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Hi guys, I've tried looking up this issue, but I haven't found a situation that is identical, so please forgive me if this has been answered before. My wife who is Canadian "assumed" my family name after we got married. She now has my name on her social insurance card and her health card, etc...

Awesome! Thanks so much for the advice!

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Thanks for the info! What (part of the) application would I append this extra documentation to though?

Hi folks, Thanks for the wonderful forum and answering my previous questions. Had another hiccup that came up as we're looking further into applying for my PR in Canada. I'm from the US and am applying for PR through my spouse, who is Canadian. The problem is that I am the sole provider, my...

Thanks so much everyone, the advice here really helps. I don't think we have any factors that would make them doubt our marriage - US immigration didn't and we've been living together since we've applied for that. It seems that outland is the way to go in our situation. Really appreciate all...

Thanks for a thorough response, much appreciated :) You say 6-8 months, but what I read on CIC is 2 months stage 1 and 18 months for stage 2 on the east coast (20 if applying through the west coast) - do these just vary a lot on average? But if so, that means some people take as long as 28...

Thanks for the quick reply guys! I meant odd vacations with regards to the US. I have family here, I'd like to visit them once in a while. Can I still do that while applying inland? Usually they ask at the border how long you plan on visiting - if I'm being honest, I'd say "however long I can...

Hi folks! I hope it's ok that I'm starting a new topic - I tried to browse through the super long stickies, but there's quite a lot of stuff on there and I wasn't sure what to search for. Basically, I have a few questions, here's my background first: I'm American, I met my wife in 2010 while...