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    Is it possible to ask for an update on an application?

    Thank you. Do you know the phone number we could call?
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    Is it possible to ask for an update on an application?

    Hi everyone, I am sponsoring my fiance/common law partner under the family class. He is from the US. He received his invitation for pre-arrival services on Oct 2, and from what I read online we thought his approval would be coming soon, but we haven't heard anything since Is this normal? And is...
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    Outland Application - Biometrics at Service Canada?

    Okay great. We do have an instruction letter. We'll try to make an appointment after they reopen. Thank you!
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    Outland Application - Biometrics at Service Canada?

    Hi everyone, I live in the US with my fiance. We applied for his permanent residency under the family class (outland) back in February. I bought a house and our plan has been to move there next month and wait for his application to be approved within Canada. However, the USCIS offices closed...
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    Show that you’re travelling to Canada for an essential reason

    I just read the official notice on the government website, and I don't see anything saying it only applies to Americans. Maybe they will change this later, but right now it looks like it's for any foreign nationals who are immediate family members of Canadian citizens/PRs...
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    Show that you’re travelling to Canada for an essential reason

    I just got off the phone with a CBSA agent about the same exact question, and she told me the opposite. She said that since my fiance's permanent residency application is processing but has not yet been approved, he would not be able to come with me to Canada on a visitor visa, even though our...
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    Show that you’re travelling to Canada for an essential reason

    @Laurahd this is our situation. My fiance and I live in the US together. His PR application is processing, but my visa will be expiring soon so we were going to move to Canada together with him under a visitor visa while we wait for his application to be approved. Based on what you quoted, it...
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    Can my common law partner stay with me in Canada on a tourist visa while we wait for his approval?

    Hello, I am a Canadian living with my American fiance in the USA. We have applied for his permanent residency through the family class and are waiting for it to be approved. My visa to live in the USA expires in August, so I will have to move home at that point. If my fiance does not have his...
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    How long after mailing application did it start processing?

    Hi everyone, I mailed the permanent residency application for my common law partner (both of us living outside of Canada) about 2 weeks ago, and I haven't heard anything from the government about them receiving it yet. At the post office, the clerk said he couldn't give me a tracking number...
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    What constitutes proof we will move to Canada after application is approved?

    I am a Canadian living with my fiance in the USA On the imm5589e form, the checklist, under the "Supporting Documents for Sponsors" section, question 2 asks for me to provide proof that my partner and I intend to live in Canada together once his application is approved. It does not provide...
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    Common Law Partner living outside of Canada

    Oh, thank you! I didn't realize I could scroll. Much appreciated!
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    Common Law Partner living outside of Canada

    Hi everyone, I am Canadian. My fiance and I currently live together in the US When I got my checklist to apply for his permanent residency, I selected that I was sponsoring my common law partner, and when it asked which country the principal applicant lives in I selected the United States. One...