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Usually the expiry date on your visa is the date you have to enter Canada by. It's up to the IO at the port of entry to decide how long you can stay. They usually allow everybody to stay for 6 months.

Re: ? How long a local CIC office take to process in Canada sponsorship applicat It's hard to say. It depends on the local office. Some of them are really busy and it takes up to 18 months to process, others are really fast and they process files in a few months. The best thing to do is to call...

Ok, if you are a Canadian citizen you don't need to go back to Canada to start the application. You can sponsor your wife from outside the country. If you are a PR of Canada you can only sponsor your wife if you are in Canada. So you can pay the immigration fees and take the receipts with you...

You don't need an employment letter from your ex employer. They are more interested in your current situation, so you should get one from your current job. Don't worry about your financial situation because spousal sponsorship cases are exempt from income requirements. All they are interested in...

The only advice I can give you is to try as hard as you can to convince the immigration officer that you don't intend to stay in Canada for to long and that you are just visiting for a short while. I've seen people succeeding, so it's definitely worth trying. If you don't get the visa, you don't...

If you didn't visit each other just write N/A or write an explanation on a separate sheet of paper ( that you didn't need to visit each other because you were together the whole time). And for the second question just follow the instructions on the Document Check List. It tells you which...

Lying is definitely not a good idea. I wouldn't suggest it.

First of all, 5000$ is more than enough for a short visit in Canada. You will need an invitation letter from your friend. The fact that you are a student in Egypt should be a plus for you because that proves that you will return to your country at the end of your stay. And just a suggestion, you...

For your first question, yes, I guess your boarding pass would be enough proof of when you entered Canada. About working while waiting for AIP, yes, it is possible, but you have to find an employer willing to sponsor you( the employer has to prove he couldn't find a Canadian to do that job...

Did they stamp your passport when you came into Canada? If yes, you are in trouble because you are subject of removal at any time, but you still have a chance to apply for Restoration of Status within 90 days of the expiry of your visa and pay the 200$ fee. About sponsoring under the family...

The Open Work Permit is different from a regular work permit because you don't need to have a job offer and it's available only for PR inland applicants. You have to send it in with your PR application and mention in a cover letter that you don't want it to be processed until AIP is reached. The...

You can definitely apply as common-law because you can prove you lived together for one year. It doesn't matter if it is 6 months in the States and 6 months in Canada. It looks like you have enough proof to show your relationship is genuine and continuing. I would add some pictures too and a...

PMM is right. Also, co-signers don't apply for spousal sponsorship cases and if your husband wants to get a job in Canada he has to find an employer willing to "sponsor" him. ( Basically the employer has to prove that he couldn't find any Canadian that can do that job, in order to hire him)

I would do the open work permit permit too, because it gives you implied status until they make a decision on your case. That means you can continue working until they process your OWP application, which will be after you get AIP (after 6 months). This is the application form...

If you are doing an inland application with an open work permit it will take around 6-8 months until you'll be able to work. And that if everything goes smooth and your application doesn't get transferred to a busy local office. About the medical, I'm not sure what is your question, so if you...