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We just got back flagpoling in Carway, AB to get a landing record for my wife. My back was a little sore after driving 7 hours roundtrip but we were happy the whole ordeal was over and done with. FYI, it took 240 days (8 months) since submission of the application until obtaining the record of...

Got COPR today. The application process took exactly 8 months between the application submission (Dec 16, 2014) and receipt of the COPR (Aug 18, 2015) Updated the spreadsheet accordingly.

If your spouse stayed in Canada for more than 6 months, CIC might request for RCMP Clearance for criminal record check. My wife took digital fingerprints at a local agency in Calgary to submit it to RCMP for the check.

The RCMP clearance was received by the embassy in Manilla a week ago and I'm waiting for further communication.

Just an update: They requested RCMP clearance on my spouse and I found out she needs to come back to Canada to take her fingerprints and submit them electronically. The following is an excerpt from RCMP website: rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cr-cj/steps-etapes-eng.htm#s4 They didn't clearly communicate on...

FYI, Manila visa office has been quite prompt in responding to my email requests. The trick is to ask only simple questions that can be easily answered without too much thought process. The people you're dealing with are government employees doing very administrative work in high volume...

The Embassy requested another update on RCMP certificate and that was the only additional document requested with no mention of an interview. I hope this is the last step before the visa is issued. :) Updated the spreadsheet accordingly. Good luck to you all.

Just an update on my end: Embassy of Canada sent me an email on April 16, 2015 requesting additional documents (Appendix A for passport request; Certificate of entry & exit issued by Korean Immigration Service). The following is a copy of the message in the email...

I updated my info in the spreadsheet. Please review it when you can. Thank you.