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    A non-genuine relationship: stereotypes?

    A lot of this still rings true today. In 2018 my Chinese spouse (of 4 years at that time) and I were told at our interview that we were sitting too far apart during the interview so we couldn't be in a genuine relationship. The officer also said within the first 5 minutes of meeting us that we...
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    Hong Kong timeline

    It's standard now because they want to make sure everyone they accept is bringing that sweet sweet condo money to Canada.
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    Hong Kong timeline

    Our application was refused because the common-law relationship "(a) was entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring any status or privilege under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act". So basically, they think that my partner is only with me because she wants to go to Canada...
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    Hong Kong timeline

    We just had our interview and failed. Timeline: April 12 Application Received May 15 Medical Results Received June 16 Submitted Schedule A June 26 ECAS shows We started processing your application July 13 "Great News! Your application for Permanent Residence has arrived in Hong Kong" e-mail...
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    Hong Kong timeline

    Did anyone from HKVO who has received DM in the past few months receive the "Invitation to Pre-Arrival Services" e-mail beforehand?
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    Statutory Declaration of Common Law Union- necessary?

    I'm not an expert on this but I'll share my experience. We applied in April 2017 and did not include IMM 5409 because we read in a few places it was not necessary. However, once our file was transferred to HKVO in July and our eligibility check was started, the first note the officer made was...
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    ***APRIL 2017***SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP OUTSIDE OF CANADA

    The best way should be by submitting a webform, not e-mailing them directly. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/web-form.asp I have the exact same timeline/status as you, except at HKVO.
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    Hong Kong timeline

    We have similar timeline. April 12 Application Received May 15 Medical Results Received June 16 Submitted Schedule A June 26 ECAS shows We started processing your application July 13 "Great News! Your application for Permanent Residence has arrived in Hong Kong" e-mail received No update since...
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    Hong Kong timeline

    Has anyone had their eligibility check finished lately? We can see from our gcms notes that our eligibility check was started 28/7/2017, but has still not been completed as of today. Anyone else stuck at this step?