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Q: How can i submit my application to citizenship and immigration Canada through Canadian Embassy?


A: I would call the consulate or embassy in your country before submission to doublecheck you have all the necessary paperwork done. As well, you may want to check the website of Citizenship and Immigration Canada for more details www.cic.gc.ca Best of luck to you!

Q: can anybody tell me about the chef and waitor couses in USA,CANADA,IMMIGRATION...citizenship details?
how to apply ..cost and duration of the course??any couses for permanent residency in canada??

A: If someone is offering a "course" that is supposedly sponsored by Canada or US Immigration and when you "graduate" you will receive permanent residency in either of these countries, its a scam. Canada Immigration is not in the business of bringing people to Canada and training them. I know some of these scams are being run in India and Africa, and a few other countries. I have seen the ads on the internet in Asia offering Canadian citizenship, and believe me its all a scam. Do NOT send money to anyone to register in one of these programs, they dont exist

Q: Why does the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration of Canada, Diana Finley always where sunglasses?
Does she have some eyesight problems? I don't even know why I'm asking this but every time I see her, she's got the goggles on and I'm wicked curious.

A: Hi, She likes to stay in dark, realities are too harsh for her. Webmaster, http://thinkingofcanada.com http://study.thinkingofcanada.com http://voices.thinkingofcanada.com http://video.thinkingofcanada.com http://software.thinkingofcanada.com

Q: Is cash accepted for Permanent Residence fee payment in Citizenship Immigration Canada (CIC) office in Ghana


A: no,they accept only bank drafts which is very easy to get,just send the money to whoever is in Ghana you want to take to Canada and the person will get the bank draft

Q: Citizenship and Immigration Canada?
My brother sponsored us 4 years ago and we became eligible to immigrate to Canada. Does it mean that we unable to get welfare or pension first 10 years?

A: If your brother added you to his own application somehow and you all came in at the same time, he is not responsible for you. If he was already in Canada and sponsored you to join him, he is responsible for you for 10 years after you became PR. You can still take welfare but they will send the bill to your brother.

Q: CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada)?
Is there any way to get a straight answer from CIC? Every time I ask a question, I get a different answer. Also, my wife reads a website for people from her country who live in Canada. It's similar to Yahoo answers. People are constantly mentioning how difficult it is to get an answer from CIC. Also, Canadians who are sponsoring their spouses most likely work during the day, and can't phone CIC because they close at 4PM (Pacific time). The sponsors being sponsored can't work in Canada, but for many of them, English or French on the phone is much more difficult than in person. If the CIC office were open later and had more than what seems like one phone, it would be a lot easier. We've been doing this for a few months now, because I can never get hold of CIC, unless I'm lucky during my lunch break, and then I get contradicting information from the person I spoke to the time before. We're getting so frustrated that we feel like giving up and moving to her country instead. "go to the office" The only CIC offices are in Mississauga, Vegreville and Sydney, N.S. I don't think employees of the CIC should have to be solicitors to be competent enough to do their jobs properly. When I talk to them, if I can ever get through, they often start leafing through the same guide book that they sent me. I can do that myself. If I go to the bank and ask questions, I expect the people there to be trained enough to answer my questions. If they can't answer, they will find someone who can. What are the qualifications for working at the CIC, being able to read? Of course they have to read two languages, but so what. Shouldn't they know SOMEthing about their jobs? We're doing an outside Canada application. She's here now on a visitor visa.

A: It's not surprising, and I'll note that USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Services) are much the same. I've seen a lot of misinformation that people say was given to them when they called USCIS, or complaints they couldn't get an answer. The problem is that the vast majority of people who work for any Immigration office have never actually been through the process. They have never researched it. They don't know the law because they aren't lawyers. They make assumptions about you when you call (that you are an ignorant immigrant) and thus tend to automatically misunderstand what you're asking, and over simplify it, even if you are speaking perfect English to them! They don't need qualifications, experience or education. Sometimes they aren't even employed by the government, but are outsourced in a call center somewhere. If you have hit a roadblock, you should consider consulting with a lawyer. An Immigration attorney an make headway where you can't - they probably even already know the answers to your many questions. What's more, they are free to work on your case during the specific hours required, but can consult with you after those hours.

Q: vaild time lived in Canada before applying Canada citizenship?
i'm an intl student in the States and plan to apply Canada immigration. according to CIC website, 3 years residing in Canada is a must before applying citizenship. i was told that when counting the vaild time lived in Canada, the time i lived in the States also counts, but timed by 0.5. i have been to CIC website but didn't find info about it. Can anyone help me to verify this info? Great thanks.

