January 2012 Applicants - Join here!

[ashunandal]

Oh please make sure to take lots of picture and put the date, names and location on the back you want to make sure you have all the supporting documentation! Man we kid but this is becoming ridiculous for most!

ok thanks for your suggestions and we are collecting our documents, some that we sent before and some that we have not sent yet.
good luck with your case

[alf+jlh]

Please update the timesheets...We june Applicants would be grateful , if its updated ...

Time sheets?

If you mean the spreadsheet, I'm pretty sure it's fairly up to date.

But I'll spread the word to ask everyone to look it over and update me if you notice that your line is missing anything, or if you notice another person row needs updating.

Let me know 

[Aquaviva21]

I did not have a call from the cic about the decision being made but my status show decision made asks adress have changed from mine to my husband who is sponsoring me.is it normal????plead reply guys.who has received passports back yet!??!

[missmini]

thanks sumit
we are living together for more than a year and half, we know everything about each other(past, present and future) and families also. im reading old posts on different threads and found that VO are **** not smart, they just try to be smart. even if we are telling truth, they can say "ohh no you are lying'".they called one couple for interview in US and wife was pregnant and VO said "im not sure if its your husband's baby or not" do you think its smartness?? i know our relationship is genuine and they cant force us to stay in different countries. we would be happy to settle down here in India but my wife's health is not good, she is visiting doctors almost everyday and was hospitalized for few days for serious health problem. she has allergy to dust and hot weather otherwise we would never think about immigration. now as we have decided to immigrate, no one can stop us not even those "smart" V Officers.
thanks a lot for your advice

don't worry even if they r rude and maybe they don't sound smart they will just say like that to test u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hope they will have better ways in ur interview but even if they don't just keep ur calm, be polite and be strong in ur arguments; focus in their questions and ur answer and don't let them twist ur mind and make u answer something wrong.....u'll be just fine, i hope ur wife gets better soon!!!

[eludor]

my wife thinks , i should praise VO and i think she is right 
s/he is only one going to decide our future

 To whom it may concern

"Oh my smart Visa Officer, i dont know your name but you are great "
BTW i wasnt talking about you in my last post, you are always my hero and you are going to make my life so great 
wish you all success in your life
your sincerely,
"worried and stressed applicant"

Like it...

[ashunandal]

don't worry even if they r rude and maybe they don't sound smart they will just say like that to test u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hope they will have better ways in ur interview but even if they don't just keep ur calm, be polite and be strong in ur arguments; focus in their questions and ur answer and don't let them twist ur mind and make u answer something wrong.....u'll be just fine, i hope ur wife gets better soon!!!

ok thanks missmini for your reply. we will try to stay calm but it is very difficult. we dont know the reason for interview yet and applied for GCMS notes yesterday by email. i hope we receive our notes before interview. whats going on with your case? are you still outside of canada and what proof did you give for your return after your husband gets PR?
thanks again and good luck!

[sumitd]

ok thanks missmini for your reply. we will try to stay calm but it is very difficult. we dont know the reason for interview yet and applied for GCMS notes yesterday by email. i hope we receive our notes before interview. whats going on with your case? are you still outside of canada and what proof did you give for your return after your husband gets PR?
thanks again and good luck!

Ashunandal...if you dont mind me asking is there anything complicated in your case...as in you guys were out together before you actually got married or you guys have any travel history or your status in canada...there z got to be something different then other for them to call you for an interview otherwise most of the times i have heard that they waive the interview if everything is strait forward...

please advice...
Sumit..

[ashunandal]

Ashunandal...if you dont mind me asking is there anything complicated in your case...as in you guys were out together before you actually got married or you guys have any travel history or your status in canada...there z got to be something different then other for them to call you for an interview otherwise most of the times i have heard that they waive the interview if everything is strait forward...

please advice...
Sumit..

i dont think if its complicated but i have 1.5 years travel history and we are living together for last 15 months, got married in UK after 5 months of living together. had a religious ceremony and reception in india after few months and my wife's(sponsor) parents didnt attend any function. (her mother had some health problems and couldnt make it) im not sure about the reason for interview.
 

