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JANUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

countrygal

Hero Member
Sep 26, 2015
440
8
Mexico
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Jan 8th, 2016
AOR Received.
Feb 23rd, 2016
File Transfer...
Feb 26th,2016-AOR2 May 3rd,2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
October 8th,2015
Interview........
Waived
LANDED..........
Hoping for August 2016!!!
keera_r said:
Hi! We have almost the same timeline :)

From what I can tell, yes, they would have requested any missing documents with that email so I am really hoping to be in the clear as well. From looking at other timelines, it is about two months for the passport request so fingers crossed for us all with the MCVO!

Awesome!!! the dreams of having my hubby in Canada before August are becoming more of a reality!!! Fingers crossed!
 

ai_hopeful

Star Member
Feb 17, 2016
124
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2016
Doc's Request.
25-01-2016
AOR Received.
04-03-2016 SA 09-03-2016 AOR2 17-03-2016
Med's Done....
10-05-2015
CONGRATULATIONS to all the DMs... May seems to be an active month.
 

Mrs. C3

Hero Member
Jan 28, 2016
214
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-01-2016
Happy Mother's day to all Moms and Moms to be here

Enjoy ur special day❤
 

jmcrizzle

Star Member
Mar 31, 2016
52
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-01-2016
AOR Received.
27-02-2016, AOR2 01-04-2016
File Transfer...
03-03-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Upfront
Interview........
n/a
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
COPR 17-05-2016
LANDED..........
17-05-2016
rahivirus said:
did ANYONE know when can we expect PPR after DM in ecas?
I'm trying to find out the same thing. I've had DM for over a week now, no other updates.
 

sevensmallwoods

Star Member
Feb 25, 2016
67
5
Canada
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
06-09-2017
Doc's Request.
01-11-2017
AOR Received.
31-10-2017
CIC has just sent us an email requesting a police clearance for my Japanese wife from the Philippines as she lived there for year. The email stated that "the documents must be received in our office within 30 days from the date of this letter" and then said "Please reply directly to this email and put your application number in the title".

We're a little concerned about being able to submit the documents within the 30 days as my wife must travel to Tokyo to do the clearance paperwork at the Philippines embassy in Japan (which she can only do this coming Friday as she needs to take time off work to travel there) where this paperwork then gets sent to the Philippines to get processed, and then sent back to us in Japan. We're really not sure if this can get done within the 30-day time frame given (although we've seen that the turn around time could be as fast as 2 weeks), so we wrote back to CIC (at the email address provided) explaining our case. We immediately got an auto-reply saying that they cannot process our email right away and that "the turnaround time for a response is of 10 business days." We also wrote to CIC as a case specific enquiry explaining the same thing.

CIC also says in the email that "If we do not receive a response within the time allotted to you from the date of this notice, a decision will be made based on the information on your file, which could result in the refusal of your application." By writing to them and explaining our situation, does this count as a "response", or is the "response" sending a reply with the documents requested.

Just a little confused about all of this. Any thoughts or suggestions?

TL;DR: Will our application get tossed in the bin if we don't send requested police documents within the required timeframe for a response, or is any kind of response considered a "response" so nothing happens to our application (minus a delay in processing)?
 

BrettyMac

Star Member
Aug 30, 2015
73
2
Germany
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-12-2015
AOR Received.
10-03-2016
File Transfer...
18-03-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
11-12-2015
Passport Req..
23-06-2016 (visa exempt)
jmcrizzle said:
I'm trying to find out the same thing. I've had DM for over a week now, no other updates.
When you got DM, did the PR applicant also receive an email at the same time? Or did you just see DM in ecas? I'm just curious as I sit here waiting... I feel like mine should arrive any day according to all the other Ottawa timelines.. and now I'm turning into one of those panicky "Ah! What's wrong with our application!?" people.. hehe Thanks! ;)
 

