INLAND APPLICATIONS 2010

[Love_Young]

Thanks everyone for the update. Took me about an hour to look through the pages. Now I am sure I will get some of your things wrong so just correct me later and I will fix it. Okay, so now to try and put it into the chart. I can tell you all though, it is a big update. Lol.

Not a big deal, really. I'm just glad I'll be able to work soon. Police certificates take about 3-4 months to even be acknowledged, right?

Yes usually about that time. Can you not work now?

[Love_Young]

thank all friends here for help and encouragement. special thanks to LoveYoung for your incredible kindness and efforts to get this post going. the world is nicer because of you.

Aww oh my you are so welcome. How kind of you to say.

 @ Angus: Please keep us up to date on this AIP, that just astounds me.

[Love_Young]

Hello folks!

I am writing to you guys because I will have the landing interview in a week. I would like to know if any you you, who have gone thru the interview already, have any advice or comments.
Also, I have a question. should I bring pictures and proofs of our marrige, etc? We sent pictures of our wedding and travels together, but....

Any help will be fully appreciated!

Cheers

Pepe

Hello Pepe, if it is just a landing interview, it has nothing to do with your relationship or needing more evidence. The landing interview is just a formality to make sure to tell you of your rights and responsibilities, to make sure everything is spelt correctly on documents, and to sign a couple of documents. What does your e-Cas say?

[Babyhangon]

1. Date application was received: Dec.8, 2010
2. Date application started processing: Jan.26, 2011
3. Date you were approved for AIP: Nov.21, 2011
4. Date of landing: don't know yet
5. Landing city: n/a

ATTENTION: Please read carefully!

I will be doing a very long overdue update to the chart. This will involve going through 42 pages and a month and a half of news to go through. I would just like to say, please be patient as I am working to have this updated in the next few hours.   I am going Black Friday shopping today so the latest it should be put out is 12-1 am Newfoundland time.

If you have gotten good news in the past month and a half, I recommend that you put your news in an easy/quick format for me to understand if you haven't already, ESPECIALLY if you are a new member.

Please list the following (be as accurate as possible, please):
1. Date application was received
2. Date application started processing
3. Date you were approved for AIP (date listed on the letter you received)
4. Date of landing
5. Landing city

I will wait about 10-20 minutes to see if anybody updates with the following. If not I will go ahead and update then edit/re-post chart with new information as it comes in.

[Babyhangon]

My ECAS updated today! yay    A line added..

"We sent you a letter on November 23,2011 to 361 XXXXXXXXXXX Alberta about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us. If we have sent the letter to the wrong address, please contact us."


OMG this is 2nd stage approval! We got AIP November 15,2011. This is a celebration for us! 

I would like to thank everyone here for all the answers and support that I got from this long journey. This is really an awesome site. For all those still waiting, just hang in there and be positive...Prayers really work!

Congratulations, abisehiyo. i am really happy for you. my wife is still waiting for the AIP letter. not sure how long we'll have to wait for the 2nd stage. hopefully we'll just be as lucky as you.

[angtao]

Hey ly, it is so good to see u in here again. There was no jump this week for us inlanders. Can u believe it? I know they are short staffed in the summer but now too. The wait now says almost 12 months.

Just a quick question from the pro ( ly) lol, I decided to order Foss notes even though I probably will not understand anything. Lol. I think I downloaded the proper form which is the access to information and personal information request. In section a where it says client information and then requesters reference number, what do we put there.

Also in section c it says we have to pay. Do I have the correct form?

At the bottom of the page it gives me an address in Ottawa to send the forms. I thought there was a fax number?

