Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

[Cosey]

You

Thank you, I have understood all what you said. I will have to find a way of putting together all these reasons together to make it worth understanding to the AVO.
I will update the house on what happens

You were denied a visa and instead of you to say yes , you circumvent the question. Later, someone is saying they are scaring you. What profit does VO make of scaring you? My brother just open up. Go in for affidavit of support. State the reason why u changed your name and why you felt there was no need to tick yes because the old surname is no more. You can bring out your elementary school transcripts and what have you to back your point. This is not difficult. You were able to identify your biological father hence using his name. The old name was denied the visa and not the new name that was your understanding. So therefore you had to tick no. If you follow those paralegals you will laugh at the wrong side of your cheek.
Good day.

 

[Gattu_Milan]

Good evening house.
I just noticed a change on gckey review of additional documents: previously said "the additional documents you provided have been uploaded" and now shows " We do not need additional documents"
Anyone ever experienced that? Although I emailed AVO my police clearance certificate from South Africa last Friday, which I never submitted when I got request for schedule A & police clearance, (submitted only schedule A & Nigerian PCC) so I'm thinking they were waiting for the SA PCC all this while?

 

[Cutie101]

Good evening house.
I just noticed a change on gckey review of additional documents: previously said "the additional documents you provided have been uploaded" and now shows " We do not need additional documents"
Anyone ever experienced that? Although I emailed AVO my police clearance certificate from South Africa last Friday, which I never submitted when I got request for schedule A & police clearance, (submitted only schedule A & Nigerian PCC) so I'm thinking they were waiting for the SA PCC all this while?

Thats correct.
The document they required had been recieved

 

[AtGod]

how many January and February applicants are still waiting?
the spreadsheet is not been updated so its hard to know.
right now I am so eager honestly!!
March 7th applicant here

24th January Applicant. Still waiting for medical request and PPR. I guest I will receive both together.

 

[Forte]

Hi!

I have been trying to understand how your details were linked with the previous one, however, this is AVO/CIC, it's their job to find out.

Please note that this is not a scare or threat from them, reading in between the lines, it specifically said IMMIGRANT VISA, which you have agreed to being filed for one in previous years.

AVO would not give too many details, you understand your plight, don't be carried away with what people say, please, do as you have been advised here, you need to relax, write a proper letter of explanation, attach any evidence you have, let your mum swear an affidavit if possible, and explain why, you have no legal change of name documents.

The onus lies on you to prove yourself, not everyone gets this 30days grace period, nowadays, and if you do not tidy the loose ends, they would be happy to slam a ban.

So please, follow Cutie101's advise, write a strongly worded and passionate letter, attach supporting documents, and also proof of your relationship.

I wish you all the best.

So many ways.
Family information form
First name and date of birth
Address history
Immigration forms filled by other family members
Other identity documents submitted
I'm sure there are others too.

I think the safest strategy is to assume ircc is all seeing and all knowing.

 

[debbiejosh]

So many ways.
Family information form
First name and date of birth
Address history
Immigration forms filled by other family members
Other identity documents submitted
I'm sure there are others too.

I think the safest strategy is to assume ircc is all seeing and all knowing.

You are absolutely right, all knowing.

Obviously, there's a large database where they store and pull information from.

More reasona people need to have zero tolerance to errors on their application.

I wish everyone a positive response.

 

[Elohim]

Thank you, I have understood all what you said. I will have to find a way of putting together all these reasons together to make it worth understanding to the AVO.
I will update the house on what happens

I forgot to ask.... Was your previous refused application with Canada immigration? If so, did you state you previous(old) # UCI on your new application or ?

 

[Cutie101]

24th January Applicant. Still waiting for medical request and PPR. I guest I will receive both together.

Jan 24th 2017? since the are with Feb applicants I would say its safe to send avo a gentle email to advise you have not completed medical and its almost the12 months period.

 

[AtGod]

Jan 24th 2017? since the are with Feb applicants I would say its safe to send avo a gentle email to advise you have not completed medical and its almost the12 months period.

