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Hi, everyone! My husband (PR since June 2016) and I recently bought a house. I can't find it on the CIC website but I think I remember reading something back then about notifying them about any address changes. That might have been during the application process though - I'm just not sure. So...

I sponsored my husband to come to Canada back in 2015, but we didn't file his taxes until this year (he wasn't working, I didn't think he had to file with no income, so we ended up doing 2 years at a time this year). We mailed both of our returns at the same time (he couldn't net-file because...

Whoops! I must have misread something - my bad! The issue we ran into was that my husband couldn't obtain an eTA as an Austrian citizen, so he wouldn't have been allowed on the plane back home without a valid PR card. Since the Americans don't need that, OP should definitely have an easier time.

Hi, Rsquare! My husband and I had a similar issue when we didn't receive his PR card within the typical 3 month period. I wouldn't suggest flying internationally without the PR card. Your COPR is not a valid travel document and doesn't guarantee you entry into Canada. You could pretend to be...

My insurance company (TD) has just informed me that they can't accept my husband's 15-year driving history from Austria, and they want to insure him as a brand new driver, basically at the same rate that a 16 year old would have, even though his license is international and transferred directly...

Hi all! So my husband entered Canada on May 13, 2015 as a visitor, we applied for inland spousal sponsorship and he became a permanent resident on June 30, 2016. We traveled back to his home country this past christmas to visit family, and re-entered Canada together on Dec. 30 of this year. He...

You're fine! I work from home as well and our application went through just fine. The important thing is that you're aware of the financial obligations involved in the undertaking, regardless of who makes more money.

Just a quick update for you all! My husband became a permanent resident back in June, but we haven't received his PR card yet. There was an issue with the photos we provided, so we sent new ones in early August and were told it should only be a month or so before he got his card. Well, it's...

Hi Claudio, we applied on Sept 11 2015, my husband became a permanent resident on June 30 2016. We had to re-do the medical, and from there it only took a month for the process to complete. You're in the home stretch, just be patient!

I tried, but it didn't show anything in ECAS as far as I could see. :( The last entry was from the letter we got telling us when my husband's landing appointment was. Since then, nothing.

I was one of the posters who wondered about why you chose the common law route instead of being married. I want to be clear that I wasn't trying to imply that you'd be rejected if you applied common law. I was just curious why you chose that route. Honestly, if you're going to go ahead and get...

Haha, that's true. But it seems like they're missing the proof they need to make a strong case for common-law sponsorship. There's definitely a higher burden of proof there. Sponsorship is no joke and I figure, if you're serious enough to take that step, why not be serious enough for marriage...

Do you have any mail that was delivered to both of you at the same address? It might be helpful to include the envelopes or letters, in addition to the banking statements you have. Utility bills are useful too. With a common-law application, you need to be able to prove you two have been living...

Thanks! I've had awful experiences with the call centre so far. Hopefully the people in NS are able to help us! I'll try calling them today. I hadn't seen the Solemn Declaration Form yet. That's really helpful! 2 weeks is crazy fast for CIC. I'm impressed. Hopefully, that will help us out too...

Alright. I'm starting to get stressed out. My husband landed as a permanent resident in Calgary back in June, but we haven't received a PR card in the mail yet. Back in August, we got a letter asking for new photos for the card - they changed the requirements on us and we needed new photos...

Hi, Cuo! Don't worry. My husband and I didn't even live together for the first year and a half of our marriage because of the immigration issue. We had no joint bank accounts and only chat logs, photos, wedding stuff, and flight records as proof. We were approved just fine. However, we were...

My husband became a permanent resident back in June, but hasn't received his PR card in the mail yet. There was an issue with the photos we provided (they changed the requirements on us!) but we sent new photos to Nova Scotia right away. Still haven't heard anything about it. We're still 2 weeks...

It's definitely the biggest part. For reference, we gave them: 1. A photo timeline of our relationship, from day 1 to our application day. This part was fun - like making a scrapbook of our relationship! We made sure to include photos of us on various trips we took, lots of different locations...

Thanks, Scylla! I figured it wouldn't be an issue, since he is paying for it just like everyone else. But you can never be too careful!

My husband got his PR back in June. He's been working since then, and is going to school now for 2 months to get his trades certification. He's worked enough hours with his current company to collect EI and all signs point to him being eligible to collect it, but we're not sure if that counts as...