US outland applicants' thread :)

[lleahdoll]

Woohoo, congrats! Now on to join us in the line for the PR cards, lol.

Haha, yes!! Thank you

Ileahdol...Congrats!!!!!

Update...Yesterday we got an email indicating that the CIC could not open the link we sent to her ( CIC dr was right, they can't open attachments!!!)...I have to giggle cause we knew that something would go wrong with the info requested from 1990 last Friday so we couriered the same info in a hard copy on Saturday and it should be delivered today!!!....Keep giving us the hoops CIC and we will jump through them!

Thanks, I am crossing my fingers for you!!!

 

[Sunset0505]

So we finally got DM after 10 and a half months today. Just wanted to come on here to thank everyone who helped us out and answered our questions. Good luck to all still waiting.

Congrats!!!!..we are 17 months and counting!..lol..I am ok with it today!!

 

[yogi333]

I have a question. Im a filipino citizen currently on my F1 visa. I still have until august 2016 to finish my study. Then i can go to OPT for 1 year. Me and my fiancee is planning to get married this december and file a outland sponsorship. My main concern is should i apply in Philippines Or america los angeles? what if i apply in the US the decision is not yet release and i need to go back to my home country(philippines)? what would happen? what will happen if i apply in the philippines and they need my passport and interview me while in america?Thankyou.

 

[keesio]

I have a question. Im a filipino citizen currently on my F1 visa. I still have until august 2016 to finish my study. Then i can go to OPT for 1 year. Me and my fiancee is planning to get married this december and file a outland sponsorship. My main concern is should i apply in Philippines Or america los angeles? what if i apply in the US the decision is not yet release and i need to go back to my home country(philippines)? what would happen? what will happen if i apply in the philippines and they need my passport and interview me while in america?Thankyou.

You don't choose which visa office to handle processing of your application, CIC does. They will decide if to send your application to Ottawa or Manilla. If Ottawa and they decide they want an interview, they will transfer your application to LA. If your office ends up being in Manilla, your interview will be there.

 

[CharisseyB]

I am freaking out...my husband's papers are still in processing...it hasn't changed at all... Cry Cry Cry

 

[Caribou]

sorta dumb question.
Is 6 months stay for US citizen exactly 180 days or 6 months in general.
I found the passport stamped on May 10, and we don't have any travel plan to cross border until Nov 10 (which will be 184 days)
should we apply for extension of stay before leaving then?

 

[Brewbrew85]

I am freaking out...my husband's papers are still in processing...it hasn't changed at all... Cry Cry Cry

When did you file?

 

[Aquakitty]

When did you file?

From her post history it seems he's been at processing since May 20th. You can order notes to see what is up, but it's barely been 5 months since your AOR, which isn't that long. Remember, no news is good news. You are probably just in a queue.

 

[CharisseyB]

When did you file?

I applied 04/07/2015 got approved for sa... it says in process for my husband's application back in august...still no dm till now...I just miss my hubby so much!:'(

 

[CharisseyB]

From her post history it seems he's been at processing since May 20th. You can order notes to see what is up, but it's barely been 5 months since your AOR, which isn't that long. Remember, no news is good news. You are probably just in a queue.

how do i request for notes?I don't know how to do that...can you please help me?PLease and thanks! :-\

 

[CharisseyB]

When did you file?

Sponsorship:

We received your application to sponsor _________ on April 7, 2015.
We started processing your application on May 4, 2015.
We sent you correspondence on May 12, 2015 about the decision on your application.

Permanent Residence
We received __________ application for permanent residence on April 7, 2015
We started processing Marcus ______________'s application on May 20, 2015.
Change of status from Application received to In process August 12,2015



That is my detailed timeline.

 

[missmegan]

Sponsorship:

We received your application to sponsor _________ on April 7, 2015.
We started processing your application on May 4, 2015.
We sent you correspondence on May 12, 2015 about the decision on your application.

Permanent Residence
We received __________ application for permanent residence on April 7, 2015
We started processing Marcus ______________'s application on May 20, 2015.
Change of status from Application received to In process August 12,2015



That is my detailed timeline.

There are people that aren't even at the In Process stage who applied in 2014, consider yourself lucky. We applied in January and our application just changed to In Process. It's frustrating, I know. But some people are having it way worse that us. Just stay positive!

 

[Aquakitty]

Sponsorship:

We received your application to sponsor _________ on April 7, 2015.
We started processing your application on May 4, 2015.
We sent you correspondence on May 12, 2015 about the decision on your application.

Permanent Residence
We received __________ application for permanent residence on April 7, 2015
We started processing Marcus ______________'s application on May 20, 2015.
Change of status from Application received to In process August 12,2015



That is my detailed timeline.

Don't panic, no need. That is good news. Now if they need anything they will contact you. You can order notes if you like, online at www.caipsnotes.com.

 

[Decoy24601]

I have a question. For the first year and a half my relationship with my fiancé was long distance (then I visited him and moved closer to him so we can have more visits) . We mainly communicated over texts and hangouts, but we have discovered that our phone records with our carriers only go back 6 months, so we don't have a lot of proof of our relationship from before we met in person. Will this be an issue? Since then we have plenty of pictures and plane, bus, and movie tickets and motel receipts and more phone records, which by the time we file will be about 7 months of records since we first met in person (we do have sporadic records from before then).

 

[Aquakitty]

I have a question. For the first year and a half my relationship with my fiancé was long distance (then I visited him and moved closer to him so we can have more visits) . We mainly communicated over texts and hangouts, but we have discovered that our phone records with our carriers only go back 6 months, so we don't have a lot of proof of our relationship from before we met in person. Will this be an issue? Since then we have plenty of pictures and plane, bus, and movie tickets and motel receipts and more phone records, which by the time we file will be about 7 months of records since we first met in person (we do have sporadic records from before then).

So you're getting married before applying I assume? As there is no fiancé option. Your proof sounds just fine though.