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I'm trying to help a friend immigrate to Canada from the US. He wants to come here to live and marry his Canadian girlfriend. He is part owner of an fishing/hunting outfitting business...not sure if that helps. Could someone please tell me where to start? Thanks.

You can't apply for the CSQ until you've gone through the stage one CIC process. That took about 8 months for us. The Quebec process is pretty fast though (51 days for us) and they are WAY more helpful than CIC when it comes to answering questions.

Yes, it's a huge relief. I hope everything works out for you as well.

On August 21, 2011, I posted the following: I'm in love with a wonderful woman from Kenya who I met while she was in Canada last winter. She went home in April but has now obtained another 6 month visitor's visa for her and her 5 year old child. They will be coming to Canada in 2 weeks. If...

If you're looking at RBC's visitors to Canada insurance, be very careful. Read all the fine print and don't trust a word that their representatives say.

I sent a complaint to the Ombudsman 3 days ago....still no reply.

Yeah good point. Unfortunately I live in Quebec and bought the insurance just across the river in Ontario. RBC's answer is that since their agent made a mistake they would have covered any claim during that 8 month period therefore they won't refund the premium. From what I have read and been...

My wife (then fiance) and her son came to Canada in Sept 2011. At the time I bought six months of RBC's Visitors to Canada Health Insurance as that was the length of their visitor's visa. During that time we married and applied for permanent residency for them so I extended the health care...

I recently married a woman, from Kenya, who is living with me in Quebec, with her 6 year old child on visitors' visas. We are now starting the residency application process and it's overwhelming to be honest. Does anyone know a good (and relatively inexpensive) immigration lawyer/consultant in...

Thanks so much for the advice...I really appreciate it.

32 months...wow. I was afraid of that. Thanks CharlieD10 for your help.

I'm in love with a wonderful woman from Kenya who I met while she was in Canada last winter. She went home in April but has now obtained another 6 month visitor's visa for her and her 5 year old child. They will be coming to Canada in 2 weeks. If things go well I hope to propose to and marry...