A: You may be credited with time spent in Canada before becoming a permanent resident, to a maximum of one year. This is calculated at a rate of one half-day for every day you were in Canada and only for the four-year period before your application will count. For example, if you were in Canada as a student for one year before you were granted permanent resident status, you will be credited with six months for the time you spent in Canada as a student. The residence requirement for citizenship is calculated as follows. Within the four years immediately before the day you sign your application, every day that you were not a permanent resident is counted as half a day, and every day that you were a permanent resident is calculated as one day. Note that you cannot meet the residence requirements for citizenship without a minimum of two years as a permanent resident. Only the previous four years (immediately before the day you sign your application) are considered. Any time before this period is not counted toward your residency calculation. For example, if you mail your application on January 1, 2007, your residency calculation starts on January 1, 2003, even if you lived in Canada before 2003. But, time in the U.S. is not time spent in Canada.

Q: proof of citizenship card from immigration canada.?
i applied for this form for my son who was born and lives outside canada. i was told this will take only 3 months to process. i called the CIC call center at the end of the three months and was told to wait 2 more months. after five months, i was told it takes 7 months. 10 months now and i've just been told i had filled out the wrong forms. After 10 months??? they could have told me earlier! anybody knows how or who to turn to for help on this? any help or suggestions will be very much appreciated. BTW, i am a canadian citizen.

A: Do you have to do it over? Did they tell you which form to use? The forms are at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/proof-how.asp#step1 by the way.

Q: Canada immigration?
Here's my situation...I have landed in canada already so I am a permanent resident. However, I am about to get a high-paid job in the US. My Questions are.... - Is it possible to maintain your permanent resident status by paying your taxes regularly while living in the US? - Will i lose my resident permit if I move just my family to canada, but stay behind? Will they be qualified for citizenship after 3 years? Will I? - What if I am hired by a company that has operations in canada? I dont want to lose my residential permit. I want to do the right thing. Pls help

A: check with canada immigration this here is the wrong way to do it.

Q: can someone understanding canada immigration law please help?
I need to confirm please if my husband acquires canadian citizenship and my kids who are all under 7 years old live with me outside Canada, are they entitled to obtain from their father the canadian citizenship without completing the duration period of citizenship ie without living 3 years in Canada?

A: NO - children born BEFORE their parents obtain canadian citizenship do NOT automatically acquire it. They must still go through the permanent residency and live in Canada for 3 years before they can apply for citizenship. For any children are born AFTER the parent gains Canadian citizenship - then those children will automatically be Canadian citizens. This is assuming that you are also NOT a canadian citizen. If you yourself ARE a Canadian citizen, then all your children will be Canadian citizens, and you must apply for citizenship certificates at the nearest Canadian embassy for each child.

Q: Time taken to call spouse on immigration visa to Canada?
A friend of mine got married to a person who lived in Canada. He didnt have a Canadian citizenship. However he has applied for it and had also applied to call my frd, now his wife to Canada under Spouse immigration visa. I would like to ask how much time it usually takes for this process. Now it'll be nearly an year soon in less than 3 months since he applied to call my frd. I finnd it so bad to see them living seperated and she waiting for the visa. If anyone has been through this, i would like to know all the details, the step wise procedure, the requirements, the last stage, and the total time it usually takes for the process to call the spouse for a person without citizenship, and also with a citizenship, both conditions. If by " ? " in your reply u mean u didnt get my question, let me here frame it in an other way. Consider two persons living in Canada, Mr.A AND Mr.B. Mr.A has Canadian citizenship and lives in Canada. Mr.B doesnt have a Canadian Citizenship but has applied for it and is waiting for it. Both Mr.A and Mr.B had come to India and got married the last year and left their wives in India and came back to Canada for work. Soon after coming back to Canada, they both applied to call their wives on immigration visa. I would like to know much time it will take for them for the process to complete and to be united with their wifes individually for Mr.A and Mr.B in Canada? And wat is the step wise procedure they will have to go thru during this process? If anyone been thru this, plz lemme know?!

A: There is a huge back log in the immigration dept but spouse visa fora man working legally in Canada should not normally take mare than 12 to 18 weeks.

