Recent content by justina

Based on your post, it is my understanding that you live in Pakistan. As a citizen you can sponsor from another country while not living in Canada, but you will have to show proof of your plans for moving back to Canada and establishing yourself in Canada. (Accommodation, employment, etc.)...

@finebaby...i responded under 2010, but further to irishred's comments, if you get AIP you should (I think) be able to get healthcare, and if you get OWP upon AIP then you can get employer health coverage. Your husband will likely be able to give you some coverage through his job if he hasn't...

Sign up for traveler's or whatever medical insurance you are eligible for BEFORE you get pregnant!! Once pregnant, you would not be covered for anything relating to pregnancy. Insurance is expensive but pregnancy and childbirth is MORE expensive! The process of pregnancy and childbirth in...

You won't be able to work until you are approved for AIP, at that time you will receive the OWP if you submit with the sponsorship application. You aren't allowed to work without a SIN, and one won't be issued to you until you have OWP (temporary SIN) or PR (permanent SIN). Some people manage to...

I would recommend you keep a copy for yourself in case something gets lost. We still don't know if additional evidence we submitted the first time was ever attached. It wasn't noted in FOSS so we resubmitted the next year.

Sorry for your news. I suggest submitting additional evidence of your continuing relationship at least every 6 months. It worked for us, we submitted twice, and avoided an interview. Our process lasted 17 months AFTER our file was transferred. We were advised it could take as long as 3 years for...

Contact Canada Revenue Agency for a TTN - temporary tax number - for your spouse. My husband was out of status and I did as sidkrose did and claimed him on my taxes after we married. I enclosed a letter saying I was sponsoring him inland for PR and he was not working. This began an arduous...

What sort of letters a person requires depends on their situation, too. Our app was transferred to local office and we were submitting additional evidence a few months after the transfer. We eloped after a short time dating, which is why we wanted to include letters from parents. It was noted in...

It is recommended that such letters be notarized, and in that case the format suggested by canadiancitizen is perfect. In our case, we did not get any letters notarized, but wrote to friends and family asking them to write letters stating that they knew of our relationship. We followed the...

Hubby was not required to restore his status to apply for the OWP. But he mailed in the paper app, did not try online.

My husband was out of status and was told to apply for OWP when he received AIP. He did so (mailed in) but landed before they started processing the OWP. Status did not seem to be an issue.

Thanks! I lived in Boston for a while, the east coast gets way more snow but the cold is much more tolerable! It did snow at least once every year I lived in London, but I can see where the 'eternal Autumn' would make sense! The one week annual heat wave (usually in late May/ early June) always...

I'm actually the Canadian, and grew up just outside of Edmonton - always saying I would never move back!! However, met hubby here 2.5 years ago, and here we are... I like it better now than I did, but I miss the big cities - living in Vancouver and London (UK) and living in Edmonton don't really...

My husband's card took 3 months with no explanation. Well, they said they were verifying some data, but would not tell him what sort of data! However, when he landed, the person at the window where he paid the RFPF measured his photos against a sheet he had at the desk (I think some clear...

It means they have made a decision on Part 1 of the application, the sponsorship. You have been approved as a sponsor and now CIC will proceed on your wife's application for PR. AIP means she can apply for an open work permit, or will receive it soon if it was sent in with the app. You should...