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I think the short answer is that, no, you can't. In my case, my "de facto spouse" (common law partner under federal law, which is treated the same as a married spouse) applied outland, but I don't think it makes much difference. I tried several times to find a loophole that would permit him to...

There is nothing in his history that would make it difficult for him to accepted as a PR. Any potential visitor to Canada has to convince the immigration officer of two things (besides not being a danger to the public in Canada, etc.): that he or she will not do anything illegal during the...

99% of American citizen outland applications are processed at CPC-O. You don't get to choose. It's only very unusual, problematic cases that are sent to LA or NY and that's why those ones take so long. When they tell you 17 months (or whatever time), that's kind of an outside limit within which...

With the study permit and acceptance letter, I don't see how there would be any problem re-entering Canada.

My partner landed this spring and he is now attending full-time French classes. I'm wondering, for budgeting purposes, if anyone here knows how often they disburse the financial aid payments. He received a payment for the first two weeks of classes (last week of August and first week of...

I noticed that the letter that came with the "COPR" calls it a "CPR" (which reminds me of the Canadian Pacific Railway), the "of" not being significant enough I suppose. My partner calls is a "coper" when he talks about it. :P

The thread that IndoCanadian2015 cited is excellent. Anything you have that proves strong ties to your home country is good. Property and obligations that you would never abandon are excellent. This includes any kind of house or apartment, work obligations, family obligations, and anything else...

You meant the certificate some time later from the province, right?

To successfully get a visa to visit Canada, you have to at least meet all the requirements that any visitor must meet: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/apply-who.asp In particular, you must: "- convince an immigration officer that you have ties—such as a job, home, financial assets or...

She doesn't need a minimum income to sponsor her spouse. The children are already in Canada, right? If so, they are completely irrelevant.

While it does seem suspicious, they won't necessarily look on it as fraud. As long as you have a good explanation for why you have to be looking apart and you have other indications of being a genuine married couple, it shouldn't be a barrier. I do agree, though, that it will cast doubt.

You can put your wife's information if you want. I don't think it makes a big difference. If there was a refund, I don't think it would go back on your credit card, anyway. As I understand it, they would mail a cheque in the event of a refund. Make sure that the address on there is valid at least.

They don't always update to show that it's in process, or sometimes not at least not until it's about done. It's not really "done" until the visa goes in the passport. Sometimes people have been asked for passports months before the case is finished.

The name and address on that receipt is just so they know who to send the refund to if a refund is ever requested. I think you can leave the client ID blank if you don't have one.

Many people (especially those from visa-exempt countries) visit their spouses in Canada for 6 months or even longer while waiting for the outcome of their application for PR. The status is usually good, at least the "application received" and "decision made" statuses. Sometimes they are delayed...

Congrats on the DM, lilikoi. I'm assuming you're approved unless you've heard of some problems by now.

I think that's kind of ridiculous. The "flag poling" thing has been around almost forever. The option of making an appointment and doing it at a local office was introduced as a convenience in September, 2008. There is nothing in current CoPR documents that says you cannot "flag pole" for an...

Since you have a history of getting visas and not staying longer than you are allowed to, that it certainly something in your favour. It is a judgement on the part of the visa officer. Weighing all of the evidence, if they think you are not a risk for overstaying, they will issue the visa.

She sent out a newsletter inviting everyone. She's actually having two in different parts of the riding but we missed the first one because we were out of town. I think it will be fun. They are having activities and makeup for children and everything. We don't have any children, but it sounds...

According to her icon, if appears she is Colombian, and I don't think Colombians are visa-exempt, in which case it's not like a "visitor permit" that Americans can get. Since her visa expired, she is looking for a new visitor visa rather than an extension.