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    JANUARY 2017 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    My wife got an email notifying her of her CoPR today! We will get the passport sent within a week to the Manila Visa Office. Thanks everyone on this forum for your contributions, we were not able to do this without all of your help. I will post the length of time from passport being...
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    Question for American & Canadian forum members

    Thanks everyone for chiming in! Cannot put a price tag on valuable information coming from intelligent people like you. Much appreciated! :) Seems like i have a bit of planning to do in order to ensure that everything works out smoothly for both of us. Thanks again!
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    Question for American & Canadian forum members

    Hey Everyone, Have a situation which I am hoping those who have knowledge of both Canadian and American immigration can assist with. I am a Canadian Citizen (The Sponsor). My wife (The Principal Applicant) is currently in the Philippines. We sent our Outland application back in January 2017...
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    JANUARY 2017 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    I check my wife's email a few minutes ago and got a strange email. Email was from Manila Immigration. Visa Section, Embassy of Canada in the Philippines Title was " Get help before arriving in Canada – FREE Pre-arrival services funded by the Government of Canada" It had our file # and UCI #...
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    JANUARY 2017 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    Hey MedtechYuki Did you get Decision Made on your PA? If so, any further details to share? I am a January applicant waiting to hear from Manila office as well. Am expecting to hear something in Sept/Oct. Thanks
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    Question about "Document: Letter of Explanation" on CIC Account Page

    Hey Everyone, RE: Document: Letter of Explanation Quick question, how important is providing the supporting documents as shown in the https://onlineservices-servicesenligne.cic.gc.ca/mycic page? They make it seem "optional" and we have already submitted the docs with our original package...
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    *BREAKING* Conditional Permanent Residency has ended

    good news! Thanks for sharing
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    Manila Visa Office asking for new copy of IMM5669, I am unsure

    Good luck! Hope it goes well for you. We submitted ours last Monday and are hoping it is right this time.
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    Manila Visa Office asking for new copy of IMM5669, I am unsure

    Wow, congrats on the timing! I also applied late January but will mentally expect it to be done January 2018 as worst case. My wife is also in Phils. I got the same letter as you last Friday. They asked for Personal History and Address since she was 18 OR for the last 10 years. When we...
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    JANUARY 2017 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    Bump this! I got the answer.
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    JANUARY 2017 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    Hey Everyone, We received an email from the Embassy of Canada in Manila. They requested the Personal and Address history form to be filled out and sent within 30 days. My wife (in Philippines) just competed this. I have made 5 trips to Philippines (ranging from 2 weeks to 6 weeks) and she...
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    JANUARY 2017 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    Congrats to Barch88 and Sirbill on getting their PPR! Let's keep the good news rolling and positive outcomes for all!
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    JANUARY 2017 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    Yup - That is what the CRA rep also suggested!
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    JANUARY 2017 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    I did my taxes already. I called the CRA and spoke with a rep prior. I got married in November 2016. The CRA rep said I needed to changed my status from single to married which he did for me on the phone. When my wife finally lands in Canada, gets her SIN and starts earning income, then...
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    Toronto address

    I am in the same boat as you! I used "North York" for my application. I do have some bills that say "Toronto", so understand your concern.
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    Labeling pics

    I used the OLD application form...that was not required.
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    Labeling pics

    I used Microsoft PowerPoint and made a template which had slots from 2 pics to 6 pics per slide. Header of the slide had the theme (i.e. Wedding, Honeymoon, Trip to Zoo...etc.), sub heading of the slide had the year and month and description of the event. With the template, it was simply a...
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    Can we put all the documents directly in the courier envelope? New SS package

    The way you mentioned should be fine! It depends on the size of your final application. You can read these past forum posts for guidelines...
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    Can we put all the documents directly in the courier envelope? New SS package

    I went to UPS and they gave us a larger size box.