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    Received AIP - What next?

    So today I received my AIP via e-mail - and upon checking ECAS, both sponsor and applicant sections show decision made. Checking myCIC, my background check is still being processed. Would this mean that the next step is getting my inland landing interview info? About how long does the process take?
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    Where am I at in the sponsorship process?

    Hi everyone, I applied for common law sponsorship (inland) in early September. I'm the PA. My timeline of my application is in my signature, but I'm very confused where exactly I'm at in the application process - ECAS shows both my application as well as my sponsor's application as in progress...
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    Advice wanted: job searching while holding an OWP.

    So I have an open work permit that is valid until December of 2020. (Currently going through common-law sponsorship with my partner.) I was employed for a year on a different OWP until I lost my job (nothing related to my OWP expiring or anything like that, just a shortage of work), so I have...
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    Common-Law Open Work Permit Approved - What Next?

    So great news - my Open Work Permit for common-law sponsorship was approved as per the CIC website. However, I'm not actually certain how to go about getting the work permit - in the past I had to go to the border. Since I'm already in Canada, will this just be being mailed to me?
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    Family Class OWP - How long is it issued for?

    Very basic question and I don't know if it varies from case to case - for the OWP issued for family-class applicants living inside Canada, how long do they typically issue the work visa for? I've had two open work permits over the last two years, and each was issued for one year but they were...
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    Medical Exam Requested Today - Good News?

    That's actually what lead to my confusion as I was under the impression medical requests came along later in the process. (So I had a moment of 'I'm halfway through this ALREADY?') I'm definitely not at the six month mark - they received my application September 5th so I'm not even a full 3...
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    Medical Exam Requested Today - Good News?

    So I just received my request for my medical exam today; I am applying inland in Canada and via common-law family class sponsorship. Obviously, I need to see if my medical results come back clear but assuming all is well, does the fact they're requesting a medical exam suggest a positive outcome...
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    How long does it take for the sponsor's portion of the sponsorship application take to get approved?

    Thanks for the info! Out of curiosity, do you get an AOR or anything like that for the OWP, or a way you can link/view it online separate from the PR application? The only AOR received so far is the one for my Sponsor.
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    How long does it take for the sponsor's portion of the sponsorship application take to get approved?

    Thanks much! I (the principal applicant) am currently living in Canada and am here on an OWP that is set to expire mid-March of next year. The CIC website says it takes about 4 months for the applicant to receive an open-work permit if they request one when they send in their sponsorship...
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    How long does it take for the sponsor's portion of the sponsorship application take to get approved?

    So I mailed in all the necessary documents for a common-law sponsorship application back in early September. They received the package on September 5th and started processing my sponsor's part of the application on September 26th. The online application status tool states that his application is...
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    Using white out to correct statuatory declaration of common law form?

    So my boyfriend is sponsoring me as his common law partner, and while the application doesn't ask for the Statuatory Declaration of Common Law Form, we decided to get one notarized anyways just to play on the safe side. We filled the form out at the Notary's office, and there is an area on the...
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    Police Certificates/FBI Check

    If you need a timeline, I sent in my fingerprints via Canada Post after making an online request for a police certificate. Got there about three days later. I literally got my police certificate via e-mail the next day. So yeah, it's going a lot quicker.
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    Police Certificates/FBI Check

    The FBI has an online option that is significantly quicker than mailing in your application now. You just apply online, pay the fee, get your fingerprints and mail them in. Once they get the finger prints, it's maybe two weeks for them to get the police clearance certificate to you.
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    National Identity Document?

    So IMM 0008 asks for a national identity document - I am a US Citizen. In the states I did not have a driver's license nor a state identification card, I just used my passport for just about everything and had no issues. Would a birth certificate work for this? Or would I just need to put down...
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    IMM 0008 Current country of residence question

    So under section 10, page 1 of IMM 0008, there is a section that asks for your current country of residence and details about it. They ask the dates from and to when you lived in the country. I have been living in Canada as a temporary worker from March 15th 2017 until present. (My work permit...
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    Declaring family members?

    I am a tad bit confused about needing to declare family members. My common-law partner wishes to sponsor me, so would I need to include him in the Additional Family Information (IMM 5406) under spourse/common law partner? And when I read more into this on the CIC website, it says: You must...
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    Only 1 picture for common-law application?

    Then here is a different question: would they scrutinize if a chunk (say 3-4) were taken around the same interval? Say a family dinner during a holiday or something like that. All that I have right now were taken during different times (with friends, Christmas time during different years, family...
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    Only 1 picture for common-law application?

    So far we've managed to dig up a few more photos taken by family members - both from my year here as well as my visits from the past - but that still only puts me at about 3-4. I know the maximum is 20, but if I have between 5-10 would that seem less suspicious? I'm going to try and goad my...
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    Only 1 picture for common-law application?

    Anyone think I'd have a problem only submitting one picture for my common law partnership if I have plenty of other proof that our relationship is genuine? I'm noticing my common-law partner checklist mention up to 20 pictures together with your partner, but quite frankly neither of us are...