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  1. Ssarah183

    File transfer from Buffalo to a satellite office (NYC, Seattle, LA, Detroit)

    I went through detroit. At the time I felt like the only one, most others went through NYC etc. Detroit was superfast for me though, fingers crossed for everyone else here!!
  2. Ssarah183

    How soon can you work after landing?

    When I got my SIN they gave me a piece of paper with the number on it and said I could use that while waiting for the card to come through.
  3. Ssarah183

    Ages

    No idea! Buffalo was sending cases out to other offices around that time and ours ended up in Detroit (which I guess is our closest one) Some people said it was to speed up processing time. I'm from the UK but had been in Canada for one year so was allowed to send to Buffalo.
  4. Ssarah183

    Ages

    I am 26 and my gf is 37. We didn't even think to address the age gap on the application and had no problems. I relocated my life and had no issues doing so. We have been together for 3 years, known each other for 4 years ;D
  5. Ssarah183

    Development of Relationship > Genuine Relationship Letter

    All my GF and I did was answer the questions, we did have an additional sheet to question 9 but it was not an essay declaring love we stuck strictly to facts only about the relationship. We had around 20-30 pictures, pages of letters, emails and phone bills from when we were apart. The facts...
  6. Ssarah183

    Buying A House

    Not related to the original post but this is NOT true. It is not a fixed price and is completely negotiable. The rules are a bit different in Scotland than in England & Wales but still, you do not have to offer asking price. I am hoping to get a house with my gf in the next year or two so have...
  7. Ssarah183

    CIC Call Center agents

    Whenever I called the call centre I found it very hard to get any kind of answer to any question. This was before my application was even sent off!!! This forum gave me far more help. I'm sure they can be very helpful to some, maybe my questions were too specific lol
  8. Ssarah183

    I really need help - Can I apply Outland via Buffalo or do not qualify

    I went through Buffalo after living in Canada for one year, I had no issues. :)
  9. Ssarah183

    if i'm already living in canada, um, err, do i still have to "land"?

    I called for an appointment to land and was told I would have to wait a month or more, so I went to the US and turned aound and came back. It is possible to land within Canada but it's not always the quickest option.
  10. Ssarah183

    when can i start to work in Canada after I'm approved?

    When was on my working holiday visa i opened my bank account with td before my temporary SIN came and it wasn't an issue.
  11. Ssarah183

    Visitor visa?

    I am from the UK. I entered Canada as a visitor for the period that my application was being processed. When asked why I wanted to be in Canada I said to see my gf while we wait the visa application results. My GF was with me, they turned and asked my gf what she did for a living, looked at my...
  12. Ssarah183

    need urgent help (advice)...............

    You are entitled to have your application processed by either your own visa office or the visa office of whatever country you have been legally admitted to for one year. If you have been in Canada for one year at time of application you can have your app considered by Buffalo,NY You do not...
  13. Ssarah183

    IMM 5490 sponsored spouse questionnaire Q 4 & 5

    I think it only applies to first meeting and not every gift you ever gave each other. I put that my sponsor/GF gave me a necklace. The very first time we met she was on holiday in the UK and it was my birthday so she had bought me a necklace. My exact reply was 'necklace for my birthday present'...
  14. Ssarah183

    Writing on the back of photos? (Captions)

    Yup me too. I wrote the date, location and who was in each picture. This was especially good when we were pictured with friends and family who had written statements saying our relationship is genuine. Also good for showing that we were on holiday in the places we said we were ;D Just used a...
  15. Ssarah183

    Re: using the blue and bold in my post

    Oh yeah it's soooo distracting I could barely focus! <--- sarcasm of course, post how you like. I've seen users post in far more annoying manners than using blue.
  16. Ssarah183

    Warning: Airline checked baggage allowance CUT IN HALF to 1 suitcase!!!!

    That sucks, I always loved that Air Canada was more flexible! Oh well, guess they have to make money somehow!
  17. Ssarah183

    Attaching Proofs - Sponsor/Applicant Proof of… Everything?

    Re: Attaching Proofs - Sponsor/Applicant Proof of... Everything? I did a selection of emails from across our whole relationship. None of them discussed immigration but they did discuss our future together. I started to black out some of the content but in the end I left most of it in because I...
  18. Ssarah183

    please help............i dont understand

    Whatever you just quoted, if it was a letter or something you saw online, states: Your spouse's application was received in our office on October 12, 2009. Our objective is to finalize these cases within 6 months of the date of receipt. The date of receipt is when they received it so in this...
  19. Ssarah183

    relationship chronology

    We were very factual. We just explained how the relationship developed. Included dates we visited each other etc and then included copies of plane tickets, photos of us on those trips as well as emails between us and letters. I didn't feel the need to write a huge amount about how super in love...
  20. Ssarah183

    unanswered question

    Ok I just reread your question and it seems that you are the sponsor in this case. It depends what question you think you missed. If it pertains to your sponsoring someone then it seems CPC M doesn't see it as a problem and has approved you already. If it pertains to something in the...