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Spousal sponsorship in Canada: How IRCC checks if a relationship is genuine

August 24, 2023 admin Canada, common-law, conjugal relationship, family, fraud prevention, IRCC, proof of relationship, spousal sponsorship, undertaking

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:00:53 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) cites family reunification as one of the pillars of Canadian immigration. When you apply to bring a spouse or partner to Canada under family class sponsorship, IRCC must be satisfied that the relationship is genuine. IRCC makes these assessments because sometimes a foreign national may attempt to pursue a […]

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Canada’s commitment to reuniting families and keeping them together

August 2, 2023 admin canadian immigration, dependant children, expedited processing, family, family class sponsorship, family reunification, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, imp, IRCC, open work permit, processing times, spousal sponsorship, temporary resident status, tfwp, trv

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:15:29 +0000

Canada recently renewed its commitment to keeping families together, a central goal of the country’s current immigration system. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has put into practice new procedures intended to accelerate family reunification, ensuring that dependants and spouses who may not otherwise be eligible to come to Canada, now have a pathway to […]

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IRCC processing spousal TRVs in 30 days with a 90% approval rate

July 23, 2023 admin Canada, dependent child, family, family class immigration, family class sponsorship, family reunification, family sponsorship, family sponsorship canada, IRCC, open work permit, sponsorship, spousal sponsorship, trvs, work permit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:00:02 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) now has a processing time of 30 days for Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs) for spousal applicants. The measure applies to spousal applicants who have already applied for permanent residency in Canada. Rather than require applicants to remain in their home countries while awaiting IRCC’s decision, they can now come […]

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Canada family sponsorship: Open Work Permits now also available for outland applications

July 18, 2023 admin Canada, dependent child, family, family class immigration, family class sponsorship, family reunification, family sponsorship, family sponsorship canada, IRCC, open work permit, sponsorship, spousal sponsorship, work permit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:07:04 +0000

Family reunification is a core pillar in Canada’s immigration strategy and a new measure by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) aims to make it possible for more families to be together. Spouses, partners, and dependents of permanent residents, Canadian citizens, temporary workers, and students already in Canada may now be eligible for an Open […]

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Open-work permits available for spouses, partners and children of sponsors

June 23, 2023 admin dependent child, family, family class immigration, family class sponsorship, family reunification, family sponsorship, family sponsorship canada, IRCC, open work permit, sponsorship, spousal sponsorship, temporary residence, Work, work permit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 12:00:21 +0000

During the processing of a family class sponsorship application, some sponsored spouses, partners, and their dependent children, will come to Canada as temporary residents to be with their sponsor. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced at the end of May a temporary public policy allowing these individuals to work in Canada while their application […]

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IRCC application backlog increased slightly in May

June 22, 2023 admin Canada, Express Entry, immigration, imp, IRCC, pgp, PNP, PR, spousal sponsorship, study permits, tfwp, tr, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:00:25 +0000

The latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that the number of applications in inventory has increased since April. As of May 31, there were 2,248,000 applications in inventory across all lines of business. This is higher than the 2,006,000 recorded on April 30. The backlog of applications (those not meeting service […]

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How Canada has advanced its commitment to family reunification so far in 2023

June 19, 2023 admin Canada, family, family class immigration, family class sponsorship, family reunification, family sponsorship, family sponsorship canada, Immigrate, immigration levels plan, IRCC, parents and grandparents, pgp, sponsorship, spousal sponsorship, undertaking

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:00:39 +0000

Reuniting families is a core pillar of Canada’s immigration strategy. A report released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) last November 29 said the department would seek to fulfill the Prime Minsters mandate to reunite families by implementing a program to issue temporary resident status (TRV) to spouses and children abroad while they wait […]

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Celebrating Pride and 2SLGBTQ+ immigrants in Canada

June 8, 2023 admin Canada, canada human rights act, canada passport, immigrate to canada, immigration, lgbtq+ immigration, PR, pride 2023, spousal sponsorship, Toronto Pride

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 11:30:15 +0000

June is Pride Month in Canada and around the world. It is a time to celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community throughout the country and recognize the struggle they have endured to attain equality under the law and in society. Pride celebrations started in Canada as a form of protest against discrimination. Women and Gender Equity Canada […]

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IRCC inventory stands at 2 million applications

May 27, 2023 admin Canada, Express Entry, immigration, imp, IRCC, pgp, PNP, PR, spousal sponsorship, study permits, tfwp, tr, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 12:00:16 +0000

Data from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that the backlog of applications in inventory, across all lines of business, is now just slightly over 800,000. The numbers are current as of April 30. There are 2,006,000 million applications in inventory in total. IRCC defines its inventory as applications that have not been finalized. […]

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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announces measures to strengthen family reunification

May 26, 2023 admin family, family class immigration, family reunification, family sponsorship, family sponsorship canada, immigration levels plan, IRCC, parents and grandparents, sponsorship, spousal sponsorship

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 26 May 2023 10:00:53 +0000

Today, May 26th 2023, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, made an announcement about improvements to strengthen family class immigration in Canada. Get a Free Legal Consultation Fraser began by explaining that family members from visa required countries who have submitted family class permanent residency (PR) applications can apply for Temporary Resident Visas (TRV) […]

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