A Consultant’s Careful Support Eased the Anxiety of Waiting: From Co-op Studies to Canadian Permanent Residence Through the Family Class｜Ms. H
Date Posted:October 31, 2025
Last Updated:September 24, 2026
Shiraishi VisaJP Canada supports permanent residence applications for common-law partners under the Family Class. In this case, we share the story of Ms. H, who came to Canada for Co-op studies, met her partner, and, as her working holiday visa neared expiry, obtained permanent residence in fourteen months with support from our consultant, Ms. Yamashita.
Whenever I had a question, Ms. Yamashita always responded quickly and thoroughly, and that eased my anxiety!
Family Class
N/A
Working Holiday Visa
Vancouver
14 months
Key Points from the Consultant
Gathering documents for a common-law application is demanding, but Ms. H assembled everything we needed smoothly.
It was an in-Canada application, and while she waited the processing time announced by IRCC kept getting longer, which must have been very worrying. The tracker also showed her biometrics as still "in progress" long after they had been completed, which I am sure added to the anxiety.
In the end, however, it finished faster than the published time. Her preparation was flawless, no additional documents were requested after filing, and the result was a very smooth process. Congratulations!
(Another reminder that tracker statuses are not updated in real time!)
Immigration Consultant
Born in Japan. After working for a major computer manufacturer, she participated in multiple international IT projects at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She immigrated to Canada in 2003 and completed the Immigration Consultant Program at the University of British Columbia, becoming a government-certified immigration consultant. She specializes in consulting for Japanese clients, covering short-term visas (such as work permits) and permanent residency applications (FSW, PNP, CEC, Family Class, etc.).
Client Comments
Why did you decide to immigrate to Canada?
From the moment I first came here for Co-op studies, I was drawn to Vancouver’s nature, its people and its culture, and I wanted to settle permanently.
What made you choose Shiraishi VisaJP Canada?
At the time, after my Co-op study visa my working holiday visa was about to run out, and I was agonising over which route I should use to extend my stay. I remember consulting Shiraishi VisaJP Canada on LINE then. Their advice was precise and easy to understand, and they dealt with me so attentively that I decided to ask them to handle a Family Class permanent residence application.
What was the most memorable part of the process?
With study and immigration rules in Canada getting stricter, I was honestly very anxious. My partner and I are in a common-law relationship rather than married, and for fourteen months I worried about whether permanent residence would really come through.
How was your experience using Shiraishi VisaJP Canada’s services?
Whenever I had a question or wanted to talk something over, Ms. Yamashita, who handled my case, always responded quickly and thoroughly, and that eased my anxiety.
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