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    $85 refund from IRCC - but why??

    Hi all, Was pleasantly surprised to get a cheque in the mail today for $85! I'm certainly not complaining, just curious as to what it might be for. It just says on the details: "IRCC Refund - 9700" I successfully applied for TRV's for my in-laws in November, paying $370 total for that in...
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    better for myself (citizen) or wife (PR) to apply for in-laws TRV?

    Hey all. Looking to have my in-laws to vist Canada, not on a super-visa, but curious on best way to approach this. My wife has been here 2 years now as PR. If i'm applying on their behalf, the first questions i'm asked on application are regarding if I am eligible to apply. Does that mean I...
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    Applying for TRV on behalf of my in-laws; couple questions

    Everyone on this site was EXTREMELY helpful when I applied for my wife to come here 2 years ago, now we would like her parents to come visit and I already have some questions when reviewing the application process. Beware: my questions may be dumb.... 1) Is it better for myself (Canadian...
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    B2 Visa interview (USA) wait time for PR holder

    Hi all, This community was extremely helpful in getting my wife here almost 2 years ago, now we are looking into going to the States - just for a week or so - sometime in the future. Filled out the applications etc for the visa and ready to pay/schedule an appointment and I saw the earliest...
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    hotel quarantine question - Toronto

    Hi everyone, my wife was recently approved for PR and we are just getting ready to pull the trigger on a flight to Toronto from China. Wondering if anyone has heard about which hotels are considered "the good ones". I've been looking around online and not coming up with much other than "don't...
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    Question about travel restrictions for coming to Canada as a new PR - Need negative covid test in English?

    Hi there, my wife in China has recently been approved for permanent residency and is preparing to book her flights to Toronto soon. So we know that as of now she will still have to go through the hotel quarantine process, but before that, we have a couple other questions. Like: she needs to...
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    health insurance for new permanent resident

    Hi everyone, my wife's PR application was recently approved and she will be coming to Canada in the summer. We are pretty excited and trying to hammer out all the details before she comes. One of the most important things on our mind, especially in this strange new covid world, is what kind of...
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    Travel Restrictions - Outland - just got approved and CoPR, when can I come?

    Hi everyone, my wife in China just got approved for PR and received CoPR, PRV & passport back yesterday (yay!). We were under the impression she can book a ticket immediately to Toronto, but it looks like she can't due to the latest travel restrictions? I thought an exemption would be applicable...
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    Outland Spousal Sponsorship - PPR question and timeline

    Hi everyone. So my wife in China got her passport request (PPR) late last week and is planning to travel to the nearby city (2 hour train ride) to submit passport along with the "package". It sounds like she has to go there in person, am I wrong about that? or is she able to simply mail it...
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    Additional documents requested: problems submitting through GCKey

    Hi everyone. July 2020 outland applicant here. I'd like to think my wife and I are pretty far in the process. VO in Hong Kong has recently requested from me (the sponsor) more proof of my period of stay in China. I've gathered lots of documentation and was all set to upload it on GCKEY but am...
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    is the GCKey login website acting up?

    I've been trying to link my application to my GCKey account for days now, playing the 5x per day game. Today i went to it and when I try clicking the link on this page: Link an application to your online account - Canada.ca it just brings me back to the same page (reloads). I tried it on Chrome...
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    thoughts on quitting a job while in the middle of sponsorship

    Hey everyone. I'm sponsoring my wife who is currently in China and i'm here in Canada. We applied in July and haven't heard anything since, until today i called the hotline and spoke to someone who said that our application has been received but not yet assigned to an officer yet. Good news i...
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    quick question regarding document certification

    Hi everyone! Long story short, I'm a Canadian citizen, and recently married my wife (from China) last December. I'm in Canada, she's in China. We were just getting underway with applying for spousal sponsorship when this COVID-19 kicked us in the butt and messed up all our plans. After being...
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    couple questions

    hey everyone, met my lovely wife in China while teaching ESL the last 7 years. recently got married and working on bringing her over here. On form IMM5532 its asking my addresses the last 5 years. while in China the school I worked for always provided my address and anything I had mailed to me...
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    confused newbie

    hey guys, i'm just getting started on the rigorous challenge of bringing my beautiful wife to Canada. already off to a rocky start and slightly confused about a couple things. here's my situation: born in Canada, moved to China in my late 20's to teach ESL for a couple years. met my wonderful...