OCTOBER 2014 OUTLAND APPLICATIONS!

[freshman]

I've been living in Canada for about a year. Now that I have CoPR, I'm planning to go visit my parents in US. ( My dad hasn't seen his grandson for a year)

I have until November 23 rd to land. I waz thinking I'll leave Canada and visit US, and then return and land in August.

But I really do want to get the ball going on the things I need to do after landing, getting SIN, medicare, a job, etc. Now I'm thinking maybe I should go flagpole before I go to the states. If I did that, what document do I show to the custom when I come back to Canada. I'd still be using my US passport since I need a passport to travel in general. Correct?

I'm sure the questions I have are pretty common for US applicants. If you know the link to answers or something like that, please kindly share.

 

[Majromax]

But I really do want to get the ball going on the things I need to do after landing, getting SIN, medicare, a job, etc. Now I'm thinking maybe I should go flagpole before I go to the states. If I did that, what document do I show to the custom when I come back to Canada. I'd still be using my US passport since I need a passport to travel in general. Correct?

Yes, you will absolutely need your passport. The border agent will also have to check to make sure the COPR details match those on your passport.

 

[ashia]

I've been living in Canada for about a year. Now that I have CoPR, I'm planning to go visit my parents in US. ( My dad hasn't seen his grandson for a year)

I have until November 23 rd to land. I waz thinking I'll leave Canada and visit US, and then return and land in August.

But I really do want to get the ball going on the things I need to do after landing, getting SIN, medicare, a job, etc. Now I'm thinking maybe I should go flagpole before I go to the states. If I did that, what document do I show to the custom when I come back to Canada. I'd still be using my US passport since I need a passport to travel in general. Correct?

I'm sure the questions I have are pretty common for US applicants. If you know the link to answers or something like that, please kindly share.

you need passport, copr list of things u r bringing (if any), and list of goods to follow (if any). i didn't have those lists, as i don't have anything to bring other than books etc.

 

[freshman]

Yes, you will absolutely need your passport. The border agent will also have to check to make sure the COPR details match those on your passport.

you need passport, copr list of things u r bringing (if any), and list of goods to follow (if any). i didn't have those lists, as i don't have anything to bring other than books etc.

Majromax and Ashia - thank you for your reply!

I'm still not sure if I should land by flagpoling and then visit US or visit US first and then land after the visit.

I tried to find answers on other threads but I couldn't get the answer.

Thank you!

 

[Aquakitty]

Close enough. It means your husband's COPR didn't move on the 26th or 4th, but it did move on the 1st if it had already crossed the border. Interesting that the COPR was dated just before the Saturday DM update, which means there seems to be little in the way of printing delay.

It should be on the COPR if present. Is your relationship newer than two years? Condition 51 only applies to sponsorship of short-duration relationships.

My husband and I have lived together since 2006, married in March 31 2013, they received app March 4 2015, processed June 2015 and got condition 51 on the COPR! What the heck, huh? If they went by when they actually received our application, then technically it's correct since we applied as married, and were married on the 31st, which is like 1.95 years. They conditioned us over like 25 days, even though we have been common-law for 8 years. Go figure.

 

[Aquakitty]

Majromax and Ashia - thank you for your reply!

I'm still not sure if I should land by flagpoling and then visit US or visit US first and then land after the visit.

I tried to find answers on other threads but I couldn't get the answer.

Thank you!

If you are close to the border, flagpoling is very easy, no need to visit the US first unless it's inconvenient. The process took all of 15 minutes.

 

[freshman]

If you are close to the border, flagpoling is very easy, no need to visit the US first unless it's inconvenient. The process took all of 15 minutes.

Thank you for your reply.

I see you have landed. Did you get proof of landing or something like that when you landed?

 

[ashia]

freshman, you get stamp in your COPR, and one cop stays with the officer, and the other one you keep for your record. so this is your proof

 

[Jaffamuzz]

Logged into an "In Process" status this morning. Feeling optimistic!

 

[quasar81]

Logged into an "In Process" status this morning. Feeling optimistic!

Did you get an email as well? or you had to log in to check?

 

[cdnsponsor]

Logged into an "In Process" status this morning. Feeling optimistic!

our application went into 'in process" on july 7th - hoping for a DM any day now. AND do you know what "in process" means? TY c.

 

[freshman]

freshman, you get stamp in your COPR, and one cop stays with the officer, and the other one you keep for your record. so this is your proof

Thank you for the info, Ashia! Did the officer say anything about the PR card?

 

[Jaffamuzz]

Did you get an email as well? or you had to log in to check?

No email, just my usual daily check!

 

[Jaffamuzz]

our application went into 'in process" on july 7th - hoping for a DM any day now. AND do you know what "in process" means? TY c.

A lot of people seem to gogo directly to Decision Made. InIprocess surely means that something is finally happening!

 

[bigredmoose]

A lot of people seem to gogo directly to Decision Made. InIprocess surely means that something is finally happening!

I used to check multiple times daily. No change for weeks and weeks until on a Friday it went DM, but they also added in process but dated it 2 days prior.