[Love_Young]

**ATTENTION: New Chart Update!**
Please read below chart for info about the update.

                                                          INLAND APPLICATIONS SENT IN 2010 CHART
                                    (Currently taking 11-12 months from date app was received to hear by CIC about AIP)

Name	App Received	In Process	Decision Made	Approval In Principle	Total Time for AIP	PR/LANDED
srcc	Jan 07	Mar 15	Approved	Oct 05, 10	8 Months/28 Days	May 10, 11(Etobicoke)
sgnv	Jan 08	Mar 13	Approved	Jan 25, 11	12 Months/17 Days	Apr 04, 11
mimi23	Jan 13	Mar 18	Approved	Oct 25, 10	9 Months/12 Days	TBA
adzees	Jan 14	Mar 23	Approved	Oct 26, 10	9 Months/12 Days	Jul 14, 11(Edmonton)
silvapriscila	Jan 15	May 22	Approved	Oct 04, 10	8 Months/19 Days	May 12, 11
Janadian	Jan 18	Mar 25	Transferred	Interview/AIP Jan 11, 11	11 Months/24 Days	TBA
kiwikris	Jan 18	Mar 23	Approved	Oct 25, 10	9 Months/08 Days	Sept 08, 11
Black-Berry	Jan 27	Mar 31	Transferred	Interview/AIP Nov 29, 10	10 Months/02 Days	Mar 29, 11(Nanaimo)
Venemex	Jan 27	Apr 01	Approved	Dec 03, 10	10 Months/06 Days	Apr 28, 11(Montreal)
pengyuen	Jan 29	Mar 09	Approved	Jun 20, 11	17 Months/21 Days	TBA
bood82	Feb 04	Apr 21	Approved	Oct 26, 10	8 Months/22 Days	TBA
cdarroch	Feb 05	Apr 20	Approved	Nov 08, 10	9 Months/03 Days	TBA
bruce2010	Feb 05	Apr 20	Approved	Nov 03, 10	8 Months/29 Days	TBA
Asta	Feb 09	Apr 27	Approved	Nov 05, 10	8 Months/27 Days	Mar 01, 11(Etobicoke)
yulye	Feb 15	May 03	Approved	Nov 11, 10	8 Months/27 Days	TBA
sam0329	Feb 17	N/A	Approved	Nov 11, 10	8 Months/25 Days	TBA
alibaba	Feb 23	May 10	Approved	Nov 17, 10	8 Months/24 Days	Dec 16, 10(Etobicoke)
gucci_piggy	Feb 24	May 10	Approved	Nov 24, 10	9 Months/00 Days	TBA
Nine3001	Mar 01	May 18	Approved	Nov 18, 10	8 Months/17 Days	TBA
brightsage	Mar 02	May 20	Approved	Mar 10, 11	12 Months/08 Days	Apr 06, 11(Saskatoon)
loquat	Mar 04	May 20	Approved	Dec 21, 10	9 Months/17 Days	TBA
Spring4.6	Mar 04	May 19	Approved	Nov 23, 10	8 Months/19 Days	Jun 30, 11
nasha	Mar 05	May 21	Approved	Dec 23, 10	9 Months/18 Days	TBA
Devin	Mar 10	N/A	Approved	Nov 11, 10	8 Months/01 Days	TBA
djredeyes	Mar 16	June 11	Approved	Dec 22, 10	9 Months/06 Days	Dec 30, 10
bobdit	Mar 25	June 09	Approved	Dec 23, 10	8 Months/28 Days	Jan 21, 11(Etobicoke)
lpeacok	Mar 30	June 14	Approved	Dec 21, 10	8 Months/21 Days	Jan 19, 11(Vancouver)
Van Bound	Apr 01	N/A	Approved	Jan 25, 11	9 Months/24 Days	TBA
perrinsa	Apr 01	June 15	Approved	Dec 23, 10	8 Months/22 Days	Jun 27, 11(Vancouver)
flower07	Apr 06	June 18	Approved	Apr 13, 11	12 Months/07 Days	Jul 11, 11
