Just for the Information...
Okay, so... what DOES Ecas look like? Well here are links that will show you what to expect.ECAS is just a raw bareboned look at what's happened to your application. Very sparse and uninformative. I've read in several posts that many people never even get a single update after their applications enter the final stage and are processed at the "country of origin" visa office (in my case, New Delhi). Also, there doesn't seem to be any difference whether you login using the sponsor details + RECEIPT NUMBER OR CLIENT ID or using the immigrant's (sponsored person's) details and the IMMIGRATION FILE NUMBER. The only real difference is that the immigrant does not see the status/sponsorship portion of the process.
Enough chatter, here are the links in order that you should view them:
Using the LAST NAME and DATE OF BIRTH and COUNTRY OF BIRTH of the Sponsor you will see something like this screen. It appears this way whether we use the RECEIPT NUMBER or CLIENT ID (that you will get only when your sponsorship case has been APPROVED and you receive the APPROVAL LETTER - it will be at the top right of that letter).
1) Opening Page http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt151/tranquil-meadows/UsingReceiptSponsorsDetailsPage1.jpg
2) Sponsorship Details *1* http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt151/tranquil-meadows/UsingReceiptSponsorsDetailsPage2.jpg
3) Immigration Details *2* http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt151/tranquil-meadows/UsingReceiptSponsorsDetailsPage3-1.jpg
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Using the LAST NAME and DATE OF BIRTH and COUNTRY OF BIRTH of the Immigrant (Sponsored Person) we get this screen. It is accessible when you get the IMMIGRATION FILE NUMBER from the Acknowledgement of Receipt (which MANY people never get) or the DOCUMENT REQUEST/INTERVIEW REQUEST/PASSPORT REQUEST letter(s).
1) Opening http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt151/tranquil-meadows/UsingIMFileNoImmigrantsDetailsPage1.jpg
2) Immigration Details http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt151/tranquil-meadows/UsingIMFileNoImmigrantsDetailsPage2.jpg
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Here are some useful links to sites with stuff you really want to know and a few details for your convenience:
To login using ECAS to check your Sponsorship/Permanent Residence Application Status:
https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/?app=ecas&lang=en
To check how long it'll take CIC to process your applications:
If you are applying with the applicant outside of Canada:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/index.asp
If you are applying with the applicant inside Canada and/or how long they will take to process your eligibility to sponsor:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp
Okay, I'm about to submit my application and need to pay fees, can I use the internet to pay them? Yes, go here:
https://services3.cic.gc.ca/epayweb/Welcome.do?lang=en
Okay, as I didn't pay for the RPRF (Right to Permanent Resident Fee) when I FIRST submitted my Sponsorship/Permanent Resident Application(s) to CPC-M, I want to pay it now, what do I do???
* * * * Please use the online payment portal listed above and then send the simply mail the receipt to the following address:
RPRF payments or other correspondence:
CPC Mississauga
P.O. Box 6100, Station A
Mississauga, ON
L5A 4H4
OR you can use the courier address further below. PLEASE make sure that in either case you include a letter informing them that this is the RPRF payment towards YOUR application. Be clear okay, don't want any mess ups or delays! Include your Client ID (attained if you are approved as a sponsor and have received your Sponsorship Approval Letter) AND if you have it, the Immigration File Number (which you will get if you receive an Acknowledgement of Receipt Letter from the Visa office processing the immigrant's (your spouse/cl/cj partner's) file OR from any document/medical/background request letter they may send you)...
How do I mail my application to CPC-M using normal postal mail???
Case Processing Centre Mississauga
P.O. Box 3000, Station A
Mississauga ON L5A 4N6
Canada
How do I mail my application to CPC-M using a speedy courier service???
Case Processing Centre Mississauga
2 Robert Speck Parkway,
Suite 1200
Mississauga, ON
L4Z 1H8
Fax: 905-803-7392
I see "Decision Made" on ECAS and can't wait! I MUST KNOW NOW!!! How can I find out if I've been approved as a sponsor... Yes I'm inside Canada!???
1-888-242-2100
I see "Decision Made" on ECAS and can't wait! I MUST KNOW NOW!!! How can I find out if I've been approved as a sponsor... OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I'm OUTSIDE Canada!!! Can I still phone to ask??? Yes, call here using your usual international extension and then the country code for Canada etc.:
Country Code of Canada = 01, Mississauga's City Code = 613, AND The Number is! 944-4000
(001-613-944-4000)
Good LUCK to EVERYONE!!!
