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Just an update on this. The Etobicoke office never actually called me to schedule the interview, so we're going to Niagara Falls this weekend to get the COPR signed :)

Once you submit an extension request you will have what's called "implied status". This means you are legally in Canada while you wait for the application to process, so processing time doesn't matter, like Ponga said. They only request a med exam from non visa-exempt countries, even though...

You're sure you sent it to the right office? You should have sent it to CPC Mississauga. If you sent it somewhere else, they probably assumed that you were trying to file an Inland application. The opposite happened to me the first time I sent in my application. I was applying Inland and sent...

Really? :( Maybe I'll plan a weekend to Niagara Falls and flagpole it. I'll wait for them to call and see how soon they can make an appointment.

Oh yeah, and joint bank account statements are quite convincing.

My partner and I took lots of quite intentional photos of ourselves during the course of our relationship because we knew this might be an issue. I still ended up with only about 20 photos. However, I had massive, massive numbers of internet chat logs. I also had letters, pictures of handmade...

My partner did freelance web development for a long time, but he didn't make much money doing it. What it did do was allow him to make important connections. He was able to get a job at an airline ticket consolidator, which provided valuable experience and replaced a university degree (he has a...

I'm now waiting for the Etobicoke CIC office to call me to make an appointment for "landing" since I am already residing in Canada (on a temp visitor visa). The immigration officer I spoke to on the phone said it usually takes them around two weeks to call. I'm certainly not complaining! I'm...

You weren't stupid to forget! There's so many forms that the likelihood of leaving one out is increased a lot. People do it all the time!

My experience at the border was quite sour all three times I left Canada to the US and then re-entered, but they let me in anyway. The last time they hassled the crap out of me because I didn't have the receipt for the sponsorship application with me at the time. While that was my mistake...

Yep. I don't know what prompted me to check the status of my application last week. I had a funny feeling in my gut, it was very odd. I was so worried something must be wrong when I saw the "Decision Made" that I joined the forum, only to find that others are experiencing similar time scales in...

My mailing address was Canadian. In fact, both my residential and mailing addresses are Canadian but they are different; it was mailed to the mailing address.

Didn't know there was a chart. I sent the RPRF and an upfront med exam with my application. I'm from Washington state but have been staying in Canada for over two years by continuously extending my visitor visa, and leaving the country occasionally. The longest I've been out of the country was...

Got my COPR yesterday! The speed is incredible for these months; I'm delightfully surprised!

Yay! That's pretty awesome. That basically gives people like me, without a work visa, a year of their life back. Now I'll be able to work!!!

*is new* I was freaking out before I read this so I joined the forum. I'm a US citizen temporarily visiting my partner in Canada and I applied for an outland spousal sponsorship application. I just checked my status and it said this: 1. We received your application for permanent residence on...