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MWQ

Star Member
Jan 23, 2015
118
1
Hanzmolar said:
Congratulations! I am really happy for you. Weren't you with a lawyer? Regarding money, I was advised by almost everyone to bring as much as I can. You can open a Canadian bank account and transfer your money or ask a relative to transfer it to you while being in Canada.
Thank you. hope you hear good news soon as will. and yes I was with a lawyer. although if i let a relative wire the money to me is that money taxable or not? and shouldnt i declare that i have X money in my accounts in overseas?
 

Hanzmolar

Hero Member
Feb 5, 2016
245
49
MWQ said:
Thank you. hope you hear good news soon as will. and yes I was with a lawyer. although if i let a relative wire the money to me is that money taxable or not? and shouldnt i declare that i have X money in my accounts in overseas?
As far as I know you will not pay taxes for your savings. I even heard that if you are getting money from abroad, say on monthly basis, you will not pay taxes. Yet, I advise you to ask your lawyer as this matter can be tricky. Your lawyer didn't ask you to send him your passport to forward it to Abu Dhabi visa office?
 

MWQ

Star Member
Jan 23, 2015
118
1
Hanzmolar said:
As far as I know you will not pay taxes for your savings. I even heard that if you are getting money from abroad, say on monthly basis, you will not pay taxes. Yet, I advise you to ask your lawyer as this matter can be tricky. Your lawyer didn't ask you to send him your passport to forward it to Abu Dhabi visa office?
No. and the lawyer does not handle post-landing and settlement issues. also i did inform hem that i recieved my passport back with visa she responded with congratulation & she informed me that my case closed with the office. you are on your own as soon as the visa in hand.
 

Hanzmolar

Hero Member
Feb 5, 2016
245
49
MWQ said:
No. and the lawyer does not handle post-landing and settlement issues. also i did inform hem that i recieved my passport back with visa she responded with congratulation & she informed me that my case closed with the office. you are on your own as soon as the visa in hand.
Is that Campbell Cohen Firm?
 

wasantha

Star Member
Mar 26, 2014
66
3
colombo
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
colombo
NOC Code......
3152
App. Filed.......
13 December 2013
Doc's Request.
2015 august
AOR Received.
2014 April
IELTS Request
submitted with file
File Transfer...
Fedaral AOR 24-09-16
Med's Request
19-10-2016
Med's Done....
28-10-2016
Interview........
Additional information 08-11-2016
Passport Req..
february 23
VISA ISSUED...
march 03
LANDED..........
19-05-2017
Hi guys I Need your idea about my case please

send fedaral file 18 may
AOR November 25
medical request 19 October
online status show medical received since November 5

my question is is it possible to received medical request before RPRF ? Is it abnormal?
my vo is colombo
 

Smearingo

Star Member
May 17, 2016
178
8
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS / Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2016 (received on 06-01-2016)
Doc's Request.
21-07-2016 (RPRF and PCC from Hong Kong)
Nomination.....
CSQ-PEQ-étudiant, issued: 23-12-2015, received: 30-12-2015
AOR Received.
17-03-2016
Med's Request
30-06-2016
Med's Done....
04-07-2016 (submitted 13-07-2016)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05-01-2017 (photocopy of passport pages [visa-exempt country] + 2 recent photos); documents sent: 05-01-2017, delivered: unknown (always "out for delivery" since 09-01-2017)
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Exempt Country, CoPR issued: 16-01-2017, GC-key/MyCIC account finalized: 19-01-2017, return envelope activated: 20-01-2017; CoPR received: 23-01-2017
LANDED..........
24-01-2017
wasantha said:
Hi guys I Need your idea about my case please

send fedaral file 18 may
AOR November 25
medical request 19 October
online status show medical received since November 5

my question is is it possible to received medical request before RPRF ? Is it abnormal?
my vo is colombo
yes, it's possible and perfectly normal. I am in-land applicant. I got my Medical Request on June 30 and RPRF on July 21. But from what you indicated, did you receive AOR (Nov 25) after Medical Request (Oct 19)? That sound strange to me... (or is your AOR date September 25 actually? I mean: is it a typo? the timeline on your Profile shows that your federal AOR is September 24)
 

annie464

Hero Member
Dec 25, 2015
219
11
123
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
SVO, NOVA SCOTIA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
June 21, 2016
Doc's Request.
Feb 13, 2017
AOR Received.
Oct 30, 2016
Med's Request
Nov 18, 2016
Med's Done....
Nov 19, 2016 RPRF PAID: Dec 16, 2016
wasantha said:
Hi guys I Need your idea about my case please

send fedaral file 18 may
AOR November 25
medical request 19 October
online status show medical received since November 5

my question is is it possible to received medical request before RPRF ? Is it abnormal?
my vo is colombo
Even for me the same I got med on Nov 18 and till now I didn't get any RPRF request mail but I paid without that request
 

Doris801

Member
May 17, 2016
16
0
Smearingo said:
yes, it's possible and perfectly normal. I am in-land applicant. I got my Medical Request on June 30 and RPRF on July 21. But from what you indicated, did you receive AOR (Nov 25) after Medical Request (Oct 19)? That sound strange to me... (or is your AOR date September 25 actually? I mean: is it a typo? the timeline on your Profile shows that your federal AOR is September 24)
BTW Are you gonna land through flagpoling?
 

