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ayrazar

Hero Member
Jul 2, 2015
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I have DM as the status, but the 'a decision has been made on your file.. will be contacting" line isnt there?
 

kdubbs

Full Member
Dec 9, 2015
20
0
124
Florida
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2015
Doc's Request.
14-03-2016
AOR Received.
09-12-2015
File Transfer...
22-12-2015
Med's Done....
03-06-2015
VISA ISSUED...
DM 26-03-2016
TracyCa64 said:
I received my COPR in the mail today.
It is a very bittersweet day for me as yesterday my sweet Mother passed away.
Just trying to process it all.

Best Wishes to everyone!!
Very sorry for your loss :(
 

TracyCa64

Hero Member
Aug 28, 2014
693
28
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 2, 2015
Doc's Request.
Form IMM5409 requested Feb 20, 2016
AOR Received.
Nov 25, 2015
File Transfer...
SA- Dec 10, 2015 ** DM- March 14, 2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Sept 9, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR Rec'd March 18, 2016
LANDED..........
April 16, 2016
ayrazar said:
I have DM as the status, but the 'a decision has been made on your file.. will be contacting" line isnt there?
Mine doesn't show that either and then to my surprise I received my COPR in the mail. They must not update all the time.
 

CDNPR2014

VIP Member
Mar 1, 2016
3,180
187
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
2014
ayrazar said:
I have DM as the status, but the 'a decision has been made on your file.. will be contacting" line isnt there?
this doesn't mean anything. not all ECAS show this language. when i got my DM, DM essentially meant the COPR was mailed out. there was no other language used or notification sent. just DM, that's it.

the copr is in a brown envelope and it will arrive. it's sent through regular mail and regular mail can be slow.
 

stephcy

Star Member
Dec 15, 2014
196
6
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
OTTAWA
NOC Code......
2151
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
AOR Received.
22-10-2015
File Transfer...
04-11-2015
Med's Done....
21-07-2015
Passport Req..
DECISION MADE 07.03.2016 - no passport request
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR 14.03.2016
LANDED..........
19-03-2016
TracyCa64 said:
Mine doesn't show that either and then to my surprise I received my COPR in the mail. They must not update all the time.

Congrats TracyCa64 :)

I got landed yesterday :) they told me now I can apply for OHIP and for SIN number :)
 

TracyCa64

Hero Member
Aug 28, 2014
693
28
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 2, 2015
Doc's Request.
Form IMM5409 requested Feb 20, 2016
AOR Received.
Nov 25, 2015
File Transfer...
SA- Dec 10, 2015 ** DM- March 14, 2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Sept 9, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR Rec'd March 18, 2016
LANDED..........
April 16, 2016
stephcy said:
Congrats TracyCa64 :)

I got landed yesterday :) they told me now I can apply for OHIP and for SIN number :)
Yay!! Stephcy, please tell me all the details of your landing experience. I am too excited!!
 

stephcy

Star Member
Dec 15, 2014
196
6
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
OTTAWA
NOC Code......
2151
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
AOR Received.
22-10-2015
File Transfer...
04-11-2015
Med's Done....
21-07-2015
Passport Req..
DECISION MADE 07.03.2016 - no passport request
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR 14.03.2016
LANDED..........
19-03-2016
TracyCa64 said:
Yay!! Stephcy, please tell me all the details of your landing experience. I am too excited!!

:) Landing was really easy and fast as the borders are empty right now! We just crossed the borders at Peace Bridge - Buffalo turned the car and got back to Canada. The officer was very smiley he asked us if we were landing today. He told us to park and get into the stone building. The lady there wasn't smiley but the process was really fast it only took 10 min. She just asked me to confirm that everything that was written on my COPR was correct and to put my initials and sign it. And then she told me 'Congratulations you are a Canadian Permanent Resident you can now go with this paper get OHIP and your SIN number. You can work, go and come back to Canada as many times as you need to, and have OHIP but you cannot vote or go to the military'. hahah that was the sad part ahahaha. She was talking way to fast to be honest couldn't get everything she was saying but it was fast and super easy. I just had to take my passport and COPR.
So for the moment the COPR is stapled and stamped on to my passport. The PR card will be mailed to me in the next 4-6 weeks.

When are you landing? Let me know how it goes :)
 

TracyCa64

Hero Member
Aug 28, 2014
693
28
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 2, 2015
Doc's Request.
Form IMM5409 requested Feb 20, 2016
AOR Received.
Nov 25, 2015
File Transfer...
SA- Dec 10, 2015 ** DM- March 14, 2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Sept 9, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR Rec'd March 18, 2016
LANDED..........
April 16, 2016
stephcy said:
:) Landing was really easy and fast as the borders are empty right now! We just crossed the borders at Peace Bridge - Buffalo turned the car and got back to Canada. The officer was very smiley he asked us if we were landing today. He told us to park and get into the stone building. The lady there wasn't smiley but the process was really fast it only took 10 min. She just asked me to confirm that everything that was written on my COPR was correct and to put my initials and sign it. And then she told me 'Congratulations you are a Canadian Permanent Resident you can now go with this paper get OHIP and your SIN number. You can work, go and come back to Canada as many times as you need to, and have OHIP but you cannot vote or go to the military'. hahah that was the sad part ahahaha. She was talking way to fast to be honest couldn't get everything she was saying but it was fast and super easy. I just had to take my passport and COPR.
So for the moment the COPR is stapled and stamped on to my passport. The PR card will be mailed to me in the next 4-6 weeks.

