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I received a medical extension without asking for one. It's great for me because I received my COPR last week and otherwise would have needed to land before this Wednesday, which really isn't enough time to actually move (though I could have landed and moved later). I think it only held back my...

Thanks for the response! The paranoia I've developed as a result of this process made me immediately question if I was reading the letter correctly. I felt stupid asking, but I'd feel way worse if I had to start the process over!

I posted this in the main spousal thread as well, so sorry about the redundancy. I just received my COPR and I want to make sure I'm reading it correctly. Under "Application Details" it says "Valid to: 2013/05/12". Under "Medial Details" it says "Valid to: 06/13/2012". The enclosed letter...

Hi all, I just received my COPR and I want to make sure I'm reading it correctly. Under "Application Details" it says "Valid to: 2013/05/12". Under "Medial Details" it says "Valid to: 06/13/2012". The enclosed letter indicates that I just need to land before the date under "Application...

My passport is officially in the mail. The USPS website says I should receive it tomorrow! :D Hopefully I won't have to land before next Thursday... Given that a few of us have been told our passports were on the way back, but didn't register with USPS until after the date stated, I think...

My ECAS was updated to "decision made"! I still haven't gotten my passport back, but someone's working on it! :D

I received a similar answer a couple days ago when I called CIC, but obviously that's not true. In theory, I believe applications in the final stage are supposed to go to one of the other offices in the US and newer applications are being forwarded to CPP-O. Who knows. It seems like the call...

Jenny, when did you get your PPR?

A. Sponsors are required to fund immigrants if they tap into social welfare. B. Many immigrants have degrees from the US or Canada. I have a graduate degree from a Canadian institution, which is how I met my spouse in the first place. C. There are settlement programs in place to help give...

This statement is based on the assumption that immigrants arrive in Canada and spend their time mooching off of social welfare, which is generally not the case. Canada actually [b]needs[b] immigrants in order to sustain the population and have enough people paying taxes to continue funding...

That's really interesting. In our case, my partner and I are also a US/CAN visa exempt, hetero couple with no barriers to marriage. Our situation was a bit odd because my husband and I had lived together and shared finances in Canada while I had a temporary work visa. We were well on our way to...

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No. Medical exams are still only valid for 12 months. However, if your application is only being held up because your medical exam has or is about to expire, there is now a process to issue a new medical certificate. They will only consider this option if your exam was done in the last 15 months...

Good info, Kitchloo. Just to clarify, when I recommend that people contact Ottawa, it's not because I think Buffalo has closed all operations. At least in my case, the only reason I received a tracking number is because Ottawa prompted them to get in touch with me. I emailed Buffalo and they...

I don't have the necessary information to speculate about the rest of your post, but perhaps someone else does. I think part of the reason the conjugal class is a more difficult way to apply is because a lot of applicants don't understand the constraints surrounding the application process...

I've not seen a phone number and they seem to be pretty slow. This is the contact information I was sent: Sir, Madam, Thank you for contacting Citizenship and Immigration Canada. I am pleased to follow up on your request: Case Processing Pilot – Ottawa; Ottawa, Ontario If you wish to...

The letter I received from Buffalo said that I could send copies of my passport pages. If that is also the case for you, regardless of what method you use to send your documents, I would recommend that you do not send your actual passport. Myself and at least a few other people have gotten the...

For all those who are in need of information and have not been able to get any from Buffalo, contact Ottawa instead. I rang the call center again this morning since the tracking number provided for my returned passport is either invalid or has not been activated. The agent said that I should...

On form 0008, they only ask very basic questions about previous marriages. Your application should be representative of your current relationship rather than any prior relationship, so I don't know why that would be an issue.