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    Supervisa insurance for the stuck application

    I applied for parents’ supervisa in 2020. Biometrics and health checkup was completed but the file is not moving. I got to know that I have to apply on new portal. Now my question: I paid ~$3500 for insurance and they are stuck with the application. I want to reapply on new portal but don’t...
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    What does an AOR look like?

    Hi, Apologies in advance as I believe this might be a dumb question. I submitted my citizenship application in Sept 2021 and received an email from CIC yesterday and am not sure if this is what AOR is. See the image at the link below: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7yfppufw68su2a3/AOR.png?dl=0...
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    Apply as family or individual

    Hi, Me and my wife are ready to apply for Canadian citizenship. I see that there is now an option to apply online (as an individual only). Could the experts please help me with the pros and cons of applying individual (online) vs as a family (on paper)? Your expert inputs/recommendations would...
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    Question 13 (held immigration or citizenship status in a country or territory other than Canada)?

    Hi, I am an Indian citizenship and had a work visa (J1) for US during my citizenship eligibility period. I am looking for inputs regarding question 13 of Canadian citizenship application: Do you currently, or have you ever held immigration or citizenship status in a country or territory other...
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    Medium of instruction not explicit

    Dear Experts, Need some help with my Citizenship application I do not have IELTS "General Training" report. I did my Bachelor's and Master's from India but the transcripts don't explicitly state that the language of instruction was English. 1. Do these mark sheets/transcripts count as...
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    UofT School of Continuing Studies transcript as proof of language

    Hi Experts, I am applying for Canadian Citizenship and am looking for some help in the language proof segment. I did my Bachelor's and Master's from India but my transcripts don't explicitly mention that the medium of instruction was English in the institute. Also, I do not have IELTS General...
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    Tax residency determination

    Hi, I became a PR in June 2017 (I was working in the US since 2015 so I did my PR landing in Jun 2017, stayed 7 days with my spouse and returned back to work in US). I came back again for 10 days to visit my spouse in Canada. I only moved for good from US to Canada in July 2018 and filed my...
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    Name change before or after getting Canadian passport?

    Hi, My wife's FIRST NAME and LAST NAME both are mentioned under the First Name (Given Name) on her Indian passport (basically no Surname). Something like "XXXX YYYY". All her Canadian documents have both her names in the LAST NAME with FIRST NAME blank. This has caused much pain already. Please...
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    General Power of Attorney on my Father's name

    Hi, I purchased a property in India a couple of years back and now its up for registration. For the registration, either I should be present or I can provide my father a General Power of Attorney to my father to get the property registered on my name. I asked a lawyer here in Canada and he...
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    Can my wife renter on Visitor visa if PR card is not delivered yet

    Hi All, My wife became a Permanent Resident (landed) in June end and had to go back to US to pursue her studies. She is visiting me again in end of August - by that time I am not sure if we would still have her PR card delivered. She had a visitor visa from before which is still valid. In case...
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    Address change after CoPR received

    Hi, I applied for my wife's Spousal Sponsorship for which she received a Passport request. She sent the passport to the embassy and it was stamped with Immigrant Visa and she got the CoPR also. She is going to land in June. I recently changed my address here in Canada (On April 1 2017). Do I...
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    Passport Request - How to send passport

    Hi, I am a Canadian PR and had sponsored for my wife for the PR. She is in US. But her file went to New Delhi, India for processing. She has got a passport request now which asks to send the passport to India. In the email, they have mentioned that if she is in Canada, she can send the passport...
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    Photo retake required - How many?

    I landed on 12 Apr 2016 and have still not received the PR card. Called CIC today and was told that i need to resend the photos with IMM 5455. They sent a letter to me today. I don't want to wait and thus want to get pics clicked. Questions: How many pictures i need to send? Should I wait for...
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    US visa without PR card

    Dear members, I landed in april 2016 and have not got my PR card yet. I need to travel to US as tourist. Can i get a US visa without the PR card in hand?
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    PR Card not received - 76 Days passed

    Dear Members, I landed in April 2016. Its been 76 days today and I have not received my PR card. Somebody told me that one gets it in 2 months. Can you please let me know how much time it takes typically to receive the PR card in your mailbox. Thanks in advance.
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    Visitor Visa for Wife living in US

    Dear Members, I am a new PR landed in Apr 2016. My wife is in US on J1 Visa. I was planning to meet her. I have not received my PR Card yet and hence am waiting to apply for US Visa. In the meantime, I want to apply for her Visitor visa to Canada. For the documents, I am confused abut the...
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    Is state police clearance also required?

    Hi members, I am sponsoring my spouse who is an Indian citizen but is currently in US. I know that FBI clearance is required for her. Somebody told me that in addition to this, i need the state police clearance also. Is this true?
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    Is medical required again for Spousal Sponsorship?

    Dear Members, I came through Express Entry (Status: Married, Non-Accompanying) and landed here in Apr 2016. I want to sponsor my wife now. Me and my wife both had their medical done on 25th July 2015. - Is it required to get her medical done again or the same can be used for the sponsorship...
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    Is hard copy of wedding card mandatory?

    Hi Members, I marked my wife as non-accompanying in my express entry application. Now i have landed and want to sponsor her. I have all the documents except for original wedding cards from both sides. I have the scanned/soft copy of the same. Is it mandatory to submit the wedding cards with...
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    Is file processing centralized now?

    Hi, Somebody told me that spousal sponsorship file processing has been centralized. In other terms, me and my wife being an indian citizen doesn't necessarily man that her sponsorship file will go to delhi office. It could go to a different country altogether for procesaing. Is this true...