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Hi All, Last Friday I landed at Peace Arch border crossing and thought some of you might be interested in my experience. We had planned to travel from Vancouver to Bellingham for the day, and land upon returning to Canada that evening. I thought it best to explain our full plan to the US border...

Make sure you use the application guide for outland - the inland application package is quite different.

Thanks very much! Just updated it with as much information as I have right now. I'm currently living in Canada on a temporary work permit due to expire in May (it isn't eligible for extension), so relieved that I won't have to leave the country when that expires. I'll head to the border and...

VO is Ottowa

Hi all! I just received my PPR and ECAS changed to decision made! Email received immediately as the change occurred. Applied late November, background check has been in process for about 2.5 months. Check the spreadsheet for more info. Good luck everyone! So relieved!

Interesting! Paying attorney fees was never an option for me, and I had the impression that my friend hadn't prepared much before instructing a representative (hence my impression of a speedier app preparation process).

I think it depends on how crucial time is for you - hiring an attorney definitely speeds up the application process (took me approx. four months to submit VS around a month for a friend who used an attorney). If you are able to research and submit your own application, I'd strongly recommend it...

Without the advice of a lawyer and it being my first immigration application, it took me about four months of earnest part-time work (doing 1-4 hours work on it per day). This includes time spent reading and rereading manuals, forums, and other resources, checking all paperwork, requesting...

Great! I guess we'll see. I'd like to think that my case is straightforward (together for three years, living together for two, moved together from the UK to Canada etc) and have heard that the process can be faster for visa exempt countries. Will be updating the November spreadsheet as soon as...

Hey guys, Thanks for the replies! Sorry for my confusing responses (still waking up :D). To confirm: Changes occurred on MyCIC about a week or two after receiving SA (and have remained the same ever since) - my application/profile details read: Application/profile status Open Review of...

Hi Guys! First time poster, long time lurker. This forum has been a daily read throughout my application process - thanks for all the insight so far. Having searched pretty extensively and read around the topic on the forum and elsewhere, I still can't find many others who've written about my...