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  1. IrishApplicant

    PR Card is Expired. Flying to IRL, returning Jan 2020. Issues?

    Hi, My Irish family has bought myself and my 7 yr daughter return flights December 25th, to Ireland, as a surprise Christmas gift (my wife and our baby son are on coming also, separate flight). I've been PR since 2010. My card expired and because I rarely need it and even more rarely travel...
  2. IrishApplicant

    a LITTLE confused... ??????

    Got my Permanent Resident card.... i think? I was under the impression that it was to be issued as a separate, hard card that you carry in your wallet. Im Irish, living in Canada since March 2009. Applied for PR Sept 2010, OUTLAND processing through London. In January they approved my PR and...
  3. IrishApplicant

    RoPRF

    Got the letter from CIC asking us to pay the RoPRF! I believe this means I'm approved in principle? :D
  4. IrishApplicant

    huh!!??....

    Applying outland. through CPC-M then onto London common law. Just got a letter from CIC : -Re Sponsorship application: We have processed the payment submitted however and additional $475 is required. WTF? Since when does the Sponsorship application cost 475+75!?!?!!????? We submitted: 1...
  5. IrishApplicant

    Sending in follow-up items: best practice?

    Hi All, Submitted our PR application (Outland) late August. Need to send in some files that didn't make it into the application (Irish police clearance forms, extra photos, scans of poems/letters etc not accessible until now, etc). As far as I understand it, I shoudl attach a brief note to...
  6. IrishApplicant

    POST PICS OF YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE HERE

    Lets see who's is the biggest! :D Ours: and IA
  7. IrishApplicant

    document checklist - most uptodate version?

    Applying outland. I have two checklists: sponsor: IMM 5491 - (09-2004) e applicant: IMM 5443 (07-2004) E These are the most uptodate & correct ones, yes? IA
  8. IrishApplicant

    Application to Extend Visa (I)

    We are applying Outland. I am Irish. 1.5 years living together here in Canada. I left early August to Ireland for a wedding (for a week). I/O at return issued a VR date to mid Oct. (I had a return flight booked). - Naturally we are submitting an App to Extend for me. Reading through the...
  9. IrishApplicant

    Outland Pr, PLUS App. to Ext. Status...

    Hi All, Applying outland, PR, through London. I am from visa exempt country (Ireland). Also applying for Extension of Visitor Status. Should these two applications be sent separately, or included in one, total, package? Many thanks, IA
  10. IrishApplicant

    Dual Intent - redux

    Following on from the thread below.... I came here last march, on a 1 year work visa, so my stated intent when arriving was simply to work. My GF (Canadian) joined me 3 months later. Our honest aim was to live together for a year and see how things went. Happily, things have gone superbly, so...
  11. IrishApplicant

    Two questions...

    Applying Outland, through London. GF is Canadian, I'm Irish. Q1: Police Clearances - I have received my Canadian clearance. - I arrived here from Ireland last year on a 1 year Visa, for which I need to give an Irish Police clearance. Must I now provide another such clearance from the...
  12. IrishApplicant

    appropriate packaging/folders/dividers etc

    Hi All, just about ready to submit our application. wondering what are appropriate/inapprorpriate ways of collating all this paperwork? - should we use staples, or papaerclips? - should we use simple, folded light card, folders? - sholud we use these plastic, light folders with clear cover...
  13. IrishApplicant

    Possibility of Denial of Entry?

    Applying OUTland. Gf is canadian, 1 year plus living together in Toronto. Lodging application this week, in late July. I am leaving in August back home to Ireland for my bro's wedding. When I arrive back at Toronto (one week later) I will NOT have a return ticket to Ireland. It sounds like I...
  14. IrishApplicant

    Need just a little clarification....

    Im a little confused re OWP and PR.\ Does PR, by its nature, allow me to work without needing a permit? (ie as soon as I get the PR card in my grubby little fist I can then go out working?) OR Do I need to apply for an OWP with my PR application? IA
  15. IrishApplicant

    woah - does this mean I can work while waiting for the PR!?

    Hi all, Need some expert advice/confirmation here. Lodging my PR application this month. I have been here in Can since March 09, on a 1-year, Over 30s visa agreed between Ireland & Canada. In January I lodged an application for a TWP extension, while employed. In March my 1-Year Work Visa...
  16. IrishApplicant

    Volunteering while waiting for PR...?

    Is this allowable? ie, I am getting into Film, and wish to work, for free as a production assistant for a production house while my PR app is being processed, to gain experience and "a foot in the door". Is this against any rules? IA
  17. IrishApplicant

    Almost Ready to submit - got 3 questions...

    Hi All, We are almost ready to submit, for an OUTLAND processing of our Sponsorship, Temp Work Permit and Residency applications. We are 1 year + in canada together, etc etc. I am the PA, my GF is sponsoring me. Some questions: 1. How exactly should we show/state within the package that we...
  18. IrishApplicant

    Inland v Outland

    Hi All, We are about to submit our application, with all supporting documents, etc. I am Irish, she is Canadian. Ireland = visa exempt country, plus passport valid as visitor visa for 6 months. We're 1 year in Canada together now, etc. I have no work permit, need one asap. We have various...
  19. IrishApplicant

    Medical Exam - Cost, and recommended DMPs

    Hi all, I am being sponsored by my gf for Perm. Residency; we have 1 full year common law, etc. I need to get the medical exam done; I have read all the guides etc, fairly clear. Questions: 1- What is the typical final cost for the medical exam? 2- We live in Toronto, Yonge & Eg region. Can...