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You don't really apply for a PR card. Once you land in Canada, the officers will automatically arrange for the card to be sent to your Canadian address. All I heard was "your PR should arrive in 6-8 weeks". But, I do plan to change my surname and my first name, so for that I'll have to go to...

Ah I see. Our situations are very similar then. I've been in Canada now for 14 months straight and would absolutely love to go back home for Christmas... Choinka, opłatek, kolędy.. I would try to make contact with them as soon as possible then. Are you here legally now, that is, have you...

I thought you're in Canada now, imapeiceofwood? I would not leave the country, just extend the visitor status. The problem is, we're only allowed to spend 6 months within the past 12 months in Canada. I don't know how long have you been here already, would you please tell me?

You can try calling CIC, going through Case Specific Inquiry, or sending e-mail directly to the Warsaw VO at WSAWIMMIGRATION@international.gc.ca

No worries about the criminal record check. At least from my experience, there have been no problems unless they get suspicious about you for some reason. I did my 1st criminal record check in March 2014 (+certified translation to English); I did my 2nd criminal record check in September 2014...

Congrats Fongnation to you and you wife! Live happily ever after, in Ontario. :-) To all of the Canadian citizens on this thread: Be a good Canadian and go vote today!

Sziha, thank you for your detailed report of flagpoling in Peace Arch border crossing, I am planning to go up there next Friday! Happy thanksgiving to you and your spouse and good luck in finding your first Canadian job!

Mine changed today too, Decision Made! Congrats userpg

Thank you everyone for your kind messages! I pray and hope everyone's files get processed as quick as ours, so you can join your spouses/ have your spouses join you in Canada :) After sending a pre-paid UPS etiquette to Warsaw on Friday morning, they sent the parcel right away and our documents...

I got an e-mail from Warsaw today asking me to send a pre-paid envelope for my immigration documents! They did not ask me to send the passport to them. Just a courier pick-up :D Yay! I'm going to run to UPS now!

Is one of the parents a Canadian citizen? Thyobear, of course your child needs to have chinese citizenship. How else are they going to identify your baby? You also need to bring it to Canada, which is going to require a passport, and to get a passport you need to be country's citizen.

From what I understand, you have to have valid medicals to be able to enter Canada...They will not issue a visa unless your medicals are valid and you are able to travel (land in Canada) before they expire. I am in the same situation as you, with regards to expired medical.

Not true. The sponsored spouse is the only on that needs medical and there is no requirement saying you need to be with her during the examination, only if for religious reasons, or when she wouldn't be able to communicate affectively with the panel physician.

Hello Zimbird2015, for most accurate information on Pretoria please check out the Pretoria VO thread below: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/applications-processed-in-pretoria-t53328.1050.html Probably those applicants will give you the answers you're looking for :)...

Congratulations Lvartano, Sziha and jcallahan! You are one step closer to being in Canada, reunited with your significant others. Sziha, thank you for sharing your experiences with CIC, I am looking forward to similar e-mail from them in the days to come- at least now I'm mentally prepared for...