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They returned all the documents we brought to our interview along with his passport & visa, but not anything we submitted with our initial application. This is fine, we really only needed our marriage certificate back

You need to arrive in Canada before the "valid to" date in the application details section on your Confirmation of Permanent Residence document. PR cards are valid for 5 years at a time. To renew it you have to prove you were in Canada for 730 days of the previous five years

DHL is picking up my husband's passport with PR visa at the embassy tomorrow. Does anyone know if all the documents we provided (original marriage certificate, photos, etc) will also be returned? Our lawyer says he'll need to have our marriage certificate with him when he lands in Canada but the...

He did his medical exam in December, literally the day before they changed the rules to require medical be done after applying, so we included it either with the application in March or uploaded it when they asked for Schedule A in May (we used a lawyer and I don't remember exactly!)

My husband's interview experience with the Cairo visa office: We applied in March. My husband had his interview on Oct 1st. He'd requested French in the initial application but as they didn't have anyone in the embassy who spoke French, they did the interview in Arabic (he could have done it in...

A happy update! My husband had his interview on the 1st and felt it went well. He'd requested French in the initial application but as they didn't have anyone in the embassy who spoke French, they did the interview in Arabic (he could have done it in English, but Arabic was obvs better). They...

My husband has an interview on Sunday. Everything I've read on here says it's very, very encouraged for me to be at the interview as well because they basically think all Egyptian men are lying. But it will cost us so much more money than we have right now for me to fly out (basically all the...

You have to submit a clearance for any country you spent six or more months in. For many countries you can request it online. Check http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/index.asp to see how to get one from the country you were staying in

I posted this in the March thread but as Cairo is my VO I thought everyone here might also be curious about what happens during the background check. I asked my lawyer what the process was like and this was her reply: "I’ve never before heard of them contacting past employers or schools, so I’d...

In case anyone else was curious about what happens during the background check, I asked my lawyer what the process was like and she replied: "I’ve never before heard of them contacting past employers or schools, so I’d doubt that for sure. And they do not normally request police clearances that...

I'm curious as well. Does anyone know what exactly is looked at during the background check?

a- If she listed it on the application form as a residence she lived in for more than six months she should get a criminal record check from that country. Depending on the country it can usually be requested online from the country's Ministry of Justice website b- Yeah. You have to include all...

Our lawyer uploaded them right after they were requested (May 16)

Thanks! So others are getting emails when their application changes from "received" to "in process"? I wonder why my lawyer said that they no longer send those

Hi, how do you all know where and when your application is transferred to your visa office? I've been following this thread since we applied in March and I'm still not clear on how to figure that out. My lawyer said the department no longer appears to be updating on internal steps (such as where...

Orange LLP offer free consultations. I didn't end up hiring them, but I spent about an hour on the phone with them when I was lawyer-shopping and the woman I spoke to was very clear about what we needed to do.

I'm using a lawyer to file for sponsorship. My fees (so far) from the lawyer are: Requesting and reviewing information for application for sponsorship and permanent residence - $1,500.00 Preparing and filing spousal sponsorship application - $2,000.00 Receiver General $1,040.00 Courier - $40.50...

Does anyone have any suggestions for how to do this if he doesn't own property or have employment pay stubs?

Hello, I am Canadian and my husband is Egyptian. We married in Egypt last month and want to get him a visitor visa so we can honeymoon in Canada, have a wedding reception there, he can meet my family, etc. This is what we have so far for our application: Reason for entering Canada: Invitation...

I am Canadian, my fiancé is Egyptian. We want him to come to Canada in November, where we will be married, and then I will sponsor him to stay. What are our options for getting him into Canada? A tourist visa? Some other option? Thanks!