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US outland applicants' thread :)

KBH

Champion Member
Sep 13, 2017
1,454
763
Toronto, ON
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
August 2nd, 2017
AOR Received.
September 22nd, 2017
File Transfer...
October 7th, 2017
Passport Req..
December 29th, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
January 23rd, 2018
LANDED..........
Feb 1st, 2018
Applying fro the USA Canadian sponsoring my American hubby. Been married 11 years. Application received in Mississauga on Oct 6. Still no AOR... Anyone else in this boat? Can't call since not on Canada
Looks like someone in the October thread just got AOR today who applied on Oct 6, so you have a bit more waiting to do before you start to worry. There's always some variation, I applied August 2 and applicants from August 10 and later were receiving their AOR by the time I received mine.
 
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TypsyGypsy

Star Member
Apr 6, 2017
138
23
Congratulations!! That's wonderful to hear. We got married a month ago, and I hope he's here by our one year anniversary .. or earlier!
How wonderful! My husband and I had to live apart our first full year of marriage. I am still just living here with him on a Visitor Record now. We've been married 3 years....and....still....waiting.....:(
 

jeff198901

Champion Member
May 7, 2016
1,817
261
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-03-2017
AOR Received.
18-04-2017
Anyone ever get their passports stamped when driving from USA to Canada?
 

Immigrant84

Full Member
Apr 30, 2012
28
2
124
Toronto
Visa Office......
NDVO
NOC Code......
6311
App. Filed.......
Sep 19, 2011
Doc's Request.
All documents in order
AOR Received.
Dec 20, 2011
File Transfer...
Jan 23, 2012
Med's Request
Mar 26, 2012
Med's Done....
Mar 30, 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Mar 26, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
May 7, 2012
LANDED..........
June 21, 2012
Do US citizens have to submit their passport for stamping after the PPR as well?
 

jeff198901

Champion Member
May 7, 2016
1,817
261
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-03-2017
AOR Received.
18-04-2017
If we cross the boarder and my wife does not get her passport stamped, is she automatically allowed for 6 months?
 

KBH

Champion Member
Sep 13, 2017
1,454
763
Toronto, ON
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
August 2nd, 2017
AOR Received.
September 22nd, 2017
File Transfer...
October 7th, 2017
Passport Req..
December 29th, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
January 23rd, 2018
LANDED..........
Feb 1st, 2018
If we cross the boarder and my wife does not get her passport stamped, is she automatically allowed for 6 months?
Yes.
US passports are not stamped at the US/Canadian border when you cross by land. If they were going to grant her less than six months they would give her a visitor record which is a piece of paper saying how long she can stay, not a passport stamp
 
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Stratton40

Member
Aug 18, 2017
18
6
I'm sponsoring my husband for PR as we're living together in the US. We've received our AOR1 and I cannot for the life of me link our application online. Any advice? I've locked us out of both our GCKey accounts for three days now trying and trying every combination I can. I've submitted a tech request via their online submission thing, but is there anything else I can do or someone I can speak to?
 

KBH

Champion Member
Sep 13, 2017
1,454
763
Toronto, ON
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
August 2nd, 2017
AOR Received.
September 22nd, 2017
File Transfer...
October 7th, 2017
Passport Req..
December 29th, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
January 23rd, 2018
LANDED..........
Feb 1st, 2018
I'm sponsoring my husband for PR as we're living together in the US. We've received our AOR1 and I cannot for the life of me link our application online. Any advice? I've locked us out of both our GCKey accounts for three days now trying and trying every combination I can. I've submitted a tech request via their online submission thing, but is there anything else I can do or someone I can speak to?
Very common. Try leaving city and country of birth blank. Enter in passport info and make sure you are including your sponsor in the # of applicants (should be 2 if it's just you and sponsor). This does the trick for most people who have difficulties over the past couple of months.
 

Stratton40

Member
Aug 18, 2017
18
6
Very common. Try leaving city and country of birth blank. Enter in passport info and make sure you are including your sponsor in the # of applicants (should be 2 if it's just you and sponsor). This does the trick for most people who have difficulties over the past couple of months.
Thanks. I'm including us both and have left birth city info blank among other tricks like filling out everything to filling out the bare minimum. I'm beginning to worry, is there really no recourse to contact CIC as an outland applicant?
 

s_saati

Full Member
May 2, 2017
23
15
Canada
Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
02-13-2017
AOR Received.
28-02-2017
File Transfer...
Processed at Mississauga
Med's Request
04-10-22017
Med's Done....
16-10-2017
Should I be worried background check has not started for me yet? November 28 is 8 months for me
Our background check started on November 17, which was just a little over 8 months for us, and we had decision made and PPR last week. Things seems to move at a different speed for everyone. I'm sure you will hear something very soon.
 

Dougmeadows

Hero Member
Mar 26, 2017
451
35
Our background check started on November 17, which was just a little over 8 months for us, and we had decision made and PPR last week. Things seems to move at a different speed for everyone. I'm sure you will hear something very soon.
God I hope so. You waited longer than 8 months for background check to start?
 

ninahaddad

Full Member
Nov 6, 2017
22
10
USA
Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
10/06/2017
Thanks. I'm including us both and have left birth city info blank among other tricks like filling out everything to filling out the bare minimum. I'm beginning to worry, is there really no recourse to contact CIC as an outland applicant?
Yes... I called today: 1-613-944-4000 make sure you dial *67 first :)