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Hello, I need some ideas on how to proceed with the predicament that my wife and I are in. Long story short: The wife landed in the middle of April. We have now been waiting for her PR card over 90 days. I called CIC and was told the card was sent, or dispatched, on July 2nd. It should only...

Hello. The more I think about what the wife and I should do, the more I get confused. As mentioned previously, the wife and I plan on going back to Japan in May. We need to do this before I start work in Canada. In addition, I need to close my Japanese bank accounts and cancel my Japanese...

Hello. I need some advice on how to proceed with my wife's landing. Background Information: My wife and I applied for her PR (outland) in December 2012. However, we moved back to Canada to wait out the process in December 2013. My wife received her COPR on February 10, 2014. I made an...

Hello. My wife received her Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR/IMM 5688) today. We applied outland in October 2012, but have been in Canada since December 2013 (wife is visa exempt). I just want some clarification on some points that I'm not clear about. 1) What is the validity of the...

Hello. I guess that I'm a little stressed about my wife's PR application. Wondering if I could get my advice or suggestions on how to proceed. Background Information: I'm a Canadian citizens by birth. I lived in Japan for 12 years. I'm fluent in Japanese. I met my Japanese wife for the first...

Is ECAS offline? Is anybody else having problems with it? Thanks, J

Hello. My wife and I are at the stage where we want to get a copy of my wife's GCMS notes. However, I have some questions about how to order them. Under the Act & Record Selection, 1) What Act should we select? Access to Information Act? The Privacy Act? 2) What type of file should we select...

Hello. Background info: My wife originally had her medical done in Japan in October 2012. On December 4th, 2013, my wife and I returned to Canada to wait out her PR. When we arrived in Calgary, I explained to the border agent that I am moving back to Canada to live and my wife will be...

Hello. I'm moving back to Canada from Japan next week. I need to inform Manilla of my, and wife's, change of address. How should I word the letter? Background information: My wife and I applied for her PR in October 2012. We were planning on waiting for her COPR in Japan. However, we have...

Hello. I need some advice, and I thought I would ask here. Any and all advice will be appreciated. I am a Canadian living in Japan. I am married to a Japanese women. We applied in October 2012 for my wife's PR. We planned on waiting in Japan until my wife receives her PR. However, my wife lost...

My wife received an email today from the Embassy in Manilla stating that they need addition information. They need 6 passport photos, which is no problem. However, it also stated that they need proof of my intent of returning to Canada. I'm a Canadian citizen married to a Japanese. We currently...

Hello. My wife received a letter today stating that further medical tests are required. Has anyone else gone through this? The doctor who examined her found nothing wrong (he told us). What additional tests are required? Thanks in advance. J

I need help, and quite frankly, I am getting pissed off. I have tried to pay the fees for my wife's application online, but I am not getting anywhere. I keep getting a 502 proxy error today. I am thinking of getting an international money order in Canadian funds. However, I am getting confused...

Hello. Jeff again. I wanted to pay the fees online, but apparently one can't apply from outside of Canada. Is this correct? Thanks again! J

Hello, Jeff again. I am putting together my wife's application. On the document checklist (question 22) - Are we supposed to send my wife's passport right away? Is a photocopy OK? Thank you once again. J

Hello. I'm Jeff. I sent my application for my Japanese wife's PR two days ago. We were planning on arriving in Canada next year around June. However, my wife and I might need to go back to Canada sooner, maybe by December as a closer member in my family has just been diagnosed with an illness...

Hello....once again! ;D I need some more expert help. I have chosen the immigration office in the Philippines to process my wife's PR on the Generic Application Form (IMM 0008). Is this correct? My wife and I live in Japan. I know that we have to send our application to Mississauga first...

Hello. Jeff again. Quick question - Do you think it will be OK if I do the translation of my pay stubs myself? I have worked as a translator for over six years. I got my wife's Japanese family registry translated by someone else. I really do not want to pay for a job that I can do...

Hello. My name is Jeff. I have lived in Japan for about a decade. I am married to a Japanese national. My wife and I were planning on returning to Canada in 2014. However, an unforeseen event has occurred which has made us decide to come back to Canada a year sooner. This is not the first time...

Hello! My name is Jeff. I am sponsoring my wife whom I currently live with in Japan. I read a thread started by someone (sorry, can't remember the handle) who mentions that his/her spousal application was 500 pages long. Mine won't be 500 pages. I don't even think it will be half that. :(...