egosheep
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« on: March 06, 2011, 04:03:08 pm » |
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I'm preparing to file a Family Class PR petition for me to join my wife in Canada, who lives in Toronto. I have filed for the FBI background check, but I know it could take months to come back. Can I just list my registered mail receipts showing I asked the FBI for it and say that I will be sending it along when it arrives? Will they ask me for it or just reject the whole application as incomplete?
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Tiggilicious
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 01-02-2011
AOR Received.: 28-06-2011
File Transfer...: 01-03-2011
Med's Request: 31-07-2011
Med's Done....: 14-01-2011
Interview........: waived
Passport Req..: 08-08-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 30-08-2011
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« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 06:51:36 pm » |
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You need to send it in with the app, or they may send it back as incomplete.
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USA -> Canada, Outland, Common-Law (Florida to Nova Scotia!!!)
Feb 01 2011 App Rcv'd at CIC-M
July 14 2011 In-process (ecas)
Aug 09 2011 Passport Request!
Aug 30 2011 Visa issued
Oct 6 2001 LANDED!!!
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Harju
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Seoul
App. Filed.......: 12/09/2010
AOR Received.: 25/10/2010
Passport Req..: 02/11/2011
VISA ISSUED...: 28/11/2011
LANDED..........: 31/12/2011
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2011, 08:07:13 pm » |
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If you do a search on FBI requests, I think you will find that several people have sent the applications in without the certificate, highlighting the proof that they have applied, without their application being returned.
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xyrus
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: New Delhi
App. Filed.......: 13-05-2010
Doc's Request.: 23-08-2010, USA PCC - sent on Sept. 1st
AOR Received.: 22-06-2010
File Transfer...: 18-06-2010
Med's Done....: 12-04-2010
Passport Req..: 08-07-2010 (Sent to Visa Office on 21-07-2010)
VISA ISSUED...: 11-10-2010 (Rec'd PP: 16-10-2010)
LANDED..........: 22-10-2010
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2011, 08:12:09 pm » |
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Yup! No problem sending it without the app. I sent mine much later as well! Good Luck!
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tulamoon
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 02-03-2011
Doc's Request.: --
AOR Received.: --
Med's Done....: 25-02-2011
Interview........: --
Passport Req..: --
VISA ISSUED...: --
LANDED..........: --
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« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2011, 11:47:14 am » |
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I would wait. It doesn't take nearly as long as they say it does to get your FBI check back. Ours only took 6.5 weeks.
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Patricksgirls
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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2011, 12:03:54 pm » |
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Mine took just under three weeks to get back!
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egosheep
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« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2011, 05:30:44 pm » |
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Thanks for the responses on both sides! I will have to give this some thought.
One question... for those that filed and sent the FBI stuff later, how did you send it? Just registered mail to the processing center, with your case # on it?
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anthrogirl26
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 16/02/2011
Doc's Request.: 07/07/11
File Transfer...: 21/03/2011
Med's Done....: 08-02-2011
Interview........: WAIVED
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2011, 06:11:17 pm » |
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Just want to mention my FBI request only took 3 weeks also.
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NAFTA.couple
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Visa Office......: Mexico City
App. Filed.......: 06-12-10
Doc's Request.: 10-02-11
File Transfer...: 19-01-11
Med's Done....: 23-11-10
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 05-04-11
LANDED..........: 23-05-11
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« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2011, 06:40:29 pm » |
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Thanks for the responses on both sides! I will have to give this some thought.
One question... for those that filed and sent the FBI stuff later, how did you send it? Just registered mail to the processing center, with your case # on it?
Hi My FBI letter took 2 months. In the instructions on how to complete the main application, it did state clearly to send no police certificates yet, that they would ask for them later. So I sent none out of the 3 I needed. Later the embassy did ask for them, so they'll get have them soon. At least as far a the processing center in Canada goes, it seems to be no problem to send no police letters with initial application. |
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Love_Young
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Vegreville
App. Filed.......: July 16, 2010
Med's Done....: June 16, 2010
Interview........: Waived
LANDED..........: June 01, 2011  
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« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2011, 06:57:25 pm » |
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The reason most of yours took only a few weeks is because you are inside the US for those outside it could take 1-3 months.
I sent the application without my FBI clearance and it was not an issue. I just included proof that I had mailed my FBI request off and wrote a letter explaining why it wasn't included, when I should be expecting it, and that I would send it to them ASAP.
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INLAND!
07/16/10: App Received
09/22/10: Started Processing
05/18/11: Approval In Principle
05/20/11: Decision Made
06/01/11: LANDED!
07/29/11: Received PR Card!
(No more CIC until citizenship time in 2013...Woo!)
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JuliaJ
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« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2011, 11:44:12 pm » |
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I am in the US and it took 3 months for them to send me back my FBI clearance...  |
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tulamoon
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 02-03-2011
Doc's Request.: --
AOR Received.: --
Med's Done....: 25-02-2011
Interview........: --
Passport Req..: --
VISA ISSUED...: --
LANDED..........: --
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« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2011, 12:09:05 am » |
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ours was sent from and returned to Canada.... 7.5 weeks. Took them 5 days to get it via express post... then about 4 weeks to do it.. then like 2.5 weeks to mail it back regular post.
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KazInAz
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: Dec. 1, 2011
Doc's Request.: Nothing further needed - March 12.
AOR Received.: March 3, 2011
File Transfer...: Jan. 6, 2011
Med's Done....: Nov. 15, 2011
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: May 17, 2011
VISA ISSUED...: June 14
LANDED..........: June 14
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« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2011, 07:01:09 pm » |
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I am in the US and it took 3months.
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mmshock
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 29-03-2011
File Transfer...: 02-05-2011
Med's Done....: 11-02-2011
Passport Req..: 30-08-2011
LANDED..........: 08-09-2011
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« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2011, 12:09:22 pm » |
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Mine was received by the FBI on 8 Feb and I am still waiting. I called to check up and they said they can not give any answers over the phone unless 10 weeks have passed. Everything in my application packet is all ready to go - can anyone who sent theirs without the FBI clearance recently confirm how they did it and just ensure me that it is ok? I am so utterly paranoid that I am going to do everything wrong and my application will be sent back or take forever!
Thanks!
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egosheep
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« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2011, 11:54:31 pm » |
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Just got my FBI background check back this afternoon! It was recieved 3/1/11 and returned 3/15/11, and of course got to me in the mail today.  I hope to have everything packed and shipped off in a week or so. I will probably have to post another thread with all my last minute questions... sorry guys! |
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