Kris13	Apr 07	June 22	Approved	Jan 06, 11	8 Months/30 Days	TBA
oceans_end	Apr 07	June 22	Approved	Dec 30, 10	8 Months/23 Days	TBA
ss06cj	Apr 10	N/A	Approved	Jan 24, 11	9 Months/14 Days	Feb 28, 11(Hamilton)
ppmmwanm	Apr 12	Jun 24	Approved	Apr 06, 11	11 Months/14 Days	TBA
rhymdavies84	Apr 14	June 25	Approved	Jan 15, 11	9 Months/01 Days	TBA
deer30	Apr 15	June 25	Approved	Jan 14, 11	8 Months/31 Days	TBA
Jean26	Apr 16	June 29	Approved	Jan 19, 11	9 Months/03 Days	Feb 04, 11
Iceyqueen	Apr 22	July 07	Approved	Jan 20, 11	8 Months/29 Days	Jun 28, 11(Hamilton)
komar	Apr 26	July 13	Approved	Mar 10, 11	10 Months/12 Days	Jun 21, 11(Regina)
YMCA	Apr 30	July 13	Approved	Feb 24, 11	9 Months/25 Days	Apr 19, 11(Lethbridge)
mi	May 02	N/A	Approved	Unknown	Not Available	Mar 19, 11(Edmonton)
konstantinos	May 03	July 15	Approved	Mar 16, 11	10 Months/13 Days	May 12, 11
SssS	May 06	July 16	Approved	Mar 01, 11	9 Months/22 Days	Apr 11, 11(Montreal)
cutieshashie	May 10	July 19	Approved	Apr 18, 11	11 Months/08 Days	TBA
suenim	May 13	July 22	Approved	Mar 07, 11	9 Months/22 Days	Apr 13, 11(Scarb.)
PUZZLED	May 15	July 19	Approved	Mar 17, 11	10 Months/02 Days	TBA
Kayeeen	May 19	July 29	Approved	Mar 29, 11	11 Months/10 Days	Jun 02, 11(Calgary)
santacruzan	May 20	July 29	Approved	Jul 05, 11	13 Months/15 Days	TBA
boasorte	May 21	Aug 04	Approved	Mar 16, 11	9 Months/23 Days	Jun 16, 11(Halifax)
Cmilo	May 27	Aug 06	Transferred
eagle	May 27	Aug 09	Approved	Mar 25, 11	9 Months/26 Days	Jul 07, 11(Ottawa)
chandu007	June 01	Aug 17	Approved	Apr 01, 11	10 Months/00 Days	May 05, 11(Scarb.)
Mark_Anna	June 16	Aug 26	Approved	Apr 06, 11	9 Months/21 Days	TBA
rubykate	June 16	Aug 26	Approved	Apr 06, 11	9 Months/21 Days	May 05, 11(Regina)
CEC	June 17	Aug 26	Approved	Apr 09, 11	9 Months/23 Days	TBA
TeresaLynn	June 18	Aug 27	Approved	Apr 12, 11	9 Months/25 Days	TBA
zzbf327	June 21	Aug 27	Approved	Apr 19, 11	9 Months/29 Days	Jun 01, 11(Scarb.)
lilly_inland	June 23	Sept 02	Approved	Apr 14, 11	9 Months/22 Days	May 31, 11(Kitchener)
sophie100	June 23	Sept 03	Approved	Apr 18, 11	9 Months/26 Days	Jun 09, 11(Edmonton)
ditta	June 26	Sept 09	Approved	Apr 27, 11	10 Months/01 Days	Jun 02, 11(Edmonton)
Mohamed053185	June 28	N/A	Approved	Apr 13, 11	9 Months/16 Days	Sept 01, 11(Edmonton)
moony	June 28	Sept 9	Approved	Apr 19, 11	9 Months/22 Days	Dec 05, 11(Etobicoke)
Inlandappl	July 06	Sept 15	Approved	Apr 29, 11	9 Months/23 Days	Sept 15, 11(QuebecCity)
Tuggie	July 06	Sept 18	Approved	Apr 26, 11	9 Months/20 Days	TBA
AJITROSHAN	July 12	Sept 17	Approved	May 13, 11	10 Months/01 Days	Jul 13, 11(Scarb.)
