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Thought I'd share my experiences in case it helps others. Click the Spoiler buttons to see! Timeline in signature. Haven't moved yet, but I am an official Permanent Resident of Canada! Total time to PR: 6 months I applied outland as a US citizen. No dependents, straight forward. At the time of...

I'm officially a permanent resident of Canada! Took us 6 months! (timeline in sig)

Still seeking answers about the financial aid portion! I heard that class sizes are ~20, that application processing can take up to 2 months, and that there have been waitlists before.

GCKEY updated showing that the application is officially accepted! Very excited. Unfortunately another shipping hiccup means we won't be seeing the COPR for quite a while yet, but it's still great to see the online update.

I'd like to do the full time 2 month in-person French class in Montreal. I'm outland, already have csq, but waiting on copr so don't think I can register for the class yet. My questions are.. Are there class size limits? If yes, do classes fill up quickly? Are there wait lists? How long does it...

In case anyone else comes across having to DIY their mailings w/o any professionals to ask: Yes you do need a commercial invoice. Said invoice is to be attached to the outside of the envelope, not stuffed inside. Fedex called me about another hiccup today while I was at work, but it's past...

I tried with FedEx, and it was much easier than UPS! Got the labels made, so will be mailing it out in the coming days! Thanks so much!

I went to that UPS-authorized store to double check with them too, and they said they can't make labels originating from Canada there. I tried making my own UPS labels online, created the account and entered the addresses, but got stuck when it asks for an account number. Googled that, and it...

I went to USPS today to double check, and they said that as Canada uses a different post, they'd have no way of knowing if Canada can use USPS to return the mail or how much it'd cost, etc. So looks like FedEx or UPS are indeed the only options. Anyone able to share experiences on what size...

I got the passport request wherein I must mail the Annex A form, a photocopy of my passport, and two photos of myself. My small town doesn't have a full UPS or Fedex offices (and USPS won't work from what I've read?), but they do have drop boxes that they can pick up mail at. So! Can I create...

We recently received our CSQ! Haven't been any other updates though.

I'd like to know the answer to shahriar's question too! On the topic of filling out forms, when does one need to fill out "Sponsor’s or Co-signatory Spouse’s Declaration of Authorization"? It says to refer to sponsor's guide point 6, but it doesn't detail it there. It doesn't sound like it's a...

When my application is further along, I was considering applying for a visitor's visa to head over a couple months early so that I can start learning French in a more immersive environment, but this thread made me realize that this means I probably can't bring all of my belongings, right? Or is...

I'm outland but assume the process is the same - had a question! Still waiting on SA, but once invite to apply to CSQ comes, do they provide an online way for both sponsor and principal applicant to do that? Or should I fill out some paper forms ahead of time so it's ready to mail? Thank you!

I've been searching for this sort of detailed answer! Been struggling with some of the abbreviations prior to this. This is wonderful, thank you. I have a follow up question, if you don't mind? Is there a way to know which Visa Office will do the processing ahead of time? I read that different...

Oh gosh this is something I'm concerned about too.. DL'd the forms before the October update, finished filling them out 'n everything, but had to sit and wait on them until the marriage license came in so didn't get to send it 'til the end of November. Didn't realize there had been an update...

This is something I'm concerned about because we listed the same email for the both of us... How long did it take between the time they received the mail and the time it was returned and you got it back from them?