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    Seeking Community Support to Escape Deportation by U.S. ICE and Start Anew in Canada

    Agreed - that's why I'm taking the time to add my two cents in here. As a warning to others to not try this idea. Also agreed. Def a scam. I suspect that the plan here would have been to make use of the 14 day rule exception instead. > Once an asylum seeker has entered, they can only file an...
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    Open Work Permit for the spouse using AOR received from inland PR application

    Yes, he should be able to work, since he had a valid work permit before applying for the OWP. And since the OWP is an independent one (there's no study permit involved anymore) there's no limit to the hours. Hmm... paper is slow so it might work? I'm not sure. Since this is for someone out of...
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    Clarification on open work permit for spousal application

    No, I think the other forum members gave the correct advice and pathway. I suspect that the portal will just work instead of stopping you once your husband reaches AIP. But IRCC's portals are also known to be ... glitchy. So come back here once he's reached that stage and if you're still unable...
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    Exclusion order

    1. Doesn't seem necessary, as the job itself starts after the exclusion period has ended. 3. Yes, though this isn't insurmountable. 2. While it'll be harder, it's not impossible for the permit to be approved. There was a success story reported earlier, see...
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    Study permit refusal/ overstaying status/ exclusion order/ common law application

    I definitely agree with the advice to seek a qualified lawyer. That said I think there are a couple of points that can be filled in here. No, now that you have the exclusion order in place it's too late for that to help. As per...
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    Exclusion Order vs. Sponsorship Spouse

    If I had to guess though, from a similar case in https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/exclusion-order.846015/page-2#post-10872626 that was reported to the forum earlier, this OP would likely be asked to withdraw the inland app and submit it for outland...
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    Urgent: Sudden Increase in PR Processing Times for Refugees and Protected Persons (Up to 99 Months!)

    Or be a flight attendant for Air Canada. True, but aren't most of these available to non-PR holders as well? You can work as a doctor without PR for example, or a software developer, or ... As pointed out earlier in...
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    Urgent: Sudden Increase in PR Processing Times for Refugees and Protected Persons (Up to 99 Months!)

    This is true. However, every SIN you had is linked. I forgot to tell an employer about my SIN changing and they kept reporting under the old one, but that didn't cause me any trouble with CRA. CRA was still able to collect the correct amount of taxes from me. Agreed. Hmm. Is it really so...
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    Urgent: Sudden Increase in PR Processing Times for Refugees and Protected Persons (Up to 99 Months!)

    Would it really be that huge? How many dependents (spouse + kids) would we be looking at, total? Agreed. Really, the most annoying thing really was always having to show my permit all the time (since the 9 series SINs are known to be temporary with an expiry that follows the relevant...
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    Urgent: Sudden Increase in PR Processing Times for Refugees and Protected Persons (Up to 99 Months!)

    Ah, I forgot about that. (I once saw a job posting for a role with IRCC but I didn't bother applying because of the above requirement.) I don't see the harm in allowing approved refugees to take on these jobs where a PR is eligible. More accurately, if the lack of PR is the only disqualifying...
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    Urgent: Sudden Increase in PR Processing Times for Refugees and Protected Persons (Up to 99 Months!)

    I don't quite get this part. What's stopping these folks from just .. applying? Apply for PR using the other routes if you are qualified, BEFORE trying a refugee claim. Refugee claims are for those who have no other option. If you qualify for skilled immigration then usually you have options...
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    Urgent: Sudden Increase in PR Processing Times for Refugees and Protected Persons (Up to 99 Months!)

    In fact an approved refugee is in some ways a better place than a TDH - temporary document holder (like international students or temporary foreign workers). Even if a person has their temporary status approved there is an expiry date to it and the person must leave by then unless a way to...
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    Are you allowed to cash a check if you are on a visitor's record?

    There are a number of things, a bit hard to know where to start, but I'll try my best... Yes, it does. Yep. The money didn't come from work. Working on a visitor record isn't permitted, but I'm not aware on restrictions of accepting free gov't money on a visitor record generally, provided...
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    Please think twice before coming to Canada as an international student, personal opinion

    Even after the post-dated increase in Ontario (which happened on Oct 1) it's still not enough, as widely reported in the news. (E.g. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-minimum-wage-increase-2025-1.7630339 or...
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    Humanitarian & Compassionate "re-admitted" question

    So I'm too late to help out OP, but I can still share my two cents that might help future forum searchers in similar situations. I personally experienced issues with paying that RPRF back in 2023 as well. It was - well, a buggy year for IRCC's website and software. Basically I just had to keep...
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    Citizenship application: temporary foreign worker or student/visitor for the time after graduation but before PGWP was approved?

    I had a similar situation - a period of maintained status (in my case between different work permits rather than going from study permit to PGWP). So while it was simple for me to fill out and claim that period of time as part of my physical presence - I did follow the advice on these forums to...
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    What happens to my status during a Humanitarian and compassionate application?

    I think this is because it was answered in the very first reply on this thread, https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/what-happens-to-my-status-during-a-humanitarian-and-compassionate-application.620630/#post-7730349 To restate (for anyone who is skipping to the...
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    H&C Question- need help urgently

    Agree with all of the responses. Since husband's work permit doesn't expire until August 2027, which is a few years away, the timing does aline well - wife can get her own open work permit if her husband's work permit is eligible (see...
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    H&C question

    Yep - if you try to check official processing times for a new applicant now it just says "more than 10 years" Meanwhile, the official processing time for someone who had already applied back in Jan 2023 - still 30 months to go. So even though it's been almost three years, there's still two and...
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    April 2025 - Citizenship Applications

    Yep, you can find instructions for applying for a Canadian passport abroad here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports-abroad/new-adult-passport-abroad.html - from what I understand it's 20 business days + mailing time (when you apply from abroad...