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My wife (PR) is sponsoring her mom for a normal visitor visa. We have a couple questions about documents and their translations. - For the national identity document, does this need to be translated, or can it just be uploaded as is? - Since it will be uploaded to the site, do I need a...

I am 99% sure I know the answer to this, but just want to double check. My wife moved to Canada as a PR 1 year ago. I am a Canadian Citizen, and we are looking to travel in September to Thailand. The rules state that the PR must live in Canada for 2 years during a 5 year period. I assume that...

Hello! I am a Canadian citizen who was living abroad with my wife for the last several years. We just returned to Canada on April 15 of this year. I was reading about the HST rebate, to see if/when I can expect to get it...

Hey everyone, My wife has finally landed in Canada. We want to get her a SIN so that she can start working, but we seem to be at a brick wall. It asks for 3 documents. A Primary, Secondary, and proof of address. We plan to do this... Primary: COPR Secondary: Foreign passport Proof of...

I am a Canadian citizen. On Thursday, we got a passport request for her Canadian PR. I want us both to leave Russia ASAP, but it seems like it can be a few weeks before she is able to get her passport sent for the visa. Does anyone know of any way that we could get an emergency travel...

I keep finding conflicting information, so hopefully someone here has first-hand experience. My wife and I are currently in Russia, and want to get out. We have 2 cats though, that we will bring with us. I know that the Candian rules say that they need a rabies vaccine, but there is no...

Hello! My wife (Russian, soon to be Canadian PR) and I (Canadian) will be flying back to Canada soon, once her PR is accepted. We are currently unvaccinated, as we know that when we arrive in Canada we will need to get a Canadian recognized vaccine, which we cannot currently get in Russia. I...

Hello, In form 5533, on page 8 I should provide documents from 2 sets of documents. - Proof of joint ownership - Rental Agreement with both names - Joint Utility accounts - Vehicle Insurance - Copies of gov't ID - Other documents We are living in an apartment owned by my wife's mother, so we...

Hello, I am Canadian, and my wife is Russian. We were married in Russia in 2016. The application package mentions we need to include a translated, notarized copy of our marriage certificate. While looking on the website of the notary, it tells us that we need to not only have the documents...

We have run into a bit of an impasse. For Russian sponsorships, part of the country specific information, is a notarized copy of the applicants workbook. My wife is telling me that this is impossible. She cannot get this document from her work, until after she quits. She can ask them to make...

Hello, I am sponsoring my wife to come to Canada. In form 5533e, page 5, #5, it asks for 'Employment/Source of Income'. My wife and I are living together in Russia, so we need to provide proof that we can support ourselves once we arrive in Canada. I couldn't find any templates for a letter...

Hello, I left Canada for Russia in 2016, and haven't done anything regarding my taxes. Speaking with my accountant, he told me I need to Contact the CRA to declare myself as a non-resident beginning in 2016, which will mean that I don't need to submit a return for the following years. I have...

Hello, I moved to Russia in 2016 where I married my wife.The first couple years I had a work visa, and was working with a company here. After a while, I got temporary residency and left that company. For around a year, I was working with private students, and I worked under the table with...

It seems we will need to provide biometrics. The problem is, the centers to do biometrics are all closed in Russia. We have already applied and paid the application fee, but got a letter stating that they need to see a receipt for biometrics before they will continue processing the visa...

Hello, My wife is applying for a visa. She applied for a visa 5 years ago, so she had to give biometrics. As far as I am aware, biometrics lasts for 10 years, so she shouldn't need it again. We applied last night, and this morning we have a letter requesting biometrics. Her last application...

Hello! On the form IMM 5533 question 7 in the section 'Supporting Documents for Sponsored Persons' it asks for proof of our relationship. Since we don't have children, I must submit further proof outlined in section e. 1 - Important documents showing we are recognized as eachothers spouse 2 -...

As the title suggests, my wife has a visitor visa. I know that an inland sponsorship is possible, but is it possible on a 90 day visitor visa, or does it require a visa that covers the entire time the process is active? If we apply while she is on this visa, does she have to leave after the...

In part B, number 5 of form IMM5533e it asks for employment or a source of income. We are both living outside of Canda. I the section for this, it says... "If you are not working in Canada, provide other documentation showing that you can support the person(s) you are sponsoring. This must...

Hello, We need to get some documents translated from Russian. Things such as her Russian Passport (not international, a domestic passport) birth certificate, insurance etc. I have seen that we not only need to get the documents translated, but also "legalized". Can someone please explain the...

Hello! We have a rough copy of all the documents we need. All I need to do is get these questions answered, have some documents translated, and we are ready to go. So, to get to the point, here is where I am stuck. IMM 5533: My wife has an estranged father. On her birth certificate, it has...