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I agree that moving back is not the best idea now knowing that the VO also thinks that your relationship is not genuine. That kinda changes things a bit, but It seems as though you have that part figured out now though. Living apart would suck. In my case, I only had to do it for 2 weeks because...

No, it will not affect your application. We were initially supposed to land/settle in BC, so that was on our forms that we sent in. I couldn't find work in my field in BC, but landed a good position in Alberta so I moved. I just changed my address on the ECAS system and sent the VO an email with...

I used a PO box for my mailing address with no issues.

I had the same issue. Initially I was filling them out online but when I saved the forms to my hard drive first, then filled them out and then the bar codes worked.

I was a non-resident living in different places around the world with my wife since 2008, with no income (just living off savings). I was approved as a sponsor with no issues. I did have letters from my father stating that we had accommodations and a job waiting for our return. I put the...

Alex, The VO phoned us from Manila to the number we had on file to tell us that the COPR was ready to send. Make sure that the phone numbers that they have on file are current and that they are answered. You are almost a month in so it should be any day. Our Ecas did not change until after the...

Blueowl, I was a sponsor, living abroad with my wife since 2008, not working since 2008 and my last taxes were filed for 2008. we submitted the application WITHOUT the Option C, only explaining that we had been living on my savings but I planned to return to Canada with my wife upon her getting...

Just so there is no misunderstanding, please inform CIC of your change of address. To clarify our experience, we did a change of address with CIC 3x during our process, Usually via ecas or email and it took a week or so to be updated in the ECAS system. If your husbands previous address is the...

Exactly, nicely put Gumper. You hit the nail on the head. My wife did not have to do it because she was already in Canada (on a tourist visa) when she received her COPR and then we flagpoled at a border. If one's spouse is in the Philippines at the time of getting the COPR, then they must pay...

You should send the CIC an email with the change of address so they would have it, but I wouldn't be calling them about it, just send them an email or have the sponsor change it themselves in the ECAS system. Your COPR letter will have the address that you intend to live at written on it...

Hi Melon82, My wife received a phone call on her cell from the Manila office, they said that her pr was approved and asked where to send the package. We were both in Canada already, so we asked them to send the package here direct. It took a few more days for them to send an email stating that...

Thanks trewmenn!

We finished the process this morning. DM in mid June via phone call from the Manila office, they then sent my wife's passport back to our address here in Alberta through DHL (all paid) late last week and then we flagpoled at the Carway border crossing this morning. Best of luck to those this...

I am listed near the bottom of the July 2013 spreadsheet.

thanks eser!

This is exactly the type of information we are looking for user828! Kudos to you, muchas gracias! This eases the mind tremendously as to what we are to expect.

Thanks trewmenn. I sometimes check out the pinoy exclusive threads but my "tag" is limited and my wife doesn't have an account, so for the most part, I stick to the English threads.

Nope. we are keeping our house and stuff in the Philippines and we have more than enough stuff here already.

Thanks user828. That was helpful. It's good to know that this does not affect any future visa applications to the US. It sounds as though "flagpoling" is a common practice. Looking forward to the road trip!

If she goes to the border and gets an "administrative refusal", will that affect her in the future for when she wants to get a US visa for actual travel to the USA? A standard question whenever applying for a visa for pretty much every country is "have you ever been refused entry to the country...