Immigration Forum / Canada / October 2004

We are a long-term same-sex couple from the US.  My partner is the
applicant, I am the common-law partner.  We are married in BC but that has
no federal standing.  I am a homemaker and have no income.  My question:
Can we sponsor my father based on my partner's income?

Hi friends,
Can somebody tell me as a Nigerian what are my chance to migrate to canada?
I reside in Netherlands. I came here from Cyprus where i  have lived for ten
years as a professional Handball player and a coach. I moved to Netherlands

Dr. Miller,
Thanks for your reply, I really dont understand what you meant by seeking
professiona assistance? Does it mean a lawyer? or what? and if i need one
would you help  with a name please.

Finally getting close to completion of PR visa by Singapore for family
class/spouse from Vietnam.
Does anybody know if they will return passport with PR stamp to Vn.
via UPS or others?

I got my PR card just last month. I am currently residing in united
states and plan to move to canada by mid of 2005. My wife is pregnant,
expecting baby this month. Wondering what is the process of applying
for baby's immigration. Can I apply for it while in US?

My wife and myself are Canadian PR living in Canada. My wife is
pregnent and she might deliver outside Canada. My question is how
would my baby become permenant resident if the baby was born outside
Canada?

Hi everibody.  What's written down bellow is what  we are dealing with
the Canadian Government about seal hunting. Norwegians yet don't
answer. ( They better do)
Don't miss a word. It's rather juicy ( or bloody if you wish)

I am in the US and applied for skilled worker immigration. I have got
the visa stamp on my passport. My passport is expiring in May and the
visa stamp is expiring in March. If I land in March will the passport
expiry be an issue.

Dear Mr. Miller, Greetings.
Can you not request google service to block the ip addresses of
problem creators here. anyways....
My question is: When I applied for immigration in 1999, I was intended

I am a Canadian permanent resident. I will be eligible to apply for
Canadian Citizenship very soon because I will complete three years of
residence here. Is it possible for me to join my husband in the US
permanently or do I have to continue to live here during the time my

Visa office requested me to send my passport. It is requested to send the
original passports in the grey envelope provided. But if I decide to put
this grey envelop into an UPS or Fedex envelope to send, does it cause any
delay? Will they open UPS or Fedex envelope quickly and find ...

US is not Canada, of course, but these seem to be closely related
systmes of education, etc. So if a person has a US earned PhD, and
working experience in US, will he/she still be denied by employers in
Canada many oportunities based on no "Canadian experience"?

When we filed for immigration, my wife was Principal Applicant. Now
since her Green card application is at EAD stage in US, Can I only
accept the PR and later on again file for her residency as spouse? Or
do I need to file for PR again as a principal applicant?

My husband and I would like to plan a trip back to my home town for a
visit but I am afraid that he won't be able to cross the border into
Canada for a visit. He was in prison for 3 yrs. Now while everyone
involved in that case knows it was a set up and was the outcome of a

I intend to land in Toranto in Dec. 2004. Could someone tell me how long it takes
to receive a PR card and medical card after landing.
-Conch