smishsmash	July 15	Sept 20	Approved	Jul 25, 11	12 Months/10 Days	TBA
Love_Young	July 16	Sept 22	Approved	May 18, 11	10 Months/02 Days	Jun 01, 11(St. John's)
isabela	July 26	Sept 30	Approved	May 28, 11	10 Months/02 Days	Jul 26, 11(Edmonton)
murphy	July 26	N/A	Approved	May 28, 11	10 Months/02 Days	Sept 01, 11
tita	July 31	Oct ??	Approved	May 19, 11	9 Months/19 Days	TBA
kieran123	Aug 09	Oct 06	Approved	May 30, 11	9 Months/22 Days	TBA
ardmac	Aug 11	Oct 12	Approved	Jun 02, 11	9 Months/22 Days	TBA
hjhloveme	Aug 11	Oct 07	Approved	May 27, 11	9 Months/16 Days	Jun 21, 11
lovely20	Aug 16	Oct 03	Approved	May 30, 11	9 Months/14 Days	Jun 23, 11(Calgary)
Mona_Barca	Aug 17	Oct 14	Approved	Jun 05, 11	9 Months/19 Days	Jun 30, 11(Calgary)
Gocanucks	Aug 20	Oct 15	Approved	Jun 17, 11	9 Months/28 Days	TBA
wittywong	Aug 20	Oct 15	Approved	Jun 06, 11	9 Months/16 Days	Jun 15, 11(Kelowna)
CrazyLucy	Aug 28	Oct 15	Approved	Aug 04, 11	11 Months/07 Days	TBA
yyi	Aug 30	Oct 21	Approved	Jun 17, 11	9 Months/18 Days	Jul 27, 11(Hamilton)
canadafan101	Sept 02	Oct 22	Approved	Jun 09, 11	9 Months/07 Days	TBA
tplink1357	Sept 07	Oct 27	Approved	Oct 03, 11	12 Months/26 Days	Nov 15, 11(Montreal)
mm04	Sept 08	N/A	Approved	Jun 23, 11	9 Months/15 Days	Jul 13, 11(Vancouver)
sarahLDC	Sept 09	Oct 28	Approved	Jun 13, 11	9 Months/04 Days	Jul 14, 11(Edmonton)
Teriskier	Sept 13	Nov 03	Approved	Jul 06, 11	9 Months/23 Days	TBA
whiteapple	Sept 14	Nov 03	Approved	Jul 06, 11	9 Months/22 Days	Jul 25, 11(Vancouver)
lhet_sept2010	Sept 15	Nov 03	Approved	Jun 20, 11	9 Months/08 Days	Sept 23, 11
mujeebshah	Sept 20	Nov 08	Approved	Aug 06, 11	10 Months/17 Days	TBA
xiques	Sept 23	Nov 09	Approved	Jun 28, 11	9 Months/05 Days	Aug 09, 11(Edmonton)
abc3896	Sept 27	Nov 15	Approved	Jul 04, 11	9 Months/07 Days	TBA
Pippi	Sept 27	Nov 15	Approved	Jul 04, 11	9 Months/07 Days	Jul 28, 11(Windsor)
katie_van	Sept 30	Nov 17	Approved	Jul 12, 11	9 Months/12 Days	Aug 10, 11(Vancouver)
Latvian	Oct 01	Nov 18	Approved	Jul 22, 11	9 Months/21 Days	Aug 17, 11(Halifax)
yvonne_0131	Oct 01	Nov 18	Approved	Jul 15, 11	9 Months/14 Days	Sept 23, 11(Hamilton)
AE0626	Oct 04	Nov 19	Approved	Jul 14, 11	9 Months/10 Days	TBA
TRUE RUSSIAN	Oct 08	Nov 23	Approved	Jul 29, 11	9 Months/21 Days	Oct 27, 11(Edmonton)
Canada07	Oct 08	Nov 29	Approved	Jul 25, 11	9 Months/17 Days	Aug 15, 11(Vancouver)
manny168	Oct 12	Nov 25	Approved	Jul 27, 11	9 Months/15 Days	TBA
fleurette	Oct 13	Nov 29	Approved	Aug 03, 11	9 Months/21 Days	Sept 08, 11(Etobicoke)
iluvcanada77	Oct 14	Nov 26	Approved	Aug 02, 11	9 Months/19 Days	TBA
