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    How I organized our applcation and a summary of all helpful tips I have learned

    I used 8x11 (US letter size) in printing cic forms, so with proof of genuine relationship to make it uniform.
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    Hello there, congratulations to everyone who received visa approvals. Just letting you guys know that it takes 3 days for CEM (thru VFS Services) to return passport with visa stamp. We sent ours on Feb. 16th and got stamped passport after 3 days.
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    Spousal sponsorship

    We left that part blank when my husband and I filed our application.
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    Sorry to bother you again guys, but I have a question. For those who sent their passports to CEM for visa stamping thru VFS services. How long did you have to wait till you get your passports back? This is for those who received a call from the embassy that their visa is ready for issuance and...
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    How I organized our applcation and a summary of all helpful tips I have learned

    thank you to the person who started this thread. I literally followed every detail of her post, though our application package was not as thick as it was supposed to be, we got Decision Made and Passport Request after a little over 8 months. My husband and I went into "work mode" for 3 months...
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    we did get the medical done right away (upfront as what they call it) and included it together with our application package
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    thank you and good luck on your application, keep praying :)
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    There should be an instruction from the PPR letter on how to send your passport and other requirements. In the case of my husband, a CEM call center agent had given him an option to either send his passport to Manila VO (since that's his assigned visa office) or get it stamped at Canadian...
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    no, we didn't inform them about his medical's expiration.
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    UPDATE: May 2015 applicant-my husband (currently working in Riyadh), received a phone call from Canadian Embassy Manila informing him that his permanent resident visa is ready for issuance, he was asked if he could land before April 8th before his medical's expiration, so now we're in a rush to...
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    Spousal sponsorship

    I know right? I have read that too from Guide 3911 that's why we decided to do the Abu Dhabi visa office requirement. My husband is working in Saudi Arabia for over 6 years already. And we got really surprised to find out that his application was sent to Manila.
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    Spousal sponsorship

    yep I figured that, well I do hope for the best. thanks :)
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    Spousal sponsorship

    It makes me nervous though coz I've said, we prepared the application package according to Abu Dhabi visa office requirement and now it was sent to Manila office. Anybody who went through the same experience? pls enlighten me :( :(