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    Canadian parents giving birth in India --> Canadians born outside of Canada

    Depending on your province you may be a wait time for you child yo receive a healthcard. You also may no longer qualify provincial healthcare depending on how much time you have spent abroad.
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    IRPA 28(2)(a)(ii) Calculation: Soft Landing Only + Co-habitation with Citizen Spouse Prior to Divorce

    You had landed in Canada as well as the person you sponsored before getting COPR which could have been the reason more information wasn’t said. That said your spouse may end not being able to count RO for PR having never actually settled in Canada. At least the Canadian citizen is the one who...
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    Haven't met RO and want to apply for spousal sponsorship

    Her ability to qualify is mainly based on her profile not your invitation but the invitation should be fine. It may be quite different to get a TRV’
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    Haven't met RO and want to apply for spousal sponsorship

    There is always a risk that any interaction with IRCC will trigger review of your RO. We have also seen cases where IRCC doesn’t process family sponsorship until the sponsor meets their RO or they get approved for PR card renewal based on H&C factors.
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    2026 PR application timeline

    As already noted there is no need to call in or rush to get your temporary number. Everyone will receive one and doesn’t benefit you in any way. It is just a temporary number for administrative purposes until you receive AOR. It is a waiting game but there is still a large number of applicants...
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    2026 PR application timeline

    We have to wait and see what happens but believe the 2026 applicants will see longer processing times than 2024/25 because 1 time policy will have met its quota.
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    IRPA 28(2)(a)(ii) Calculation: Soft Landing Only + Co-habitation with Citizen Spouse Prior to Divorce

    Around 5 years ago citizens who were sponsoring family while living abroad started being required to provide proof that they would be moving to Canada because too many were never relocating to Canada. Many family members would do a soft landing and continue living aboard. If you don’t include...
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    Interfaith / Intercultural Spousal Sponsorships – What Was Your Outcome?

    After one in person visit it is.
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    Group application visitor visa withdraw

    Should not make a difference. For your mother wait times should be based on processing times and should have nothing to do with changing from a normal TRV to a supervisa.
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    Interfaith / Intercultural Spousal Sponsorships – What Was Your Outcome?

    So you got married during your 2 in person visit? How much time was each visit? When did you get married and do you have any upcoming plans to visit each other in person? Somewhat unusual for marriages to happen so quickly when this isn’t an arranged marriage and not due to cultural/religious...
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    Interfaith / Intercultural Spousal Sponsorships – What Was Your Outcome?

    You can be in Canada and apply Outland. How much time did you spent together in person over how many visits before getting married? How much time gave you spent together since you got married? are you living in Canada now? Any other potential red flags?
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    WES Assessment of a Top-Up Degree After a Canadian Diploma

    Think you are asking if the combination of your top-up degree and your Niagara college degree may be assessed as a bachelor’s degree. If WES evaluated as a bachelor’s degree you will only be able to count 1 degree.
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    Interfaith / Intercultural Spousal Sponsorships – What Was Your Outcome?

    Have you both been living in Canada during your relationship? How long you been in a relationship? In person time has a significant impact as well as the length of your relationship. Interfaith marriage is fairly common in Canada.
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    Group application visitor visa withdraw

    You’d have to withdraw the application and then resubmit your mother’s on her own. If approved then your father can apply again. I would include a letter of explanation of why you withdrew the previous application and applied for a TRV for your mother alone. Include the explanation if you then...