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Hi everyone, Just wondering whether a licensee business is a qualifying relationship for an intracompany transfer. German corporation is opening a factory in Ontario, wants to bring in a production supervisor from South Africa who has 10+ years of experience in the production of their...

Hi everyone, This topic has been discussed many times before, but from what I can tell most are about a person in Canada with some form of work or study permit. I am on a TRV (visit visa), valid until the end of April. My wife is sponsoring me and we plan on filing the application next week...

Hi everyone. I want to confirm something before I tell my mother in law to book a plane ticket: 1) my wife (her daughter) is a Canadian PR. 2) my wife is expecting a baby in May 3) my mother in law already has a valid, multiple entry visa, valid until 2026. My wife and I are hoping she can...

Hi everyone, As the title suggests, I applied for a work permit in Belgium. While awaiting the decision on my work permit, I traveled to Canada as a visitor (I have immediate family in the country), which is where I am now. Assuming that my work permit will be approved, how can I receive it...

Hello everyone, and happy holidays! I am a Canadian citizen living in Uganda. My wife (she is from Uganda) recently gave birth to our son. We are planning to return to Canada sometime in 2021--likely in June--to begin the sponsorship process for my wife, and are wondering whether my son can...

Hi everyone, I attend a private school in Ontario. I have a valid study and entry visa until July 15th, 2020. I plan on returning to school in mid-August for the 2020-21 year. I was on an international school trip when the Canadian borders closed and so flew home to Brazil, where I am now. I...

Hi everyone, A friend of mine from India has a long time girlfriend in Toronto. He had to return to India because after his PGWP he still didn't have enough points for Express Entry. Now he and his girlfriend want to marry, and the plan is to do it in Canada. He is worried that a visit visa...

Hi everyone, Asking on behalf of a (Nigerian) colleague. He has applied twice for a Canadian study permit but is always refused because they do not believe he will leave the country at the end of his program. But what is confusing is that he doesn't intend on leaving: upon graduation, his plan...

Hi everyone, Inquiring on behalf of a friend and hoping that someone here can shed some light on this issue. Student "A" has a counterfoil in her passport permitting her multiple-entry into Canada as a student. This expired on October 1st 2019. In the meantime she has successfully applied...

Hello, A colleague's visit visa to Canada was refused recently, owing to several reasons. Three reasons stood out, however: they referred to section 216(1) of the IRPR which refers to the issuance of study permits. The last reason explicitly says the officer doubted her capacity to pay for her...

Hello, My study permit extension is approved but my visitor visa extension is still pending: current processing times mean that I likely won't receive a decision until December at the earliest. My father booked me a flight home to Moscow in December for the holidays, and I am worried that my...

Hello, A friend is hosting an international student from Austria. This person applied to study in Canada but, due to delays, left for Canada (ETA) before the permit was issued. Now he is in Canada and the permit has been issued. Can he simply go to the nearest POE to get it?

Hi everyone, My cousin from Turkey is coming to study secondary school in Canada at a private academy. All tuition, room and board are paid for through scholarships and with the help of my father (we are citizens). Because my cousin comes from a poor family, we are also going to submit...

Hi everyone, My parents are visiting this August from South Africa on a multiple entry visit visa. We are also in the process of applying for a super-visa for them. I know super-visas must be applied for from outside of Canada, but am wondering whether we can apply (online) before they leave...

Hi everyone, My open work permit was approved as a part of my sponsorship. The actual permit will arrive in the mail, and I am to inform them if after 6 weeks it has not arrived. Being that I know it has been approved, do I still need to wait until it arrived before I can begin working...

Hi everyone, I am planning on sponsoring my wife from South Africa. My friend told me that I should just go to a settlement worker at the YMCA in the city, but I have also heard that settlement workers have limitations on what they can do for you (filling out forms, submitting application...

Hi everyone, I am in Canada on an LMIA supported work permit (valid until 2018). I am going to apply to Express Entry and hope that I can get PR status that way. I have two questions. Under the new system (beginning on the 19th), does my current LMIA earn me 50 points? It was an LMIA in...

Hi everyone! I was hoping could confirm the general process for an international medical graduate, including what happens if their degree is not recognized on the world directory of medical schools, and at what point they need to contact a provincial regulatory authority. I will list the general...

Hello everyone, I have a three year degree and a 1 year post grad. In order to earn the associated points for "two degrees..." in the EE system, do I enter each degree as it is, and then the system identifies that they are two degrees and gives the associated amount of points? Or do I enter in...

Hi Everyone, In addition to one year of full time experience, I have 22 consecutive months of part time work between two jobs at 20 hrs/week; a full year at one job, then 10 months at another. Would this count as an additional 1 year of experience?I am trying to work it out mathematically but...