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Be clear, honest and accurate in everything you write in the application. Your goal is not to make the immigration officer work more than they have to.

The requirement stated in the Government of Canada website that the photo must be taken by a commercial photographer. The problem in your case is that ... although the photo was taken by a commercial photographer (i assume), the printing part is not done by the same person/studio. Part of the...

1. I don't think it matters where you land. However, it might be a problem if the CBSA officer suspect that you will not be at the address where the PR card is being sent. - which is what happened to us. Not a big deal, just apply for the Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD) before the next...

My wife completed her landing procedure in Vancouver on 23 Jul 2019 and subsequently stayed in Canada for 18 days before returning to Hong Kong to tie-up some lose ends. We plan to return to Canada around end of February 2020. We presented a “list of goods to follow” to the CBSA officer...

Hey guys We want to share our experience in our recent soft landing at the Vancouver International Airport on 23 July 2019. I'm the Sponsor (CDN Citizen) and my wife was the PA. Some background information... My wife's immigration visa expires on 10 Aug 2019 and we were in Canada from 23/7 to...

I actually think it makes sense that the Canadian Government doesn't publish any formal breakdowns, for a good reason too. It forces the would be immigrants to critical think and research the true cost of living in Canada is (of course, the costs vary wildly in different cities). For me, i...

Hey abhisheknair1989 As others mentioned, you have completed the first couple phases of your application and the actual evaluation of your application has just began. For my timeline, please see below in my signature block. The next stage is the evaluation of your wife's eligibility. In this...

Did you send your application via registered mail or a courier? I sent my wife's application in Hong Kong via FedEx and at least this one I get notified when it gets to the processing centre

Ahhhh...... no news is good news.

Thanks very much for your quick reply! this is so nerve-wrecking!

Hey Guys, My spousal sponsorship has been on-going for a while now and i like to seek some opinions from you guys: Sponsor (me): Canada Citizen living in Hong Kong for the sole purpose of waiting my wife's PR Applicant: Chinese Citizen living in China (Guangzhou) Application Sent from Hong...

Hey guys, i need help with a letter i got from IRCC Background: Sponsor (me): Canadian Citizenship Living in Hong Kong (since June 2017) PA: Mainland Chinese living in Mainland China Here are the two questions from IRCC: 1. Credible evidence of your and your spouse’s plans to establish...

My tactics in writing these forms is to Leave No Spaces Untouched. This means for this question 4. If you are not living together, have you visited each other during your relationship? i checked "yes" If no, explain why not. "N/A - We visit each other during weekends...

Hey all. I just received a message from IRCC (Hong Kong VO) online requesting us to give them more information. The followings are copied from the message The letter is placed in my dropbox with the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a9v8tvrisl56fpe/Blacked.pdf?dl=0 A. Client...

IRCC only cares about the sponsors under the following situation: 1. Declared bankruptcy 2. On welfare/social assistant 3. Has more than one dependents other than the Principle Applicant. 4. Among others Point 3 above refers to the LICO (Low-Income Cut Off) where you need a certain annual...

MSP is a mandatory medical program in every province. It doesn't matter if you are employed or not. MSP is not a social assistant

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As you know already, family sponsorship places the the burden of financial support on your sponsor alone. He is contractually bound to be financially responsible for all those he sponsors (Spouse/Common-Law partners, children, etc). IRCC provides Low-Income Cut Off (LICO) guideline as to the...

i got a very general question: Now many people have their application status as a code "(i.e. NA1, AOR, MEP...etc). Now, when i check my wife's application, we don't see these codes.... reasons?

Me (Sponsor, Canadian) Wife (PA) Dropped into mail box (Hong Kong to Mississauga): 02 June 2018 Fedex Tracker arrival at Mississauga: 07 June 2018 IRCC confirmation of receciving package: 06 July 2018 Request for Medical: 26 July 2018 Sponsor approval: 27 July 2018 Application forwarded to Hong...