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So today I received my AIP via e-mail - and upon checking ECAS, both sponsor and applicant sections show decision made. Checking myCIC, my background check is still being processed. Would this mean that the next step is getting my inland landing interview info? About how long does the process take?

Hi everyone, I applied for common law sponsorship (inland) in early September. I'm the PA. My timeline of my application is in my signature, but I'm very confused where exactly I'm at in the application process - ECAS shows both my application as well as my sponsor's application as in progress...

So I have an open work permit that is valid until December of 2020. (Currently going through common-law sponsorship with my partner.) I was employed for a year on a different OWP until I lost my job (nothing related to my OWP expiring or anything like that, just a shortage of work), so I have...

So great news - my Open Work Permit for common-law sponsorship was approved as per the CIC website. However, I'm not actually certain how to go about getting the work permit - in the past I had to go to the border. Since I'm already in Canada, will this just be being mailed to me?

Very basic question and I don't know if it varies from case to case - for the OWP issued for family-class applicants living inside Canada, how long do they typically issue the work visa for? I've had two open work permits over the last two years, and each was issued for one year but they were...

That's actually what lead to my confusion as I was under the impression medical requests came along later in the process. (So I had a moment of 'I'm halfway through this ALREADY?') I'm definitely not at the six month mark - they received my application September 5th so I'm not even a full 3...

So I just received my request for my medical exam today; I am applying inland in Canada and via common-law family class sponsorship. Obviously, I need to see if my medical results come back clear but assuming all is well, does the fact they're requesting a medical exam suggest a positive outcome...

I was able to link it to my account! Thanks! :)

Thanks for the info! Out of curiosity, do you get an AOR or anything like that for the OWP, or a way you can link/view it online separate from the PR application? The only AOR received so far is the one for my Sponsor.

Thanks much! I (the principal applicant) am currently living in Canada and am here on an OWP that is set to expire mid-March of next year. The CIC website says it takes about 4 months for the applicant to receive an open-work permit if they request one when they send in their sponsorship...

So I mailed in all the necessary documents for a common-law sponsorship application back in early September. They received the package on September 5th and started processing my sponsor's part of the application on September 26th. The online application status tool states that his application is...

So my boyfriend is sponsoring me as his common law partner, and while the application doesn't ask for the Statuatory Declaration of Common Law Form, we decided to get one notarized anyways just to play on the safe side. We filled the form out at the Notary's office, and there is an area on the...

If you need a timeline, I sent in my fingerprints via Canada Post after making an online request for a police certificate. Got there about three days later. I literally got my police certificate via e-mail the next day. So yeah, it's going a lot quicker.

The FBI has an online option that is significantly quicker than mailing in your application now. You just apply online, pay the fee, get your fingerprints and mail them in. Once they get the finger prints, it's maybe two weeks for them to get the police clearance certificate to you.

So IMM 0008 asks for a national identity document - I am a US Citizen. In the states I did not have a driver's license nor a state identification card, I just used my passport for just about everything and had no issues. Would a birth certificate work for this? Or would I just need to put down...