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I send the photos to the Tokyo VAC office by international courier, to meet their precious 15-day deadline. Not long after that, I got another request from the Manila visa office, this time for two photos of the same size, a passport photocopy, and a form called Appendix B (not the same as the...

There is a thread on a Japanese forum about this exact topic. Within the last day, two other people, independently as far as I can tell, reported that they went to the Tokyo branch of VAC to drop off the photos and were also told that there is no fee for this service. Amazing, isn't it? At least...

As far as I know, the processing time is the estimated 80th percentile. In other words, 80% of cases will take less than 17 months, and only if you're in the unlucky 20% or your case is deemed to be suspicious in some way, will it take longer than 17 months. Anecdotal evidence suggests than...

Just to clarify this: Quebec is indeed just another Canadian province, but Quebec is special. As a Canadian citizen, you should not have any trouble moving to Quebec. However, if the sponsored spouse does not already have health coverage and proof of residence in Alberta or another province...

I too received the same email yesterday. Very annoying especially so late in the game--we applied in September 2015, so we were expecting CoPR right around this time. I agree that sending it to Manila seems to make sense, since it's being processed in the Manila visa office. However, isn't...

CIC seems to have replaced all the wait times with a generic worst-case figure of 17 months. I think they just pulled that number out of thin air to get clients off their back. Actually, if you look at the August 2015 outland thread, there has been a flurry of people getting their CoPR recently...

I believe that it depends on the individual visa office. In my case, I scanned and emailed a copy of the CSQ and received an email reply a few days later saying "we acknowledge receipt of your CSQ. Please be advised that the scanned copy of your CSQ will suffice. " However, a few weeks after...

I have an annoying situation: the visa office processing my application requested a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) because I'm sponsoring my wife from QC. The request was originally made in November, I applied for and received the CSQ by mid-December, but unfortunately I did not realize that...

This is excellent advice. Do not assume that the CBSA will be immediately informed of your intent to cancel the sponsorship application. Also do not assume that the published method of cancelling your sponsorship is correct--the link on the CIC website may be out of date, and the information...

Just to follow-up on this topic: I scanned the CSQ to pdf and sent it directly to the email for my visa office. To my amazement, someone replied within about 10 days. They replied: "Please be advised that the scanned copy of your CSDQ will suffice. Your application will be reviewed by an...

Could be a case of talk to 10 different bureaucrats and get 10 different answers. I found another relevant thread with the title "DID YOUR VISA OFFICE ASK FOR A COPY OF THE CSQ?" (can't post links for some reason). The last post says "I'm surprised that almost one month has passed and they...

I received a letter dated November 17, 2015 requesting a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) for my wife, whom I am sponsoring as an outland applicant. The letter indicated a 30-day deadline to submit the documents. I spoke to the Quebec immigration office (MIDI) by phone and they assured me that...

It is probably not necessary--especially if you arrive at the airport with your family and you can explain why everyone is coming in on a one-way ticket. Tell them that you have an external PR application in process and she would like to be in Canada with you while waiting. Bring all paperwork...

Having the same issue here: spreadsheet is read-only.

Just got back from shipping mine off at the post office! Fingers crossed... Do we have a spreadsheet for September 2015 applicants? With the federal election coming up, I am hoping that CIC has some extra political incentive to push things through faster.

This is the single most valuable post I have found on this forum. Massive thanks to the OP! I just finished putting together mine and the structure is almost the same as yours.

In the grand scheme of things, your application will take months to process, so an extra couple of days in shipping won't make any real difference. I went with plain old Xpresspost with tracking which takes 3-4 days.

Thanks canuck, That is some very valuable information. Knowing that we can go back to her country at any time without risking her PR status will make this a lot easier for us. And it also confirms my suspicion about the immigration consultant.

I have a similar question. I am a native-born Canadian citizen sponsoring my spouse. The Canadian economy is not looking too hot these days and we may end up living in her country over the long term since the economic prospects are much better. Of course I would still like her to have Canadian...

As far as I know, you must put list all of your family members on all forms where there is a space for additional family member information, and I think depending on your country of origin you also have to include photos of them and copies of their passports. If you don't do this, you may lose...