Inland Application 2011

[brookechung]

Hello guys,
On Tuesday, April 10, my hubby and I went to Montreal's CIC office to receive the final step to get over with PR waiting. So, from dropping our application to handle PR document took us 11 months exactly.

So, to our surprise, TV media was at the CIC door because of this family deportation dilemma, nevertheless we were hyper and terribly happy.  The receptionist told us to wait in a large room, where a lot of people were waiting as well, all countries were represented... I felt in an Airport. 

Then, at 13h00 (appointment was at 13h00) someone came to get us, and took us to another large office on the same floor. We sat in this cubicle and she asked:
Officer: When did you arrive in Canada?
Hubby: I think on the 20th of April 2011
ME: mmm is it?
Officer: she confirmed that it was the 20th, and asked for the Passport, compared the two together, passport and PR official document. Checked passport very carefully (names, issued, expiration date, passport number, and Visa.
Officer: Did you bring your CSQ certificate
US: yes
Officer: Did you bring your pictures? We gave her the 2 pictures (we took them at Costco), and pasted in the PR official document and asked hubby to sign and told him: do not lose it, you will need this for your Citizenship application, do not laminate it or whatever, keep it original.
Officer: have you got any colored certificate from CIC (work permit) I need to take it away from you, you don't need it anymore.  As per your SIN card, if you have one, keep it, once you get the PR card take it to Services Canada along with your SIN card, and they will give you a new one. 

Then she asked the 3 last questions:
Have you committed a crime since your arrival?
What is your address?
Do you have dependents outside of Canada other than listed under 18 years of age

Those questions are on the PR Official document, and she asked him to initial his answers.

Then she said congratulations, gave him his PR official Document, and told him that he will receive the PR card in six weeks time, then added you cannot travel with this document, you need your PR  card.

BUT hubby and I have already schedule our vacation in 2 weeks time so we ask her if we could go anyway.
She said: you could travel to some countries that allowed it, but not all do. So, check first with the Canadian Embassy first in the country you travelling too.
Then Hubby told her that we already contacted the Canadian Embassy to where we are travelling for vacation, and they email us saying that we can, and they already sent us the application form along with documents required to obtain that Travel Document.

She said, and then it is ok! And finalized the meeting with:

Congratulation and welcome to Canada, she explained how long hubby need to wait to apply for Citizenship and gave us the exactly date.

So she walked us out of that floor to the main lobby (ugly place) and we run holding hands (not)... unfortunately the TV media cameras had already left... bummer!!!

That was it... I wish you guys all the best, and waiting is part of the dream, the more you wait the more you will enjoy and appreciate the moment.. I know is easy to say it but we have been there.

Congratulations and thanks very much for sharing your experience with us. It's really helpful!!

[Am_lina11]

Hi guys,
I am mad and puzzled with CIC!
I sent additional papers in November and was calling to find out if those papers were attached. I just called and when they asked my address for security reasons it was not the one I live in right now. After a second I realized that I sent a regular mail with my new address that will become in effort in may and was really surprised that they have opened it and changed my adress, despite it said in the letter it will become effective May 1! After asking me 10 more security questions and looking at my file, the agent said my papers from november are still not attached.
How is that possible? Something that I sent 5 months ago via secure mail is still not attached and something that I sent 10 days ago via regular mail is already in the file?

Anyways, shall I change it back to my old address or hope that no action will be done until I move to my new place? My application was sent in July 6, so there should be no action this month! I am a bit worried and don't' know what to do!

[leo77]

I personally would log into your ecas and update your address there, what if they do send mail to your  address you are not at and you dont recieve it and its requesting info within a certain time frame.

I have personally received a letter asking for more info and my police check and the letter stated :

"All of the requested information must be received by our office within 90 days for continued processing. If you are unable to provid this information within the 90 days, please provide written reasons for the delay."

Hope this helps maybe somebody else could give there thoughts.

[CanAusGal]

Hi all – just wondering if someone who has received FOSS notes can help me, as I am just wondering what they should look like.

My problem is: I filled out form IMM5563, checking that I would like information via ‘E-mail' and my request was for ‘FOSS electronic notes (information in Canada)', I then faxed and emailed it off on March 15. Yesterday I received a HUGE envelope (120+ pages), via post, from CIC Vegreville and in it, along with all their notes etc, contains a copy of my entire file, including my full application I sent them and all my photos.

