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  1. GandiBaat

    Old medical public policy extended for 3 more months

    Notice : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/public-policy-extended-medical-exam.html Public policy extended exempting certain foreign nationals in Canada from requiring another immigration medical exam Ottawa, December 24, 2021—Immigration, Refugees and...
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    Does Canadian Short Visit (<72 hours) COVID testing rule makes any sense?

    The rule says "Canadian citizens, people registered under the Indian Act, permanent residents and protected persons travelling to the United States are allowed to do their pre-entry molecular test before they leave Canada." WHAT THE F*#&? a. Why temporary residents of Canada who got the SAME...
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    What happens if a person who tries to enter Canada at land border is denied entry both by US and Canada side?

    Okay, so here is the scenario : A person is going to flagpole for a new WorkPermit. They do not have a visa for USA they cannot enter USA. They do however get that white slip from US immigration telling administrative refusal. Now Canadian side also (somehow) denies them entry as well as new...
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    Did I just messed up my application due to ECA?

    I have a master and a bachelor from India. I have ECA for masters only. In my Language / Study section I mentioned, I have two degrees ie bachelor and masters. For masters I have answered the question Do you have ECA done in last 5 years for this qualification? as YES. For Bachelor, I have...
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    Name change of spouse

    Hi all, I am filling my eAPR My spouse's name before marriage was Sana Anwar Syed (Not real but it had three parts), where Anwar is her father's name, Syed is her family name and Sana is her first name. Only official document that mentions her old name is her driver's license from India and...
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    Location of "unemployed" in canada in personal history section for APR.

    After arriving in Canada, my spouse who was on SOWP was unemployed for 4 months and was searching for job. We used to live in Vancouver for 1 month and then in North Vancouver for 3 months during this period. Trouble is in their past application for work permit extension I have mentioned it as...
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    Duration of degree

    Hi folks, I have always mentioned the date range of my Indian bachelor's degree as July-2009 to July-2013 in all my applications like WP etc. I checked my degree certificate and it mentions that I passed my final exam in April 2013. Now I am preparing my express entry profile and I am confused...
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    Applying for Spouse Open Work Permit

    Hi, I am on closed work permit set to expire in Nov 2022. My wife just joined a Masters program in Canada and has a Study Permit valid till Nov 2023. I am working in Canada (on Closed WP). I want to apply for the open work permit based on my spouse's status as a full time student and a study...
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    Applying for TRV

    Hi, I have a WP and my TRV has expired. My WP is valid till late 2022. I want to apply for a TRV. I tried that and I found that in the documents needed was a letter of reference from my employers of past. Does it mean I need to get my employer's reference letters for a simple TRV???? Whats...
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    Can I apply for a Spouse Open Work Permit?

    Hi, I came in Canada as a Intra Company Transfer employee on a Closed Work Permit in 2017. I brought my wife with me on SOWP. Our work permits were to expire by late 2020. To cut a long story short, we (both) got a work permit extension in 2020 valid till late 2022. Also recently, my wife got...
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    Current PR process for an inland CEC via EE couple

    OHai! We are a family of 3 prospective immigrants (our son is canada born, so Canadian). My partner and I are Indian citizens and inside Canada on Work Permit and Study Permit. We wanted to list out stages in EE PR application especially in this covid times. Since we are inland I guess the...
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    Approval in a slightly unusual SP application (non-SDS, inland Canada)

    Hi, I am happy to report that my partner got their SP application approved in the first attempt with a slightly unusual profile. Here are some of our observations and learnings for folks who might be in similar situation as we were. We are Indian nationals and we are in Canada on Work Permit...
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    What need to be uploaded in Family Member Proof of Status (required)

    Hi folks, I and my spouse are non-Canadian citizens and we are on Work Permits in Canada. We also have a Canadian born Child (with Birth Cirtificate and Canadian Passport). My spouse is applying for a Student Permit in Canada (inland application). She is in Canada on Spouse Open Work Permit...
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    Applying from inside Canada, filling SP application form few question.

    Hi, My situation : 1. Applying SP for my spouse. 2. I am on closed WP and my wife is on Spouse Open WP. Both of us are in Canada. 3. My wife got an acceptance at a university here in masters program. Now while applying for SP I am running into few questions as an in-canada client. What to...
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    Study Permit for in-canada applicant

    Hi, I and my spouse are in Canada on Work Permit. We moved from India to Canada in 2017 because of my transfer to Canada on an ICT visa and permit which got her a spouse open work permit. She has been accepted at UBC for in a 1 year Master of Engineering program focusing on nano-tech. So we...
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    BC-Medical insurance or MSP for the Spouse of a "deemed resident" worker

    My situation :- i. Arrived in Canada in Sep.2017 with my spouse. I am on closed work permit, spouse on open work permit (supported by my closed work permit), Both set to expire on 19th Oct 2020. Lived in Burnaby BC. ii. I flagpolled to a new Work permit to live and work else where in BC for a...
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    SOWP extension in process and spouse loses job

    Hi, I hold a closed work permit and my spouse an open work permit. My spouse's work permit expires in October 2020. We are applying for their extension of SOWP. I have three stubs, contract etc. Since these days there is a massive delay in processing SOWP extension, what will happen if I lose...
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    Express entry queries

    Hi folks, Few questions around express entry:- 1. I have masters in computer science and engineering (2 years) and a bachelors engineering in IT(4 years). Both outside Canada, will it be treated as two degrees post secondary education or just masters. I am interested in know this because in...