Recent content by ila8394

Hi, this website is an online immigration forum....we are not the CIC or the Canadian government, and thus we cannot grant you an asylum.

Thanks for the insights, canuck_in_uk and russ6970. Also, "terima kasih" for Buletruck!! Hope your Indonesian wife enjoys her new home! :)

Hi guys, A friend of mine is an Indonesian citizen. She's currently in Canada with a PGWP (Post Graduate Work Permit). The political situation in Indonesian is pretty tense these days. This past weekend alone, there were a few bombings targeting ethnic minorities and Christians. Here's the...

Hi all, Please see: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/fees.asp Do all CIC fees listed on that page already include HST? Are they final numbers?

Hi guys, My friend's Post Graduate Work Permit is expiring on 27th April. She was told by a friend that she can get a 4-month extension (implied status) on her PGWP. How is that even possible? Is it by applying for a bridging visa? My friend is still waiting for her CELPIP results. In order...

Hello, My friend (a foreign citizen from a non visa exempt country) is currently here in Canada, holding a Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) that will expire on 27th April 2018 (so, 16 days from today). In July 2017, she took IELTS, with the following scores: listening 8.5, reading 8.5, writing...

Hello! She just applied for the TRV via the CIC online portal. She didn't submit an invitation letter and got the TRV just fine. I guess the immigration officer who processed her TRV must've been aware that since she had/has a PGWP, her intention was to go back to Canada to continue working...

My friend's Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) will expire at the end of April 2018. She already took IELTS but wasn't satisfied with the score, and she doesn't think it's sufficient enough to satisfy the Express Entry point requirements. Hence she'd like to give it another try and take another...

Thanks everyone for all the great insights. Much appreciated. Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Thanks for clarifying! So I'll take it that it's okay to submit the PCC during the 90-day window (great!) Just curious though: when entering the Express Entry profile into the pool, does the online wizard ask whether the applicant has a PCC? If it does AND the applicant does not (yet) have a...

Is "creating a profile" the same as entering it into the pool? (My follow up question is: is it perfectly acceptable to submit the police clearance AFTER getting the invitation to apply for PR?)

Hi guys, Just to clarify, should the police clearance certificate be submitted when an applicant submits their Express Entry application to the pool? Is that an ABSOLUTE requirement? Or, is it actually acceptable to submit the police clearance within the 90-day window after getting the...

That makes sense. But it made me wonder: even though he would fail his classes if he went to China, that does not mean that he couldn't send his documents to China for the PCC processing, no? Yet the CIC still waived his PCC....how come? My friend does have a certified fingerprints document...

Thanks for the reply! If you think my friend's excuse wouldn't be accepted (i.e.: fear of losing her passport if she sent it to China), I would understand that, as probably it's not a very very strong excuse. However, I disagree if you think the CIC won't accept ANY excuse at all, because I can...

Hi guys, My friend (who's currently in Canada, holding a Post Graduate Work Permit) plans to apply for PR status via the Express Entry program. She is an Indonesian citizen, but previously was a student in China (Guangzhou) for 5 years. As all of you are aware, the CIC requires applicants to...