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After 3 years in process my husband finally has his COPR and passport in hand! He will be flying through Toronto on Sunday. I have a question on how to handle the CBSA questions of "have you ever been charged/convicted of a crime" and "have you even been denied entry to Canada" based on...

Hi everyone, I wanted to share some hope for all of you waiting for progress from Port of Spain and let you know that we received our COPR!!!! In addition to a request new medicals of course. Our timeline is: Application: Sept 2019 AOR: November 2019 Biometrics: December 2019 File transferred...

I read through some of the case logs of the appeals for spousal sponsorships and I recall at least one instance where the panel said that on review of the text/whatsapp conversations provided in the application there wasn't evidence of close or loving relationship. So to me that means it is...

Hi, I am filling out an IMM5669 for a dependent child who turned 18 while our application has been outstanding (they are non-accompanying). In the IMM5669 you have to fill out your personal history from age 18 i.e., employed, unemployed, student, etc. For a few months from when she turned 18 she...

Sorry I just meant that we now need update our application forms to include her as an adult whereas in our original application forms she was included but as a child. In both cases she was and will remain non-accompanying.

Hi there, I have a specific question about how to fill out a form for a 19 year old non-accompanying dependent but also a more general question. Some background - we submitted our application in September 2019 and included two non-accompanying dependents both of whom were under 18 at the time of...

We applied September 2019, transferred to Mexico VO in Dec 2019, passed Medicals in Feb 2020 and then didn't hear anything until April 2021. Our file was transferred to Port of Spain and now we are scheduled for an interview in Feb 2022. I think there are still quite a few people waiting as long...

Hi, good news that we just heard that my husband's interview is scheduled for February, subject to any changes in the entry requirements due to covid. If it helps, he is from St Lucia and fully vaccinated with a T&T approved vaccine.

Hi, just thought I would update that we received notification that my husband would be getting invited for an interview. We haven't been given more details, at this point they were asking us to confirm that he is eligible to travel to Port of Spain, i.e., fully vaccinated which thank goodness he...

Oh wow.....I roll my eyes when I read someone complaining about not hearing anything and they applied in 2021....can't imagine applying in 2018 and still waiting. Best wishes for a response soon!

Hi, has anyone had any updates from Trinidad lately? We submitted in Sept 2019, were transferred to Mexico and the Port of Spain. We had to send in additional information in May 2021 and haven't heard anything since. If I go by this thread it seems like many people are still waiting, had anyone...

My spouse is also from St Lucia, applied Sept 2019, biometrics in November 2019, transferred to Mexico VO in December 2019, medicals in March 2020. We have now been transferred to Trinidad as of April 2021 and have been asked to provide a lot of additional information. We did this in May and...

Wow. Also from St Lucia and waiting 18 months now. 26 months is just so unacceptable and it's so hard not being able to get any information, any updates. I really feel for both of you. Seeing these updates from others makes me hopeful but at the same time it is so dangerous getting hopes up when...

Congratulations!!! Your spouse is St Lucian, right? Any thoughts on how they're going to get to Canada with the AC and West Jet flights cancelled or will you wait until they're running again.

I feel you! Our first application was returned because they claimed that my birth certificate (I'm the sponsor, I had an original Ontario birth certificate) was too faded. It was my 2nd form of ID in addition to my passport, they didn't need to return the whole application, they could have...