Immigration Forum / Canada / February 2005

I have plans to apply for Canadian Immigration(Green Card). I have a
question related to the Medical Examination.
My wife had cancer a year ago. Does any one know whether this will be
considered as a negative point for the issue of Green card for us.(Will

I have a question i was interviewed for the skilled worker category
year in the (07/04) USA and was told to take medicals + FBI. I had
applied under the skilled worker category back in 2002 from buffalo...
I took the Medicals and everything went fine however FBI showed a DUI

Looking at the statistics on processing time at CIC website really
depresses me, it seems like Canada is getting further away from my
reach.  I thought that it was going to take 1-1.5 yrs during my
application time around April 2004 but now it seems its going to be

I have applied for Immigration under Skilled Worker category in
January 2004. I have received a interview waiver and have provided the
Visa Post with all the documents they have requested for. However, I
had to get my Passport renewed and I now have a new Passport Number.

Planning to land soon from NY to Toronto. My question is, I will drive
my own car. I heard that you have to import your car while landing, is
it true? My plan is, since I am not ready yet to export it, I don't
export it, but put the car I am driving on Goods to Follow list, stay

I planned to complete my landing formalities in May, was wondering if I
can get any kind of help with giving out mailing address in Canada.
Since I don't know a soul in Canada I am not sure how to proceed on
this front. Sharing of past experiences with the same situation will be

1. I just want to know how long it takes to immigrate from Australia
To Canada
2. Does it Makes a Difference If i have Australian Citizenship, i
mean does it effects the Processing time

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How much funds and in what form e.g Cash/Cheque/Travelers Cheque etc.
should I take when immigrating to canada. Does the required funds
prescribed by the Candian embassy is only for the principle applicant
or for both of him and his spouse.

Recently there has been a lot of complaints that Toronto subway staff
are rude towards customers, specially immigrants who speak English with
accent or look differently than typical whites. this claim has been
verified by independent inquiries. Now see how this so-called Canadian

Good day,
I am a PR of canada. I am working in Ottawa now-a-days. 2 weeks back I lost
my father who was taking care of my sibling back in Pakistan. My mother has
already passed away 5 years ago. I have a younger brother aged 18 who was

I am a UK resident, i currently live in the UK with my girlfriend a
Canadian citizen. We have co habited for 18 months now.
We have been discussing a possible move to Canada together for various
personal reasons, the main one obviously being my partners family

When one (foreign worker on H1) take Canadian PR and permanently move
to Canada, does that mean his Social Security Tax become worthless? Any
way to take out or transfer?

This may seem a little strange but I have been offered a job in the US
where I currently reside. The job is one in which I travel constantly
but will be allowed to return home on the weekends. I am Canadian and
thinking of moving back to Canada.

My wife is taking her citizenship oath March 3rd.; However, we are leaving
Canada to go to Spain on March 5th (got a job and Starting the following
Monday).
My question is regarding the possibility that my wife takes her new