APRIL 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

[snowl26]

Hi, Thanks for that one. I access now my app! *Super happy* ;D

Nice! I'm very happy for you!!

 

[julies879]

Sitting here, stunned. Just logged on to my ecas and boom. Decision made. App received to DM in just over 6 weeks. We anticipated a 4-6 month process. Less than 7 weeks? Mind blown.

 

[Decoy24601]

Sitting here, stunned. Just logged on to my ecas and boom. Decision made. App received to DM in just over 6 weeks. We anticipated a 4-6 month process. Less than 7 weeks? Mind blown.

Congratulations! I applied the same day as you and still no SA, so hopefully mine isn't far behind.

 

[julies879]

Congratulations! I applied the same day as you and still no SA, so hopefully mine isn't far behind.

When it happens, it'll likely happen fast! Hang in there!

 

[Decoy24601]

When it happens, it'll likely happen fast! Hang in there!

I'm trying ;D! It baffles me how slow my SA is right now. Seeing Ottawa process applications in literally a week is such a tease too . I've been checking my eCAS and no "in process" on my PA side so far, so I'm fairly sure I don't have SA yet.

 

[yijiequ]

I'm trying ;D! It baffles me how slow my SA is right now. Seeing Ottawa process applications in literally a week is such a tease too . I've been checking my eCAS and no "in process" on my PA side so far, so I'm fairly sure I don't have SA yet.

yours will come and by the time you notice; it's in Ottawa, might be already there.. then DM is very soon.. Americans are never processed slowly... that's for sure.

 

[yijiequ]

Sitting here, stunned. Just logged on to my ecas and boom. Decision made. App received to DM in just over 6 weeks. We anticipated a 4-6 month process. Less than 7 weeks? Mind blown.

wow!!! that's great! see, i am the march AOR.. no SA yet.. considers yourself extremely lucky.

 

[julies879]

wow!!! that's great! see, i am the march AOR.. no SA yet.. considers yourself extremely lucky.

We do know how fortunate we are. Beyond grateful...and excited! I'm a PR!

 

[yijiequ]

We do know how fortunate we are. Beyond grateful...and excited! I'm a PR!

you know how many Americans wanna leave cuz of Trump and Clinton... i am sure you knew that already.

 

[julies879]

you know how many Americans wanna leave cuz of Trump and Clinton... i am sure you knew that already.

Oh, I'm quite aware. I'm a Bernie gal but the election holds no weight in our choice to apply for PR.

 

[Decoy24601]

yours will come and by the time you notice; it's in Ottawa, might be already there.. then DM is very soon.. Americans are never processed slowly... that's for sure.

I'm fairly sure my application is still in Mississauga. I only called a few days ago and they said it was still in process. I've seen nothing to indicate my application is in Ottawa yet.

The funny thing is, many Americans who say they'll want to move to Canada if Trump or Hillary wins don't actually know what Canada is like at all and most likely would have very different political views and honestly probably wouldn't like living here. When gay marriage became legal at a federal level a lot of people said that wanted to move to Canada... well, guess what? lol

 

[julies879]

I'm fairly sure my application is still in Mississauga. I only called a few days ago and they said it was still in process. I've seen nothing to indicate my application is in Ottawa yet.

The funny thing is, many Americans who say they'll want to move to Canada if Trump or Hillary wins don't actually know what Canada is like at all and most likely would have very different political views and honestly probably wouldn't like living here. When gay marriage became legal at a federal level a lot of people said that wanted to move to Canada... well, guess what? lol

So, so true. We lived up in Calgary the first year we were married to Canadian culture is foreign to me but to the vast majority of Americans, it might be different than they expected. So happy to be a Canadian PR!

 

[Decoy24601]

So, so true. We lived up in Calgary the first year we were married to Canadian culture is foreign to me but to the vast majority of Americans, it might be different than they expected. So happy to be a Canadian PR!

Well, living in Calgary would be fairly different from let's say, Vancouver. I've lived in both Alaska and Washington and I'm in a small town south of Vancouver now (in Canada) and it doesn't seem that different to me. Most people can't even tell I'm not from here. It's the little things that catch me off guard. For example, I can't find some of my favorite foods here in the grocery store and some of the same foods taste a bit different. Shipping is more of a hassle here and I definitely prefer USPS over Canada Post. I really wish Canada Post had a flat-rate "if it fits, it ships" option. I'm so used to that.

 

[Decoy24601]

Julies, I'm curious, how much proof of relationship did you send? I heard on here a few times that they've been retrained to work on the SA and PA side simultaneously for certain steps, explaining the fast DMs. My whole application was about an inch thick. I sent probably 40-60 photos on photo paper and then maybe 100-150 pages of chat logs/phone logs/text screenshots/receipts/travel documents/etc. I know they have to scan everything they use into their system and then shred any documents they deem to be excessive like extra chat logs, but I'm wondering if the amount of proofs I sent could be delaying my SA if they wait until the PA side has reached a certain step.

If I don't hear anything about SA in a couple weeks then I'll order notes to try and see what's going on... I know it's a little preemptive, but 46 days for SA is... a while.

 

[icy116]

Are you be able to access the sponsor's side?

Nice! I'm very happy for you!!