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Sorry for going off-topic. I just wanted to update everyone on a successful visa experience. It took my wife 8 months to get her visa, from April to November. In December I flew to Moscow and celebrated my third Russian New Year with her, and then in January we flew to Toronto. Immigration was...

Sorry for going off-topic. I just wanted to update everyone on a successful visa experience. It took my wife 8 months to get her visa, from April to November. In December I flew to Moscow and celebrated my third Russian New Year with her, and then in January we flew to Toronto. Immigration was...

Hmm, well, not exactly your situation. I was living in Moscow, Russia with my wife but had to move back to BC in order to sponsor her. When I was in Moscow I missed home like mad, but I can tell you in hindsight that it was the wrong decision. It took 10 months of separation for her to get her...

Yes, same with mine. Mostly clothes, a smartphone and a laptop, as well as a necklaces, wedding and engagement ring, etc. Definitely no guns or vehicles, and I'm the one bringing back good Russian vodka ))

Thank you for the information. This is all very helpful!

Hello everybody, Hopefully this isn't too redundant. I've searched a lot through these forums and on google and haven't been able to get a clear answer. My wife got her PR visa and we're landing in Toronto mid-January. I'm not sure what the process is and, more importantly, what documents...

Thanks guys. A new update: she got her PR visa!!! We're booking flights from Moscow to British Columbia for the end of January. Wow!

My wife got her PR visa today! It took 215 days, and only 6 days to process and issue the visa! I'm off to Russia in 2 weeks to spend another beautiful Russian New Year in Moscow, and then we're flying back to British Columbia. I can't believe this is over! So this is how everybody else who...

My wife received the following email from the Canadian embassy in Moscow: "It appears your file is complete and we are now ready to issue your permanent resident visa"! Needless to say that we're both ecstatic :) She had to fill out a form asking for all the basic information about her and me...

Yes, she lives in the Moscow oblast ))

Passport requested! Letter from the embassy said "We are ready to issue your permanent resident visa" Urrah! :D

An old man is at a hockey game between the Montreal Canadians and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The seat next to him is empty, and he is sobbing and crying quietly to himself. The woman next to him leans over and says "Is everything okay, sir?" "I'm alright." The mans answers. "It's just that my...

Haha, good jokes. I don't know any really clean ones, so I'll give you a lighter dirty one (I heard this from an American friend): Two Canadian guys are sitting at a bar, bored. They decide to play 20 Questions. The first Canadian thinks up the word "Moose c**k" and laughs. "Okay, try to guess...

Wife received an email today requesting a translated and notarized copy of her birth certificate (I can't believe we didn't see it was missing from the huge pile of papers). Also, ecas now says "In Process"!!!! Yahoo!!

This waiting is frustrating. It's been nearly 200 days and we've heard nothing. Who has received their visa, and who is also still waiting?