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I withdrew my wife and I's application last year due to medical inadmissibility issues and because I was able to emigrate to another country. I got an email from the Mexican visa office confirming that and asking for my bank information to give me the refund. I quickly replied with my bank...

Hi, I got AOR 52 days ago and haven't passed my medicals yet, while most of the people who got AOR around the same time passed their medicals a couple weeks ago. Does a longer wait mean that you're likely to receive a medical rejection or fairness letter? I am concerned about the latter...

Hi, I have held three different job in the past 10 years, two of them in the same company. My e-APR document checklist only stated "Employment Records" three times, without specifying which job each of them corresponded to. I submitted the application yesterday, so I just went into the "View...

Hi, How long are FBI police certificates good for? I got mine last year because I knew they would take a long time to send it, and I wanted to be ready as soon as I got an ITA. Well, it turns out I only got an ITA until now... My FBI certificate was issued on May 24th, 2016. Is it still...

My wife and I took our upfront medical exams several weeks ago. Now the "Document checklist" on the PR application requests the following: "You require a medical exam. Learn how to get an upfront medical exam. In order to submit your online application, you will need to upload the information...

Hi, Do we have to notarize diplomas and bank statements, as well as their translations into English? Thanks

Hi, The bank refused to provide me with a single-page letter summarizing the average balance of my six accounts over the past six months. Instead, they provided me with 36 pages worth of statements (1 monthly statement * 6 months * 6 accounts), for which they charged me ~$100. My intention was...

I got bank statements a couple week ago which corresponded to the latest months available at the time (up to March). However, I've been waiting for job reference letters to be ready and now we're into the season for April bank statements... Do I need to go to the bank again to get...

I used NOC 2174 (Computer Programmer) for a previous job in the EE application. However, I want to change it to 2173 (Software Engineer) in my PR application because it is a better match. Note that my current job and main NOC is 0213 (Computer and Information Systems Manager). I also want to...

What lawyers do people recommend for medical inadmissibility, and what would be the approximate costs? I have Crohn's Disease and, while it is fully under control, I would like to be prepared in case my PR application gets rejected because of that. The CanadaVisa.com folks recommened that I...

Hi Folks, I created the following Word template based on the one at the Canada Visa Help Centre (http://canadavisahelpcentre.com/the-awesome-list-of-faqs/is-there-a-fixed-format-for-the-express-entry-proof-of-funds-bank-letter/)...

I have several questions about the documents required for my Permanent Residence application. While this forum has been very helpful, there is a lot of conflicting advice so I'd like to get definitive answers from IRCC itself. However, their website states that: "You can contact IRCC through...

The "Proof of Means of Financial Support" requirement mentions that the bank letter should "list all outstanding debts, such as credit cards and loans". In my case, there is a monthly transfer of ~$1000 USD that I make to my mother's bank account with the description "House payment". Basically...

The instructions in my permanent residence application simply mention "an official letter issued by your financial institution indicating your financial profile." The bulk of our family's liquid assets is in a single bank where our salaries are deposited and our main savings are kept. The funds...

The sample letters I have seen only list a single salary for the whole duration of each job position held. However, in my country it is customary for someone's salary to go up every so often even if their position and responsibilities remain the same. How should we represent salary raises in...

Hi, I'm filling out the online PR form after receiving an ITA. I have a Bachelor's and a Master's degree, and there are fields for both of them asking for the ECA certificate numbers and issue dates. I got ECAs separately for each, but the one for the Master's includes both. In the words of...

Hi, I received an ITA and I'm now filling out the section about my wife's "immediate family". I see that the dropdown box includes an option for "half-sister". My wife has a half-sister whose name she doesn't even remember and who she's never even met. My father-in-law had her out of wedlock...

Hi, I'm filling out my travel history by piecing together all of my travels based on passport stamps and itineraries among my old emails. However, I noticed that I'm missing a stamp from when I drove across the US border at Niagara Falls into Canada with my Italian passport. I've looked very...

Hi, Does the FBI background check report expire? How long is it valid for? I lived in the United States from 2002 to 2007. I got my FBI background check letter in the mail last year since I wanted to have everything ready by the time I got an ITA. I assume that the letter won't expire, since...

Hi, I have a WES ECA that was sent to my on January 28, 2015. I never opened the letter since I assume CIC will want it sealed in case I get an ITA. However, when I check the electronic PDF version on the WES website, it shows the date as March 19, 2015. How can that be? Which of the dates...