Recent content by matthewc

Hi folks, It's been a while since I posted, and I was more active in the family class forums, but thought I should at least say hi as this thread popped up in my google alerts for the omnibus budget bill - wish I'd seen it earlier. I'm now working as the Campaigns Director for Leadnow.ca (a...

Hi folks, I've generally tried to keep politics well clear of my efforts to help other immigrants through this forum and others, although as many of you know I spend most of my time doing advocacy work on environmental issues. Today I'm going to make a brief exception to that, as I think this...

Hi folks, I've generally tried to keep politics well clear of my efforts to help other immigrants through this forum and others, although as many of you know I spend most of my time doing advocacy work on environmental issues. Today I'm going to make a brief exception to that, as I think this...

No, they provide no API. I wish! I had to build my own from scratch. It literally has to connect to e-CAS, log in, and scrape the page to determine changes. (That's all automated, and over an SSL connection of course.) Most of the actual work is simply done using some custom php using curl and...

If you want to log on to e-CAS every day only to be disappointed most of the time, there's absolutely nobody (least of all me) saying anybody has to use the tracker. Personally, when I was applying for PR, the wait was horrible, especially when the file was delayed with CSIS (I suspect due to my...

We've been over this already... http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/ecas-trucker-t8323.0.html;msg598083#msg598083 Using the start-SSL certificate (which provide a free certificate for a single site) is as secure as possible. That said, if anyone wants to donate the...

For some strange reason, addresses seem to disappear and appear on e-CAS occasionally. From what I've been able to tell, it doesn't seem to be related to actually updates, and it doesn't seem to be a problem at all. Quite likely it will reappear again in due course. There were a significant...

Oh please people, find something more productive to do, even if you are bored waiting for PR. The security certificate is from Start-SSL. https://ecas.carroll.org.uk shows no errors for me in any browser I've tried. If you're getting a warning somewhere else, e.g https://carroll.org.uk that's...

That's a wonderfully naive statement. I'm glad it went so easy for you, but it doesn't always, especially if there is anything unusual about the circumstances.

Well, you went about it the wrong way. What you should have done was put the restoration application together, in the same envelope as the inland PR application, and also ticked the box for "initial work permit"... that way they would have waited to process the restoration until AIP. In the...

kate, you really have nothing to worry about. Just think of it as an extra check-up. ariell is quite right that spouses can be denied on medical grounds. It is extremely rare though. Actually even active (contagious) TB wouldn't result in refusal for a sponsorship, just a delay to the...

He can apply for the TRV. There is no guarantee it will be approved. As long as he doesn't lie on the forms, it's unlikely that would count as misrepresentation. Simply not mentioning a second reason for wanting to visit Canada shouldn't come back to bite you. Note that inland is almost never...

What's your status, Ali? That isn't clear from your post. Are you a PR or citizen?

You use this application kit: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp As a PR, you must be living in Canada in order to sponsor your spouse. You cannot be living in your country of citizenship.

Yes, as long as her PR status is not in question, she doesn't need to wait for the new card before applying to sponsor them.