Inland Application 2011

[jiggyzealous]

@watchie

I do hope my 27th birthday in July comes with some blessings and good news. Its 5 months and the waiting ain't started yet. Need to go back to school and ting. Why does spousal sponsorships take 6 months to complete in the US and in Canada we have to wait so long even for a work permit? I hope stage 2 soon get reduced too like stage 1.

 

[perk]

@ watchie

I do hope my 27th birthday in July comes with some blessings and good news. Its 5 months and the waiting ain't started yet. Need to go back to school and ting. Why does spousal sponsorships take 6 months to complete in the US and in Canada we have to wait so long even for a work permit? I hope stage 2 soon get reduced too like stage 1.

Aug 4,2011 AIP May 30,2012 still waiting! Will it ever end?

 

[wolanila]

Aug 4,2011 AIP May 30,2012 still waiting! Will it ever end?

wow that's almost 20 months if I'm counting correctly. What do your notes say? Have you contacted your MP? Just curious.

 

[nonoo]

Guys just wondering if CIC provides any receipt/letter after the landing interview to an applicant/sponsor which can be used in place of PR card or through which one can prove that he has already been interviewed and has also been accepted as PR?
Another question is we are planning a trip to New york how wise would that be to apply for US tourist visa immediately after becoming a PR . I had been refused for US tourist visa couple of years ago while I was travelling to Canada from Dubai. What would be the odds of getting US visa at this stage?

 

[computergeek]

Guys just wondering if CIC provides any receipt/letter after the landing interview to an applicant/sponsor which can be used in place of PR card or through which one can prove that he has already been interviewed and has also been accepted as PR?

You keep one copy of the Confirmation of Permanent Residency (COPR). That provides evidence to CBSA and CIC. It does not satisfy commercial carriers.

Another question is we are planning a trip to New york how wise would that be to apply for US tourist visa immediately after becoming a PR . I had been refused for US tourist visa couple of years ago while I was travelling to Canada from Dubai. What would be the odds of getting US visa at this stage?

That would depend upon the basis for their previous refusal and whether or not they were satisfied you plan on leaving at the end of your stay. Now or later, it's all going to come down to the same basic issue: why are you entering the US and how can you convince the US authorities that you won't overstay your visa.

 

[nonoo]

You keep one copy of the Confirmation of Permanent Residency (COPR). That provides evidence to CBSA and CIC. It does not satisfy commercial carriers.

That would depend upon the basis for their previous refusal and whether or not they were satisfied you plan on leaving at the end of your stay. Now or later, it's all going to come down to the same basic issue: why are you entering the US and how can you convince the US authorities that you won't overstay your visa.

Thanks computergeek for the info, that was helpful.

 

[micanada]

hello everyone!! been 6 mos since aip , called cic today agent told me the latest i will hear from them is may this year for my 2nd stage,, congrats ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D to everyone who got their 2nd stage and for those who arent lets keep crossing our finger! lol

 

[Tecle]

We received your application for permanent residence on July 21, 2011.

We started processing your application on November 1, 2011.

 

[perk]

wow that's almost 20 months if I'm counting correctly. What do your notes say? Have you contacted your MP? Just curious.

Everything is in order. Just waiting.

 

[blue7120]

DM for almost a month, but Montreal CIC not yet settle down the landing interview date...

sign....

anyone from montreal too? what is ur timeline?

thx...

 

[ingodwetrustforever]

FINALLY MY WIFE IS NOW A PR!!!!!!

We applied on OCT 21 2011

INTERVIEWED(5 minutes, 3 quiestions lol).... on MARCH 13 2013 in Etobicoke office!!!!!.....She already started counting down the days for citizenship...lol...1095 days to become a citizen she says lool.

HOPE THE BEST FOR ALL OF YOU GUYS.....PRAISE JESUS!!!!!

 

[computergeek]

She already started counting down the days for citizenship...lol...1095 days to become a citizen she says lool.

Congratulations!

Tell her that she may be able to count time before she became a PR. For example, if you are in Canada on a work permit the time before PR counts at 50%. Thus, it is actually possible hit the 1095 day requirement after only two years as a PR in Canada.

 

[wolanila]

Congratulations!

Tell her that she may be able to count time before she became a PR. For example, if you are in Canada on a work permit the time before PR counts at 50%. Thus, it is actually possible hit the 1095 day requirement after only two years as a PR in Canada.

Does this also apply with the open work permit people apply for with the PR application?

 

[computergeek]

Does this also apply with the open work permit people apply for with the PR application?

Actually, I was overly restrictive in my prior statement. Any time you spend living in Canada prior to becoming a PR counts. From the CIC website:

When calculating your time in Canada:

only the four (4) years preceding the date of your application are taken into account;
each day you lived in Canada before you became a permanent resident counts as half a day;
each day you lived in Canada after you became a permanent resident counts as one day;
time spent serving a sentence for an offence in Canada (e.g. prison, penitentiary, jail, reformatory, conditional sentence, probation and/or parole) cannot be counted toward residence - there are some exceptions to this rule;
absences from Canada may have an impact on your residence. Only a citizenship judge can determine if you meet the residence requirements with fewer than 1,095 days of physical presence.

I would still caution that this is not the controlling text and it would be best to actually use the calculator and/or review the actual statutory and regulatory language to determine if there are limitations on that time (e.g., your actual legal status in Canada...)

 

[gjfst]

Actually, I was overly restrictive in my prior statement. Any time you spend living in Canada prior to becoming a PR counts. From the CIC website:

I would still caution that this is not the controlling text and it would be best to actually use the calculator and/or review the actual statutory and regulatory language to determine if there are limitations on that time (e.g., your actual legal status in Canada...)

some additional info:

What is the residence requirement?
To be eligible for Canadian citizenship, you must have lived in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) out of the four years (1,460 days) preceding your application. Please note that you cannot meet the residence requirements for citizenship without a minimum of two (2) years as a permanent resident.

min 2 year after becoming a PR.