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    Tracking PR Card

    My spouse's PR card processing is taking longer than anticipated, exceeding the usual service standards. Is there a method to track the status of the PR card to know if it's in process or mailed out?
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    LA VAC Processing Times

    Does anybody know how long does it take to process PPR for Immigration Visa?
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    Address change for Principal Applicant in US

    Hello, We recently submitted a Spousal PR outland application online. Haven't received AOR yet. My spouse (Indian citizen) is working in US and she had to move to a different state within US soon after the application was submitted and so we need to change her residential address. According...
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    IMM 1344e (09-2022) PDF issue

    Just wondering if anyone else out there is seeing he same issue as I am. There is a new version of this form released 09-2022, and it's consistently showing "JavaScript has been disabled, the form requires JavaScript to validate properly". I did enable JavaScript by going to Acrobat's...
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    Immigration Status in TRV application for a US J-1 post doc

    Hello, a friend who is a research scholar (post doc) on J-1 visa is planning to apply for a TRV to visit Canada for a couple of weeks. The application form asks to declare the immigration status in current country of residence (USA) as: - visitor OR - worker / business In which category would...
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    Immigration Status in TRV application for a US J-1 post doc

    Hello, a friend who is a research scholar (post doc) on J-1 visa is planning to apply for a TRV to visit Canada for a couple of weeks. The application form asks to declare the immigration status in current country of residence (USA) as: - visitor OR - worker / business In which category would...
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    Online interview experience

    Please discuss your experience from the online interview after the test. What questions were asked?
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    Short term travel out of Canada after Citizenship Test

    Is it possible to travel for a week or so outside Canada after giving Citizenship test to USA? Apart from being physically present in Canada for the oath ceremony & period of travel not exceeding 2 weeks (otherwise will have to inform IRCC) .. can it negatively affect the citizenship process in...
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    Passport renewal

    Hi all, recently got my passport renewed & my citizenship application in progress. Do I have to update the application/IRCC with the new passport details?
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    Days calculation for delayed / cancelled flights

    Hello all, need some clarity on counting days for citizenship for these 2 situations: 1) Flight from Toronto to US cancelled Passed CBP (US) check at Toronto airport and got an entry stamp on passport as a visitor, but flight was cancelled due to bad weather and had to return home. Did not...
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    Crossing US border by road for shopping on B-2 visa

    As the title suggests, is it possible to cross the border form Canada to US by road when on B-2 tourist/visitor visa just for the purpose of shopping?
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    Crossing border to US just for shopping on B-2 visa?

    As the title suggests, is it possible to cross the border form Canada > US by road when on B-2 tourise/visitor visa just for the purpose of shopping?
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    Questions on spousal sponsorship

    Have a couple of basic questions. Appreciate the help. Sponsor is a PR. Q1: How much time on an avg is it taking from AOR -> grant of PR for an outland spouse nowadays (based in USA)? Q2: Is there a way for the spouse to live or work in Canada before sponsoring her for PR, like on an open...
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    Need help on taxes

    Hi, I was living in the US most of last year. I landed in Jun 2016, resigned from the US job in Oct 2016 and also moved to Canada permanently in Oct 2016 and started working here. I'll be considered as a US person for tax purpose. Need some help on these questions: 1) Am I considered a...
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    list of prohibited items

    Just wondering if anyone as a checklist of prohibited items into Canada? I plan on importing personal/household goods soon as a PR living outside Canada and moving in very soon. From CBSA, I found: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/rpg-mrp-eng.html However, that does not list out the...
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    Living and working in Quebec as a FSW immigrant

    According to: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/econ/fsw/ Given the above, after landing in a non-Quebec province, is it OK for FSW PRs to live and work in Quebec? I am aware that as per Canadian rights, a PR can live (and work) anywhere in the country. But would this create...
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    safe to share copy of copr?

    Hi, A prospective employer that I have been touch with is asking for a proof of PR. Since I don't have the PR card yet, is it safe to share the COPR, or is it a confidential document like the SIN card?
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    question on goods to follow

    Hi, I landed at Toronto couple of weeks ago. During the landing, I was not asked for the goods to follow list. Then, I went back to the US, and planning finally move this fall from Boston to Toronto. Some questions: 1) Since I did not provide the goods to follow list at the time of landing...
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    How is PPR sent?

    Is it sent through myCIC, or directly to the applicant's email address?
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    Canadian Chamber of Commerce on TFW & EE

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/temporary-foreign-worker-reforms-immigration-chamber-report-1.3403375 32 page report: http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2690578/Chamber-of-Commerce-Immigration-for-a.pdf Another related article...