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I am currently in canada (have been since september with the exception of a few trips to the US)

To add to the PPR discussion, this is what my PPR from the New York office says: If you and/or your dependent(s) hold a passport from a visa exempt country, this office will NOT require your/their passport(s) to finalize this case. Only submit the passport(s) for those persons who require a...

Yeah I was worried about this too. Because my husband and I were originally going to apply before getting married (as common law), my medicals and FBI clearance was done last spring. We decided to wait until we were married but it did put both the medicals and the FBI clearance as expiring at...

Passport requested!!! Got the email today :P Sooooo happy!!!

I would send them an email requesting that it be added to your application. They may prefer that you hang on to it until you receive you case number. Check out the info here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse-apply-after.asp

E-Case updated to say "medical results received" ! There is movement!! Hopefully PR is soon... ::)

Excellent. Thank you!

just curious since my husband and I move around a lot: Once you become a perm res, what is the policy on the residency requirement? This is what I found on the CIC website: Does this mean I can live outside Canada with my Canadian husband and that counts towards the two years? Thanks for any...

IN PROCESS AS OF FEB 24TH! (per E-CASE) Yay someone is touching my application :) hopefully they will like it.

Thanks awor, I thought so. Its quite expensive to get a new US passport just to change the name so I think I'll just stick with it until I need to renew it next year. Does anyone foresee my maiden name on my PR card causing problems in Canada? I would venture to guess that I can have the name...

I still don't have PR card so you definitely don't need one to get a drivers license. I brought my US passport as a second form of ID but I don't think they even checked for a stamp. So no worries :) It was my husband's car that he bought in Ontario years ago. He then did a PhD in California...

Just to add to the insuring a driver/car dialogue: My husband (canadian) was actually able to get drivers insurance for both of us and the insurance company insured me based on my US driving record which I had to get from the DMV and my previous insurer. I did not have an Ontario DL at the time...

Yes, I had a pretty easy time of it in Ontario. They didn't require any additional documents other than my California DL but it had been (and was still) valid for more than 2 years. I did have to surrender the California license though. And they did allow me to put my married name on the Ontario...

One more question: I applied with my maiden name because my US passport still had my maiden name on it. However I sent all the marriage documents with my application. Is there a way to indicate to the visa office that I would like to use my married name for the pr card? (was this on the...

Oh yes - I read it wrong the first time. It's not from buffalo, its from the NYC office. I guess I have been transferred! Thanks for the help.

No we got a separate email for sponsorship back in November or so. The subject of this email was: Citizenship & Immigration Canada: Information about [App No]. It is signed "general consulat of canada, visa section, buffalo, NY". That's why I was confused :)

Hi everyone, I am little confused about what is what with all the acronyms and the emails I am getting. Can anyone clarify? American married to Canadian. We were married in France (not sure it makes any difference). I am currently in Canada as a visitor. Here is my timeline: I am not sure I...

Hi everyone, I am new to the forum but I have found all your experiences very useful and hope-inspiring! I am submitting my outland application today so we will see what happens. My husband is Canadian and I have US and French nationality (I dunno if that complicates things or not). We just...

Yes I discovered that thread shortly after posting. Its great that this exists. I am pretty good at figuring paperwork out but this is quite the challenge. Anyway my application is done and I am sending it to Missasauga today! crossed fingers.

Very helpful and clear - Thank you.