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    Visit to US

    As expected, my PR renewal has gone in for a secondary review since I had stayed abroad within the first 5 years of my landing, primary reason being to take care of my sick and ageing parents. Though technically, I waited till I safely crossed the 730 days, which co incidentally was around the...
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    Visit to US

    Hello everyone, Since July 2015 I have been working in Canada for a US based Company.This month I would be visiting our HO in US. I had applied for renewal of my PR Card in July 2015 (just before I joined the Canada Operations of this company) after meeting the 730 odd days residency...
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    Secondary review. PR renewal

    I received an email from CIC today stating that my application for PR renewal was received on 6th of July and a preliminary review is complete of my application and it has been referred for a secondary review. This review will result in an additional delay. Any idea how long I would have to...
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    Advice for "engineers" applying to Professional Engineers Ontario for P.Eng.

    Please contact PEO, they will evaluate your degree and advice.
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    Advice for "engineers" applying to Professional Engineers Ontario for P.Eng.

    Hello everyone, I finally got my P.Eng License on 15th of May....and attended the Iron Ring Ceremony (these two are not connected) earlier on the 7th of May. All the best everyone.
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    Entry/Exit date from Canada to meet RO requirements

    Thanks once again to all who contributed to answering my query. I am planning to visit my home country for my mothers 1st anniversary memorial mass which is on the 23rd of Sept 2015. Incase I book my return ticket and attach a copy of the same to my PR application form, would the processing...
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    Entry/Exit date from Canada to meet RO requirements

    Thanks all for your guidance. I have buffered in 10 extra days before I apply for my PR renewal. i.e. 740 days stay in total in Canada.
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    Entry/Exit date from Canada to meet RO requirements

    Hi All, I would be completing 730 days RO in Canada on 22nd June 2015, with 5 entry/exits from June 2010 to June 2015. Please let me know if I should count the day I landed into Canada and the day I departed from Canada(in each of these 5 visits) to arrive at 730 days or are these partial days...
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    Sponsorship withdrawal

    Further my friend is advised to fight out the divorce.i.e. not agree to granting the divorce...what may make her case strong, is that she lives with the parents of the guy-who has recently moved out of the house with his baggage)..thereby she could buy more time ~1 to 1.5 years till settlement...
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    Sponsorship withdrawal

    The PR Card was received in Jan this year. The sponsorship took 2 years to process ....before which they were in a live-in relationship for a year prior to the marriage in 2011.
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    Sponsorship withdrawal

    Yes, they are married for three years and have been living in Canada since then.
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    Sponsorship withdrawal

    Would that help? I wonder. What if she leaves the country after the divorce after applying for a couple of months leave from her work. Returns back and continues to work, living at another address. Maybe entering in at Vancouver or any other Province. Will that be an option?
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    Sponsorship withdrawal

    Yes, you are right. The PR is of the wife. She is married and living with this guy since three years in Canada.Though I wonder why she would have got her PR only this Jan , unless she was on a work permit or study visa. Technically she is living with him for nine months since she got her PR...
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    Sponsorship withdrawal

    Hi All, My friend from Portugal has been married for 3 years to a Canadian (also originally from Portugal), holding a valid PR Card valid till Dec 2019. Now, since she is facing problems in her marriage and her husband wants to call off the marriage and stop sponsoring her as his wife , she...
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    RO not met-mom passed away this morning

    Thanks Torontonianguy, I preferred not to risk it as I have zero financial reserves, besides I would have not been making it to the funeral anyways. I prefer to visit my mothers grave and offer my respects for the 1st year mass which would be on 23rd Sept 2015 by when I would have got my PR Card...
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    RO not met-mom passed away this morning

    Thanks CanV, I should have been catching the midnight flight tonite to make it for the funeral arrangements of which have been made for Friday 10am. Your words of reassurance really helped in reinstating my faith in mankind. I was given to understand that I would have a tough time or near...
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    RO not met-mom passed away this morning

    Thank you CanV for your advice and condolences. My son ( 14 years) and wife both have been living in Canada for the past 6 years. I have established my own business here in Canada having 2 employees besides registered with WSIB I deposit the month payroll taxes into CRA's account. The contract...
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    RO not met-mom passed away this morning

    Hi Leon and others, My mom passed away this morning due to a cardiac arrest in India. I am exploring if there is an option to attend the funeral which maybe on Friday or Saturday. I have accumulated 530 days stay in Canada over the past 5 years rolling period. My PR expired in Nov 2013. Since I...
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    ielts scores to canadian language benchmark

    Maybe my post is off the topic. I gave the 2 hour CLB test in Markham and was informed my scores were: 8/8-Listening 8/8-Speaking 8/8-Writing and 7/8-Reading Hence I was given an overall 7.5 I enquired with the instructor if he could show me the Reading related answers that were marked wrong...
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    Mother in laws case for PR

    Extension is not possible as the visit visa expired a couple of years back and hence the refugee claim was put in to buy time after the first H&C was rejected and when it looked like the refugee claim was on a wet wicket, the second H&C application with sponsorship has been put up.The consultant...