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    Study visa chances

    Even if you get approved for another masters degree (which is unlikely) at your age it will be extremely difficult to get permanent residency. Also could be extremely difficult to find employment in your mid to late 40s. Canada’s immigration policy favours young people and especially young...
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    Lost PR Status

    As long as your spouse lives in Canada and can show she can support her family without government help then family sponsorship is the best option.
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    Questions about Trans U.S citizens seeking asylum

    It will be very difficult if not impossible to get asylum in Canada as a trans person. You will need to show, for example, that you have moved to other regions of the US that are more liberal and have specific examples of how you were personally discriminated against. The Canadian government...
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    The expiry date on a visitor visa

    A visa only has to be valid for entry into Canada. That said the CBSA agent determines how long you can visit Canada and doesn’t have to take into account the date of your return ticket.
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    procedural fairness / PFL success stories?

    Yes it doesn’t ensure a positive response.
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    Background check is taking forever

    You are experiencing normal wait times. You are in a very long queue. Nothing moves quickly when it comes to asylum these days. All you can do is wait.
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    Help: how to activate super visa in Canada

    They can try but at every entry there is a risk of difficulty reentering or only being able to visit for a certain period of time. A supervisa doesn’t guarantee entry or a visit for a certain timeframe. The best option is always to try to extend from within Canada until they can no longer...
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    Visitor visa refusal

    If you already wrote this it is too late to take it back. I was pointing out that what many conservatives helpful is not always helpful.
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    178 days since i applied for SOWP (Inland Sponsor PR application). No update yet, only criminality is completed

    So that could be an issue. You can’t apply inland and also apply for a work permit if you then leave Canada. You needed to apply Outland.
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    My husband overstayed in USA 15 yrs ago

    How could you be together for 5 years then? You would have had to start dating as soon as your marriage broke down. How long had you been living with your spouse in Canada before you separated? Was this an arranged marriage? How much time had you spent in person before you got married? After...
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    Scoliosis: Canada Medical Test

    As long as you don’t need any corrective surgery or expensive braces/therapy you should be able to pass a medical.
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    Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications 2025

    Having an application expedited is extremely unusual. What you are experiencing is very normal processing time. The wait for processing is over a decade these days.
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    Visitor visa refusal

    Your argument in many ways hurts you because many use that argument as to why families should be able to live together longterm in Canada. If he came to Canada to visit you could then also argue that he is alone in his home country and that he needs to live around family.
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    French citizens considering Canada – question about Québec vs federal immigration

    Hopefully you can understand my response in English since my written French is rusty. Yes there could be huge issues if you don’t have onward plans to settle outside of Quebec. You did not apply to move to Quebec and, although there is freedom of movement after obtaining PR, if you can’t show...
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    eligibility review required for 222 days

    Did you do the masters degree in French? What are your language scores? Did you attend French language learning classes?