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I need to visit India for 5 weeks in July. I applied for OCI a week back but I think I will be cutting it too close. So, I don't want to take any chances and apply for a tourist visa. I was checking the BLS India site and it said that the tourist visa takes 30 days to process, at least. But...

Basically the title. My application was received on Jan 11 but when I go to check the status online, it says it can't find the application. I know it doesn't update until they start the processing but it's been like 3 weeks. Does anyone know how long before the online status is updated?

Hi, I am a PR and my wife is a US citizen with Canadian PR. My wife needs to travel to US in March 2019 but we just realised that her PR had expired in July 2018. I am submitting her renewal application but I am not sure if it will need renewed before her travel date to US. She satisfies the PR...

Hi All, One of my friends is landing in Regina soon and he has been trying to figure out what are the next steps there. I (Living in Ontario) have tried to find some contacts in Regina that can help him once he lands but it's in vain. So, I wanted to know if anyone has landed in Regina - how do...

Hi, I applied for PGP in Jan 2016. I have been approved as sponsor, medicals are done, PCC has been sent and RPRF has been paid. I (sponsor) just had a baby in end of October. So, can someone here clarify what is the process of informing CIC about an addition to the family (new baby)? Do I...

Hi, I am filling in the application for my parents for visitor visa. I start going through the questionnaire and some of the questions are a bit confusing: 1. Do you have a family member who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and is 18 years or older? (An applicant's closest...

Re: 2016 PGP Sponsorship Hi, Today I got an email from CPC Ottawa asking for Police certificates for my father and mother. They both are in India. Surprisingly the email is asking for Police clearance certificates from China (for both father & mother) and U.A.E (for my father). There is...

Hi Guys, I am finishing up the PGP application and in the IMM1344E form, there is a question about sponsor (me) if I have ever used any other name. Now, in my passport I have only one name (first name) that I have already put in the form but in my employment letters (even in CRA) I have a first...

Hi, I am applying for my parents' Supervisa. My father's first passport is missing. He renewed his passport 2 times. So, he has the last two but not the first one. Not sure where it is. He travelled on that passport few times but we can't remember the exact dates when he did. What do we do in...

Hi All, I am planning to apply for Supervisa for my parents. But, since the parents PR applications are opening in Jan, 2016 I am thinking of applying the PR too. Will it affect the chances of getting Supervisa? Should I do only Supervisa first and then apply for PR later? What do you suggest...

Hi, My mother wants to donate a kidney in India. But, I am planning to apply her supervisa next year. Will there be any issue? Will she still be eligible to get supervisa after she donated kidney or not? Also, if I apply her immigration later, will it be a problem? Thanks.

Hi, My mother wants to donate a kidney in India. But, I am planning to apply her supervisa next year. Will there be any issue? Will she still be eligible to get supervisa after she donated kidney or not? Also, if I apply her immigration later, will it be a problem? Thanks.

Hi, I am not sure if this is the right section but will post anyways. My brother-in-law is a US Citizen. His spouse recently got into US on CR1 Spouse Visa. The VISA has the I-551 mentioned at the bottom. She has to travel to Canada by road. Is she authorized to travel to Canada? Also, does...

Hey Guys, I tried posting this in the generic FSW thread but it kept slipping down. My sister is applying. She is married but her spouse won't be accompanying to Canada. It will be only her who is applying for PR. She is declaring her spouse details, of course. There is an option in...

Hi, I am not sure if this question has been asked before but as per the CIC application requirements, we need to purchase the insurance at the time of submitting the application. So, from what date the insurance starts? From the day of obtaining it (for application) or the day the person lands...

Hi All, I have applied for my wife's PR. She is a US citizen and hold OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India). Today we got a request that we need to submit PCC from India. Now we are confused about this. Where should we get the PCC from? We checked the website and it said that for Non residents...

Hi, I am a PR and I am now applying for my spouse. She is a US citizen. We have planned to apply outland since she would be stuck in Canada in case of Inland. Here are some queries I have: 1. It states that Sponsor have to send the application to Mississauga and Sponsored to Buffalo. Do we...

Hi Guys, I am posting after a long long time. After landing in Canada I have been trying to settle down and, most importantly, get a job. I am sharing my experience here which might help our brothers and sisters who are planning to come to Canada. I invite others too to share their "Finding a...

Hi Guys, I have been on this forum for quite a long time, now more than a year. Recently, I have seen people getting really anxious and impatient about the Visa. So, I thought of sharing few thoughts of mine and invite fellow experienced members to put in their view to help out the people who...

Hi, I am going to make the landing very soon and I wanted to take my funds to Canada. I am in India and I have an account in ICICI bank. Now, I called Scotia bank and they said they accept only Travellers' cheque or Cash. They don't take DD. I went to ICICI to get Travellers' cheque. They said...