Curated answers and advice for everything under Pr Process. Written by Gustave and The Raven, explained clearly.
Gustave walks through IRCC's most common application mistakes from their 2025 bulletin. One unchecked box can cost you six weeks. Here's how to catch errors before they catch you.
Ah, inland spousal PR. A process built on love, trust, and the subtle threat of permanent administrative limbo. Now you've got a plane ticket. If you leave Canada while your inland spousal sponsorship is processing, will you be allowed back in? Gustave makes this practical.
Ah, the much-anticipated P1 email. A digital trumpet signalling your final approach to Canadian permanent residency. Only, you're not in Canada. You're abroad—temporarily, strategically, or accidentally. Gustave untangles what actually matters.
You've assembled your documents, triple-checked your forms, and submitted your application. Instead of approval, you get medical exam and police certificate requests. Gustave explains these 'surprises' that aren't really surprises.
Gustave untangles the travel-while-processing question. Reddit says yes, Facebook says maybe, your cousin says 'just leave and come back.' Let's be more specific. You can leave—but you may not be able to return.
Gustave explains when to contact IRCC and when to just wait. Most applicants play immigration ping-pong—hitting bureaucracy back and forth endlessly. The ball is made of forms. The match never ends. Time to stop.
Gustave reveals what actually happens after you submit your PR application. The peculiar silence, invisible stages, and why IRCC status updates are designed to confuse. No one calls. No one celebrates. Here's why.
Got your PR application back like a bureaucratic boomerang? Gustave explains why it's not a rejection, how to decode IRCC's cryptic feedback, and the precise steps to fix and resubmit successfully.
Stuck in PR application limbo? Gustave explains normal wait times, decodes the mysterious 'ghost update,' and shares survival strategies for the dreaded silence.
Gustave can build you a step-by-step plan tailored to your specific situation — minus the legal jargon.
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