Trust me I have already done all I can. Even last week I sent an email to AVO and got the same automatic response the day after " your application is in queue... " I have contacted CIC by phone and my MP and all I got is that my application is in queue to be revised. They can not speed it up since I am still in the promised timeline. Now I am just waiting and see how it will go. Anyways in few weeks we will reach 12months...

 

[Kwamtin]

I forgot to ask.... Was your previous refused application with Canada immigration? If so, did you state you previous(old) # UCI on your new application or ?

The thing is, I was not even the applicant. I was a dependent and also a minor. I'm only assuming things right now and not sure if that could be a cause. But we've contacted the MPs office and they're trying to contact who's actually handling my file and know exactly what they want us to provide because we have sent more than enough evidence of our marriage. Maybe it hasn't gotten to their office but we have receipts and a copy of who signed for it via DHL. After the MPs secretary gets back to us latest by Friday we will know what's really going on.

 

[waitingInTO]

The states clearances usually don't take time to get ready so if you applied for them at about the same time, they will soon be ready right? You may have to wait for those because I don't think you can upload multiple times.

I think you can upload multiple times, but just don't hit submit.

 

[Ugoswife]

I think you can upload multiple times, but just don't hit submit.

Yeah I meant submit.

 

[waitingInTO]

OMG! That is absolutely bad advise to stand by saying no to 4d! Back when I came to canada more than 28 years ago, there were no fingerprints done. However, when I applied with my husband's name in 2016, they found my original UCI number and updated my name to reflect my maiden name. Saying no to 4d is further misrepresentation. Just because your face has changed doesn't mean you have changed. Just because your last name changed doesn't you have changed. If you took a trip to France with your mother back when you are kid and after changed your name, how would you answer the question of "have you ever been to France?" Even if you think that is not the reason @Kwamtin now is the time to correct that error about whether you have been denied before. It's one thing if you were a toddler and don't remember that an application was filed on your behalf, but you were old enough to remember and know very well you were denied.

Sorry if I sound harsh, but you are not making your life easier by ignoring the 4d question.

The thing is, I was not even the applicant. I was a dependent and also a minor. I'm only assuming things right now and not sure if that could be a cause. But we've contacted the MPs office and they're trying to contact who's actually handling my file and know exactly what they want us to provide because we have sent more than enough evidence of our marriage. Maybe it hasn't gotten to their office but we have receipts and a copy of who signed for it via DHL. After the MPs secretary gets back to us latest by Friday we will know what's really going on.

Thanks very much again my dear. I have been talking to maybe wife and other immigration expert she since morning. Now they're saying since they did not give me exact reason for being untruthful about the question 4 d, I should still stand on my grounds because there's no document to back that. No fingerprint and, right now I don't know why they're saying I answered untruthful so if they give me evidence that I answered untruthful, then I can explain to them. For all we know they're just playing a smart one on me. Even my face in 16years ago Is very different from now.
Right now I'm going to focus on the marriage evidence because they sent the same email to my wife excluding the untruthful answer they're saying. I feel they want to just scare me

 

[waitingInTO]

@Kwamtin remember too that they have your DNA on file so they can ask you to submit DNA for a test and prove that you are still the person. If you used the same name and demographic info for your mother and half-sister on your application, it's easy for them to connect you to your old ID in their database. I suspect strongly that 4d is what they have an issue with. If someone were to look at the case objectively it looks like you are trying to commit fraud and so that also leads them to believe that your marriage by association is not genuine which is unfortunate.

I would suggest you find a good immigration lawyer (I hope better than the one who's asking you continue the 4d denial). Maybe they may be able to make the case that you shouldn't have been denied the first time as since those times, the black lawyers association successfully argued and won against the cic for requiring only black people to submit DNA requests by default. Also, in the Canadian law even if your step dad was not your biological dad, for all intents and purposes, he was your parent and they caused a break in that relationship when they forced the DNA test. You were your mom's child just like your half sis was and he was looking after both of you as his own.

 

[waitingInTO]

you can also try and argue that if you were indeed trying to commit fraud, you wouldn't have used your mom and half-sibling's information. I am curious: did you use your old birth certificate or a new one? I'm hoping you used the old one 'cos that will help your case. @Kwamtin