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I applied in person since their office is <1km from my home, just a 10min walk. I put unknown since I had no immediate need for it, I still haven't used it. I didn't pay anything extra, and I got it 6 business days later including the mail delivery (Friday to Monday, so 10 days in total). Really...

None of those countries was even in EU in 2002. I didn't really have a plan, except to get a Ph.D. and then either stay in academia or go to industry. The company I work for pays pretty well, there are few in GTA that pay more for the same type of job. The only meaningful move would be to...

I agree, and I will apply for a passport in a couple weeks and use it exclusively, since I do in fact live here for >11 months in a year. I'm not expecting any trips in the next few months, but if there's some emergency case, it shouldn't be a problem, my original country is visa exempt for Canada.

Back then I think Canada was actually easier to immigrate to than UK. My home country isn't one of the rich western European kind :) I applied to half a dozen universities in USA and Canada, it's quite common for top students from where I come. UofT was the best for my field (Comp. Sci.) among...

I had my oath in Scarborough today, yay! I haven't posted much here but I've read a lot of stories and timelines in the last few years which have been very helpful, so I thought I'd give something back. So here's my complete timeline: - I came to Canada in August 2002 for a grad program at...

They say it depends on when you sent the application, but it still varies a lot for no apparent reason, and it's really annoying how they work. Anyway, my timeline: App received Aug 2012 Processing started Feb 2013 Test date Dec 2, 2013 Oath Jan 29, 2014 For some reasons related to common...

The test went fine, 20/20, I wasn't even worried about it, I only worried about getting RQ-ed (it is by now oficially ok to use it as a verb :p). The interview also went great, maybe 5-6 minutes in total, she didn't ask me much. There was one thing that did worry me, and she did notice it: in...

I can confirm this: I wrote the test today at Scarborough, on the the board in the test room it said 2-4 months, and the interviewer also told me to expect the oath ceremony in 2-4 months.

Did you give them en e-mail address? CIC received my application Sep 16 and they sent me an email on Nov 7 saying they started my file, and a week later they emailed me again saying they had sent my case to Seattle, but I had not received anything in writing. If you paid by cheque, you could...

I expressed this concern to my translator, and she assured me that what she provided would be enough for CIC. She's a member of ATIO. Though I haven't gotten IA notice yet so I'm hoping she wasn't lying :P

Great, thanks for the prompt reply!

Hello everybody, First some background: I came to Canada on a student permit with a temp resident visa (TRV) that was valid until Aug 2007. In the meantime, I got a postgraduate work permit, and then a temp work permit (TWP), and then yet another TWP valid until Feb 2011. AFAIK, I am allowed to...