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    Old age security qualification

    Hi experts, I hope this is the right place for this question My parents have immigrated to Canada for a few calendar years. I understand that to qualify for the Old age security benefit, they must have resided in Canada for over 10 years but how is it calculated? Does it have a requirement like...
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    Biometric collection

    I am asking this for my cousin. She is applying for a PR for her parents. Her parents also have valid visitor visa. They are coming shortly under that visa and suddenly she got a letter to collect the biometric (fingerprints I would assume) and there might not be enough time to get it before the...
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    Custom declaration card, visitor or resident for new immigrants?

    Hi, My parents will be landing soon. When they fill the declaration card, are they still "visitors"? If so, do they fill in 365 days for intended duration of stay? Thanks
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    Anyway to expedite sponsorship application for my mom?

    Hi, My Dad passed away at the end of 2014. I then submitted sponsorship and immigration application at the end of 2015 (for the 2016 batch). My mom is living lonely in her home country and I am her only child. Is there anyway to communicate with CIC to explain our situation and is there any...
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    Regular 10-year multiple-entry visa, big deal if staying a few days over?

    Hi, another quick question So my mom is under a regular visa and she got a stamp for 6-month period. However the last day is in August so it is the busy season and flight tickets are very expensive. Only 6 days later there is much cheaper flight ticket for her to return. Is it a big deal to...
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    Supervisa question about the 2-year period of staying

    Need some advice here... So my mother-in-law applied and got PG-1 category supervisa with expiry date some time in 2021. She first came under the visa in Feb 2015. She got a stamp of two years which was great. Then she left in Feb 2016 (so after one year of staying) for her home country. She...
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    Super visa cancel application

    Good morning I have applied the super visa for my parents. Now I received the notice for the medical exam. However for some reason my parents do not want to go through it.. It looks like that if it is tourism visa for staying under 6 months, there is no need for the medical exam. The question...
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    Can't upload IMM5257E.pdf through CIC online application

    I am applying for the visitor Visa online but for some reason I can't upload this main application form... I can upload all other documents fine. When I upload I got this error Validation error: You have not completed the mandatory fields or you have not completed them correctly. Please make...