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My father has a passport and visitor Visa that are about to expire (both expire on Nov 2023). Now, applying for super visa takes almost a year, applying for a visitor visa takes almost 3 months...what would be the best option if we are interested in having him by Sept and stay for few months (5...

Hello, I am a Canadian licensed professional engineer (APEGA) with a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. I am looking for business partner(s) specially in marketing. I am considering starting a business in consulting, mechanical and/or industrial engineering design, offering specialized...

Hello, I am a Canadian licensed professional engineer (APEGA) with a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. I am looking for business partner(s) specially in marketing. I am considering starting a business in consulting, mechanical and/or industrial engineering design, offering specialized...

What are the best documentaries and/or movies that would contain most if not all of discover Canada guide and would be very helpful to watch before taking the exam?

My brother in law got accepted to study ESL for 1 year although the term/semester is 4month i.e. less than 6months. If he applies to get a study permit for less than 6months, he will not have to take medical exam and he can then travel back and forth between terms/semesters. How can we make his...

It is really frustrating to have gathered all documents, filled them properly and to your best to finally receive a decision which takes the visa officer few minutes to refuse The ugly thing is there is no formal way to appeal!! as shown...

I have a question regarding medical exams for female applicants; Does the medical exam affect if you are not sure of pregnancy yet? In terms of CIC procedure, process, time and in medical terms affect baby, ... !! How and why?

CIC has held many files in CPP-Ottawa and they did NOT do anything or help the Visa Office instead and after months they transferred the files without order Now the Visa Office claims to have started processing the files based on the date they were received from Ottawa. However, that is NOT the...

I am not sure but Can you email additional photos? Would they add them to the file? Also, if someone forgets to send the full information (i.e. first and lastname, date of birth, UCI,... would sending uci and file number on the envelop letter be enough? Do they scan the envelop or keep it?

I am sarting this thread so we can decode GCMS, they are different than CAIPS FORMAT OF GCMS NOTES: APPLICATION: <immigration file#> Created Date: <date local embassy received files from CIC> Created by: <vo codename> Updated Date: <time/date when the apps is last updated> Updated by: <vo...

I am sarting this thread so we can decode GCMS, they are different than CAIPS FORMAT OF GCMS NOTES: APPLICATION: <immigration file#> Created Date: <date local embassy received files from CIC> Created by: <vo codename> Updated Date: <time/date when the apps is last updated> Updated by: <vo...

What is meant by counterfoil in GCMS?

What is meant by counterfoil in GCMS?

Do they process or do any work on the sponsor file? If I order my caips (access to privacy information) will I (as the sponsor) find any notes? Do they do any work on the sponsor file after the first stage? Thanks I think those who ordered their files (both sponsor and applicant) can tell

Some CPP Ottawa numbers are weird, they process cases with dependent children faster than spouse and partner cases for example April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 20 % 30 % 50 % 70 % 80% Spouses, Partners & Children 3 4 5 7 9 Spouses &...

How do you send money from Canada to your family? What are the options? and how much each costs? How long do they take? What do you think?

AOR - Acknowledgement of Receipt CAIPS - Computer Assisted Immigration Processing System. This is the computer system used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada for storing all overseas visa application information. This system records every bit of information you provide. It is like an...

Can you request AOR from the VO? As you know AOR's are sent randomly however those who received it says the expected processing times.

Most of online sites offer good deals on 2 way tickets that the 1 way tickets become infeasible. What are your thoughts about that? Are you buying 1 way to 2 way tickets for your immigrant family? There used to be extended/flexible tickets... There used to be more options than those bundled deals...

What do they do in Visa Offices? How long do they actually take to process files (straight forward ones)? We have seen sponsorship approval takes few days (straight forward files) once the file is processed