Is this FOSS notes or did they stuff up and send me my ‘In Canada Immigration file' which I didn't request? And if it is my immigration file does that mean that my application was pulled from processing and could of slowed down my completion? It shows an issue date for CORP, but says it hasn't been 'printed' yet, but it also has an expiry date of June 6?!?! I'm so confused and wondering if them pulling my file is why I haven't landed yet (from DM Feb 7).

[Am_lina11]

I just checked my ecas and it still has my old address! I might get keys for our new place in 10 days max, maybe I can call everyday and ask if they sent anything? Aaaaa crazy cic!!!

I personally would log into your ecas and update your address there, what if they do send mail to your  address you are not at and you dont recieve it and its requesting info within a certain time frame.

I have personally received a letter asking for more info and my police check and the letter stated :

"All of the requested information must be received by our office within 90 days for continued processing. If you are unable to provid this information within the 90 days, please provide written reasons for the delay."

Hope this helps maybe somebody else could give there thoughts.

[irishred]

I can't believe it
CIC just updated...........still April 30th..........so frustrating

[cililoca]

I can't believe it
CIC just updated...........still April 30th..........so frustrating

for me it still shows april 2 last date updated...

[irishred]

for me it still shows april 2 last date updated...

It did for me too but if you check it and then click to french it says updated April 10th 

[Am_lina11]

  It is more than frustrating! I wonder what is keeping them from working in regular pace?

It did for me too but if you check it and then click to french it says updated April 10th 

[irishred]

It is more than frustrating! I wonder what is keeping them from working in regular pace?

I wish I knew..........
Another week of waiting........

[cililoca]

It did for me too but if you check it and then click to french it says updated April 10th 

Doesn't matter how much I refresh still gives me april 2... but it happens sometimes and soon it will show April 10th I believe... what's going on with CIC ? oh no  

[Am_lina11]

Since the last person from our thread who got the news was from June 2, I really hope you get news this week! Time for June to be in process! I want to see flow of June applicants share great news with us!   

I wish I knew..........
Another week of waiting........

[irishred]

Since the last person from our thread who got the news was from June 2, I really hope you get news this week! Time for June to be in process! I want to see flow of June applicants share great news with us!   

Thanks I hope so too.
Will update as soon as I get any news 

[Dee_Dee123]

Just got off phone with cic.. I asked for my client I'd and at last I had one! I asked if there was a decision and he got my husbands information and said we will receive a letter in a week and that they just rpinted it today.. He then said our file was transferred to etobicoke and my heart dropped. He then said in 8 weeks they would contact me to schedule interview, when I asked him if there was a reason for interview he sais everyone gets one so I said is it landing interview!? And he said yes, and so I asked what? We got aip and decision made.. And he said it looks like it.. I didn't rly like thisd answer because I'm kind of almost not beliing it.. I asked if he was sure and he said yes that I could celebrate.. But I know I shouldn't but I still second guess it because of the fact furst thing he says its transferred instead of opening up with decision made! Did anyone else get the term transfered to so and so office when they learned they got decisionb made? Am I just really overthinking this!?  I'm in disbelieffffffffff!

[Am_lina11]

  I think you really should celebrate! It was just his wording, and if you got AIP, I am sure the interview is not reuired! So the interview he was talking about is landing one! If you still doubt him, call and confirm with another agent! But I am sure it is good news! Congrats

Just got off phone with cic.. I asked for my client I'd and at last I had one! I asked if there was a decision and he got my husbands information and said we will receive a letter in a week and that they just rpinted it today.. He then said our file was transferred to etobicoke and my heart dropped. He then said in 8 weeks they would contact me to schedule interview, when I asked him if there was a reason for interview he sais everyone gets one so I said is it landing interview!? And he said yes, and so I asked what? We got aip and decision made.. And he said it looks like it.. I didn't rly like thisd answer because I'm kind of almost not beliing it.. I asked if he was sure and he said yes that I could celebrate.. But I know I shouldn't but I still second guess it because of the fact furst thing he says its transferred instead of opening up with decision made! Did anyone else get the term transfered to so and so office when they learned they got decisionb made? Am I just really overthinking this!?  I'm in disbelieffffffffff!