Duffy

Star Member
Apr 14, 2016
59
0
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-01-2016
AOR Received.
05-03-2016
File Transfer...
09-03-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront: 18-11-2015
Interview........
Not requested
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
COPR: 19/10/16
LANDED..........
Jan 2017
ai_hopeful said:
CONGRATULATIONS to all the DMs... May seems to be an active month.
——

I figure I've been following this thread long enough I need to start posting! (although I'm not sure how to post without replying to something!) We applied for Outland spousal sponsorship (I'm a Canadian married to a Brit) and our application was received on 26/1/16... We had SA on 9/3/16 and notification for PR processing on 17/3/16 when our application was sent to the London visa office... Here's hoping for a speedy decision! Good luck everyone!
 

canadafsw2015

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2014
269
27
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-02-2016
AOR Received.
AOR1: 17-03-2016 SA: 21-03-2016 AOR2: 31-03-2016
File Transfer...
21-03-2016
Med's Done....
11-12-2015
Passport Req..
DM: 08-05-2016 PPR: 11-05-2016
VISA ISSUED...
13-05-2016
12th Feb 2016 applicant
NDVO
DM over the weekend..checked today...

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Am I dreaming??
 

ai_hopeful

Star Member
Feb 17, 2016
124
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2016
Doc's Request.
25-01-2016
AOR Received.
04-03-2016 SA 09-03-2016 AOR2 17-03-2016
Med's Done....
10-05-2015
canadafsw2015 said:
12th Feb 2016 applicant
NDVO
DM over the weekend..checked today...

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

Am I dreaming??
Congrats. I'm happy and I'm jealous. I hope mine comes in 3 months. :) Then I can plan my life.
 

jmcrizzle

Star Member
Mar 31, 2016
52
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Paris
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-01-2016
AOR Received.
27-02-2016, AOR2 01-04-2016
File Transfer...
03-03-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Upfront
Interview........
n/a
Passport Req..
Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
COPR 17-05-2016
LANDED..........
17-05-2016
So I phoned my MP's office today. Got them to work a little bit for me. Hahaha

They phoned the CIC and checked the notes showing our application is APPROVED!!!!!

The only thing that sucks, is they say sometimes the final paperwork processing can take up to 10 months! Usually that is not the case but they had to quote that.

At least I know the approval!
 

rahivirus

Star Member
Jul 29, 2015
56
24
got passport request today

i have one query

My wife has visitor visa and she is planning to come next week on visitor visa and then from here we will send the passport to ottawa for stamping. Is it ok to do that??

any feedback will be appreciated
 

Duffy

Star Member
Apr 14, 2016
59
0
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-01-2016
AOR Received.
05-03-2016
File Transfer...
09-03-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront: 18-11-2015
Interview........
Not requested
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
COPR: 19/10/16
LANDED..........
Jan 2017
jmcrizzle said:
So I phoned my MP's office today. Got them to work a little bit for me. Hahaha

They phoned the CIC and checked the notes showing our application is APPROVED!!!!!

The only thing that sucks, is they say sometimes the final paperwork processing can take up to 10 months! Usually that is not the case but they had to quote that.

At least I know the approval!
That's amazing!! Congrats!! Question, what does MP stand for? I only know it as member of parliament :/
 

RealJD

Full Member
May 5, 2016
22
0
jmcrizzle said:
I'm trying to find out the same thing. I've had DM for over a week now, no other updates.
Hi, similar case. I have also got DM for over a week and no PPR as of now. Not able to understand what the procedure is actually. There are some who have been waiting for weeks to get PPR while others are getting the request in 2-3 days.
 

CASPN

Newbie
Apr 10, 2016
4
0
I submitted a change of status/tourist visa in mid-December, thinking it would take less than two weeks, and I would get it before i even submitted my PR application in January (I'm American, so I could have just done this at the border, but I thought it would be easier online since I had already been in Canada for a year on a work visa). Now it's May, and my application still says it's been read but no DM.

I had only requested 6 mos on the original application, which will be next month; can I apply for another extension of the tourist visa if I never received the first one?

If the tourist visa was finally approved next month, would I get 6 mos from then, or from the month that I submitted it?