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Can anyone help. We are thinking of making the move. I have PR and will sponsor my partner and 2 children. I am step father of one child(she has lived with us permanently for 2 years whilst we have been together) however her real father defaults on maintenance and rarely sees her. How does this...

In the middle of 2010 I received my PR as a FSW and stayed in Toronto for a month but soon realised I wasnt quite ready to stay permanently I now have a family together for 2 years and a new baby girl. We would like to now move to Canada together however I when I asked questions before it didnt...

I am in the UK and have managed to lose my permanent residence card Is there an email or something for canadian immigration? I need to ask them some questions too but not finding an email anywhere Thanks Robbie

I have my PR card and have returned to the UK. I only have to spend 2 years out of 5 in Canada I was told by the immigration officer and had ties back home I needed to sort out. I have since settled and living with girlfriend and her child. My question is what would I need to do in order to take...

Hello, I am in Toronto and still awaiting my PR card. I hold a UK passport I would like to visit my friends by car in Michigan. Does the Visa Waiver program cover me? from what I read if you dont arrive by air it might not unless you have a return ticket. Any help would be appreciated Thanks...

I've got to say I was very nervous coming over on the plane!! The proof of funds part on landing was very vague in the literature sent. Also I had read if u took more than 10k$ that would be classed as money laundering. That is actually incorrect you can take as many funds as you like!! So long...

Landed yesterday and staying in hostel for now. I got to give them an address to send my PR card to. Will they send it to a hostel? or do I need to find some other residence? I am unsure if on this visit whether I want to be here permanently or go back to the UK for a while so holding out on...

What is the best way to take proof of funds when landing in Canada? I know they have a limit of the amount of currency you can take in which is less than the amount you have to prove? :D Robbie

Visa received on Tuesday 3rd August thanks everyone for the help they have provided Robbie :)

I have almost got my FSW visa and hopefully will be in Toronto sometime this year. My parents are emigrating to Turkey for a while from the UK as well. What I was wondering is after 1 year am I able to sponsor the two of them to come to Canada? How long does this process take? How many weeks a...

Crap!!! £ to Canadian $ has dropped to 1.5!! My funds are no longer enough will that effect my application i.e. my proof of funds I sent being worth less the amount it should be?? Its now $1000 short it was $500 over when I sent it Robbie

Hello, I got my AOR from London dated 24th Jan with a new file number however this one doesn't seem to work on ECAS and the old one has been deactivated. Any ideas? Or am I being impatient and not waiting long enough? Robbie

Hello, I've submitted my final application now to London which was received 2 days ago. What is the next do I receive the AOR shortly? Thanks Robbie Wallis

Q1 Which of these documents require notarisations Q2 Which should be originals which should be photocopies Employment reference Employment Contracts BSc Degree Birth Certificate Passport Decree Nisi or Absolut(depending on what one I have in time) Tax returns(copies from tax office for self...

Got the go ahead from Sydney and just about ready to send everything off to London. Can some confirm the fees I need to send are $490 and that it has to be in canadian $ payable to Receiver General Canada? Thanks, Robbie

Still not getting anywhere with this. I tried emailing the embassy but I keep getting answers back that don't answer my question Can someone UK based tell me how they got their employment contract notarised? The reason I ask is because the notary I was going to use(and the only one locally)...

How does this work? Does a notary public have to notorise these in the presence of an official of the company(e.g. secretary for the company has to sign the employment contract in front of the notary public to prove they are genuine?) Or can the employment documents just be signed by the head...

Excluding tuition fees how much do you need in your account to be granted a study visa? Looking at a 2 or 3 year IT course Toronto area. Also does it need to be at degree level or is an advanced diploma just as acceptable by CIC? Thanks Robbie

Clutching at straws here a bit. Trying to find a way for my brother to get accepted For 2 1/2 years he ran a family laptop repair company This involved: marketing the company meeting with suppliers purchasing equipment repairing the laptops billing the customer end of year accounts and tax...

Hello, I was looking at studying in Canada as option for my brother to come to over. However looking at one University the cost for one year was a massive $16,500 just for one year!! :(. Is this the case for most institutions in the Toronto area? Thats an enormous amount of money!!!!!!! Robbie