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  1. braindead

    Renew child's Canadian passport from US

    My child and I live in Seattle, USA. My child's Canadian passport is expiring in July 2020, and looking at this page (https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/children/apply.html), there are two options for how to apply for a new passport. 1. apply by...
  2. braindead

    Cancelling OHIP

    I am a Canadian citizen and I moved to US permanently in March 2019. I didn't cancel my Ontario health card straight away. I never used the card since then. I am planning to cancel it now (Dec 2019). I have two questions: 1. I declared non-residency after moving to US. Will the Canadian...
  3. braindead

    Moving to US... give up health card?

    I am a Canadian citizen living in Ontario. I will be moving permanently to US and declare non-residency in Canada. Do I need to give up my driver's license and OHIP?
  4. braindead

    Email or ECAS update?

    My application has been "in process" since January 2018. I am going crazy checking ECAS twice a day. I want to know if I will get an email update if anything changes?
  5. braindead

    Online visit visa application: signatures

    I am applying for my father's visit visa to Canada. Adobe Acrobat isn't allowing me to sign the following forms: 1) The main form IMM5257 (barcodes are generated on this page when I validated it) 2) Family Information IMM5645 (No option to generate barcodes) My question is, do I need to print...
  6. braindead

    What should I write as the reason for physical absence?

    Hi. I'm using the Physical Presence Calculator and I have a confusion. For a period of 6 months, I left Canada and went to my home country Pakistan. During that time I didn't have an address in Canada. I worked in Pakistan for 6 months, and then decided to come back to Canada. What should I...
  7. braindead

    question about visa+passport expiry

    my mother's visitor visa is valid till 15th May 2016 and her passport is valid till 16th May 2016. Can she visit canada from jan 2016 to april 2016?
  8. braindead

    Obtaining a NICOP (Pakistan) in Ontario

    Hi, I am a resident of Kitchener, Ontario. My Pakistani passport is about to expire, and I have been told that I need to get a NICOP made before I can get my passport renewed. Has anyone done this recently? If yes, can you please tell me exactly what steps to follow? Specifically: 1) Can it be...
  9. braindead

    request for passport without a medical first

    Hi. I reside in Canada, and my parents applied for a visitor visa on Feb 28th. Today they got a message in myCIC that "A decision has been made on your application. We require your passport to finalize processing your application." My question is, they were never asked for a medical. They...
  10. braindead

    Parents' Visit visa: Am I a dependent child?

    Hey. I am a PR living in Canada with my husband, and I am applying for my parents' TRV (visit visa); they live in Pakistan. My father was filling out the eligibility criteria, and he was given the following question: "Do you have a family member who is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident...
  11. braindead

    travelling internationally with a foreign passport which is about to expire

    Hi all. I hold a non-Canadian and non-US passport. Can I travel from Canada to US (and back) in January 2015 if my passport's expiry is in August 2015? Thanks.
  12. braindead

    lawsuits against C24

    Hi everyone. It is common knowledge that anyone applying for citizenship after June/July 2015 will be subject to C24. What I'm unsure of is, what is the progress on the lawsuits against it? Also, how strong are these lawsuits (is there any hope that they'd be able to reverse this law before...
  13. braindead

    Landing - is it necessary to go to border?

    I'm an inland applicant (Ontario) and I just received my CoPR. My question is, is it necessary to go to border to do the landing? Is there an alternate way?
  14. braindead

    Open Work Permit for spouse

    Can a study permit applicant apply for an open work permit for spouse simultaneously?
  15. braindead

    Pictures to be sent with passport (PPR)

    In the PPR email, I have been asked to send two pictures along with my passport. Can I use the same photo that I sent with PR application? (This photo was taken in July 2013).
  16. braindead

    chances of PR rejection after getting PNP certificate

    I was wondering how likely it is to getting your PR application (based on Ontario PNP certificate) rejected? Assuming the application and all the documents are complete.
  17. braindead

    Ontario PNP - Decision Made. What is next?

    Hi, My husband and I applied for PR (based on Ontario PNP) last year, from within Canada. At the time, he had a TRV (work permit) and I was on student permit. Our timeline (visa office is CPP-Ottawa): 1. application for permanent residence received on August 6, 2013. 2. Request for updated...
  18. braindead

    legal document for 'name changes'

    Hi I am applying for Canadian PR. One of the required documents is "legal documents for any name changes". My name on my previous passport is "X Y Z". About five years ago, I decided to modify my name, and I got a new CNIC and Passport with the name "X Y". The question is, what kind of legal...
  19. braindead

    visiting on study permit TRV

    Hello I finished my masters from a Canadian university in January 2013 and came back to Pakistan, but my study permit (and its associated TRV) is valid till November 2013. Now I wish to visit my relatives in Canada in July/August. Can I do that? Is it possible for the immigration officer to...
  20. braindead

    attestation of police certificate? (Pakistan)

    Hello I am an applicant from Pakistan. I have got my Police Character Certificate from the SP Office today. But I am wondering whether this needs to be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? Any help would be appreciated