US outland applicants' thread :)

[Ambber29]

how long it takes to get the passport back from LA office after decision made on ECAS

If the mailling address is in the USA

 

[Nicole119]

@amber29, did you have an interview?

 

[Tullysgirl]

Quick question for those of you who stayed in Canada as a visitor while your PR app was pending.

First off, it takes typically 2 months to get an answer on your Visitor extension. Mine actually took 4. So, apply early, I'd say at the end of the year or in Jan.

Second, watch your status when you get your extension. When applying, I stated I had a PR in the process and wanted to stay with my husband while the app was finishing. I got the extension for about a year and a half, when I asked for a year. BUT they had then changed my status to Temporary Resident at which I then had to get a SK drivers license....each province is different on that requirement. Know yours.

Best of luck!

 

[chach]

Hey guys, i took my upfront medical exam yesterday with a DMP. Is the doctor supposed to give you the required E-Medical receipt (IMM 1017B) the same day? bc i didn't get one...

 

[ExiledCanadian]

Hey guys, i took my upfront medical exam yesterday with a DMP. Is the doctor supposed to give you the required E-Medical receipt (IMM 1017B) the same day? bc i didn't get one...

Hi Chach,

Very similar question was recently posted on another thread, so I am essentially copying my response here.

Did the office give you a sheet of paper with your picture, some identification information and a "UMI" number on it? If so, that's what you need to send. Ours had a section at the bottom saying "You have completed your health examinations prior to applying for a visa. Please make sure that you attach this letter to your visa application before submitting the form to Citizenship and Immigration Canada."

It confused me as well because I kept looking for something that said IMM 1017 on it.

 

[chach]

Thanks^^^

The receipt i got did not have a UMI number or a photo of me. It simply had my name, my DMP's name, and said I took the exam on this date.

I called my DMP today and he said, I should be receiving my receipt with a UMI number after the results are back (which takes about a week).

 

[figtoria]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

Does my (Canadian permanent resident) husband need to have FULL custody of his 11 year old son to sponsor him to Canada?

Currently, the child lives in Florida with his mother, who has full custody.

Can they share custody and still have the boy move to Canada?


Thank you!

 

[computergeek]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

Does my (Canadian permanent resident) husband need to have FULL custody of his 11 year old son to sponsor him to Canada?

Currently, the child lives in Florida with his mother, who has full custody.

Can they share custody and still have the boy move to Canada?


Thank you!

Yes, but he will need to have permission from his mother. This will need to be notarized - CIC is very sensitive about being an accessory to kidnapping, so the documentation here must be clear and unequivocal.

 

[OhCanadiana]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

Does my (Canadian permanent resident) husband need to have FULL custody of his 11 year old son to sponsor him to Canada?

No.

Currently, the child lives in Florida with his mother, who has full custody.

Since his son's Mother retains full custody, your husband can add his son to his application as a non-accompanying family member. His son will need to get a medical exam but will not get a PR visa. However, your husband will retain the right to sponsor him in the future.

Officers will not issue a permanent resident visa to separated spouses, common-law partners or children in the custody of someone else, even if they are examined . This is because separated spouses and partners are not members of the family class as per R117(9)(c) and because children in the custody of someone else are non-accompanying family members.

See 5.11 of OP-2

Can they share custody and still have the boy move to Canada?

Yes. CIC will ask for documentation showing the shared custody. The child would also need to have a medical exam and his Mother would need to sign a letter that, as computergeek mentions, is very specific (incl. indicating she is OK with her son becoming a Canadian PR and that she realizes that does not confer upon her any rights to enter Canada.)

Thank you!

Good luck!

 

[blueangel371115]

Hi Chach,

Very similar question was recently posted on another thread, so I am essentially copying my response here.

Did the office give you a sheet of paper with your picture, some identification information and a "UMI" number on it? If so, that's what you need to send. Ours had a section at the bottom saying "You have completed your health examinations prior to applying for a visa. Please make sure that you attach this letter to your visa application before submitting the form to Citizenship and Immigration Canada."

It confused me as well because I kept looking for something that said IMM 1017 on it.

I have my physical scheduled in Boston on Monday. They said to have all the forms with me but I cannot find the forms anymore so what do? Should I call again or not? I'm not sure the receptionist knew about the changes. Not sure what to do now.

 

[computergeek]

I have my physical scheduled in Boston on Monday. They said to have all the forms with me but I cannot find the forms anymore so what do? Should I call again or not? I'm not sure the receptionist knew about the changes. Not sure what to do now.

Most Immigration physicals are not up-front (they are based on a request from the VO). Outland spousal are up-front and the Panel Physician provides the paperwork - either the receipt with the unique IME # on it OR the EDE version of IMM 1017 (EDE = "Excessive Demand Exempt"). This is clearly explained on the CIC website (look for OP 15 and it will take you to the medical section).

So a receptionist may not be familiar with the up front case (since it's not the common case) but the doctor and senior staff will be. Just explain to them that you are doing an up-front medical and THEY provide the IMM 1017.

 

[chach]

thanks for the info

 

[nortena]

Hi everybody!
Have any of you heard from Ottawa? It's like they shut down for a month.....they've been awfully quiet :'( :'(

 

[chach]

Hi everybody!
Have any of you heard from Ottawa? It's like they shut down for a month.....they've been awfully quiet :'( :'(

maybe it's bc of the holidays?

and... how did your AOR come in 2 weeks after submitting? that's lightning fast!

 

[Canuckluvus]

Hi everybody!
Have any of you heard from Ottawa? It's like they shut down for a month.....they've been awfully quiet :'( :'(

I know right! My wife got her PPR on Sept 25 and then on Nov 7 she got another email asking for immigration photos. We figured CIC lost the ones she had done at time of her medical and she had new ones done on Nov 7th and sent them by special delivery. Of course due to long weekend (remembrance day) it was after Nov 11 before they were received. So that has delayed our COPR getting here. Guess what she found in her wallet today? Yup tucked away in a little envelope for safe keeping the photos she had done last February! Somehow we forgot to include them when we couriered our application package in March. It sucks cause maybe she would be landed by now.