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    Lie on invitation letter?

    A couple we know got a visitor visa to canada based on an invitation letter from someone they don't know saying they're coming to their wedding. They never came as visitors but just got their permanent residency. What's the risk of that invitation letter coming back to bite them in the behind at...
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    People can keep pr while employed abroad?

    My sister in law is planning on doing a soft landing, then moving back home and getting the Canadian company she freelances witg to list her as a contractor or employee. Her intent is to keep doing so until she has enough days for citizenship. At first I though it was nonsense due to her crazy...
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    Statuses reverted?

    A friend had everything on his citizenship app marked as completed except oath. Suddenly everything reverted back as if he didn't take the test in the first place. Has anyone heard of this happening? I'm assuming its a glitch or something.
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    Accountability of person writing letter of invitation

    What are the responsibilities of the person who wrote a letter of invitation if the person they invited and is visiting decides to overstay or breaks the law? Long story short: someone wants to visit canada and is asking us to write them a letter of invitation, and we're not really comfortable...
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    Refund for initial gc key application?

    applied for gc key before september 2021 and so applied again on portal. new application got approved and previous one got withdrawn now. how long for the refund to be processed and get through? what's reasonable wait time
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    Review required

    Does anyone know what happens when a visitor application is put in review required?
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    temporay address change?

    my parents are currently in kuwait and i've applied for their visa for quite a while now with 0 action from the nightmare that is abu dhabi visa office. They will be going to our home country for vacation where they will be there for 1.5 months. does submitting an address change trigger a visa...
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    Can new portal application not be received?

    I am stuck in a back and forth with abu dhabi immigration.. i applied initially in may 2021 and applied on the new portal in february 2022. both applications are still "live". contacted my mla who talked to ircc, they told him i should apply on the new portal.... which i did!!! contacted abu...
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    Old application not canceled

    Hello, I helped my parents setup the visitor application on the old portal back in May 2021. Nothing happened the entire time. In February I created the app on the new portal. According to the ircc site, it said it will automatically cancel the old application but it hasn't yet and no movement...
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    updates on the tracker?

    hi, i applied online and got AOR end of january. tracker account got created feb 3rd so far it still says last updated feb 3. how often does that site updated. is it worth logging into it regularly?
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    History of immigration and citizenship status

    I lived in Kuwait for almost my entire schooling as I was a minor and my parents were residents. Should I add that information there too? I don't really have exact start and end date for that period
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    Do I need a PCC?

    I lived a full year in my home country before moving to Canada. Since we went back to visit once for 14 days, will I need a new PCC for my citizenship application? It's going to be very difficult for me to get one and according to the application guide, they said if i moved immediately from my...
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    Apply online when married?

    Has anyone applied online when married? At the moment you can only do so if you're having separate applications. So my husband and I are thinking of each having a separate application in order to do so online (don't like paper apps). Has anyone does this?
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    Applying on behalf of parents

    I set up the account to create the application on behalf of my parents's short term visit but at no point is it asking me if i'm applying on their behalf as per the below. any thoughts? Also if i'm filling the form, should they still sign it? " You will need to indicate at the start of the form...
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    Anyone with a small company before moving?

    I landed three months ago in Canada and I am still looking for answers to these questions if anyone was in the same case. - I have an online business registered in Europe. I don't do import/export or dropshipping - I'm aware I have to pay taxes on my personal income from it in Canada as well...
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    Manage foreign LLC from Canada

    I will be landing in Canada as PR in about two months. I have a company incorporated under the estonian e-residency program. What should I do when I land? How do I declare this? For the estonian company I pay taxes in estonia for the dividends but not for my salary part, which technically should...
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    Inform CIC of job change?

    I'd been waiting on my PPR. I had been working as a freelancer and a couple of weeks ago incorporated a company to make my freelance more organized. I just got PPR. It doesn't mention any job change in the things to inform CIC of but I guess it's a last minute freakout of whether I should inform...
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    NO GCMS Notes and account shows "updated"

    I applied for my GCMS notes in early December but for some reason cic are taking forever to release them. i logged into my account today and saw updated instead of submitted next to permanent residency application line. i checked but there have been no change. is it related to the gcms notes...
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    How to pay taxes for a company located in a different country

    I am in the process of considering registering a company in Estonia using e-residency while waiting for my canadian immigration to go through (which it may not) Let's say I do end up moving do I have to close my company down and then re-register it there? Or since there's a double taxation...
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    Registering business in Canada before moving

    I am currently halfway through my PR process (IP2) waiting for golden email or rejection. At the same time, I am working launching my own business (sale of digital products). This will be independent of my immigration so consider them to be two independent things In case my immigration doesn't...