Recent content by Griffintown

Hi all, I have a question for those who have ever experienced legal issues while applying for Canadian citizenship. The issue: My friend was arrested last summer and spent a few days in jail awaiting bail. He was granted bail and has been out ever since. He is not going to trial - he will be...

Hi Everyone, I sponsored my husband in 2014 and he became a PR in early 2015. When submitting our application in spring 2014 my husband and I had been together 1.5 years and I was pregnant. My husband got his PR after the birth of our child. I was filing documents this morning and I realized...

The best choice is to have the file 100% complete, but I say go ahead and send it at a later date if need be. My non-american spouse lived in the USA for a few years and our clueless immigration lawyer never mentioned we needed an FBI clearance from the USA - it was only through my own research...

When in doubt (or if you would like the status of your request) call Immigration Quebec - that is what I have done and they answer all my questions. I am still awaiting my CSQ but I have heard from others that they have received it 2-3 weeks after their credit card was charged (which is usually...

Actually Sydney, London and Paris have lots of demands being sent to their offices, so to alleviate the workload offices like Ottawa are processing these files themselves. I called asking for clarifications (pointing out the timeframe to them) and they said that straightforward and...

If your spouse is the Canadian sponsor, then NO you don't include his travels (only the sponsored person and their foreign family members fill out this part) We used an immigration lawyer to complete our file (we applied to the Paris VO as well), so I am basing my answer on what he said. There...

Hey, I did not apply to London (I sent mine to Paris) but it seems Sydney, London and Paris are forwarding some of their files to Ott-Miss (including mine). I called CIC (as did many of the others who have encountered this) and CIC confirmed that straightforward-uncomplicated cases get sent to...

I have read a few posts here and there about people who applied outland (Sydney, London, Paris etc) and had their file transferred to Ottawa for processing. Can anyone confirm if their application was processed relatively quickly. I was suppose to be processed in Paris (8 months) and it was...

Hi, I too am a June applicant (CIC received it June 26) and I was approved as a sponsor August 19 (my VO is Paris). When I entered my email address on my application I inversed two letters, therefore never got the confirmation email (I had to call and they confirmed my approval). They told me...

I am going to assume the best and that you don't mean it the way it came out! As far as I know visiting is NOT illegal. I visited my husband and became pregnant. He is now visiting me in Canada (he is allowed 6 months).... don't think we are breaking any rules! So to answer your question; yes...

Hi CherPare, I am in the same boat, sponsoring my husband and due soon, and you are right there is not much on pregnant sponsors. Since the baby isn't born (and will be born in Canada) it was not necessary to list him as a dependant. Our immigration lawyer suggested to add a doctor's...

Ponga, thats what I am thinking, which is why I came to this board for other opinions! His reasoning is "he was there as a visitor (despite being there 6months +) therefore it is not required" go figure. I will look into stating "other". Thanks Ponga, user828and Kan_Sri!

IMM008 question 12. I'm not sure how to attach a screen shot of the question but they ask which country you've lived in more than 6 months and what your status was in that country. status options available include "visitor" and "other" (if you put other you have to state what "other" means) In...

Thanks for your replies everyone, they are helpful. I assumed that the illegal status in the USA won't affect the sponsorship (we will see if it will if we try to prolong his visitor visa). I have no intention on lying and have listed his jobs in the USA and have listed the correct dates etc...

that is correct, we are applying Outland. I guess for now we will take that part one step at a time. But a big thank-you Ponga for your reply. After spending $$$$ on an immigration lawyer I would have expected him to at least know this! But your post confirms what I thought. Thanks again! :)...