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Forum: Canada
Jun 13th 2013, 7:28 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,571
Posted By laurenhannah

Re: Toronto Renting

The average "day to day" living is way more here.. you obviously haven't done your food shopping in England ;). Also Tower Hamlets is a little more "central" than living on the Danforth.
Forum: Canada
Jun 13th 2013, 7:08 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,571
Posted By laurenhannah

Re: Toronto Renting

100% agree with the above poster... a lot of people come over thinking its a lot cheaper than home, but Toronto is definitely not. Also the cost of everything else is more expensive (but...
Forum: Canada
Jun 12th 2013, 3:45 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,571
Posted By laurenhannah

Re: Toronto Renting

My boyfriend had to pay 12 months upfront also.. you'll be hard pressed to find somewhere that its less than that unfortunately. Good luck! :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 24th 2013, 5:38 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

You can't be an interpreter as you will be interviewed yourself in a separate room.

When we were initially going to hire a lawyer, she advised us that the sorts of questions asked would be the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 23rd 2013, 6:44 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

I thought it said somewhere in the application that you needed that as i remember i kept reminding myself to ask my boss for it.
I wrote it up myself and he signed off just saying my start date,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 23rd 2013, 1:30 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

It takes them a while to update ECAS with your address so nothing to worry about.

We enquired about ours in November i believe and got something along the same lines....a decision was made on...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 21st 2013, 8:53 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Thanks everyone! Absolutely fantastic feeling. I hope everyone hears soon!

We went to Niagara on Saturday to extend my boyfriends visitor visa and asked the immigration officer if he knew where...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 21st 2013, 2:45 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Yep! They started processing on Friday, Decision Made today :D
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 21st 2013, 2:20 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

DECISION MADE!!

WOOOHOOOO!!!:D:thumbsup::D:thumbsup:
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 18th 2013, 4:05 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hi Jim,

can you enlighten me on what happens once London receive any additional documents requested? They received our additional documents on Dec 2/3 and haven't a word yet... we are reaching...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 10th 2013, 7:42 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Immigration don't like things stapled etc. so best to put them into envelopes, i think we did ours by significant events (ie, "Laurens Birthday" "Anniversary") then just had another envelope for...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 9th 2013, 5:22 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

After Application received it should say "medicals received" then "in process" then finally "Decision made" but we all know how unreliable ECAS is so a lot of people just go to "Decision Made", some...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 9th 2013, 1:16 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Our lawyer told us that common law is after 1 year of living together... any date before that, you aren't common law so you can't say you entered into a common law relationship the day you moved in...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 8th 2013, 9:26 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

excellent :)

You became commonlaw on the day you reached 1 year of living together :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 8th 2013, 9:10 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

hmm.. i was trying to find a date on that form of when it was modified cause i have never seen that form before! Are you using CIC website to download all your forms?
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 8th 2013, 6:53 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Thanks Carley, same to you!

ECAS, for a lot of people, goes straight to Decision Made.. and yes, some people just have it turn up at their door before their status even changes from application...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 8th 2013, 6:07 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hi Carley,

London requested some documents from us on Nov 29, they received them on December 1st and no word since.... really starting to get depressed now.

Our sponsorship approval was...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 7th 2013, 9:20 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Wow congratulations Toni! What an amazing Xmas pressie! Especially because you weren't expecting it! All the best for your new life in Canada :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 7th 2013, 9:19 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Your situation sounds the same as my boyfriends' and I.

As for the whole 'visiting thing' well he was on an IEC also and we started living together and have stayed that way even after it expired....
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 7th 2013, 4:47 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Like ChanceUK said, no family member fee. Also, i know you mentioned about the $490 being deferred, if possible.. pay all the fees at once as it slows down the process of your application when they...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 7th 2013, 3:38 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hi Mark,

1 - Yes everyone has to undergo a medical. CIC issue a list of all practitioners you are able to see. They will then send off your results, (you don't actually see them) and immigration...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 7th 2013, 1:28 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

London are officially back to work today so fingers crossed they get off to a good start!

As for Mississauga a few people received their Sponsorship approval last week so i think they went back to...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 14th 2012, 6:26 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

My boyfriend is here on a visitor visa (but living here.. his work visa expired), we used our Canadian address.. its fine.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 13th 2012, 3:46 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

They use registered Royal Mail. I know what you mean, i won't be leaving the house either 'just in case'!!! lol, i'd say you should get by tomorrow or Monday:thumbsup:
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Dec 13th 2012, 1:26 am
Replies: 16,352
Views: 1,906,254
Posted By laurenhannah

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hey Stu,

sometimes people don't get an e-mail and COPR is just sent out after ECAS changes...thats why some people who don't check ECAS often just have their COPR turn up in the post. I'm sure...
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