Smearingo

Star Member
May 17, 2016
178
8
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS / Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2016 (received on 06-01-2016)
Doc's Request.
21-07-2016 (RPRF and PCC from Hong Kong)
Nomination.....
CSQ-PEQ-étudiant, issued: 23-12-2015, received: 30-12-2015
AOR Received.
17-03-2016
Med's Request
30-06-2016
Med's Done....
04-07-2016 (submitted 13-07-2016)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05-01-2017 (photocopy of passport pages [visa-exempt country] + 2 recent photos); documents sent: 05-01-2017, delivered: unknown (always "out for delivery" since 09-01-2017)
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Exempt Country, CoPR issued: 16-01-2017, GC-key/MyCIC account finalized: 19-01-2017, return envelope activated: 20-01-2017; CoPR received: 23-01-2017
LANDED..........
24-01-2017
Doris801 said:
BTW Are you gonna land through flagpoling?
yes, kind of, indeed, I plan to do a day trip in the US and then land on the way back---very likely i would do it on the day after the CoPR arrives in my mailbox. (if I finally decide not to take a day off from work, i will then do it on Saturday.)
what about you?
 

Macarad

Hero Member
Nov 26, 2016
286
257
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
06-09-2016
Doc's Request.
02-05-2017
AOR Received.
24-11-2016
Med's Request
07-02-2017
Med's Done....
09-02-2017
Passport Req..
03-08-2017
VISA ISSUED...
17-08-2017
LANDED..........
19-08-2017
Hey, everyone.

Umm, did anyone notice that CIC processing times just went up to 13 months?

I know it is not necessarily a bad thing. Maybe older cases were resolved and that's why it is showing longer processing times. Still... I would much rather see that time go down than up. Has anyone read or heard anything on the matter??

Good luck to everyone!
 

Smearingo

Star Member
May 17, 2016
178
8
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS / Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2016 (received on 06-01-2016)
Doc's Request.
21-07-2016 (RPRF and PCC from Hong Kong)
Nomination.....
CSQ-PEQ-étudiant, issued: 23-12-2015, received: 30-12-2015
AOR Received.
17-03-2016
Med's Request
30-06-2016
Med's Done....
04-07-2016 (submitted 13-07-2016)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05-01-2017 (photocopy of passport pages [visa-exempt country] + 2 recent photos); documents sent: 05-01-2017, delivered: unknown (always "out for delivery" since 09-01-2017)
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Exempt Country, CoPR issued: 16-01-2017, GC-key/MyCIC account finalized: 19-01-2017, return envelope activated: 20-01-2017; CoPR received: 23-01-2017
LANDED..........
24-01-2017
Macarad said:
Hey, everyone.

Umm, did anyone notice that CIC processing times just went up to 13 months?

I know it is not necessarily a bad thing. Maybe older cases were resolved and that's why it is showing longer processing times. Still... I would much rather see that time go down than up. Has anyone read or heard anything on the matter??

Good luck to everyone!
O that's true! I just took a look after reading your message: the processing time now for QSW is 13 months on cic website.
But we have had some good news recently. Several of us who filed the applications from late December (~Dec 30) to early January (~Jan 4) have got our PPR and Decision Made status this week (January 5-6 2017). I believe probably it's a small adjustment and temporary slowing down due to holidays. Last year around the same time the average processing time was something like 16 or 17 months (the longest average processing time for QSW on CIC website I have ever seen is 18 months), it then went down significantly throughout the year. I believe it may go down again.
 

Doris801

Member
May 17, 2016
16
0
Smearingo said:
yes, kind of, indeed, I plan to do a day trip in the US and then land on the way back---very likely i would do it on the day after the CoPR arrives in my mailbox. (if I finally decide not to take a day off from work, i will then do it on Saturday.)
what about you?
If we get the visa on the same day, we should probably do it together. ;)
 

Smearingo

Star Member
May 17, 2016
178
8
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, NS / Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-01-2016 (received on 06-01-2016)
Doc's Request.
21-07-2016 (RPRF and PCC from Hong Kong)
Nomination.....
CSQ-PEQ-étudiant, issued: 23-12-2015, received: 30-12-2015
AOR Received.
17-03-2016
Med's Request
30-06-2016
Med's Done....
04-07-2016 (submitted 13-07-2016)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05-01-2017 (photocopy of passport pages [visa-exempt country] + 2 recent photos); documents sent: 05-01-2017, delivered: unknown (always "out for delivery" since 09-01-2017)
VISA ISSUED...
Visa Exempt Country, CoPR issued: 16-01-2017, GC-key/MyCIC account finalized: 19-01-2017, return envelope activated: 20-01-2017; CoPR received: 23-01-2017
LANDED..........
24-01-2017
Doris801 said:
If we get the visa on the same day, we should probably do it together. ;)
wow I think that will be awesome.

a couple of days ago I mentioned here, specifically addressing @alemom, that I have imagined such a scene in which she and her family and I (now including you @Doris801), do our landing process together--technically of course we will do it separately, but how great it will be if we can all arrange to do it around the same time at the same Port of Entry?
i am just not sure how feasible it can be :)
are you planning to spend a day in the US first on that day?
 

hazel15

Full Member
Jan 27, 2016
34
3
Hi guys, do you need a US visa to do the landing? Or you don't need to cross the US border at all?
Thanks!