Canusa2016 said:
Thank you so much for this advice!
Just want to clarify - can you pay the application fees at anytime? Do you actually think printing out our in-progress PR forms would help?
yes you can pay the fees at any time, and they can be paid separately. you just need to make sure all receipts are in your package.
yes, in my experience it definitely helped. i always carried a copy of my application before and after it was submitted. one look at the thick envelop and they knew i was serious. they never actually went through the papers. (though i did take them out once, and the receipt was on top, so they would have seen that)
Canusa2016 said:
Also, in regards to ties to the US would a return ticket to Boston and significant US investments help?
yes for the return ticket, though it will depend on the officer and how he feels about your husband's answers to other questions since tickets can be cancelled. if he sticks to a story saying i'm visiting my wife until xx date, here is my return ticket, then more than likely that will not cause any concern. keep in mind a) make sure the ticket isn't for too far out and it looks like a legitimate amount of time a person would come to visit. and b)they have the ability to limit his stay until that date. if they do that, he will have to apply to extend his stay as a visitor.
not really for the investments - in my experience, they ONLY cared about living and working situations. they didn't care about bank accounts or posessions because a) a person can leave that behind and go anywhere, and b)you can still access the money when you get into canada. also, plenty of foreign living people have us investments, so that doesn't necessarily prove a "tie" to the us.
I'm sorry about your mom. Take your time to grieve, if you don't have a chance during the landing phase make sure you take the time in the near future.