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I know this is asked a lot, but I can't find exactly what I'm curious about. I may have had part of this answered before, but appears my history is erased after the recent changes here. I moved to Canada with my Canadian citizen partner in 2014. Renewed visa a few times, eventually got PR...

Good to know, thank you! We've been worried we'll get hung up at the border and mess up our hotel reservations etc. This makes me feel better.

CBSA has asked me a few times about my car, and two of them lectured me, one pretty intensely, about how I need to import my car and get new plates if I'm living in Canada, that it's kind of OK before PR, but once I land (which I have now), it's not. I can't find anything that says that; I was...

Somewhat related: I landed recently, but am finishing up a job in the US. My (Canadian sponsor) partner and I would like to spend a weekend in Canada soon. I don't expect I'll have my PR card by then, but my understanding is I just need my CoPR and passport if arriving via private vehicle. What...

That's good news. Do I have a time limit, has to be X number of days after I land? Thanks!

Landed recently, "short" or "soft" landing. The officer took my CoPR & passport, entered some things into a computer, asked me a couple questions, had me sign, stamped paperwork, that was it. At the time I thought it was great it was such an easy process, but after some celebratory hockey- and...

This is an unending saga... I got my COPR in Sept and have until mid-April to land. We applied outland and Common Law. We have Condition 51. My Canadian partner is in Canada, I've been going between there and the US, as I've been able to get some short-term work down here. I've been applying to...

Now that Feb 1 has passed, I'm curious how this is playing out for you. Was your wife able to land and go back for exams?

I don't know where I got this 6-month rule! At the time of application, my partner and I had lived together just over 2 years, in Canada together for just under 2 years. I think we put that we'd been living together a little over a year because it asked when we became common law, which we...

Hello! I had in my head that I had to live with my common law partner for 6 months in Canada after landing, but I can't find where I got that idea. My COPR says that I have to live with him for 2 years after landing (gladly :-* !). Is there a 6-month rule I can't find? I know it used to be...

My eCAS hasn't been updated, but My Application now tells me I'm approved. I hope you will see the same if you log in!

Letter, form, card, announcement, the point was snail mail, not email. Having said that, I did just now get an email that my application had been updated, logged in to My Application and sure enough, it says I'm approved. I know I still need to wait for the brown envelope in the mail, but the...

I was *just* about to post a question, because in another thread someone said there would be a letter, not email. Thanks for the extra info!

As of yesterday, I think we're in the same boat: Sponsor's eCAS says they're processing my application & med results have been received. That's as far as his end goes. My (PA) eCAS says Decision Made. Notes say the same as above but also that they requested more info. Doesn't say that the info...

Is there a time-efficient way of logging into My Application? This is all I can figure out: Start at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/my_application/link.asp Link your paper app to online - click "Continue to GCKey" Sign In Welcome - click Continue CIC main page - click English Immigration &...

I'm sure you have your mail by now, but as for data points: I've had mail get from AB to CA in 5 days, to KS in 3 days and then 10 days another time, a letter took 17 days to get here from CA, and it took 13 days for mail to get here from MT, 3 hours away. That one was particularly...

I hope it didn't slow you down too much, but I have to say I kind of love that you did this. I was so annoyed that we were hung up because of this. They need to update their forms or train their agents! ::)

As with everything else involved with immigration, the interpretation of "work" and "opportunity" is up to the CIC or CBSA agent you're in front of. I was going to volunteer when I got up here, but decided not to for two reasons: 1) According to CIC, "unremunerated help by a friend or family...

THANK YOU!!!! "DM" is everywhere and has been driving me crazy!

Thanks for the info. I know there isn't normally a separate work permit when applying outland, but I thought perhaps there was some way, since it would make a Canadian's life easier if they didn't have to support their spouse/partner. I was 99% sure this would not be the case, but it doesn't...