[canadiangirl78]

I read somewhere that interviews are also done randomly.

[ashunandal]

I read somewhere that interviews are also done randomly.

i thought it depends on visa officers, if they are feeling lonely, they call us for interviews.

[KJG]

i thought it depends on visa officers, if they are feeling lonely, they call us for interviews.

yes some visa offices call for interviews consistently while others don't.........

[ashunandal]

yes some visa offices call for interviews consistently while others don't.........

yes it depends on visa offices, i think. new delhi applicants are getting more interviews than others.
and i think canadiangirl is right, they select randomly, like call everyone whose name starts with "A"

[vegas2calgary]

  so i think this is good news. i got my passport request yesterday. so i'll be sending it to seattle shortly. i'm actually heading up to alberta this saturday for a wedding. i believe i'm a visa exempt country so they said i can either send in the passport physically, or send in copies of EACH page? am i right? i don't know which i should do. i don't get back here till the 2nd so i won't be able to physically send it in till then. ANY ADVICE?? it says i have to land before sept 12th which is coming up REALLY QUICK. i'm kinda freaking out!!!

[missmini]

ok thanks missmini for your reply. we will try to stay calm but it is very difficult. we dont know the reason for interview yet and applied for GCMS notes yesterday by email. i hope we receive our notes before interview. whats going on with your case? are you still outside of canada and what proof did you give for your return after your husband gets PR?
thanks again and good luck!

yeah those notes will help u see the reason for the interview and i think u have a good chance to get them before the interview just in time to prepare hmm my case after we got the csq is mostly nothing yooooohooo loool, still application received, not even aor, but i think they do something somewhere cuz the applicant's address appeared on ecas, then part of it dissappeared; any change there i take it as a good sign and small step ahead; but today someone from amman thread got the visa only after 6 months so it's really good news (others waited waaaaaay longer); we never know when it will hit us

hmm i'm still outside and i have no intention of going back, not before i'm sure we have the visa and we can start our live there together; my proofs of return were: detailed letter explaining my ties with canada, reason why i'm not there, my no-ties with the current country (except to b together but no close family, not even his; how is in this area - just stay temporary but then everyone has to leave, and other things specific to our situation - u could state her health problems, no family, etc); other thing i showed: support letter from my parents (how we'll stay with them if needed, how they will help us financially if needed), some employment support letters from old collegues (not job offers - just something like explaining my old work and how there r opportunities for me, even in their companies, how they will help me etc); and maybe the most imp - everything i had in canada before i left i didn't change or cancel since i always knew i didn't leave for good and i explained and show that - my bank statements, my mobile number, credit cards, memberships, my name is still on my parents' hydro bills and lease contract; i also did my taxes every year and showed it.....overall i think i showed way too much and i'm sure that with just a little from what i sent u'll b fine so don't worry

another thing maybe they r concern abt ur finance, they want to make sure u can support urselves once u land; what we did we showed some income in my bank statements (not too much but i think enough for maybe 3 months); also u as applicant can explain in what field u plan to work there, show that u started searching for jobs or applied to get ur equivalences, anything; convince them that u won't need their help and u'll find work fast

[missmini]

so i think this is good news. i got my passport request yesterday. so i'll be sending it to seattle shortly. i'm actually heading up to alberta this saturday for a wedding. i believe i'm a visa exempt country so they said i can either send in the passport physically, or send in copies of EACH page? am i right? i don't know which i should do. i don't get back here till the 2nd so i won't be able to physically send it in till then. ANY ADVICE?? it says i have to land before sept 12th which is coming up REALLY QUICK. i'm kinda freaking out!!!

can't really help with ur q but wanted to say congraaaaaaaats that was quick