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Congrats, next7flight and all the others that had good news this week. Yesterday our PR cards arrived in the mail :)

Yes, there is. And they're very strict about it.

I didn't bring any list, since I was only bringing a few clothes, personal belongings such as books, DVDs, plush toys, and my electronic gadgets. The official did ask what I was bringing, but that's all I said and he let me pass. I also didn't have anything to follow in the future, the only...

My letter was simple and direct. My mother and I both needed the ARC, we wrote only one letter, one page long, and we both signed. We explained the reasons why we wanted to come to Canada and how we felt it was our true home, since it was the first country to really give us an opportunity. Just...

For the person who received a letter staying his brother is not eligible: You need to collect every single piece of evidence you possibly can that proves he's been studying full time (and not working, and living with his parents, or fully supported by them) ever since attaining the age of 22...

Congrats Gaggi and the others who received their visas! Even though my process is complete, I like to check in now and then and I get super happy when I see people getting their visas. Best of luck to all of you!

My ARC got approved in two months, however the date in the letter they gave us along with COPR and stamped passport was only a few days earlier than the date of the visa.

Hello, guys! I landed yesterday (feb 23rd) with my mother. Everything went rather smoothly, only our flight arrived really early (5:30 am) and there were very few people working at immigration, so there was quite a line and a long wait. Since I was bringing my cat with me, I had to go through...

Hi gdhami! When ecas stopped working our process was Decision Made for both Sponsorship and PR. When it started working again, Sponsorship changed to Application Received, yet that same day we got a phone call to get our stamped passports (I live fairly close to my VO). So I think it's nothing...

My ECAS started working again yesterday. Then we got a call from the VO to pick up our stamped passports :)

Guys, I'm very happy to announce that we got our passports and COPR today. Almost 5 years later (4 years and 11 months). We finally have our Visas. We'll be landing later next week and I'll let you all know how it went. Here's my updated timeline: Category........: FAM App. Filed...

It's been a week for me, too. Tried file number and the system can't find it. When we enter with my brother's UCI (he's our sponsor), we can see his citzenship process but our sponsorship has disappeared ;/ I honestly don't know what's worse, not working or working and never changing lol

Yeap. She shouldn't have a problem. I was also 18 at the time of the application and they didn't ask for proof of full time studies. You only have to prove if you were 22+ at the time the application was received. BTW, guys, my passports are still with the VO. I'm so pissed off! They said it...

You can only sponsor your brother directly if you don't have living parents. Otherwise you'd have to wait for the Parent Sponsorship to start taking applications again and then you could sponsor your parents with your brother as their dependant. But then again, he'd have to be a full time...

Like LeisaP, my mother and I needed the ARC because of a failed refugee case. It had been more than four years and still we needed it.

Here in Brazil, one way Air Canada tickets to Toronto are a lot more expensive (like three times more) than round trips. We're buying round trip, even though we're not going to use it.

Hello friends! 2013 had a good start for me and my family. We reached the end of our process! Tuesday ecas showed DECISION MADE and today they called our house and requested our passports and said that once we deliver (we'll go there Monday), it takes no more than 10 days to get it back. After...

My mother and I needed the ARC and everything went smoothly. The VO asked us to pay the fee and advised us to write a brief letter explaining what happened. 2 months later, we got it.

The girl I usually speak at my Visa Office said they'd be closed only for three days during the holidays.

Really? That's a bummer ;/ Thanks for your quick response! :)