Making sense of paperwork

Trying to understand exactly what the necessary paperwork is, and what order the various tasks should go in, is more than a little confusing. For example, the medical exam should be done as soon as possible to the day you send in all your paperwork because it expires in 12 months (if I recall correctly). But your police/FBI clearance certificate(s) may take around 4 months to get (also if I recall), so you want to do them in advance... but how far in advance, since there is no doubt a time window during which it is considered valid?

The following posts are my attempt to organize my thoughts on what paperwork is needed for Nickie's PR app (Inside Canada vs. Outside Canada app), and Dad's Travel Document.

For the purposes of describing the spouse / common-law partner / conjugal partner PR applications, I'm simply going to refer to them as "spouse." It's just easier, and that's the type of relationship those terms describe anyway. :) Items we don't need are gray. Completed items will be red.


-- More to come; I'm just about out of energy and so is my laptop battery. :)