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  1. fandv

    Landed last year but applying for health card now.How to prove residency length?

    Hi guys... =) My wife did her first landing (as a PR) in Canada last year (summer 2014). But then she returned to her home country to settle some affairs. Then at the beginning of July 2015, she moved to Canada for good, to live here permanently. Questions: 1. Given that soon will mark her...
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    Goods to follow: to whom should they be addressed?

    Hi everyone, Got some questions about goods to follow and forms B4/B4A: 1. My wife is going to settle permanently in Canada by the end of this month. She is going to send some goods to follow to Canada, via the ocean. The goods will be placed in some boxes. On the mailing label of the boxes...
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    Now that 2 years have passed since 25 Oct 2012 (Re:Conditional sponsorship rule)

    ...in what manners do you guys imagine that CIC will be enforcing the conditional sponsorship rule? Any ideas?
  4. fandv

    Wife's requesting GCMS on own behalf, but no file number is asked for. Why??

    Hi guys... :) I'm a Canadian citizen who sponsored my wife to Canada. She already got her PR visa and landed in Canada last month, and officially became a permanent resident. She'd like to order a GCMS note just for fun (we're curious what the officer thought about her PR application.) She...
  5. fandv

    If a COPR has the old passport number, is that a big issue?

    My wife's expecting to get her passport, visa, and COPR within the next few days. Before she sent her passport to the CIC, she got a new one as the old one was about to expire. Considering that the CIC officers sometimes make errors (they're humans afterall), we're pretty concerned if they...
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    How do you Americans like Canada? :P

    My (Canadian) sister's (American) boyfriend is thinking of moving to Canada to be with her. But he's kind of unsure about Canada..... ;D So it's obvious that there are many Americans in this forum who are already in Canada either as PRs or visitors. I'm just curious: How do guys like Canada...
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    Contacting visa office, is better via email or online form?

    Hi guys... My wife would like to inquire about the status of her passport to the Singapore visa office. Is it better to do so from the online form at cic.gc.ca, or is it better to email them? From your experience, which one has the more likelihood of triggering a response: the online form or...
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    Sending passport + documents before 6 weeks since re-med. OK or not?

    Hi guys, Canadian citizen sponsoring my Indonesian wife here... On 5 Feb 2014, my wife got her re-medical request from the Singapore VO. She did the exam on 11 Feb. On 14 Feb, her e-CAS changed to "IN PROCESS". On that day the doctor's office also confirmed that her medical results had been...
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    Going in/out of Canada without PR card, any catch?

    Hi guys... I'm a Canadian citizen who's sponsoring my Indonesian (so, NOT visa exempt) wife. We're almost at the end of the process and are hoping that my wife will get her visa soon *hoping everything's gonna happen smoothly* Once she's got her PR visa, she's gonna go to Canada as soon as...
  10. fandv

    Wife got PPR! (But got some questions...we're confused, lol)

    I'm a Canadian citizen, sponsoring my Indonesian wife. On 5 Feb, my wife got an email from the CIC (Singapore) requesting her to undergo another medical exam. Fine.....she did that on 11 Feb. Then today (14 Feb) she got a PPR (along with relationship proofs), mailed to her house in an...
  11. fandv

    Bilingual police clearance certificate: translate or not?

    Hi guys....my Indonesian wife and I expect that she may get a 2nd police clearance request pretty soon from the CIC (Singapore)... Please take a look at this (random) Indonesian police certificate I got from Google Images: http://dc172.4shared.com/img/_xauzt6D/s3/138e8580558/SKCK.jpg The...
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    Wife's updated passport: legalised or not?

    Hi guys, I'm a Canadian citizen, sponsoring my Indonesian wife to Canada (outland through Singapore). Currently her paperwork is still being processed through stage 2 in Singapore. Recently she renewed her (Indonesian) passport (because old one's expiring in less than 6 months from today) and...
  13. fandv

    After a DMP sends a medical result to Manila, it then goes to...??

    Hi everyone... I'm sponsoring my Indonesian wife, outland through Singapore. I remember her DMP's clinic told us that they were going to send her medical result to Manila. But I'm curious.....does it stay in Manila and that's it? Or does Manila send it to Mississauga or Singapore?
  14. fandv

    e-CAS works for me, but there's nothing inside...is this normal??!!

    Hi everyone, I'm a Canadian citizen, sponsoring my Indonesian wife. I got my sponsorship approval a few days ago (17 April 2013). If I login to e-CAS using the immigration file number and my wife's personal details, I can see the following: Her mailing address Followed by: If you want to...
  15. fandv

    How long till I can login to e-CAS?

    Hi everyone, I got my sponsorship approval yesterday, but today I still can't login to e-CAS. I tried using the UCI, file number, and receipt number, but none of them worked. Is this normal? When should I expect to be able to login to e-CAS?
  16. fandv

    Whose address is on the COPR?

    Hi everyone, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse-arriving.asp The above webpage says: "The officer will also use the address on your COPR to have your permanent resident card mailed to you. Make sure your Canadian address on the COPR is correct." Where will the address on...
  17. fandv

    The CIC has a new mailing address now...?!?!?!? Whaaaaaat...!!

    Hi everyone, I wrote about my lost forms here: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/january-2013-applicants-join-here-t129889.0.html;msg2155484#msg2155484 So...! As per the officer's request, today (Friday 12th April) in the afternoon I already mailed the redone...
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    Principal applicants: what do you like/love about Canada?

    Apart from the obvious fact that your sponsor is Canadian/in Canada, what else do you like about Canada that you didn't find/enjoy/feel/experience in your home country? And what can't you stand here? The extreme cold may be? ;D
  19. fandv

    Application past processing times: why package tracking code?

    Hi everyone... My spousal sponsorship parcel arrived at CPC-M on 30 January 2013. However up till today (11 March 2013) I haven't received any communications from the CIC about receipt of my parcel, and they're already working on 5 Feb 2013 applications. When I reported this last week to an...