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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    Hi, My wife is sponsoring her parents. A medical request was received in September 2022. Her mom's medical results raised suspicions for TB and required additional testing to verify she doesn't have active TB. Additional testing was done and required over 8 weeks for results to be ready. 3 out...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    my mom is still waiting on the 1st medical request, but she wants to move to Canada asap either by traveling in and out of country using visitor eTA visa or by applying to super visa and hopefully her file will get processed sometime soon. a few questions: 1. visitor visa allows multiple entries...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2021

    For anyone who is having trouble linking their application in gckey, please gollow this link: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/unable-to-link-application.610764/post-7577354 I had the same issue and this worked for me. Good luck!
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2021

    https://www.immitrackerpro.com/ is down, did the tracker move to another website?
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    According to this article, the backlog for parents & grandparents sponsorship shrunk by 722 from 36,046 to 35,324 applications between Feb 1 and Mar 15, 2022. To my knowledge, CIC accepted 20k applications in 2019, 10k applications in 2020 and 30k applications in 2021. Does anybody know how many...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    Hi, Last year, my wife sent her application to sponsor her parents. The online tool says it was received on June 24, 2019. She did receive an application number by email in December 2019, but online status says received, so it's not in process yet. Linking the application in her parents'...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    Hi there, I received an email today from CIC noting that my application has been accepted. I have not filed form IMM 5476 as I have not used a representative. However, I have read and heard from people that they've appointed themselves (sponsors) as representatives in form IMM 5476, although the...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    Hi, I have moved to a new address and have not yet received ecas. In my sponsorship application, my email address was not entered. To my understanding, all future correspondence will be done by mail. I tried using the web form but it requires UCI or application number which I do not yet have. Is...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    The guide says that each document that's not in English/French must be accompanied by translation, affidavit and certified copy. Does it mean that we should submit both a photocopy (a.k.a the document) and a certified copy of the original (i.e. a 2nd photocopy that is certified)? I think a...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    Hi guys, I haven't received a response to my question, but let me rephrase it briefly: Can I certify a copy of an original document at a notary public or must the certified translator do it at a notary such that the translation is stamped by the notary as well? Thanks! P.S. Be careful with...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    Hi, The guide states that any document not in English/French must be accompanied by an English/French translation + certified copy of the original + affidavit. Is the affidavit required if the translator is in Canada and is a member in a good standing of a provincial organization of...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    Hi guys, My wife is sponsoring her parents. Her mother's name on the marriage certificate and (wife's) birth certificate don't match the name in the passport, but are very similar: Example: Passport name: Dora Rubin Certificate name: Doria Rubin Should I: 1. match the translation to English...
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    Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

    Hi, My wife and I are both sponsoring our parents and are co-sponsors in each other's applications. The financial form asks to list our gross incomes for 3 consecutive taxation years. The thing is, my wife and I were both self-employed in 2016-2017. She's basically done bookkeeping for my...