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Sorry...I meant CIC

Others have stated what you need to get your proof of citizenship. According to CRA, if you fit all the criteria, then you are Canadian...getting the proof is a technicality from CRA's point of view. For many other organizations/institutions, you need actual proof in the form of a document...

Don't volunteer everything at first, but if asked after you answer "visiting", "what exactly will you do here?", then you'll need to be prepared to give more details. Be honest. You are returning Canadian, and will settle the family/kids down, and so your partner is critical to be around...

If you do not respond to request for documentation, they may reach a conclusion which is not in your favour. It's common for them to ask for IMM5669 again at a later stage even if that's been submitted during the initial application, and nothing has changed. In our case, they wanted history...

First of all, did you apply outland or inland? Your statements suggest inland, but never assume. If you applied outland, then if she is denied entry as a visitor and has to go back to HK, her application still continues to be processed. If you applied inland, then if she is denied entry as...

I have heard of sponsors who reside outside of Canada, and they did not even provide equivalent documentation to the Notice of Assessment, and got approved. Perhaps it was specific to the country-specific requirements, and I did not check whether that was the case. In our case, we wrote on the...

Relationship of the applicant to the sponsor. Sponsor = child, therefore Applicant = parent

It doesn't work that way. She has to become PR first, then apply for Canadian citizenship. Since you mentioned you also have HK citizenship, it is logical to conclude that you are a naturalized Canadian citizen yourself, and went through the same thing in the past on the path to Canadian...

We were on the old process, for example, medical was done upfront but not anymore. Rough time line: * Medical was done end of July 2015 * Sent in application the next day after medical was done (App received at Mississauga 1st week Aug) * AOR1 1st week Sept 2015 (got email started sponsorship...

This is usually a generic letter, so if you have sent things in already, you don't have to re-send them. In particular, take a close look at 5669, and see if HKVO asked you to provide one back to 18 years old (instead of just 10 years). If your original 5669 was only for 10 years, then I would...

The list and photos you take basically is for you to follow the process and declared what you brought in, and what their value would be. Since you are new immigrant, you are allowed to bring as much as you want/can, and you can say what those items are worth without any proof. You can do...

For returning citizens, you are supposed to have the "goods to follow" form stamped at the border. Then you go to clear customs yourself or through an agent who needs to go with you to CBSA office in town anyway when your stuff arrives. If there's lots of stuff, say they arrive in a container...

That may well be true. However, there's a fine line from CBSA knowing what you may do, and being blatant about it and give him/her the smoking gun. It's a fine dance. In the end, let's not downplay this situation as zero risk, because it isn't. Ultimately, it's up to the OP to take the most...

There is no requirement of where you are located while your PR is being processed. You do have to update your contact information, for example your Canadian address, to send your COPR, if you believe you'll be there when the PR is approved. If you leave your addressed in HK unchanged, then the...

Each case varies, and you can find a lot of comments in this forum. The bottom line is it is up to CBSA to let you in or not. It's been said some people have no problems holding a 1-way ticket is fine. My own opinion is that having a 2-way ticket is a very strong sign to CBSA that you...

It does not affect her income tax, and you typically don't have to pay taxes (as you are not living in Canada, but there is something called deemed resident which does not just rely on days you stay in Canada but the ties and intentions you have) but depending on how much you make, it does...

I don't know if the consulate in Korea would do it the same way as the one in Hong Kong. Basically, the other option you have is that your partner/spouse (does not have to be a PR or Canadian) acts as the applicant for your child's passport, and you as the Canadian citizen can then be the...

What happens is you are allowed to bring in the jewellery even if there are no receipts or appraisals. The problem is that when you take the same pieces of jewellery out (say even on vacation, you wear some of them on you), when you re-enter, you may have trouble bringing them back in tax-free...

If you have the original document with you, you can use the Chinese consulate to translate and notarize the document.

If you read about others' experiences, it varies from VO to VO, most likely due to each officer's own judgement. You see in this forum that some posters do get this request from the VO. In our case, this is exactly what we showed (already have new home in Canada plus some finances in Canada)...