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Hello, I am trying to help some friends (a married couple, both Canadian citizens) who are in the process of applying for a regular visitor visa (not a supervisa) for the wife's mother. We are not sure about something referenced in the online application (documents section) as 'letter of...

I'm wondering if anyone knows of any hotels or resorts who are looking to hire full-time temporary foreign workers in any capacity. A young person I met recently on an overseas trip asked me about this. He has already been working in various positions (desk clerk, receptionist, cashier) in...

I know someone who is a permanent resident waiting for his Canadian citizenship application to be processed. He is from Syria and was sponsored under the refugee program, and thus had PR status on arrival in Canada. Early next year, he would like to visit Dubai, where he worked for a few...

The instruction guide states: "You don’t need to provide a police certificate if you were in your country of origin immediately prior to becoming a permanent resident and landing in Canada, and this time falls within the past 4 years" I am helping a couple with their adult citizenship...

Hi, I am trying to help a friend apply for citizenship. He meets the residency requirements, but we have a question about language requirements. Back in 2019, he was assessed by a settlement agency to be at CLB 5, and they referred him to LINC. He then proceeded to take level 5-6 in person at...

Wow, even worse than I thought... https://www.cicnews.com/2021/11/canada-has-a-backlog-of-nearly-1-8-million-immigration-applications-1119651.html#gs.gyd9ca

Here is the situation, relayed to me second-hand: A study permit holder is here in Canada with her three minor children. They are eligible to attend elementary school (assuming schools re-open in September) without a study permit due to their mother having a study permit which is valid until...

I've run across a situation in which a refugee claimant, who is on social assistance and has an open work permit, is inquiring whether her dependent 16 year-old daughter is also eligible to apply for a work permit. The daughter will be attending high school full-time, but wants to work...

This was announced on Friday: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2019/05/canada-ends-the-designated-country-of-origin-practice.html

A friend from outside Canada may be interested in applying under the Federal Skilled Worker program, or if he can sufficiently improve his French, under the Quebec Skilled Worker program. Since it is unlikely he would obtain a job offer beforehand, he must show proof of funds to support...

I was part of a church group who privately sponsored a family from Syria in 2015. The family members are now eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship. According to IRCC, they are not required to submit police certificates from Syria with their citizenship application. However, the family...

I know a couple who are eager to apply for citizenship now that they have fulfilled the residency requirement. However, the demands of working and raising children prevented from completing an ESL or LINC program. I have told them that the CELPIP Listening & Speaking is probably the best...

I know someone who was a former refugee from Syria who received Protected Person status. She is now a Permanent Resident and in fact has applied for Canadian citizenship, but it is unlikely that she will receive it and be able to obtain a Canadian passport until at least September. She wants to...

My apologies if this is already buried somewhere in the citizenship threads with 1,000 plus posts. I just noticed that CIT 002 has finally been updated to clarify question #9 (c). It now reads: During your five year eligibility period, did you live outside of Canada as a crown servant or...

Could anyone provide a link to the document checklist for Sponsorship Agreement Holders as well as the one for Group of Five sponsors? We are in the early stages of forming a partnership between a G5 and an SAH. The guides for each make reference to a document checklist but do not provide a...

A 19 year-old woman from Egypt is living here in Canada as a dependent of her mother. The mother has a valid study permit as an international student (I'm not sure of the duration). The daughter is in her last year of high school and has applied for a study permit to attend a recognized...

Both sponsor and sponsored person are required to complete this form. I have scrolled carefully through the guide, but strangely, there does not seem to be any detailed information about how to complete this particular form, unlike all of the other listed forms. There are detailed instructions...

A gentleman from Mexico has recently arrived in Canada, along with his family, with a job-specific work permit which is valid for two years. Unfortunately, before even starting the job, the employer has informed him that at the moment, there is no work available for him but there 'may' be...

Just thought I'd share this bit of good news for LGBT refugee claimants. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/new-immigration-refugee-board-guidelines-for-lgbtq-asylum-claims-1.4096500

I volunteer at a settlement agency and it has been our understanding that refugee claimants (who are waiting for their hearings) can take ESL or other courses of less than 6 months duration without having to apply for a study permit. The ESL providers in my city have not been asking claimants...