Spousal Sponsorship Pakistan LVO London Visa Office

12/12/2022

[News : 12 DEC 2022]

Canada's immigration department has assigned tens of thousands of applicants to immigration officers or placeholder codes that are inactive and no longer working within their system — some who've last logged in and processed files up to 16 years ago, and from airports and visa offices around the world.

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data on "inactive users" on their Global Case Management System (GCMS) — its worldwide internal system used to process citizenship and immigration applications — show 59,456 open, pending or re-opened applications that were assigned to 779 former employees or dormant computer placeholder codes used to hold applicants in queue as of this February.

The department told CBC once a user is set as inactive, "it means they are no longer using the system and their access is no longer available."

Canada's immigration department has assigned tens of thousands of applicants to immigration officers or placeholder codes that are inactive and no longer working within their system — some who've last logged in and actively worked on files 16 years ago, CBC News has learned.

04/12/2022

[11 April 2022]

IMPORTANT : Fee Increase by 30 April 2022

On April 30, 2022, IRCC is increasing fees for all PR applications. This includes economic, permit holder, FAMILY and humanitarian classes.

In 2020, IRCC increased permanent residence fees to account for inflation for the first time since 2002. At that time, it was announced that fees would increase every 2 years to adjust for inflation.

The Government of Canada supports a cost-effective approach to financing government programs, where most of the costs are the responsibility of those who receive the services and benefit directly from them.

Official Source : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/increase-permanent-residence-fees-april-2022.html

03/10/2022

[NEWS - 8th March 2022]

tEmPoRaRy mObIlE ReGiStRaTiOn sYsTeM LaUnChEd

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Pakistan Telecomm­unications Authority (PTA) have jointly developed a new system for temporary registration of overseas Pakistani and foreign nationals mobile devices in collaboration with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and mobile phone operators.

This module has been introduced for those overseas Pakistanis and foreign nationals who do not intend to keep their mobile device in Pakistan and will be applicable for only one mobile handset device.

To avail of this facility, the applicant shall provide his/her credentials including passport number, date of arrival and intended date of departure, mobile SIM issued in his/her name, and IMEI(s) of the device.

The new system shall carry out real-time validation from FIA’s Integrated Border Management System (IBMS) to verify the date of arrival of the applicant.

On the lapse of 120 days of the stay of the applicant, the IMEI(s) utilised under this facilitation shall be suspended and will not be utilised on local network services. In case, the same applicant visits Pakistan again, he/she will be required to re-apply for this temporary facilitation, by re-entering the credentials which were used for the 1st or previous registration under this scheme.

This system will not only facilitate overseas Pakistanis and foreign nationals coming to Pakistan on a short-term basis but will also create a positive image of the country. Likewise, the checks introduced under this system will ensure that only the genuine overseas Pakistani/foreign national avails the said facility.

It has been introduced for overseas Pakistanis and foreign nationals who do not intend to keep their mobile device in Pakistan.

03/03/2022

[28 Feb 2022]

Vaccinated travellers can now enter Canada with a rapid antigen test

Travellers entering Canada no longer must show proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR, taken within 72 hours of their departing flight or planned arrival at the land border. Vaccinated travellers can now take a faster rapid antigen test.

To read more: https://www.cbc.ca/1.6365719

Travellers entering Canada no longer must show proof of a negative molecular test, such as a PCR, taken within 72 hours of their departing flight or planned ...

01/01/2022

Dear Members,

A very Happy New Year 2022 to all group members of SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office.

Even though we all have made it through 2021, it wasn't easy by any standard. The year of COVID-19 and its variants emerging across the globe, it's about time we realize how important relationships are in our lives.

From our administration team, we wish each and every one of our beloved members a very prosperous year where everyone get through their immigration hurdles swiftly and get reunited with their spouses/partners.

BEST OF LUCK ⊂(◉‿◉)つ

10/28/2021

Number of Permanent Resident Applications Received, By Immigration Category and Month From Jan-June 2019 and Jan-June 2020.

Of course, for the months where these statistics suggest that no applications were received it really means no received applications were opened.

Source : https://twitter.com/smeurrens/status/1453428064357011456

10/27/2021

[NEWS]

Starting today, Sean Simon Andrew Fraser have been announced as new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, replacing Marco Mendicino.

Raised in Merigomish in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Fraser earned a Bachelor of Science degree at St. Francis Xavier University in 2006. He then studied law at Dalhousie University and at Leiden University in the Netherlands, graduating in 2009.

10/25/2021

PCC UPDATE:

On 22nd October 2021, IRCC updated Police Clearance Certificate Instructions in IMM5289 Complete Guide.

Source : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5289-sponsor-your-spouse-common-law-partner-conjugal-partner-dependent-child-complete-guide.html

05/02/2021

[01 MAY 2021 - NEWS ARTICLE]

A Canadian Border Services officer is ringing the alarm bells over one of the country’s COVID-19 measures at the border which they say could be allowing cases of the virus to be imported into Canada.

In February, the federal government announced new, more stringent rules for travellers: anyone entering Canada via airplane has to stay in a government-approved accommodation (GAA) – referred to as ‘COVID hotels’ – for three days and must provide a negative COVID-19 test taken 72-hours before departure.

Another option for passengers, however, is to provide a positive COVID-19 test taken 14 to 90 days before the aircraft’s departure.

“When there’s changes or new loopholes or exemptions that can be exploited, it takes a bit of time for people to learn about it and learn what to do,” a CBSA officer said. The CBSA officer, whose identity Global News has agreed not to share, expressed concerns that this rule is how Canada could be importing a number of COVID-19 cases into the country.

While the number of people entering Canada has fallen dramatically compared to pre-COVID times, many people are still choosing to travel.