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  1. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Hello everyone... Well last month (august) we heard from the embassy. They contacted us via our lawyer to request my wife's CSQ (altough in theory it was sent by the Quebec Government last december). The email said "In order to continue with your client's Permanent Residence process, the...
  2. Pablojinko

    Just for Fun....

    This is a great thread!! Well mine is the handle I've been using for years... Pablo, my first name... en Jinko comes from Jinko Biloba, which comes from Gingko Biloba... Jinko Biloba was the name of my reggae-ska-punk band back in my native Venezuela... I played lead guitar... unfortunately, we...
  3. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Hey Alpesantezo! I heard that the Bogota Embassy has really long timelines, but you have to have faith that everything will go through fast... All we can do is have patience. Also, like I said before in this thread, I'm more than grateful to the blackberry, skype and all the things that make...
  4. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Sorry, I just forgot to update my signature :-[. Yes we received the CSQ for my wife and according to the letter we received it was sent inmediatly to Caracas. They said all the papers regarding Quebec will be send by them to the visa office. Our files arrived to the Embassy in Caracas on...
  5. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Hello everybody... I'm so happy to know that many of you have their visas already and many are now here in Canada =) Unfortunely, I'm still waiting. We haven't heard a single thing from the Embassy in Caracas. We'll hit the 8-month mark on August 4th and it's been 10 month away from my wife. I...
  6. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Well it's been a while for me... felt kind of depressed to see our "Applications sent November 2009" thread way low... It's good to hear that a bunch of you novemberties are getting their visas stamp or are already here in Canada... =) For me and my wife it hasn't been the case. Our ecas has...
  7. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    So good to hear that many of us novemberies are receiving their passport request!!! I keep my fingers crossed but at the same time I'm realistic, news are coming from visa offices known for their fast processing speeds. In my case (Caracas embassy) I know there's a lot of apps (the growing...
  8. Pablojinko

    Can I visit my husband in Canada while waiting for PR or should he come to MEX?

    Re: Can I visit my husband in Canada while waiting for PR or should he come to M I can speak for my own experience, and in the case of the Embassy in Caracas, it's the "norm" to denied all TRV apps if there is a Sponsorship app in process, that's what they told my wife the second time she...
  9. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Thanks for your answer Suin... one more thing... Now that the dossier is in the Embassy in Caracas, does my wife (the sponsored person) should have a Client ID to log into Ecas... If I log with my client ID it appears the decision made and next to it a PR status with "In process" telling that...
  10. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    I'm happy to hear inly good news from everybody!!! =) Since dec.17 I haven't had any updated of my case... I sent the app to Quebec's government on dec.7 and they approved seven days later... I received my wife's certificate de selection du quebec on dec.17. The letter said that they sent all...
  11. Pablojinko

    information follow up application

    As many already answered the ecas will be updated once they open your file, but I'd add a tip that worked for me, because the first time I checked I enter my client ID and in "last name" I entered "Ortiz", last name from my father side, and I didn't appeared in the system. After a couple of...
  12. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    I have some updates for my case... I received the approval letter last Wednesday and I delivered myself the application to the Quebec government last Friday. For any of you applying from Montreal I recommend you to deliver the application to the Quebec government directly in their office. A...
  13. Pablojinko

    PR sponsorship for my Venezuelan wife - advice needed

    As a Venezuelan I can tell you what I know about a couple of subjects... If she is not a permanent resident in USA her application should be process in the Caracas embassy, for what I understand you can only apply in a visa office in a country where the sponsored person is a citizen or a...
  14. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    I sent our application oct30, it was received in Mississauga on nov 4. Actually I just got a word from my lawyer (we're using a representative) telling me that the letter arrived =) so if any of you are using a lawyer, the letter would be actually sent to him/her, that's other thing the...
  15. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Well my call finally got through. I spoke with an officer who told me that our application WAS APPROVED!!!! I'm so happy, the decision was made on november 23, day when they sent the letter (which BTW hasn't arrived yet) and my wife's file to visa office in Caracas. I'm still waiting for the...
  16. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Finally some news!!!! I checked ecas today and appear that they made a decision on nov 23th and sent the letter, 9 days has passed and still nothing on my mail!!!! is this normal? who can I speak if it's that got lost in the mail?? Also the ecas says that my file was sent to Ministère de...
  17. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    Here's my case... our file was received 04/11 in Mississauga, and last friday (20/11) I received a call from immigration requesting me to send them via fax a copy of both sides of my permanent residence card. I sent it right away. I guess that means that they already opened my file and a...
  18. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    I'm Venezuelan, permanent resident, live in Montreal.. my wife is also Venezuelan, we met and married in Venezuela. She's there at the moment so the process will go through the Caracas office... =) Best of luck to us all!!
  19. Pablojinko

    Thread for Applications sent November 2009

    I sent our dossier the 31 of October, but I think we can get count in the November group hehe. I just checked that our app was received in Mississauga on nov 4 at 11:59 am so let the waiting game begin!!! Hope to hear good news from all of us Novemberites =) Good luck to us all!
  20. Pablojinko

    can one apply for a visitor visa after getting married and then...

    That's what I heard also. Everybody have told us that it's important to bring all the proofs possible to show that the only purpose of the trip is to spend time the your spouse. But in any case it depends mainly in the officer's judgement. Anyway, my wife it's going to apply this week and with...