skinzrob	Oct 14	Nov 26	Approved	Aug 04, 11	9 Months/21 Days	TBA
zehra	Oct 15	Nov 29	Approved	Jul 29, 11	9 Months/14 Days	Sept 08, 11(Calgary)
Jurjen	Oct 18	Nov 30	Approved	Jul 26, 11	9 Months/08 Days	Oct 19, 11(Montreal)
sandra_85	Oct 18	Nov 30	Approved	Aug 12, 11	9 Months/25 Days	TBA
lotionice	Oct 19	Nov 30	Approved	Aug 23, 11	10 Months/04 Days	Oct 12, 11(Montreal)
Drel	Oct 22	Dec 07	Approved	Aug 18, 11	9 Months/27 Days	TBA
gaboQc	Oct 25	Dec 06	Approved	Aug 24, 11	9 Months/30 Days	Oct 18, 11(Montreal)
torontosunshine	Oct 25	Dec 07	Approved	Aug 31, 11	10 Months/06 Days	TBA
agatha52	Oct 26	Dec 07	Approved	Sept 02, 11	10 Months/07 Days	TBA
jhjeppe	Oct 27	Dec 08	Approved	Sept 07, 11	10 Months/11 Days	TBA
tozo	Oct 27	Dec 08	Approved	Sept 15, 11	10 Months/19 Days	TBA
couver	Oct 29	Dec 09	Approved	Sept 08, 11	10 Months/10 Days	TBA
pptk703	Oct 29	Dec 14	Approved	Sept 08, 11	10 Months/10 Days	Dec 07, 11
annabruce	Nov 01	Feb 25	Approved	Sept 19, 11	10 Months/18 Days	TBA
lemony_20	Nov 01	Dec 13	Approved	Sept 22, 11	10 Months/21 Days	TBA
Mrs happy tree	Nov 01	Dec 14	Approved	Sept 15, 11	10 Months/14 Days	Nov 15, 11(Montreal)
AmandaHsu	Nov 03	Dec 16	Approved	Sept 22, 11	10 Months/19 Days	TBA
BenderS	Nov 04	Dec 06	Approved	Sept 29, 11	10 Months/26 Days	TBA
coldgirl	Nov 04	Dec 16	Approved	Nov 02, 11	11 Months/29 Days	TBA
Charlamag	Nov 08	N/A	Approved	Sept 30, 11	10 Months/22 Days	Oct 27, 11
nicole1204	Nov 08	Dec 20	Approved	Sept 29, 11	10 Months/21 Days	TBA
pepe261	Nov 08	Dec 17	Approved	Sept 30, 11	10 Months/22 Days	Dec 01, 11
AnnaLin	Nov 15	Dec 30	Approved	Oct 05, 11	10 Months/20 Days	TBA
hispassionfruit	Nov 15	Dec 29	Approved	Nov 10, 11	11 Months/26 Days	TBA
billybob	Nov 16	Dec 29	Approved	Oct 06, 11	10 Months/20 Days	TBA
mexicanito	Nov 18	Dec 31	Approved	Oct 14, 11	10 Months/26 Days	TBA
charmainefrances	Nov 23	N/A	Transferred
Franpich	Nov 23	N/A
tifanjo	Nov 26	N/A
Corrine	Nov 26	Jan 12	Approved	Oct 26, 11	11 Months/00 Days	TBA
Bluesky2010	Nov 29	Jan 12	Approved			TBA
borrowdale	Nov 29	Jan 13	Approved	Oct 28, 11	10 Months/29 Days	Dec 15, 11(Calgary)
themount	Nov 29	Jan 13	Approved	Nov 14, 11	11 Months/16 Days	TBA
twchu	Nov 29	Jan 13	Approved	Oct 27, 11	10 Months/28 Days	TBA
californiajeninca	Nov 30	Jan 19	Approved	Oct 26, 11	10 Months/26 Days	Nov 23, 11
leo_liu	Dec 01	Jan 20	Approved	Oct 25, 11	10 Months/24 Days	TBA
LuckyJinx	Dec 01	Jan 18	Transferred
abisehiyo	Dec 06	Jan 21	Approved	Nov 15, 11	11 Months/09 Days	TBA
jeymi	Dec 06	Jan 21
Babyhangon	Dec 08	Jan 26	Approved	Nov 21, 11	11 Months/13 Days	TBA
babel	Dec 16	Feb 04
absentgodot	Dec 20	Feb 07
sa_ja	Dec 24	Feb 14

