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Just wondering if there's a compiled lips of helpful ideas for new immigrants to Canada. For example, I know we need to take care of medical insurance, SIN cards, driver's license, and just generally going to a government service center to check for anything else. Are there other important...

Our new daughter, who is a Canadian Citizen with a valid Canadian passport, does not appear on the COPR as a dependent. Is this a problem? The Canadian High Commission in Singapore was advised of her birth and confirmed receipt of her birth certificate and passport sized photos in May of 2011...

Posted this, then figured out what's going on, but can't delete my original post. Edited to remove content.

My wife and stepson have been waiting over 3 years for their PR visa, which was held up for a while by a tuberculosis scare (not to mention sssssssllllooooowwwwwww service). Now the doctors have checked them, then re-checked after two months and confirm that they are TB-free. Rather than wait...

We _think_ we're nearing the end of the immigration process and are expecting Singapore to request passports by the end of this year. When that happens, do we need to send the passports in by the post, or can I (the Canadian husband) go to Singapore in person to deliver the Passports for my wife...

I'm Canadian and my wife is Thai. We applied for a PR visa her and her stepson shortly after getting married and are still waiting. It's been nearly 28 months so far. The whole process is extrememly slow and frustrating and we never know what to expect or how long things will take. There was a...

My Thai wife has a son from a previous relationship (nearly 8 years old now), and will be bringing him along when she moves to Canada. We wish to arrange for myself and my wife to share guardianship & custody of the child. The biological father is long out of the picture, having never given...

My wife has a sister (approx 30yrs old) who, unless she has the good fortune of finding a good husband, we are most likely going to be supporting in the years to come. We thought it would be nice if we could sponsor her to move to Canada, to stay with/near us, and to be able to find suitable...

I was pretty sure that when I read & signed my sponsorship agreement, it said that by becoming a sponsor i make myself ineligible for government assistance such as welfare and bankruptcy protection. I looked online to double-check that today, and couldn't find anything of the sort. Am I crazy...

It looks like I'll have to return to Canada while we wait for my wife's PR to be approved. Our daughter (half Thai, half Canadian, born in Thailand, has both passports) will be staying with my wife. When my wife is eventually allowed in to Canada, she'll be taking her son and our daughter with...

OK so we need to get a statement from my stepson's biological father, called a 'letter of no objection'. We have a copy of the form, but no instructions, and I want to get it right to avoid delays. It says: I,___________________of_____________________hereby state that I have no objection to...

so after sending a few emails to Singapore i found out that they sent us a letter (which we never received) a few months ago, requesting 'medical examination, new immigration photos and no objection letter'. I looked it up, and apparently a 'no objection letter' is a letter from her son's...

My wife (Thai) tells me that she heard of Canadian-Thai families moving to Canada once sponsorship is approved, to wait for a decision on the permanent resident application. Apparently being approved as a sponsor means my wife is more likely to get the temporary resident visa? We were already...

anyone else have a baby while waiting for a decision? I'm Canadian but my wife and stepson are still waiting on a decision before they can move with me to Canada. In the meantime, we've just given birth to a new baby girl =] It looks like I need to apply for a certificate of Canadian...

I was under the impression that as soon as PR was granted, my wife would be eligible for medical coverage the same as any Canadian, and that she'd be able to send her son to a public school. However, my brother-in-law, who works with immigrants in the school system, tells me that I would need to...

So we've FINALLY completed and sent off the application forms, and I think we did a good job! I expect they'll probably say yes =] BUT... my wife's pregnant! If it takes >7 months for the process to complete, which is likely, then there'll be a new baby to bring who of course isn't in any of...

OK, so I want to pay online and the CIC site at https://services3.cic.gc.ca/epayweb/faq.jsp;jsessionid=D0694013FD1330B37F13C323F10671D3 says "Only clients sending applications to one of the three case processing centres in Canada can use this service to pay their fees". I'll obviously be...

why am i asked to send a photocopy of the sponsorship agreement? Am I to keep the original for myself?

Due to some unexpected events/expenses, my savings are starting to run low and I'm considering moving back to Canada to work for a few months while my wife and her child wait in Thailand. We are ready to send off the application forms for sponsorship as well as the application for permanent...

I live in thailand and I know the application for permanent residence goes eventually to Singapore, but I sent an email and was told my sponsorship application must be sent to the CPCM in Missisauga. Do I send ALL forms and payments there, together? Or do I send my sponsorship forms there, and...