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    General question for TRV

    Really tough to predict whether you will have issues entering Canada. Telling the truth is your best option. You can show your partners proof of funds but will be up CBSA how much they consider it.
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    Sowp after visitor record refusal

    What will be refused? The SOWP? Not necessarily refused but put on hold until you get AIP if you are without status. If your status is restored you could be approved for an SOWP before AIP. You should try to restore your status to try to prevent removal. If your visitor record was denied I...
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    Your wait time has to exceed normal processing time by a significant amount so would not normally be a case for mandamus. Looking back you appear for have received AIP in mid 2025 so you are experiencing normal processing and that wouldn’t normally be a case where filing a writ of mandamus...
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    Sponsoring my Common Law Partner separately from her Dependents

    Would add by listing the children as non-accompanying while in Canada you could also be denied due to misrepresentation which could also include a ban of 5 years. You appear to have done minimal research about immigration and should seek out the help of a professional if you are not able to...
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    Any benefit to reapplying for delayed dependent child study permits, or other remedies available?

    Yes your processing times are not unusual and yes these applications are typically approved if the children qualify for study permits.
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    Sowp after visitor record refusal

    So it will be processed as submitted. Given you have no status in Canada you aren’t eligible for an SOWP until AIP of your sponsorship application. You have bigger issues as you don’t have status in Canada and can be removed. You should attempt to restore your status for a variety of reasons...
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    General question for TRV

    How long are you attempting to visit Canada? Why do you need to quit your job? That eliminates a significant tie to your home country.
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    Sowp after visitor record refusal

    1. At this point only after AIP since you don’t have status in Canada. 3. After AIP yes although your whole timeline may raise red flags since there are more cases of marriages of convenience as people try to remain in Canada. 3. You should attempt to restore your status although there is no...
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    Any benefit to reapplying for delayed dependent child study permits, or other remedies available?

    1. You will just start from scratch and likely wait the same amount of time 2. Posted processing times are often not accurate and what you are experiencing is very normal processing time.
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    Visitor visa

    As already noted do not come to Canada and think you will be able to easily get a WP. It is a very long process and you’ll need to prove you have strong ties to your home country.
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    Visitor visa applied from inside Canada

    It takes resources to ensure that you are following the terms of your permit and approve the TRV.
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    H&C Humanitarian Ground with/or Without Failed refugee claim

    You are in a very long line. Nothing may move when it comes to your application for quite some time. The H&C program is no longer functional and has just become a series of backlogs at every stage. All you can do is wait your turn.
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    Refugee/Asylum Claimants 2025 Timelines

    Your father’s TRV may also have been cancelled given the family’s asylum claims. Canada had a very open door policy when it came to immigration for multiple years so the volume of asylum claims skyrocketed. What allowed many to claims asylum also has created huge backlogs so processing times...
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    Short-Hearing Experience

    After it became known that cases were being decided without a hearing during a parliamentary committee believe there is no longer approvals without a hearing and everyone is now getting some form of hearing. If that is the case the less complex file process will get much longer. In general the...
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    Background Verification time! How long?

    IRCC isn’t the one who performs background checks. A lot of the delays are also due to the lack of information sharing from some countries and risks coming from certain countries.
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