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Hi I just landed in Canada a week ago, but need to go back to Korea for an emergency. Can I leave Canada without my pr card and have my spouse send it to me before I come back? Or will I run into any trouble? Thanks!

Got a letter from CIC asking for Proof of payment of Right of Permanent Residence Fee and a passport biopage copy. Does this mean we may celebrate?

My spouse applied for PR back in December and I got approved as her sponsor in Feb. We haven't heard anything from Immigration since then until yesterday. This application is being processed in Seoul, Korea. Yesterday we got an email requesting an updated criminal record, certificates of...

Somebody posted a link to a CIC Excel spreadsheet a few months ago that had a lot more details on application processing times for different offices. It contained, for example, not only the processing times for 80% of all cases but also for 25% and 50% or so. Does any one know what I'm talking...

I was trying to get my landlords to write or sign letters that confirm that and how long we lived there. While I still have the leases that we signed, I thought this will be helpful because the leases were all month to month and I have no proof of how long we actually stayed in one place. Most...

I'm sitting in Korea and trying to get some Korean documents translated for our PR application. The Korean standard for certified translations seems to be different from the Canadian one. Does anyone know if a regular Korean 번역공증 is the same thing as a certified translation and will it be...

For any docment that is not in English or French, I will send a certified true copy of the original and a notarized tranlation. Unless CIC specifically asks for the originals, i which case I will send the original and a notarized translation. Is this correct? Edit: Also, a copy of the...

Some of our letters from friends supporting the genuity of our relationship are in Korean. Is it necessary to get certified true translations for them or will it suffice if we translate them ourselves? I think I read somewhere what to do with supporting documents in foreign laguages but I can't...

Would the following be an adquate letter from a friend helping to prove a genuine relationship? Is it long enough? Should it be more specific about activities we have done together? Any input is appreciated :) To whom it may concern: I am a friend of xxxxx(you). We first met when we started...

quick question about my status as a resident in Canada: If i go traveling abroad for longer than 6 months, will that affect my status of residing in Canada? Will I have to say that I'm currently residing outside of Canada and provide proof that I will re-establish myself in Canada? I know that...

The declarations that are apparently needed to prove the genuity of a relationship, is it preferrable to have them made by friends or family? I was thinking to include 1 declaration from a member of my family and from a member of my partner's family. Should I replace one of them with a...

People who have successfully sponsored their common-law partner or spouse, how did you present your supporting pictures? did you print them on regular paper or photo paper? what size did you print them in? how did you attach them so they stay in order? how many pictures did you send? I sort of...

I haven't filed my taxes for 2010 yet, so the most recent option C printout I can get is for 2009. As I'm currently not in Canada, I wont be able to file my 2010 taxes anytime soon. Will CIC accept my Option C printout for 2009? I could put a note on it explaining I was too busy to file my 2010...

The ICI operating/processing manuals often refer to some numbers preceded by an "R", for example R133 in regards to exemptions to the financial requirement. Anyone know what these R-numbres are and where to find them?

I'm about to sponsor my common-law partner. Do I need to fill out the "Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union" form? I thought it might be a good idea, as it helps a bit to prove that our relationship is genuine. But the guide says you only need to fill it out, if the common-law partner is...

Question 6b on the IMM1344 form asks for the date we entered into the common-law relationship. Is that the date we decided to live togehter and moved into the same apartment? Or the date on which we had been living together for a year? In my case, we moved in together on Oct. 2, 2009. So the...

I was wondering if anybody here ever went thru a sponsorship appeal? I'm about to sponsor my common-law partner but I'm worried that I will be refused as a sponsor due to the fact that I haven't been working during the last 12 months and I think I don't have enough proof that I'll be able to...

Hi, I'm planning to sponsor and represent my spouse at the same time. Di I sign the Use of a Representative form in Section B as the representative AND in Section D as the spouse/common-law partner?

My spouse is currently still going to school and will graduate from a 4-year program in December. The generic application form (IMM0008) and the schedule A (IMM5669) both ask for education details. Should we state that she has completed 3 years of post-secondary education with a note stating...

Question 5 asks about the PA's languge preference. If the PA chooses his/her native language as the preference, is it advisable to request an interpreter? In my case, the person I am sponsoring speaks English but not very well. Is an interpreter advisable?