Change of address on ECAS and COPR - And a tough timeline decision

[jmomcc]

Sorry this thread has four main questions.. the fourth one is more opinion.

I saw on my ecas that my app is in process on july 28 in Ottawa.

1) what is normal timewise for progress to decision made from in process?

2) My medicals have expired at the start of July. If they ask for more medicals, how long would that add on? I'm getting them done in Ontario if it comes to that.

3) I sent them an email saying my address has changed but I can't see it on ECAS. I feel like ECAS has changed because I used to see it before. My sponsor, just today changed her mailing address. Could this affect the COPR if it comes soon? I have someone watching my korean mail box, but I'm unsure if I have to sign for it.

4) I'm in Canada right now but still have a job in Korea. I can go back and work for 3 1/2 months (sept 3 til Dec 16) and get paid until the end of february (for 6 months). I'm very tempted to go and get what is basically free money and be back for xmas with hopefully my COPR in hand. What would you do?

sorry, 4 is entirely opinion but I'm curious what people think.

 

[Ontariobat]

1) It seems it can be anywhere between 1 week and 3 weeks. No way to really tell. Generally it's a good sign but in theory they could ask for something else.

2) Don't worry about the medicals unless they ask you to re-medical. Usually if you're just expiring recently they'll extend your current medicals (my application took 19 months and I didn't have to get a second medical). Especially at this stage, that's highly unlikely unless there's a red flag in a medical test I'd imagine.

3) It may be worth trying to call the call centre to speak to an agent about the address change. Explain that you tried to change it online and see if they have the updated one on file. In theory they should be able to see if CoPR has been sent out or not (though usually that happens after DM). Depending on who you speak to they may not share any info with you.

4) Your CoPR will have an expiration date on which you must land by. If you land by that date you only have to worry about conditions to satisfy permanent residency requirements. I think it's to be here in Canada for 3 out of 5 years (or something similar). The only exception that I know of is the Condition 51, where common-law relationships under 2 years have to stay for 2 years with their sponsor. Some other relationships have got the Condition 51 as well and been married for years. I'm not sure if that fits into your case, but if not, I don't see why you couldn't go work after landing. Oh, you will want to have your PR card in order to travel by air. The wait time on that begins once you land and is something like 80-100+ days right now. There's also the possibility that your CoPR expiry date is in the distant future and that you could do all the work and then land in December or whenever (BEFORE the expiration date, no exceptions!).

 

[Majromax]

4) Your CoPR will have an expiration date on which you must land by. If you land by that date you only have to worry about conditions to satisfy permanent residency requirements.

By policy, you also have to be officially moving to Canada when you land. CBSA officers have the discretion to not process landing paperwork if they feel that you are just visiting and intend to actually move to Canada later.

The only exception that I know of is the Condition 51, where common-law relationships under 2 years have to stay for 2 years with their sponsor. Some other relationships have got the Condition 51 as well and been married for years.

Condition 51 applies to any spouse/partner sponsorship where the relationship has been ongoing for less than two years at the time the application was received. In this case, "the relationship" means very specifically the particular relationship status, namely common-law or marriage. A couple that has been common-law for a decade but marries on the eve of posting the application will still receive 51, since they are applying as spouses rather than as a common-law couple.