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Your police certificate from India never expires. The only reason you would need to update is if you had been in India after the police certificate was issued.
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MRJ9987 reacted to a post in a topic:
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Crazy Cat reacted to a post in a topic:
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Form NR73 Determination of Residency Status (Leaving Canada)
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You do not cease to be a resident of Canada simply because you have an active green card. It is entirely possible to be considered a resident by both countries since they have different rules. From the US viewpoint, all citizens and green card holders are considered residents for tax purposes, regardless of where they live, even if they have never even visited the US. This comes with certain benefits, as well as certain obligations (notably taxes). From a Canadian viewpoint, you are deemed a resident, or not, based on a variety of other factors, including physical presence, family, work, house ownership, etc. A US green card can be a factor which tips the scale toward being a non-resident in Canada, but of itself, it is not conclusive. You remain a dual resident until your residential ties become stronger in US than they are in Canada. I have heard much discussion to the contrary, so I submitted the official paperwork to the Canadian government for them to make a determination on my residency. They determined that in my case, the green card alone was not sufficient to deem me a non-resident in Canada. I would like to hear other official determinations on such matters for similar cases.
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tonyrako reacted to a post in a topic:
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Time has passed since you submitted your first documents to CEAC. You might have more current documents for the interviewing officer, especially income tax and financial information for you or your sponsor. If you upload to CEAC, you can be sure the officer will see it. If you simply bring it with you to the interview, you may never get a chance to present it before the officer makes his decision.
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Chancy reacted to a post in a topic:
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Even if there is nothing stamped in the passport during their "visit," the officer may unknowingly trigger the "immigration." (I speak from experience) My green card has a July date (visit), and the stamp in the passport has an August date (when I intended to immigrate). I still haven't figured out how to correct the discrepancy.
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Your feeling is correct. The interview date does not change once you are "DQ'ed," regardless of how many updated documents you upload. It would be advisable to upload the new I-864, as well as any other documents you want the officer to see, such as updated income tax transcripts, etc.
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#1 Make sure you know that you are documentarily qualified. Did you receive an email confirming that you were DQ?
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Use the requirements for US passport photos. 2x2, etc. If you want to pinch pennies, you can even take your own photo and use an online "passport photo" program to tile 6 identical photos on a 4x6 photo. Then get it printed at Staples on high quality photo paper, and voila: 6 identical photos for $1.48 or whatever they charge. Just make sure you follow the guidelines about head size, white background, etc.
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Can someone tell me if there is any special procedure to import a cargo trailer from Canada when moving personal goods? Is it the same as importing a vehicle? I can't seem to find any relevant threads here or elsewhere.
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When you receive the notice that you are Documentarily Qualified, you join the queue for the interview, and your place does not change until the interview, even if you submit other documents. The interviewing officer will be the next person making decisions on your file. At this point, there is no reason to submit extra documentation until right before the interview. However, you will want to do your homework to prepare a sufficiently strong financial case. An extra year of income taxes filed before the interview would definitely stand in your favor.
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thenextman reacted to a post in a topic:
part IV, the big IR1/CR1 DQ'd message group...
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You don't want them to "wave you through." Make sure they send you to secondary and stamp your passport with LPR and the date. This will serve as your temporary green card. I have heard that not all airport customs officers are aware of this procedure. I have no experience, though, with airport immigration.
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Chancy reacted to a post in a topic:
part IV, the big IR1/CR1 DQ'd message group...
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Chancy reacted to a post in a topic:
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Yes, a child who thankfully had just begun to file US taxes. Not much income, but it tipped the scale in our favour, in addition to our assets.
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If the immigrant's assets are on American soil and the income on a US tax return, they can definitely be included on the I-864. If we are talking about Canadian assets or income, the instructions do not seem to be conclusive. In our case, the interviewing officer rejected everything for lack of a I-864A. You can, of course, take a chance; I'm just saying what I would do the next time. Ultimately, we transferred money to a US bank account to meet the asset minimum, and abandoned trying to prove continued employment. However, I would assume that together with the I-864A you would need proof that you had worked for said employer in the past (T4), in addition to proof that they would continue hiring you (contract or letter).
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There is no official requirement to update in CEAC, but if you get the right (wrong) interviewing officer, he may have made up his mind before you get a chance to hand over the documents at the interview. If you want him to see the document, upload it ahead of time. You've been waiting long enough; no need to take unnecessary chances.
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The immigrating spouse needs to fill out and submit a I-864A if you are depending on his/her continued employment or assets to be used in the calculation of income. (This does not apply if the assets are in the sponsor's name.) This seems backward to require a contract between spouses in such a case, but that's the way it is. We learned the hard way, and they calculated my $60000 income at $0 for lack of a I-864A.
