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Recent Immigration Updates

Filipiniana News   -   May 2017 Rhyme and Reason Recent Immigration Updates True to form,   a few more changes have recently been implemented Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) which could significantly affect the lives of many current or prospective immigrants.   These include the following: Repeal of Conditional Permanent Residence for Sponsored Spouses As of 18 April 2017, the two-year conditional permanent residence for individuals who were sponsored as spouses, common-law spouses or conjugal partners and their dependents, had been cancelled.    According to the Operational Bulletin (OB   640) issued for this purpose, the cancellation of the two-year conditional permanent residence applies to the following: ·         Permanent residents who have been issued a Confirmation of Permanent Residence with a condition to live with their sponsor for a period of two years and for whom the two-year period has not expired. ·         Permanent re