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Mar. 1, 2019 Hi I am a Canadian citizen residing in Japan. My spouse is Japanese and I applied for her PR under the Family class. We also have three children and they all have Canadian citizenship. I moved my family to Canada in August 2017 and enrolled our children to local schools. I had...

Hi! I am a Canadian citizen who sent a Family Class Sponsorship application for my wife last December. Is there an interview that we both must go to? I am out of the country working but she is in Canada with our kids. By the way, our kids are Canadian citizens. If there is an interview, how...

Hi! We got a letter from Child Tax Benefits recently requesting my Japanese wife file income tax for 2017. She does not have any legal status in Canada yet. We are applying under Family Class sponsorship. How do I go about this? Twenty years ago, she came to Canada on a Working Holiday Visa...

Hi! My Japanese wife is applying for her extension visitor visa online. CIC is asking for her financial statement. Our joint account is much lower than it used to be. Will that be an issue? We have a place that we rent. Can I use her previous financial statement that we used before for her...

Hi! How long do we have to wait for a reply from immigration? Is there an interview process? If so, how should we dress to it? Thank you!

Hi! I am a Canadian who is married to a Japanese native. I moved my family to Canada in Aug 2017. We have a place there and our kids are enrolled at local schools. Our kids are Canadian citizens but my wife is not. She has been in Canada on a visitor visa ever since. Of course I had...

Hi! My wife is in Canada with me. She is a Japanese national. She’s been in Canada since September 1 of this year and we know she has an automatic six month visa waiver. We just sent out her family class application recently so we would like to know if she needs to extend or change her status...

Hi again! On the last page of the checklist, for box 7, near the bottom Do you and your common-law partner have at least one child together? There are two boxes under the heading: Also provide the following: I checked the first box but I am not sure how I can prove the financial dependency...

Hi! Since I am legally married do I need to check under Current Relationship? In the description it seems to refer to common law relationships. Thanks! James

Hi! Should I have box 1 checked even though I am married? It says Common-Law Partner Thanks! James

Hi everyone! I am a Canadian who has been living in Japan since 1997. I moved my family to Canada in Aug 2017. However, I still work in Japan. I am sponsoring my wife who lives in Canada with our three children. I am not sure what to answer Question 6 under Residence in Canada. When did...

Hi everyone! Under Other financially dependent people, do I need to include my 3 children who are Canadian citizens? This application is a bit confusing because I am only sponsoring my wife who doesn't have any legal status in Canada but our 3 biological children are Canadian citizens (ages...

Hi everyone! I know this question seems easy to answer but I have question. My wife and kids are in Canada but I am overseas working. How should I answer this question? I have a place in Toronto that I rented under my name but I don't actually live there with them because I am working...

Hello everyone! I am sponsoring my wife through the Family class sponsorship. I recently made a mistake with the amount for the application. I bought $550 which should have been $1040. I filed a refund and I am waiting for Canadian immigration to reimburse through my visa card. If I go...

Hi! I am a Canadian citizen sponsoring my under family class. I would like to confirm the payment required for the family class application (for only my wife) and a work permit. I already paid for these two online. This is what I paid: $550 and $155 If I made a mistake, please let me...

Hi everyone! I recently completed a family class application to sponsor my wife. My wife and i thought to apply for the spousal visa because we weren't sure if she would like living in Canada for many years. Also applying for permanent status is more expensive around $1000. My wife has not...

Hi! I am applying for a spousal visa for my wife. My wife would like to visa NY for a few days. Can she leave Canada while the application is being processed? Thanks in advance! James

Hi! I am applying for my wife's spousal visa and open work permit. There are two fees and I want to know if I can make one cheque out for both. Does I have to get a certified cheque from the bank? Thank you! James

Hi! I am a Canadian citizen sponsoring my Japanese wife for a spousal visa. Our three kids have Canadian citizenship. I have been living Japan for many years and have been paying taxes to only the Japanese tax agency. Last year, I moved my family back to Canada and had to report to CRA...

I have three children who are Canadian citizens but my wife is not. She doesn't have any legal status in Canada. I am applying for a the Family class program. Do I need to add my children in the sponsoring section of the application? (Generic Application IMM 0008?