UPDATED
LANDING DATE/PR: Mrs happy tree, TRUE RUSSIAN, Charlamag, pptk703, tplink1357, borrowdale, pepe261, californiajeninca, kieran123, moony, and gaboQc.(Woohoo, congratulations to you and "Welcome to Canada!")

AIP/DM DATE: mexicanito, Corrine, twchu, coldgirl, abisehiyo, Babyhangon, californiajeninca, Bluesky2010, borrowdale, themount, leo_liu, his passionfruit, and moony. (Congrats, you're almost/are finished!)

NEW MEMBERS: californiajeninca, borrowdale, themount, charmainefrances, leo_liu, hispassionfruit, and moony.(Welcome to the thread!)

STANDARD EDITS: tplink1357, Corrine, and Bluesky2010.

**If I didn't add you please list the date your app was received, started processing, when you received AIP/DM, what date you are landing and city your landing in (fill in what applies) and I will add you ASAP. If I messed up any of your data please inform me. I sometimes make errors so forgive me. Also, if it appears that your AIP date is different it is because by the time e-Cas updates you on it, the decision had been made 2 days before that. So that is what I put. Please confirm with your AIP letter date if you feel it is wrong and I can correct if it is.**

I would appreciate if the following members could update me on their files: jeymi, Franpich, and tifanjo. I would also appreciate if kieran123 could share their landing date and city. As well as Bluesky2010 sharing their AIP date. Thanks!

[Love_Young]

Hey ly, it is so good to see u in here again. There was no jump this week for us inlanders. Can u believe it? I know they are short staffed in the summer but now too. The wait now says almost 12 months.

Just a quick question from the pro ( ly) lol, I decided to order Foss notes even though I probably will not understand anything. Lol. I think I downloaded the proper form which is the access to information and personal information request. In section a where it says client information and then requesters reference number, what do we put there.

Also in section c it says we have to pay. Do I have the correct form?

At the bottom of the page it gives me an address in Ottawa to send the forms. I thought there was a fax number?

Hey there, I am so glad to be back here and to get the time to update the chart for you all. Took me about 3 hours, lol. Oh my. I am a bit rusted on it. I really can't believe how much they have slowed, it is ridiculous and my heart aches every time for those still waiting. How hard it must be to go through that. There really is no excuse for this amount of wait.

Haha, shoot I am not pro. Lol.  I will try though.
1. You don't put anything for the requestor's reference number that is usually for someone (like a lawyer/consultant requesting on your behalf)
2. Yes you have the right form. Don't fill out this part, this is for outlanders who have to pay $5 for the GCMS notes. Just be sure to have "Privacy Act" in Section A checked off.

As a bonus you may want to fill this form out so their is no delay in receiving notes which they feel is private to your husband because it has your information. Just include it with your FOSS note request. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/release-info.asp

Their is a fax number, just type in fax or something along the lines to search in this thread and you should be able to find it. I always just mailed my forms to Vegreville. You don't have to send them to Ottawa. Hope all of this helps.

[abisehiyo]

Congratulations, abisehiyo. i am really happy for you. my wife is still waiting for the AIP letter. not sure how long we'll have to wait for the 2nd stage. hopefully we'll just be as lucky as you.

Thanks Babyhangon. We got approved for AIP Nov 15th, and received the letters in the mail Nov 21st. When I was asking the call center for updates before AIP, I always ask if they received my medicals and they have done criminal record check, and they've always said yes. So I was expecting our 2nd stage won't be a very long wait. Hopefully you'll have the same luck and we all have a good Christmas! Goodluck a lot!

LY, our DM is dated Nov 23rd.  and its Edmonton office, it usually takes 4-6 weeks for landing. I will update once we get our landing date.

[Love_Young]

Thanks Babyhangon. We got approved for AIP Nov 15th, and received the letters in the mail Nov 21st. When I was asking the call center for updates before AIP, I always ask if they received my medicals and they have done criminal record check, and they've always said yes. So I was expecting our 2nd stage won't be a very long wait. Hopefully you'll have the same luck and we all have a good Christmas! Goodluck a lot!

