*NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

[Survivor27]

We are both very young.
I met him when i was 17 and he was 19
When we got married i was 19 and he was 21.
I am now 23 and he is 25.

I keep wondering if my 8 month stay in Philippines will be a positive thing for his visa application. It was an amazing experience for me. So much culture shock, being a ghost white Canadian girl. Haha

I keep telling him to be patient. Only panic if we see the word "denied".
Right?
I feel like he will get this visa.
He has NO criminal record and he already passed his medical exam

You will soon be together even before you will know it.

 

[devilsofnj]

We are both very young.
I met him when i was 17 and he was 19
When we got married i was 19 and he was 21.
I am now 23 and he is 25.

I keep wondering if my 8 month stay in Philippines will be a positive thing for his visa application. It was an amazing experience for me. So much culture shock, being a ghost white Canadian girl. Haha

I keep telling him to be patient. Only panic if we see the word "denied".
Right?
I feel like he will get this visa.
He has NO criminal record and he already passed his medical exam

That's pretty incredible. We're around the same age. I am 28 and so is my wife. My opinion, and I am not a lawyer nor an immigration expert, but I believe that us being young is absolutely a major plus. You often here about the 50 year old white guy from rural Canada meeting a young 20 year old Filipina online, "falling in love" and marrying them and trying to bring them to Canada. Of course, that is where, if I were immigration, I would be studying the relationship hard. The fact that you went to the Philippines for eight months is pretty incredible and probably reasonable enough to have formed a relationship in that time. I met my wife on the last day of my four day trip in the Philippines and fell in love. However, we travelled throughout Asia together over a year and a half period before I proposed to her. Again, we are both the same age. So I don't think age is going to count against us, and is probably a plus since we're in prime working age and not a burden to the health care system.

*EDITED PORTION HERE* I had asked what province you're in but then I saw your profile and realized you're in Ontario. Yes, eight months in the Philippines and then no trips prior is probably pretty reasonable considering its expensive to fly from Ontario to PH. I am in Vancouver so its a bit cheaper to fly to Asia.

 

[Sunshineyday]

@CarleyDT basing on your timeline, there's a chance that you submitted the old app form which updated around that time. I really suspect that that's the only reason for the delay.

@devilsofnj our lovestory follows a similar timeline except my husband and I are much older.

You'll get your PPRS soon.

 

[ecas02]

We are both very young.
I met him when i was 17 and he was 19
When we got married i was 19 and he was 21.
I am now 23 and he is 25.

I keep wondering if my 8 month stay in Philippines will be a positive thing for his visa application. It was an amazing experience for me. So much culture shock, being a ghost white Canadian girl. Haha

I keep telling him to be patient. Only panic if we see the word "denied".
Right?
I feel like he will get this visa.
He has NO criminal record and he already passed his medical exam

same <3 I met my husband when he was 15 & I'm 17 . Now I'm 24 and I'm ready to go to Canada to live with him . I just checked my GCKEY- Final decision and our application was approved waiting for my passport with the Counterfoil yay! ..

PS: September 2017 app.

 

[devilsofnj]

same <3 I met my husband when he was 15 & I'm 17 . Now I'm 24 and I'm ready to go to Canada to live with him . I just checked my GCKEY- Final decision and our application was approved waiting for my passport with the Counterfoil yay! ..

PS: September 2017 app.

Wow that is so exciting! Congratulations. What province are you headed to or located in? I've noticed some provinces (Alberta) the decision has been made quicker than other provinces.

 

[ecas02]

Wow that is so exciting! Congratulations. What province are you headed to or located in? I've noticed some provinces (Alberta) the decision has been made quicker than other provinces.

Thank you ...Montreal , Quebec =)

 

[CarleyDT]

Update:
IRCC Manila is now reviewing the additional documents that my husband provided in November.
I noticed the GC Key changed today (March 1 2018)

Please see my signature if you would like to know our timeline

 

[IR0NMAN]

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm AJ

I would just like to ask some questions. We're planning for a spousal sponsorship. My wife is in canada and we got married last feb 8, 2018.

1. do they really need the PSA marriage certificate? what we have right now is just the one from city registrar.
2. how long will the application be?
3. should we get an agency to help us in our application?

 

[Survivor27]

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I'm AJ

I would just like to ask some questions. We're planning for a spousal sponsorship. My wife is in canada and we got married last feb 8, 2018.

1. do they really need the PSA marriage certificate? what we have right now is just the one from city registrar.
2. how long will the application be?
3. should we get an agency to help us in our application?

1. Yes. Ask for an endorsement letter from the Civil Registry so you get your PSA MC within a month or less.

2. It's 12 months but an average of 6-8 months gets a Decision Made.

3. No need for an agency. All the instructions and so forth are on canada.ca website plus this forum.

 

[IR0NMAN]

1. Yes. Ask for an endorsement letter from the Civil Registry so you get your PSA MC within a month or less.

2. It's 12 months but an average of 6-8 months gets a Decision Made.

3. No need for an agency. All the instructions and so forth are on canada.ca website plus this forum.

Thanks,

another one is, i'm planning to send the documents we've filled up together with our psa marriage certificate, should i send my passport too already?

 

[L.G.O.]

Hello,
July applicant here, still waiting for a DM. Anyone on same boat as me? Last email we got from them was dec. 9,17 a pre arrival invitation.

 

[imeec]

Hello,
July applicant here, still waiting for a DM. Anyone on same boat as me? Last email we got from them was dec. 9,17 a pre arrival invitation.

May applicant here, and still waiting.

 

[Survivor27]

Thanks,

another one is, i'm planning to send the documents we've filled up together with our psa marriage certificate, should i send my passport too already?

Only a copy of your passport should be included in the application to be filed. You only send your passport upon request from MVO whenever it may be. Hopefully the app will be approved in less than 12 months.

 

[L.G.O.]

May applicant here, and still waiting.

Have you tried emailing them?what did they say?

 

[devilsofnj]

Hello,
July applicant here, still waiting for a DM. Anyone on same boat as me? Last email we got from them was dec. 9,17 a pre arrival invitation.

You've had pre-arrival since December. Damn! I feel for you.