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    Entering Canada on tourist visa while waiting for sponsorship?

    Hi everyone, I am currently waiting on my fiances common law sponsorship to be approved, we applied about 8 months ago. He has been asked to send in several documents (health check, police check) in the past few months but we are still waiting for it all to be approved. My question is, can he...
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    How long does it take CIC to confirm application has been submitted?

    Hi there I applied to sponsor my common law partner about a month ago, out of country. I tracked the package and know it was received by CIC but have not gotten any sort of confirmation from them. At what point in the application process do you usually first hear from them? I know it can take up...
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    Notice of Assessment Requirements

    Hi I am a Canadian citizen applying to sponsor my common law partner. I know we need to attach our most recent notice of assessment for our sponsorship application, but currently my 2017 notice of assessment has a $5000 charge on it because I was being audited. I have since been reassessed and...
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    Confused about a form’s directions. Please help

    I have a query about the following forms: IMM 5406 - Additional Family Information IMM 5669 - Schedule A Background informantion Does each person in the applicant’s family have to fill out their own copy of these forms? I see how this may be possible (yet seemingly unnecessary) for Schedule A...
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    Common law sponsorship - does being engaged help?

    Hello, I’m a Canadian citizen and my boyfriend is South African. We have been together for 2 and a half years and living together for 2 years. We are putting together our application and have many, many documents, proof, letters to prove our relationship and cohabitation. We are applying...
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    How to properly notarize documents for sponsorship?

    That is not what I’ve gathered from people in this forum who have applied for common law sponsorship... From another forum: “Ask 2 ppl from your family or friends to write letters about your relationship. Later u need to notarize them. You can attach more than 2 letters, but just 2 must be...
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    How to properly notarize documents for sponsorship?

    Hi, I’m currently in the process of putting together my application to sponsor my common law spouse. I know letters need to be notarized, but I want to know if they want a Notarial Copy of each letter. That is a certificate the lawyer signs that is attached to the letter saying it is a true...
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    Outland Common Law Sponsorship - documents that help? Success stories?

    Could anyone share information on what documents they sent in to prove a common law relationship? I've read the document checklist and many things online but looking to hear from someone who actually got approved for common law sponsorship. Please share any success stories. Thank you.
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    Sponsoring someone - police check required?

    Hi! I am a Canadian citizen applying to sponsor my South African common law partner. I have been living and working with my partner in Vietnam for 3 years. I understand from the application checklist that we will both need to obtain a police check from Vietnam and he will need to obtain a...
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    Common-law sponsporship (living out of Canada)

    Hello I'm a Canadian citizen who teaches in Vietnam. I met my boyfriend here three years ago, who is South African with English as his first language. We've been living together for two years and I want to sponspor him as a common law partner to come back to Canada with me. I am wondering if...