Immigration Forum / Canada / March 2006

I am new to this group. I have applied for Canadian Citizenship and I
have been asked to provide finger prints from my local office and needs
to be sent to Moncton office. Please let me know how much time does it
take to get citizenship if finger prints are required.

My wife and I are in the final leg of adopting our 2 year old son fro
India. Our son's medical clearance at the Canadian Consulate in Ne
Delhi has become a nightmare. Although our son had TB when he was i
the orphanage he was cured. Now after going though the Canadia

I have finally received my Visa and hoping to land in Toronto at th
end of April, but i will also like to leave at the end of May, based o
other people experience is it likely for me to receive my PR card withi
4 weeks?

We applied for Canadian Citizenship in April 2005. We wrote citizenship
test about 6 weeks ago in Vancouver, BC. Just couple of days ago we
received a letter to appear for hearing in Vancouver.
Currently my husband is working in Seattle, USA on H1B visa. Note we

My process for a workpermit is getting a little more complicated then I
expected...
In 2004 I applied for PR under spousal class.  Me and my - then -
common law boyfriend applied in december.  At the time my visitor

I am planning to move from California to Toronto.  My car is worth
around $6000.  I am thinking of either shipping it or driving it
myself.  Can anyone suggest some good car shipping companies?  Can
anybody share their experiences about driving the car vs. shipping?

I have about 250 days left for my citizenship requirement? When is the
earliest that I can apply for my citizenship? Also, what is the lead
time these days? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,

I am considering having my Taiwanese girlfriend live with me for a year
or two while we get to know each other better.  She is currently living
in Taiwan.
I want to explore what options I have to get her to stay here for an

Does anyone know of any online information that lists
1) The countries one can visit without a visa with a Canadian passport
2) Countries that either do not require a work permit/or getting one is
easy with a Canadian passport.

A little background on myself. I am working for an American IT
consulting company in their German office and just received my Canadian
PR. I am planning to visit Canada for a few weeks this summer to
validate my PR and then come back to Germany and plan later for the

I've been leaving here in Canada for the past seven years and i'm
canadian. I graduated here in Montreal and i've been working for an IT
company for the past 2 years. I would like to ask if it is posible to
sponsor my brother (older than 22) who is married and have a child?

Does any of you who have received the request for medical examination
remember the medical examination form sent by Canadian immigration? We
have got only one page form with our photo for each of us. I feel that
the form should me more than a page because of the way cover letter

Do you guys realize how screwed you are now???
Janitorial jobs are waiting for you!

I posted this question to USA group but did not get any reply...
I am Canadian Citizen and these days I am evaluating an offer of TN
Visa. I have the option to move either of their San Diego, CA branch or
Boulder, CO branch. I was wondering if I move any of these locations,

anyone here from oakville???