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@lauralee15 Thanks for sharing your experience. I hope it works out for us too! I will find out in a year or so if they don't mind my lack of Chinese. There are some interested assumptions baked into forms including IMM 5406.

We are filling out the IMM 5406 in the spousal sponsorship. I, the sponsor, am Canadian and only have an English name. The principle applicant's native language is Chinese. Does she need to make up a Chinese name for me next to my English name in Section A, write N/A, or leave it blank...

One option is to go to the Peace Arch border crossing in Vancouver. This is also where people go to flag pole all the time. If you can enter the US, you could fly to USA and then fly back to Vancouver International Airport. It's possible to land there but only if coming on an international...

Processing times are same as any other LMIA exempt work permit. If you are unsure how to apply for a work permit, read read read, or seek the assistance of a consultant or lawyer. Need to be very accomplished, think world class, for best chances.

If your employer was willing to hire you AND you are a very accomplished golfer, you could also seek an LMIA-exempt work permit under the "significant benefit to Canada" exemption. See http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/opinion/benefit.asp for details.

Use an online tool (http://www.canadavisa.com/comprehensive-ranking-score-calculator.html) to calculate your score for Express Entry. As Scylla said, if your score is 450+, you are in good shape. If you have a ways to go, you might benefit from working in Canada for a year or more.

Yes, inland processing time is long. If you need your husband to be able to work as soon as you arrive in Canada, you could submit an outland application for sponsorship. As a Canadian citizen living abroad, you would need to demonstrate that you plan to return to Canada to live once your...

There is always a possibility of the application being declined. Check the processing times for the Brazil office on CIC's website. Your application may take longer, as mentioned above, due to the additional scrutiny. There is no income requirement for sponsoring a spouse/common law partner...

Aquakitty is correct, sometimes visitor records are issued at the border. I originally thought visitor record loses effect as soon as you leave the country. However, I have seen a situation where someone left near the end of the VR in the hopes of getting a 6 month stamp. When she returned...

Here is an interactive map of all the CBSA posts with an immigration office/officer - "IMM". Note that some of them the service is only available during certain hours, and at certain airports (like Vancouver International Airport) I am told by CBSA you can't just walk/drive up, you must fly in...

If your employer applies for an LMIA for PR support ONLY, then there is no application fee. This is the kind that will give you 600 points in EE, but cannot be used to extend your work permit. If your employer applies for an LMIA for PR support AND work permit, there is a $1000 fee. This will...

This article is really about two things: 1. distance learning and study permits (they don't go together under CIC's rules - the flipside is you can take 1005 online / distance learning courses without a study permit). 2. the practice, previously discussed on this forum, of combining a 1 year...

AFAIK, a college needs to have a DLI # for a foreign student to be able to get a study permit and study there. For PGWP, it needs to be either: a degree/diploma/certificate from a public school, OR, a degree ONLY from a private college. So, let's say you wanted to attend a private college. If...

For FSW eligibility only, I believe paid internships count (as long as it was the right job title / NOC / skill level). http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who.asp

A practicum is connected to specific programs, such as teaching, counselling, some health jobs, etc. Other professions have similar periods (articling for law students, residence for doctors). Can be paid or unpaid. It should be a requirement of the program / mandatory. Remember that in some...