When are you landing? Let me know how it goes :)
Wow, sounds pretty easy. I am going to land in April, hopefully that first Saturday. I will land at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing, by Niagara Falls. I need to find out about the B4 form, I will have personal belongings to follow. I will be shipping them from California. I guess I can ask the border agent about it. I have my inventory list of items so I will bring that.

Thanks for sharing Stephcy!! I am soo happy for you!!
Congrats on being a PR!! Woohoo!!!
 

Kiki-sinche

Star Member
Mar 26, 2015
67
1
Toronto
AOR Received.
AOR1: 02/05/2016, SA: 02/18/2016, AOR2(3rd line): 03/29/2016
TracyCa64 said:
Wow, sounds pretty easy. I am going to land in April, hopefully that first Saturday. I will land at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing, by Niagara Falls. I need to find out about the B4 form, I will have personal belongings to follow. I will be shipping them from California. I guess I can ask the border agent about it. I have my inventory list of items so I will bring that.

Thanks for sharing Stephcy!! I am soo happy for you!!
Congrats on being a PR!! Woohoo!!!
If that can help, I had this page handy, in order to help with the B4. You may already have it but just in case:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/form-b4-goods-to-followaccompanying-list-how-to-t44793.0.html


Kevin
 

ConfusedCouple

Star Member
May 13, 2014
79
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 29 2015
AOR Received.
Feb 20 2016
File Transfer...
Mar 01 2016
Hey,

I am hoping someone can help me out here. I received an email from CIC saying:

We do not require any information from you at the present time. An officer will contact you if further information is required. Please ensure when submitting documents that they are still valid and will not expire within six (6) months as this could delay your application.

Should I redo my police clearance? It's been almost 6 months since my FBI clearance was issued.
 

kiwi01

Star Member
Aug 8, 2015
165
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10/11/2015
Med's Done....
30/09/2015
Any visa exempt people had passport requests through Ottawa lately? How long from that to COPR?
 

marli

Member
Dec 22, 2015
11
0
Netherlands
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-02-2016
Doc's Request.
20-04-2016 (to Vienna office)
AOR Received.
16-03-2016
File Transfer...
21-03-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
02-02-2016
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
visa exempt
VISA ISSUED...
28-04-2016
Hi!

I'm happy and confused...(seems to be a constant state at the moment..). I'm Dutch, my husband is Canadian and I've applied for PR - family class - outland. I currently reside in the Netherlands, my husband in Canada. We submitted 10 February, we received AOR on 15 March and SA today (21 March). But while we were expecting our application would be sent to Vienna for further processing, they've instead sent it to CPC-Ottawa.

Did anybody experience the same? I wonder if this is working in our favour.. as this route just might take much longer than Vienna. Or... ? I'm wondering if it might have to do with the fact that I lived in Canada before (for one year, 2008) on a student permit and therefore already have a UCI and Canadian uni certificates etc. But that's all I can think of...

Can anyone shine a light on this? Thanks!!
 

stephcy

Star Member
Dec 15, 2014
196
6
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
OTTAWA
NOC Code......
2151
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
AOR Received.
22-10-2015
File Transfer...
04-11-2015
Med's Done....
21-07-2015
Passport Req..
DECISION MADE 07.03.2016 - no passport request
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR 14.03.2016
LANDED..........
19-03-2016
marli said:
Hi!

I'm happy and confused...(seems to be a constant state at the moment..). I'm Dutch, my husband is Canadian and I've applied for PR - family class - outland. I currently reside in the Netherlands, my husband in Canada. We submitted 10 February, we received AOR on 15 March and SA today (21 March). But while we were expecting our application would be sent to Vienna for further processing, they've instead sent it to CPC-Ottawa.

Did anybody experience the same? I wonder if this is working in our favour.. as this route just might take much longer than Vienna. Or... ? I'm wondering if it might have to do with the fact that I lived in Canada before (for one year, 2008) on a student permit and therefore already have a UCI and Canadian uni certificates etc. But that's all I can think of...

Can anyone shine a light on this? Thanks!!
Hi Marli,

The same think happened to me. My application was supposed to be sent in ROME but it was processed in Ottawa, with the difference though that I was here as a visitor during the whole processing time. CPC - Ottawa it's pretty fast, I just got landed in only 6 months & 1 week :) I know that CPC-Ottawa process Americans applicants as well as people currently living in Canada... not sure why they sent yours here but Ottawa is pretty fast so stay positive :) Good luck :)
 

stephcy

Star Member
Dec 15, 2014
196
6
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
OTTAWA
NOC Code......
2151
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-09-2015
AOR Received.
22-10-2015
File Transfer...
04-11-2015
Med's Done....
21-07-2015
Passport Req..
DECISION MADE 07.03.2016 - no passport request
VISA ISSUED...
CoPR 14.03.2016
LANDED..........
19-03-2016
TracyCa64 said:
I received my COPR in the mail today.
It is a very bittersweet day for me as yesterday my sweet Mother passed away.
Just trying to process it all.

Best Wishes to everyone!!

Oh TracyCa64 just saw your post! So sorry for your lost :( but also congrats for the COPR.
 

TracyCa64

Hero Member
Aug 28, 2014
693
28
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 2, 2015
Doc's Request.
Form IMM5409 requested Feb 20, 2016
AOR Received.
Nov 25, 2015
File Transfer...
SA- Dec 10, 2015 ** DM- March 14, 2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Sept 9, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR Rec'd March 18, 2016
LANDED..........
April 16, 2016
stephcy said:
Oh TracyCa64 just saw your post! So sorry for your lost :( but also congrats for the COPR.
Thanks Stephcy!! ❤