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Hi there! I recently became a Canadian citizen and the first thing I did after that was to legally change my name. This process took a very long time by the province (around 9 months) and was waiting for it to complete before applying for my first passport as I wanted it under the new name...

Hello, My wife came to Canada last year under the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. Her work permit is due to expire early next month (May). We got married in November and submitted our PR Sponsorship package along with an application for an OWP early last month. My question is...

Hi, I recently applied to sponsor my spouse but my submission was returned for two reasons: 1) I had incorrectly filled IMM5406 (forgot to type NOT APPLICABLE where needed). 2) Schedule A (IMM5569) was not signed. It's with this second item that I have questions. The form at the very last...

Hi, I'm a PR who has recently applied for PR sponsorship for my wife. Along with our sponsorship application we also submitted an application for an OWP for my wife. Once she gets her OWP, I'd like to know if she would qualify for OHIP. She currently has a part time job and will likely stay a...

Hello, I'm currently working on a PR Sponsorship application for my wife and I'm including with my application an Open Work Permit application as well. My wife is currently in Canada through the IEC...

Hello, I'm submitting a Spouse Sponsorship Application for my wife and I also need to request an Open Work Permit for her. The PR Application forms ask to physically mail the OWP Application documents however the website...

Hi, I'm a PR and want to sponsor my Wife. I'm filling out IMM1344e "Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship agreement and undertaking" and the 6th question says: The principal applicant is your and the valid answers are "common law partner living OUTSIDE of Canada or conjugal partner living...

Hello, I am a Permanent Resident of Canada, landed as a PR in November 2017. I would like some advice on what's the best way to sponsor my girlfriend so she can move here with me. She is currently living in my home country. As a PR I understand I can't get married until 6 months after I...

I received my COPR a few months ago. I'm planning on moving to Canada in October. I have a girlfriend and we've been together for almost 4 years but we don't live together so we couldn't apply for PR together under Common Law. We are planning for her to go to Canada as a student to learn...

I received my PPR about 2 weeks ago and I sent my documents the very next day. A few days later I received a call from my LVO saying that I needed to provide them with a prepaid airway bill for them to send my documents back. They said I could just email them the label. I had a hard time...

Hello, My ppr letter says: In order for us to return your documents, you must provide our office with a pre-paid airway bill ( a prepaid envelope from an international courier service company such as DHL, UPS, Fedex, etc.) Please ensure that the courier...

Hello, I have a few questions regarding the photos that are requested once you receive PPR. Do they really need to be taken at a photo studio and by a professional photographer? I'm having trouble finding a photo studio that will take these kind of pictures, however in my country there are...

Has anyone here attempted to pay their LVO a visit to find out the status of your applications and perhaps try to speed things up a little? If yes what was your experience like? I may have to travel for work to the country where my VO is and this thought has crossed my mind..

Does anyone know if it's possible to review my sent e-APR application? I forgot to take screenshots of the information I had to fill in and now I'm preparing Schedule A in case IRCC requests it from me and I would like to enter the information exactly as I did in my e-APR application... Thanks!

Does anyone have experience with the Buenos Aires Visa Office? Anyone know what are their processing time like? Thanks!

Does anyone know when will SINP International Skilled Worker be re-opened? What's the general trend as far as re-opening dates goes? I would think that since IRCC has recently announced the new immigration quotas for the year this program and others should be reopening soon?

I just received my PCC from the FBI. It is dated September 2016. I got it thinking that nominations from OINP would be faster and considering that it takes 4 months to get it and wanted to have it ready for when CIC requests it. My question is: given the current timelines where in the best case...

Hi guys, I just came across the following article: http://www.oopnp.com/2016/08/14/oinp-deliberately-processing-less-than-50-of-applications-everyday-compared-to-2015-oinp-employee-quotes/ It basically says that a source at OINP has admitted that OINP is working at half speed (and has been all...

Hello, I was reading the CIC website on Education (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assessment.asp) and it mentions "An Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is used to verify that your foreign degree, diploma, certificate (or other proof of your credential) is valid and equal...

Hi, I received a Pre-AOR email indicating that my application was accepted and that I should be receiving the AOR soon. My question is what happens next and what are the timelines? From what I understand, the next steps are: 1) Receive AOR 2) Once I accept the AOR I will be given 600 points...