning now. I thought that any employer posting in the Canada Job Bank with a 'globe' symbol in its ad (rather than a maple leaf) would have to show it already has a LMIA before getting its post approved by whoever screens/moderates the...

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any hotels or resorts who are looking to hire full-time temporary foreign workers in any capacity. A young person I met recently on an overseas trip asked me about this. He has already been working in various positions (desk clerk, receptionist, cashier) in...

Thank you for your response Scylla, and for pointing me in the right direction--there is some good information in that thread. If I had used words like 're-availment' or 'cessation' in my initial search on the forums, I might have found it. IRCC certainly could do a better job of describing...

Just giving this a bump in the hope that I can get a second opinion on my original question. I'm not saying that the first opinion is wrong, I would just like some clarification/confirmation, since my friend's status is permanent resident, not protected person. And he has a valid Canadian PR...

armoured wrote: He would be FAR better to apply for the refugee travel document, and to do it now. There is an issue that refugees should in most circumstances NOT travel with their home country passport, as it's considered (under law) 'availing oneself of home country protection'. That has...

I know someone who is a permanent resident waiting for his Canadian citizenship application to be processed. He is from Syria and was sponsored under the refugee program, and thus had PR status on arrival in Canada. Early next year, he would like to visit Dubai, where he worked for a few...

Thank you all for your replies, much appreciated. The consensus seems to be that a police certificate will not be needed. The only thing is, nobody mentioned 'country of origin' in their replies. The semantics were really tripping us up because IRCC does not give a clear definition of what...

Thank you. However, I just noticed on the bottom of my friend's 2018 UAE police certificate it says "valid for three months." So now we are not so sure, and wondering if anyone else could advise. I have tried twice today to get through to the IRCC call centre for clarification, and both times...

The instruction guide states: "You don’t need to provide a police certificate if you were in your country of origin immediately prior to becoming a permanent resident and landing in Canada, and this time falls within the past 4 years" I am helping a couple with their adult citizenship...

Hi, I am trying to help a friend apply for citizenship. He meets the residency requirements, but we have a question about language requirements. Back in 2019, he was assessed by a settlement agency to be at CLB 5, and they referred him to LINC. He then proceeded to take level 5-6 in person at...