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It's a stressful situation, whether you're together or not. I think you would regret not finishing school. If you're from a visa-exempt country, you should be able to come visit once you're done with school - even if you've applied outland. Outland does not mean you have to remain in your...

As long as you were not deported, you were automatically back in compliance again the minute you left Canada. No, you were only denied temporary status. That decision does not affect your application for permanent status, as long as you have good evidences of your "genuine" relationship, which...

You should consult with a qualified immigration attorney - this question is probably going to be beyond the scope of what the rest of us can advise. I could totally be wrong, but I think that a sponsored spouse cannot receive PR without a passport - so if he doesn't have a passport or birth...

If the police checks aren't being included with the application, be sure to send a letter explaining why. If processing through an overseas embassy, they will always ask for them again before they do the assessment. It delays processing, but if you can't provide them and want to get things...

I don't agree at all with this advice about the PR cards. The rest is true - you can "land" and then go home and prepare to move. But get a PO Box or something in Canada, if you have to, before you land so that you're able to give them an address in Canada to send your PR card(s) to. This is...

That's true - I agree with Leon. I don't recommend cancelling your husband's PR ap in favour of a new PR ap just for the child. One thing is that you'd have to wait until the first ap was completely out of the system before you could start a new one, and that might take longer in the end than...

DON"T GIVE UP!! How does it help your wife and child for you to give up?! There are lots of monetary benefits in Ontario for mothers with small children - make sure that she is collecting all of the benefits that she's eligible for. There are maternity benefits (EI) that she may be eligible...

An outland PR applicant is eligible to apply for a restricted work permit - as Charlie mentioned, if a potential employer could get a positive LMO (meaning they can demonstrate that there are no eligible Canadian applicants for the position), a work permit could be applied for whether the...

The Open Work Permit application is the same form as the Change Conditions/Extend Status application. You will choose Box "C" for an initial work permit, and be sure to include proof with the application of your eligibility for an OWP.

Best to consult with a qualified immigration attorney for advice on any issue that involves possible criminal inadmissibility.

You should include proof of your qualifying relationship, proof that you are submitting (or have submitted) an application to sponsor, and proof of financial support. I always suggest that you mail the extension application when it's necessary to include such proofs - and that you track the...

A sponsor cannot be in undischarged bankruptcy proceedings during processing. If your husband is your sponsor, he should wait until your visa is issued before he files for bankruptcy. In the meantime, he should definitely look into options like a debt management plan or a consumer proposal...

It's just the Buffalo embassy closing - they're still going to have an embassy for processing in NY. Just put New York

You net income is the average monthly income you bring home (after taxes are taken out) for the 12 months period prior to the submission of the application. If you have been in Canada for less than a year, you can factor in the money you made in your home country by converting it to CDN dollars...

The key to common-law is being able to prove that you have cohabitated for one year. Breaks in that year are permissible for vacations or whatever, but you need to be able to show that you have actually lived together dating back to the date you say your common-law qualification period started...

Also, if you submit the inland PR application TOGETHER WITH an extension application for an open work permit and they're received by CPC-Vegreville before her current work permit expires, she can continue to work for her current employer under "implied status". I know she doesn't want to...

Congratulations!! He needs to bring all the paperwork that they mail to him - typically it will consist of his passport (with visa affixed) and his Confirmation of Permanent Residence (which is a multi-copy long form that they have him sign as part of the landing interview). Also, if he is...

You can be certain that the assault charges are the issue Buffalo is dealing with that's taking all the time. I agree, order the CAIPS notes to see if you can get some sense of what they're thinking - but typically in this type of situation, you just have to wait it out. There's no way to...

In order to enter Canada as a visa-exempt national (which you are, as a citizen of the UK) you have to be able to demonstrate, when you are examined for entry at the Canadian border, that you intend to return to your home country at the end of your authorized stay. Your situation is complicated...

You should keep the original of the IMM1017 - but you are required to submit proof that you underwent medical examination with your initial submission of the application. So send a photocopy of IMM1017 with the application. The DMP is probably confused because applicants immigrating in merit...