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hi all today we learned that the decision has bee made! we sent our app on oct 9, so it's been 2 months and 6 days. we certainly did not expect such a quick processing time. anyone had a faster time, applying from japan? all the best to those still waiting! hope our time is not the exception...

Got my sponsorship application approved on 10 Nov, now everything is being sent to the Tokyo office and we wait. Is it normal not to see an update on our status online at this point, something to say it has been received by Tokyo's office?

could anyone give me any information about another forum or website to get information about moving back to canada after living abroad for several years? i'm interested in transferring what i've paid into the japanese pension back into the canadian system, taxes, and all the other things that go...

can anyone explain why the document checklist asks for some documents to be sent as originals, while photocopies of other are specified? as most people must be downloading from internet (and presumably typing in a good deal of the information on the pdf on the computer), and printing most forms...

hi this is one that i really don't think will end up mattering (i HOPE), but i was just wondering what most people select on application to sponsor #1: if you are found ineligible to sponsor, do you want to proceed or withdraw the application? i know if you withdraw if found ineligible, they...

i have posted about this before, and i think i understand it, but am worried about making a potentially important mistake. could anyone please clearly answer this one? appreciate any help... first, my details: i am a canadian citizen, sponsoring my japanese wife. we live in japan, applying...

thanks again, ariell!

hi all i've asked a few family members and friends to write letters which help support some of the claims in our application. should i include an address for cic at the top, and if so, what is it? i'm sending it to mississauga. i couldn't find an mail address for cic itself...

thanks very much for the clarification, ariell. now i get it.

i knew there had to be some rationale behind it. thanks for that, mitamata. actually, the distinction between place its sent and place its processed escaped (escapes?) me.

thanks toby i thought i should send to miss., but what you and the office said doesn't seem to jive with ariell or the paper itself. why do they ask this question at all? i don't understand the point, is all. anyway, thanks for your response.

thanks for the responses. i am a canadian citizen. i live in japan with my wife (japanese citizen) whom i am sponsoring outland. i'm confused. we don't actually have a choice as to where the application is processed, do we? i was under the impression that all applications must be sent to...

hi all here's what's confusing me now: App to Sponsor p3, #6-- If you are sponsoring a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class, do not complete b) and c); proceed to 7 immediately. b) If the above address is not in the country of nationality of the person you are...

hi all i asked about this before. i thought i had it straight, then later realized i didn't-- on the sponsor questionnaire, pg 2, question 9, it says "Are you a naturalized Canadian or permanent resident of Canada?" I was born a Canadian citizen. Isn't this different from being...

Hi all A couple of things I would like to have clarified, if anyone can shed some light: On the first page you need to write how many people for several criteria. In my case, I (as a Canadian citizen) am sponsoring my wife. We have one young child who has Japanese and Canadian citizenships...

this may not be relevant to you...but just in case you missed this like i did... i thought at first everyone in the family who will go to canada, (in my case, me, my wife, and son--who is already a citizen) had to send the photos and have info filled on applicant's app for perm. res. i just...

i guess it depends on what kind of insurance you are talking about. if you want government health insurance it goes by province. in ontario we have ohip. if you've been away for a while, neither you nor your husband will be eligible for that until you can prove you've been residing in canada for...

in the immigrant's guide (IMM 3999), appendix "a", it says that all family members need to submit nine photos.

hi all for anyone who has a japanese spouse, here is what i'm wondering about: my wife is japanese. she has to provide her family register, translated. it says it must include all family members, even those removed by death or marriage etc. the problem is, the official documents, which we got...

thank you for the quick response! sounds good, that's what i was thinking of doing...