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Hi I.N. We got the sponsor approval in the mail in MTL. My passport request came in by email. I never got any mail at my mailing address -- my husband received my CSQ at his address. I got the file number over the phone from CIC -- one agent did not want to give it to us, but we ended up...

E-cas is really unreliable -- I received a passport request via email on January 25th but e-cas does not reflect that at all. So do not only look at e-cas. I sent my passport, now waiting to receive it. It was insanely expensive to send it from Montreal to Bucharest and have a prepaid return...

Thank you all. We will be traveling with only one suitcase each (i.e. it won't look like I am moving at all) so I hope they don't give me any trouble. I'll make sure we are careful with the wording ... We are not doing anything illegal actually so why does the whole process make you feel...

Hello everyone, We spoke to CIC call center about this and they said it is an ok move but I wanted to ask if anyone here has done this and how it went. CIC did not mention that I would have to show any docs at the border but I am unsure. I think I saw something on this forum but cannot find...

Thanks, CharlieD!

Hello all. I wonder if this is normal/common: ECAS says (when the sponsor logs in): "We received your application to sponsor XX on July 14, 2011. We started processing your application on October 5, 2011. We sent you a letter on September 29, 2011 about the decision on your application. We...

Ours was received in Mississauga on July 14. End of October: got the CSQ. So far Bucharest has received the file and the medicals but who knows when they will actually get cracking .... Just got the CAIPS notes but they are really not very informative, or maybe I just don't know what to look...

We are thinking of doing the same. Sponsorship was approved, I got the QC certificate. My VO is Bucharest -- I applied there as a Bulgarian citizen. Now we are going back to Montreal with our 2 month old and I will enter on my American passport. I really hope Bucharest does not call me up...

Thanks Mercur. Did they mention the interview -- will she have to come back to Bucharest for it or? At one point we even considered me moving back to the US somewhere literary a few miles away from the border with QC so that he can cross over every week -- this is how insane this is getting...

On a similar note: outland application/while staying in Canada, I wanted to ask in general: If I have started an outland application (in my case: Bucharest, I am being sponsored) and a few months into it I decide to go and wait out the process in Canada (visa exempt: US citizenship) and I have...

You can also use the contact email from their website ... takes them a day or two to respond.

PS: It is my understanding that even if the FBI certificate expires (3 month cutoff), lets say, on November 10th and CIC receives it on November 8th, it is still ok, correct? thanks!

Sorry if this is a repeat question .... I am curious what the processing times really mean (first stage, spousal, outland.) For example when the website says: "working on applications received on July 15, 2011", what does this really tell me about apps received July 14 2011 (ours) and...

They received ours July 14th -- no word yet. The website says they are still working on apps received July 7th so I am not sure what is going on ...

Thanks, guys, we'll certainly look into this in detail. My husband files taxes (obviously) since he lives in QC. Yep, we are separated during the pregnancy (not a fun time).

Well, the most important thing here is the advanced pregnancy -- correct me if I am wrong, but I think that most airlines will not allow you to travel when you are that far into your pregnancy. I am not sure if advanced pregnancy plays a role when applying for tourist visa. Better have this...

Aha, I see -- I guess this is a European thing, you get a specific tax free amount each month on top of salary/social assistance etc, a kind of a subsidy I suppose you can call it ...

Hello, I am curious about the following and I wonder if anyone has had this experience in QC: By the time I get the visa approved and move to QC, our baby will be about 6 -7 months old. We were curious if there is any "child money" that we can receive that will not in any way violate the...

Thanks, I will do that!

Hello, Maybe someone can advise: Our (spousal/outland) application was received on July 14th -- according to the CIC website they have not started working on it yet. At that time I did not include my FBI cert because it was still in process -- CIC advised me over the phone to include a note...