Immigration Forum / Canada / January 2005

Does any friends have experience dealing with the following scenario:
I landed in Canada a year ago and then returned to US to finish up
work. Right now I'm moving my whole family and settle down in Canada.
WHile packing up stuffs I found a problem: the furniture and clothes my

Hi need some help. I am Canadian and I am going to sponsor my wife.
She is in Netherlands.
We got married June 19th- it was a religous ceremony and we got the
marriage certificate. The Problem was that I was living in divorce,

I am currently doing my Ph.D. in the US and I received a Postdoc position
for three years in some Canadian University. I like to know how
easy/difficult it is to obtain a permanent residency in Canada in that
period if I decided to accept the offer. How long does it take, do I apply

Hi Friends,
I recently had my interview for my spousal PR application.  I was just
notified that CHC has to run a security check threw the Canadian
Security Intelligence Services.  Can anyone tell me how long this

Good Day
I applied in Buffalo in September 2002, but got Initial assesment
saying file to be transferred to New York for Interview in Nov 2003.
In November 2004 CIC New York sent me an interview waiver and request

I signed a common-law marriage (uni?o est?vel) contract
with my partner in Brazil. What should I put into my PR skilled
application? Married or not married? Thanks.

My sister signed a ten year guarantee when sponsoring her spouse from
another country.  However, the marriage only lasted 3 years and now she has
filed for a divorce.  I need to confirm if she is still responsible for him
for the next 7 years i.e. if he loses his job will she have ...

Hi, I have my immgration visa as a skilled worker. I am single and
have no dependants.
1. how much money do I need to carry to CANADA?
2. can I show the money that is deposited in an account bearing my

I am curious. I am in Canada officially visiting with a intent to marry in
the undefined future. Circumstances allow me to go back and visit Minnesota.
We aren't married, no paperwork has been done. I did land and declare
intentions and such. So when I go back to MN, will there be ...

I have a Study Permit expires in 2006. My college has assigned me a job as
part of my course, the working hours will only be 5 hours/week.
1.) Do I need a work permit in this situation?
2.) If I work without pay, can i participate in this CO-OP program?

I appreciated if anyone can inform me about this couple questions, please:
A self-employee "computer consultant", troubleshooting, supporting Pcs,
networking, hardware and software installations, etc... How can this person
show proof of current employment in the US. Letters from ...

I am a citizen of Taiwan. Have been living in US for over ten years (with a
green card).  I score 73 on the Skilled Worker category.  I am thinking
about sending my PR application to either Canadian Visa Post in Taiwan or
Buffalo, US.  Here are my questions:

What documents should we have when we are landing?  
Best Regards
Nayer

Good day all,
I had a quick question for all the experts and was wondering if
someone could help me.
I'm a naturalised Canadian citizen and planning to marry my future

Is it true that a blood test is required for citizenship?  I've been in
Canada for months and if I can I am here to stay.  Is being HIV+ a
problem for getting citizenship?
The hosp. here does know I am HIV+