Thread for applicants of NEW DELHI 2010!

[nakash]

Hello,


I have applied for my wife's immigration to Canada under Family Class Category. I am a Canadian Citizen and my wife is an Indian Citizen. I applied on January 30th and we still have not received a response from CPC-M that our Step 1 of the application has been approved. We have waited the 55 day time period as noted on their website and have had no luck with the call centre either. Can someone please let me know when I can get an answer for Step 1 to be approved and once the application goes to India how much longer it should take? Thanks for the help!

Hi kham6490

I am in the same boat as you. Application received by CPC-M on February 1, 2012. And no signs of any acknowledgement from them.

[Cricket365]

Did anyone recently appear for the interview? If Yes, How was it ? I am asking this just to get the feedback about any recent interview.

[aniadoor]

Hello All,

I sent my additional proof to ND last week and still waiting to hear from them. Does anyone know, how long ND takes to reply or consider these additional proofs. They did not ask for the proof, I sent on my own after reading the GCM notes.

Does anyone has any experience in this. Kindly help me.

thanks

Hi CanVan99,
 
In my case, they requested me some more photos and we sent it to them.
Now after a month I sent some more info like (video CD, email, phone bill) , but I didn't apply from GCM notes,
I would like to know what all info did you get from GCM notes, will it clearly mention what is missing?

Thanks

[aniadoor]

Thank-you so much for your answer. Can someone pelase send me the the link to the January 2012 thread for New Delhi? If our application appears to be straightforward, is it fair to assume that my wife may arrive within 90 days?  It is such an anxious process.

january-2012
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/january-2012-applicants-join-here-t92925.0.html

New delhi 2011-2012

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/thread-for-2011-2012-applicants-new-delhi-please-update-here-t99698.0.html

[aniadoor]

I got a DM this morning. It shows "toronto, ontario" as current address. no street number or anything....
When I click on DM, it still says...app received....med recived....started processing.....

 

Congrts ND, happy to see old applicants are getting their file moved

[ashunandal]

what do you mean when you said you don't have surname? if your name has two words the second one is your surname, it could be your fathers name ( which is common in some part of India) or your house name or anything else. I don't recommend to change your name and complicate the whole process. Also keep in mind CIC officers are aware of different cultures of different country, So you should be fine

i have only first name and second name not surname. i mean i have "rahul kumar" as first name and surname field is blank on passport but in canada its very imp. to have surname for all documents otherwise they will put your first name as surname blank and leave the first name field . i mean to say they will put ****** rahul kumar on all docs. thats main problem...but im not going to change it now maybe later in canada.

[aniadoor]

i have only first name and second name not surname. i mean i have "rahul kumar" as first name and surname field is blank on passport but in canada its very imp. to have surname for all documents otherwise they will put your first name as surname blank and leave the first name field . i mean to say they will put ****** rahul kumar on all docs. thats main problem...but im not going to change it now maybe later in canada.

Ohh I think that is a mistake from the passport office at the first place, they should have made Kumar as your last name,
In that case its better to get an advice from an immigration lawyer, to find the best solution

[singhson]

hey ashunandal. you got nothing to worry about. this is very common in India apparently, eg people with Kaurs and Singhs. CIC has a policy to address this, its called Single Name policy. what that means is that for your PR you cannot have a blank last name, so CIC will make "Rahul Kumar" as your last name, and first name will be blank. this won't hurt you in any way. only thing is for short while your last name in canada will be "Rahul Kumar"  your PR card will have Rahul Kumar, Rahul. depending on what province you are settling in you can get your name sorted out afterwards through legal name change to have Rahul as your first name and Kumar (or whatever name you choose) as your last name. so you got nothing to worry about.

hope this helps

i have only first name and second name not surname. i mean i have "rahul kumar" as first name and surname field is blank on passport but in canada its very imp. to have surname for all documents otherwise they will put your first name as surname blank and leave the first name field . i mean to say they will put ****** rahul kumar on all docs. thats main problem...but im not going to change it now maybe later in canada.

[singhson]

Congratulations ND. so you all set? bags packed? tickets bought? where are you settling?

I got a DM this morning. It shows "toronto, ontario" as current address. no street number or anything....
When I click on DM, it still says...app received....med recived....started processing.....

 

[kham6490]

Hi kham6490

I am in the same boat as you. Application received by CPC-M on February 1, 2012. And no signs of any acknowledgement from them.

Good to hear we are in the same boat! Let's try to stay in touch and see if we get approved around the same time. Best of Luck!

[newdelhi2011]

Thanks bablibali.

Thanks Singhson. My wife is an applicant and she will be coming to Toronto. We are just waiting for her PP back and then hopefully she can fly sometime this month. How are things with you and your wife? Enjoying spring in west?

[cival]

I am also wondering about the same. I have planned to apply for my GCM notes and want to address the concerns of the IO. What is the effect of doing it? One of my friend has done so and his proofs were received by the ND office today. In what time frame, the ND office will reply? Does anyone have any idea about it.

Hi All

To recap: I had approached my MP more than a month ago, he enquired and was told that my wife would most probably have an interview. I then applied for GCMS notes. After lil more than a month got the notes today.
GCMS notes says: that we are compatible in all aspects (blah blah), however:

When i left india after a visit last year, I had a flight change over in Abu Dhabi and was chatting with my wife from there. using one of the airport kiosks. So the date on that kiosk is apparently wrong as it states a date one day in the past.

So it seems like that is the only reason they want an interview, as that is the only reason mentioned.
Its mentioned "Recommend Interview"
Should I send proof for this to them or
if I can send additional proof, where do we send it and how?

Thanks
Cival

[CanadiansWife]

Guesss whaaaat guys!!! I just checked my Ecas after a couple of days, and it changed to "In Process" I'm not sure how long that has been there, because I just checked or today after two days, so I'm estimating that I got "In Process" 9 or 10 days after they received my passport.

My visa will be on it's way!

[ashunandal]

hey ashunandal. you got nothing to worry about. this is very common in India apparently, eg people with Kaurs and Singhs. CIC has a policy to address this, its called Single Name policy. what that means is that for your PR you cannot have a blank last name, so CIC will make "Rahul Kumar" as your last name, and first name will be blank. this won't hurt you in any way. only thing is for short while your last name in canada will be "Rahul Kumar"  your PR card will have Rahul Kumar, Rahul. depending on what province you are settling in you can get your name sorted out afterwards through legal name change to have Rahul as your first name and Kumar (or whatever name you choose) as your last name. so you got nothing to worry about.

hope this helps

thanks singhson for reply! ok good i dont have to worry about last name until i get to canada then i am landing in nova scotia (i have family there), and im not sure about name requirements and job market and business opportunities  there. we might have to change province later. where are you living in canada?

[CanadiansWife]

GENERAL INFO - FOR NEW MEMBERS HERE !

SINCE WE ARE IN THE FIRST QUADRANT OF THE YEAR NOW (APRIL - JUNE),
IT IS THE SLOWEST OF ALL.
SO PEOPLE MAY BE WAITING A FEW EXTRA DAYS/WEEKS NOW.

OLDER MEMBERS WHO DID NOT HAVE STRAIGHTFORWARD CASES ARE GETTING DM's NOW.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM

Does this "Slow" thing apply to me??

My Ecas changed to "In Process" today, they have had my passport for 10 days