LY, our DM is dated Nov 23rd.  and its Edmonton office, it usually takes 4-6 weeks for landing. I will update once we get our landing date.

Thanks, I don't usually list DM date unless someone got AIP/DM at the same time as they are the same date then. So I usually list AIP date. Can't wait to find out your landing date. Congrats again. 

[californiajeninca]

congratulations Abisheyio!

Hi LY! Thanks for the chart update and for the welcome. I was going to tell you if you need any help with this latest update let me know. However, i was late to the party. If you would still like any help, I will be willing to put some time in. This past week has been a little crazy but for good reason. I know you are really busy with work and just having doing life stuff. Thank you for the update, I know many appreciate the hard work it takes to update it.

I landed on Wednesday. Let me tell you a little story...HA!
We went to the CIC office in Niagara Falls and I was quite surprised how easy it was. We paid our fees then went into the interview office. We chatted a bit about how long I've been here ect. ect. All she asked me was had I committed a crime/been convicted of a crime while in Canada, been asked to leave or refused entry into Canada. My answer was no. She showed me my record of landing, asked me to read it to make sure all of it was true. Read me my rights and responsibilities, I initialled where applicable, signed on the card. Then we chatted a little and she said "welcome to Canada." HOWEVER.....(I'm a Silva, there always has be a "but")....

when I showed her my pictures for my p.r. card, THEY WERE THE WRONG SIZE! She said its ok, we went through the interview, paid our $490 fees and she directed us to the Walmart down the street. She said we could just bring our photos back and she'd give us our receipt and my landing papers. So off to Walmart we went. I might say the Niagara Falls Wal-mart is quite nice. The girl took my pictures and told me that they guaranteed their photos so hubby and I left feeling happy. We returned to the CIC office, brought our photos to the officer and WRONG AGAIN!!!! . So back in the car, off to WM and ready to give the girl a piece of my mind. Instead of the girl who did my pics, another person helped us and he knew right off the bat, when I explained what I was there for, the pictures were wrong. He took the right size and apologized (other person said, "I checked 3 times.") I know mistakes happen. I was just tired and quite frankly, just wanted to get things over with. Got my receipt and pictures, went back to the CIC office. Waited for another couple to finish their interview and when she called us to the window, she checked my photos. They were the right ones! Thank goodness! Got my receipt and landing paper. Said "thanks" and went off to the rest of my day, happy and tired. The woman was really nice/understanding about everything.

So there is my story... I wish everyone has a less fantastical landing but just as easy as I had!

I also want to encourage everyone who has just gotten AIP in Ontario to sign up for OHIP the minute you get that confirmation letter. You will get a month knocked off your 3 month waiting period. Good luckeveryone.

[Love_Young]

Aww thanks californiajeninca. I might take you up on that offer later. Yes, I definitely busier than before and trying to get used to working. Lol. Actually received my first pay cheque today. Yay!!!

You're landing experience sounds all very similar to mine. The officer I had, said that she was afraid that my pictures were barely the wrong size but turns out they weren't. I'm happy about that. Thank you for sharing your landing story and sorry about having such a hard time with your pictures. Hope you will stick around a bit longer. Congratulations and "Welcome to Canada". 

[angtao]

Thanks for your reply LY. What if my husband just fills out the form and signs it. Do I still need to attach the form "Release of information to an individual"?

Also, I remember someone saying that if you check off a certain box they actually pull your file out of the pile and your time starts over again? Something like that? Can't remember what the post said.

[Mark_Anna]

Hello Inlanders 2010,

Santacruzan,           
                   CEC,
                          Theresa_Lynn,
                                               Tuggie,
                                                           smishsmash

What's up for second stage people? I am almost 8 months waiting...................

[CrazyLucy]

Yes usually about that time. Can you not work now?

I didnt put my OWP application with my sponsorship application. I didn't even know that was an option back then. I sent it off on October 3rd of this year, so it should be in the mail right now!