DECEMBER 2013 OUTLAND APPLICANTS – Join Here!!!

[Shaw]

Our case went into In Process at the end of July and got letter on mid-August from Singapore Visa Office to submit Passport with remedical, Police Clearence, form 5669, photos.

Will submit those on Aug 24 hopfully.

Wish all you get quick PPR.

Shaw

 

[pz]

Just an FYI that we received our PR card a few days ago, so if you're still patiently waiting it does in fact take about 45 calendar days to come!

 

[horizonyeah]

another update, decision made and visa on hand august 29th
Im so happy the process is finished finallyy
and thanks to all the people of the forum ,gosh it was so helpful this place!
I wish the best luck to people that its still waiting
its hard but its worth it to be with the person you love =')

 

[JenPin]

Hi All,

My PR sponsor will be applying for notes on my file next week. Just need your help to understand under which Act to submit the request- Privacy Act or Access to information Act.

Secondly, in the Consent form under Section B, should I be filling in my sponsor's details too?

I apologise if this has been clarified on the thread earlier and appreciate your help.

Thanks!

 

[Avadava]

Hi All,

My PR sponsor will be applying for notes on my file next week. Just need your help to understand under which Act to submit the request- Privacy Act or Access to information Act.

Secondly, in the Consent form under Section B, should I be filling in my sponsor's details too?

I apologise if this has been clarified on the thread earlier and appreciate your help.

Thanks!

1. Access to information - see this video for step by step instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_E_dq_uLVo
2. Section B of consent form doesn't apply in your case, so put NA. Section A - your name, Section C - your sponsor's name, Section F - your signature and date.

 

[faysterne]

Question:


We applied for my husband's PR visa in December and it is still "in process."
We would like to go to Canada for Christmas to visit my family (we live together in Mexico). Is it possible to apply for a visitor visa for him while his PR visa is being processed? Has anyone tried that before?

 

[O_guy]

Question:


We applied for my husband's PR visa in December and it is still "in process."
We would like to go to Canada for Christmas to visit my family (we live together in Mexico). Is it possible to apply for a visitor visa for him while his PR visa is being processed? Has anyone tried that before?

Yes, there are two people in the March thread who tried this including myself and we were successful. Your sponsorship application has nothing to do with the visitor visa application. The sponsorship application goes to the "Family Reunification" section of the Visa Office. However, you can include in your visitor visa application detailing how there is bending sponsorship application since December 2013 and you want him to visit your family for Christmas. I can't imaging a better "reason" to get visitor visa than that. Good Luck.

 

[faysterne]

Yes, there are two people in the March thread who tried this including myself and we were successful. Your sponsorship application has nothing to do with the visitor visa application. The sponsorship application goes to the "Family Reunification" section of the Visa Office. However, you can include in your visitor visa application detailing how there is bending sponsorship application since December 2013 and you want him to visit your family for Christmas. I can't imaging a better "reason" to get visitor visa than that. Good Luck.

Thank you!!

 

[JenPin]

1. Access to information - see this video for step by step instructions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_E_dq_uLVo
2. Section B of consent form doesn't apply in your case, so put NA. Section A - your name, Section C - your sponsor's name, Section F - your signature and date.

Thank you!

 

[MK88]

can someone tell me what is GCMS notes and why do i have to order them?
Also my ECAS went into 'in process' on aug 11 but i have not received any mail from them yet...should i b worried?

 

[crawf307]

Landing story and additional post-landing bureaucracy:

So I packed up my few worldly possessions, counted, inventoried and filled out my B-4 forms. I rented a car for the journey, as I was going from Connecticut to Toronto and we don't have a vehicle. I had more stuff than I wanted to ship or check for a flight.

I crossed at the Rainbow bridge at about 5 pm on Saturday, August 30 and it was very busy. I got up to the first border guard, happily said, I'm moving here and gave him my COPR and passport. He grumpily directed me to an area to park and go inside. The first guard took my passport and COPR and made me wait in another room for about 5 minutes. I was then called up for processing, which took about 2 minutes. I had to sign my COPR and she stamped my passport and wrote my immigration number in there.

Then they passed me on to customs to examine my B-4 forms. The first person did not know how to process a landing and I was shuffled to two other people. The guy looked at my forms, asked if I had a car, to which I replied "no" and then handed my forms back to me. I asked "should you stamp them or something?" and he said "well I trust that everything in that rental is what you have on this list and I'm not going to go out there and search through it all." and he told me I could go.

That was that. Very painless and so much more anti-climactic than I thought it would be.

Since then I've gone to Service Ontario to apply for my OHIP. There was no line at all and they required my proof of address (lease), my COPR and my passport. They snapped my photo and told me it should come in the mail in a few weeks, but I can't use it for 3 months.

Today, I went to Service Canada to get my SIN. The wait was about 30 minutes and all they needed was my COPR, passport and some personal information. Also, the weirdest question ever "were you a single child or a twin?" not sure how that data is relevant for my SIN, but oh well!

I've now got my SIN, so I plan to get put on my husband's bank account and open a secured credit card to start building my Canadian credit.

Last stop will be Service Ontario again for sorting out a driver's license. I don't really want to give up my Connecticut driver's license, but the website implies that I will have to surrender it.

 

[faysterne]

I've seen people say that the PR card takes about 45 days to come after you land in Canada. Does anyone know if you can leave Canada again once you have it or do you need to stick around for a while?

 

[amjad3126]

I sponsor my spouse along with OWP and she will enjoy the implied status once her study permit expired by the end of September. As her visa expired by the end of this month along with her Alberta health care.
What you people suggest. Is it wise to apply for visitor visa or she also has option to extend her study permit (but less chances to continue the study) to extend alberta health coverage. If any of this visa extension rejected than whats its impact on her sponsorship application with OWP. Any suggestion in this regard highly appreciated.
So my question is can i go for visitor visa or study permit or remain silent and enjoy implied status.

 

[faysterne]

I sponsor my spouse along with OWP and she will enjoy the implied status once her study permit expired by the end of September. As her visa expired by the end of this month along with her Alberta health care.
What you people suggest. Is it wise to apply for visitor visa or she also has option to extend her study permit (but less chances to continue the study) to extend alberta health coverage. If any of this visa extension rejected than whats its impact on her sponsorship application with OWP. Any suggestion in this regard highly appreciated.
So my question is can i go for visitor visa or study permit or remain silent and enjoy implied status.

Sorry, I really don't know about that. Maybe you should post your question on the main board so that more people see it.

 

[Shaw]

We got our visa today after 10 months.