Q: I'm a recent university graduate from the U.S., and I'd like to move to Canada. How should I go about it?
I've read through pretty much the entire Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) Canada website, and I think I'd qualify to come to Canada under the "skilled worker" program. However, the website basically says that I would need to have employment in Canada already lined-up before I could make the move, to ensure I can support myself financially. So my question is, how do I get hired by a Canadian company without being a Canadian citizen or "permanent resident"? Will they even consider hiring me, or would it be too much red tape for them to bother with? It seems like sort-of a Catch-22 situation to me. I can't move to Canada without having employment there already, but I don't know if I can get employment without being a permanent resident. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for making this so long. Thanks!

A: I am Canadian. My husband and I own a businesse. I recently hired a girl from the states. I think she lied about her status when we hired her. My neighbours are from the states. She does not have her green card so cannot work so, she volunteers and her husband and makes very good money. I suggest you figure out what city you would like to live in and depending on your line of work, put an application to the firm or business you would like to be employed by. I live in London, Ontario.

Q: Canada Immigration please help!?
My parents and I moved to the United States 18 years ago when I was only a few months old. We are currently undergoing a quest to gain citizenship through an asylum process. I was just wondering, if our case is denied in the United States, is it still possible to seek citizenship in Canada where we have never been? Would the troubles we are undergoing in the United States serve as an obstacle to our acquiring citizenship in Canada? Please help for I am really confused. Thanks in advance! We were all born in India just to let you all know :) and I have no idea why the girl above is a bytch lol im not even canadian! what a retard

A: lequisha and tethys are on crack and not very educated It's ashame how many of them are on yahoo since computers are so cheap now just about anyone can get them ..lol OKay seriously Canada is not an asylum for terorost its just an excuse people like tethys make .I would have to ask him how come they get inot the states if the stated does not let them in ! If he did any research instead if being ignorant he would see that the majority of terrorist get in from other country's overseas into the states . Laqueish has not been able to afford very much and travel if she accuses Canadians of being the KKK. The social society of Canada is much different than in the states. Canadians are known to be more exceptting with diversity !! It's worth a try but Honestly it is not easy .Canadians are known for exceptting alot if immigrants especially in Toronto ...but they have to come up with a story how they are escaping persecution ....mmm you haave been in the states for 18 years ?! Honestly I don't think an immigration officer would be so easily convinced . On the other hand if your parents are professionals it is much easyier to get in than someone who has nothing to offer a country but go on welfare .. I don't know your situation but I do wish you the best of Luck...at the same time as a Canadian lol ... I don't know if I am acceptting of someone who only thinks of Canada because they decide to choose it second if the States don't let you in :)

Q: Can an American gay spouse sponsor a Canadian spouse for citizenship after the couple is married in Canada?
I am a Canadian citizen living in the US with a work visa. My partner and I plan to go back to my home in Canada to visit and we want to be legally married while we are there. Once we return to the US, can my partner sponsor me to become an American citizen like a traditional couple can? Will US Immigration view the marriage as legal (or at least legitimate enough) to sponsor a citizenship?

A: The answer is NO. The U.S. definition of marriage, for immigration reasons, is strictly heterosexual. Looking further into the law, the couple must have the appropriate "parts"-- a male and a female set. Further, they must be able to consumate such a marriage. This means male goes into female in the appropriate, traditional and anatomically correct sense. Sorry, I know this is not the answer you want to hear. By the way, CITIZENSHIP is NOT transmitted through marriage. CITIZENSHIP is aquired through birth in the U.S., naturalization after being a permanent resident, or derivation which means one or more U.S. citizen parent is able to transmit citizenship. Heterosexual couples, if one is a U.S. citizen, may petition for the foreign spouse to become a RESIDENT (alien) of the United States. Once the alien RESIDENT satisfies residence requirements, he or she may APPLY for citizenship. Unfortunately, the term CITIZENSHIP is used too loosely these days. It is NOT the same as being an alien RESIDENT. I'm thinking that a homosexual couple may have better luck in Canada. There is NO provision for this in U.S. Immigration law. Sorry to disappoint, but this is the way it is. Good Luck.

Q: How can we bring our handcapped child to Canada?
We obtained recently our Canadian citizenship through the resident permanent procedure, however our first child, who was born with spina bifida and is handicapped, remained in our country of origin. We have never declared him in front of the Canada immigration, since he has always lived in a government medical centre for children with special needs. Now, after communicating with several lawyers, we realized that we violated the Canada immigration law. We would greatly appreciate any advise of how we could possibly bring him to Canada.

A: the only possible way to do this is if you do it through H&C. you must also provide information about how you can support your son's illness when he arrives here and build a case around the fact that he needs to be with you.