Recent content by Tara_W

Right, we MIGHT have included this form with just our names, but look again: Your family members are your spouse or common-law partner, if applicable, and your dependent children (start with the oldest). You must include all of your family members (who are not already permanent residents of...

It confused us as well. Here's the section discussing from the Immigrant's Guide, pg 15: Details of family members Your family members are your spouse or common-law partner, if applicable, and your dependent children (start with the oldest). You must include all of your family members (who are...

Hi Kitty, My partner and I were in a similar situation as yourselves- me, a Canadian citizen, sponsoring him, Irish guy while both of us residing in Ireland. No kids or other dependents. This form threw us at first too, and not to disagree with PMM, we skipped it as we understood it to be...

Proof of funds??? Wtf? My partner and I are travelling from Dublin to Toronto this Saturday and he'll do his landing then. We're only staying a couple of weeks before moving permanently around Christmas. I have an bank account over there with some cash socked away, but he's not bringing cash...

We included details of our joint bank account, utility bills in both our names and lease agreements- all with both our names and our address in Ireland. All of this also served as evidence of our relationship. Tara

We posted my parter's passport to London from Ireland- registered mailed- and they sent it back (Royal Mail Registered) in the self addressed envelope we included. All was well. ukmike got his passport sent back to his parents who are still resident in the UK and they Fedexed it to him. He...

With regard to the police clearance, there is a form that you can print off from the Canada immigration website. There's a spiel on it, "requesting information for immigration purposes etc etc" and it leaves a space for you fill in your name and previous addresses. Its all looks very official...

Hi again, If you're driving, it won't be so bad. The doctor is actually more Booterstown than Blackrock and he's a bit tricky to find, tucked away down the twists and turns of a large housing estate, but I can give you directions if its him you're seeing. There's street parking all around and...

Hi Ash, Sorry, just assumed you were in the Dublin area! I think there's another doctor in the Cork area who does these as well, but its a limited list of these doctors in Ireland- just three of them I think! Cheers, Tara x

Hi Ash, My partner (Irish) is very nervous of doctors and anything medical too- his medical (carried out by the doctor in Blackrock, Co Dublin in April) was very straightforward. Pricey though! All that happens with him is a general checkup and history along with a urine test. He'll then do up...

Thanks for your good wishes! I'm sure he'll be fine. I understand completely though- I get nervous passing through Canadian immigration myself, and I'm Canadian-born with a Canadian passport! Every time I arrive I get asked, "How long are you staying for? Where are you staying? Who with?". Once...

You're not alone: my partner and I are arriving into Toronto from Dublin on September 5th and that's when he'll land. He's really freaked out about the whole thing, a real worrier, imagining all sorts of crazy, worse case scenarios! Some of them quite hilarious! Don't know why. All I can do is...

Hey Mike, That all sounds straight forward enough! My partner is doing his landing Saturday 5th September in Toronto, so will let you know how it all goes. He's bucked up about the whole thing as well, by the way! Excited about college, looking at jobs etc. Hope it lasts! We're not bothering...

We didn't hear anything firm until the Sponsorship Approved letter arrived. However, we were able to access ECAS with the receipt number from paying online. It had info on what date the application was received and when they started processing along with "Decision Made", but we didn't know what...

Is that so? If that's the case, why did we spend close to €500 with the checkup, xrays, blood tests etc etc?!