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September 2014 OUTLAND Applications

Mariac819

Hero Member
Feb 29, 2012
967
43
New York USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept. 10, 2014
Doc's Request.
May 06, 2015 - they lost my relationship proof and FBI clearance. They will accept copy of FBI, I sent in more relationship proof.
AOR Received.
Oct. 23, 2014 (By Phone)
File Transfer...
Oct. 28, 2014 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 25, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
none
VISA ISSUED...
DM - June 23, 2015 COPR June 24, 2015
LANDED..........
July 12, 2015
I thought May was my month and it looks like I will hit the 1 year mark before i see anything :( ... Its sad really... Anxiety is right!... I haven't gotten much sleep since I got my bad news. It is a true nightmare. I pray that my sept folk hear something soon. We need a little good news amongst us!
 

saria1

Hero Member
May 22, 2014
739
33
British Columbia
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
October 28, 2014
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
January 16, 2015
File Transfer...
January 23, 2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
October 27, 2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
None
VISA ISSUED...
June 17, 2015
LANDED..........
June 30, 2015
Mariac819 said:
I thought May was my month and it looks like I will hit the 1 year mark before i see anything :( ... Its sad really... Anxiety is right!... I haven't gotten much sleep since I got my bad news. It is a true nightmare. I pray that my sept folk hear something soon. We need a little good news amongst us!
Maria, I would just run to a channeler, order their report on the blue tamper proof paper thats sent to you in the mail and send that into Ottawa. All while you're in queue for the real FBI report, which will be printed on white paper and indistinguishable. That way if they accept the channeler report, the process will move on for you. If they don't accept it, then you haven't lost anymore time, then you would have if you continued to wait.

I still want to know why the Express Entry applicants can scan and email in their FBI report... Its complete BS that they are given special privilege! You damn well any know American with half a brain sees that option, isn't going to wait in the 14 week queue at the FBI, they're going to order the channeler report, because they look identical.
 

Mulez

Star Member
Mar 9, 2015
156
5
123
the Netherlands
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept 12 2014
Doc's Request.
Yes, May 22 2015
File Transfer...
Oct 28 2014 SA
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
Sept 4 2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
IP: July 21 DM: July 28 2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR: August 8 2015
LANDED..........
Landed on August 17th 2015
We e-mailed all the requested documents this morning.
Here is hope that June will be our month:)
 

Cazzy_08

Star Member
Feb 26, 2015
56
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 2014
Doc's Request.
13th may 2015 (never got the memo) 8th July 2015
AOR Received.
18th September 2014
File Transfer...
Approved as a sponsor 5th November 2014
Med's Done....
Upfront in July
Took a break from checking since the start of May and had a look today, still nothing, no dates next to the medical results have been received, if there's a date next to that, does that mean they have taken s look at your application?

:(

Would like to see some movement to all you guys, sure your feeling the same frustrations!
 

mandy_28115

Star Member
Jul 28, 2014
86
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 29,2014
Doc's Request.
Sept 13 2014
AOR Received.
September 26,2014
File Transfer...
November5, 2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Aug 15, 2014
LANDED..........
May 24, 2015
Landed on Sunday and it was at the Thousand Island port. It didn't take long at all. I didn't have my goods with me. I tried to change the sheet and it would not let me change the colors or anything. I hope every gets answers soon!
 

Evadyrrehs

Hero Member
Nov 4, 2013
383
25
Moncton NB Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept 24/2014
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
Nov 13/2014
File Transfer...
SA Nov 13/2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 22/2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
None
VISA ISSUED...
DM June 2/2015 and COPR arrived June 10/2015
LANDED..........
June 15/2015 Yay! 8) PR card arrived Sept 3/2015
mandy_28115 said:
Landed on Sunday and it was at the Thousand Island port. It didn't take long at all. I didn't have my goods with me. I tried to change the sheet and it would not let me change the colors or anything. I hope every gets answers soon!

Congratulations Mandy! Nice to have it all over with I bet for sure! :) ;) :D ;D 8)
 

Mariac819

Hero Member
Feb 29, 2012
967
43
New York USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept. 10, 2014
Doc's Request.
May 06, 2015 - they lost my relationship proof and FBI clearance. They will accept copy of FBI, I sent in more relationship proof.
AOR Received.
Oct. 23, 2014 (By Phone)
File Transfer...
Oct. 28, 2014 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 25, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
none
VISA ISSUED...
DM - June 23, 2015 COPR June 24, 2015
LANDED..........
July 12, 2015
mandy_28115 said:
Landed on Sunday and it was at the Thousand Island port. It didn't take long at all. I didn't have my goods with me. I tried to change the sheet and it would not let me change the colors or anything. I hope every gets answers soon!
You have officially been changed to landed on the sheet!.. It is fantastic news and I am so very happy for you!... I pray it all goes smooth for everyone else in September.
 

Claudzilla

Star Member
Sep 26, 2014
60
6
Airdrie, AB by way of Nashville, TN
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept 26, 2014
AOR Received.
November 14, 2014
Med's Done....
September 9, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
May 29, 2014
We got "medicals received" this morning!!! :D Nice to see some movement!
 

Evadyrrehs

Hero Member
Nov 4, 2013
383
25
Moncton NB Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept 24/2014
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
Nov 13/2014
File Transfer...
SA Nov 13/2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 22/2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
None
VISA ISSUED...
DM June 2/2015 and COPR arrived June 10/2015
LANDED..........
June 15/2015 Yay! 8) PR card arrived Sept 3/2015
Claudzilla said:
We got "medicals received" this morning!!! :D Nice to see some movement!
Ours updated to that also a few days back on May 23.. Good to see more movement going on for sure! 8)
 

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
Maybe visa offices do it differently but London visa office for example normally has 2 lines in ECAS under the PR application, one being application received and the other being medicals received.

In my case CIC could not link my medical to my file (I know this from ordering notes). I sent a case specific inquiry attaching my medical info sheet and soon after ECAS was updated to say medicals received.

I guess Ottawa does it differently.
 

Acecube

Hero Member
Nov 13, 2014
241
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Pretoria
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
October 2014
File Transfer...
Nov 2014
Passport Req..
IP March 2015, PPR Sep 2015
andrew-brit said:
Maybe visa offices do it differently but London visa office for example normally has 2 lines in ECAS under the PR application, one being application received and the other being medicals received.

In my case CIC could not link my medical to my file (I know this from ordering notes). I sent a case specific inquiry attaching my medical info sheet and soon after ECAS was updated to say medicals received.

I guess Ottawa does it differently.
How do you your interview has been waived??

Is it by reading your notes or a deduction?
 

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
Acecube said:
How do you your interview has been waived??

Is it by reading your notes or a deduction?
It is a deduction as most British applicants through London do not get asked to an interview.
 

fizban

Star Member
Sep 7, 2014
54
3
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-09-2014
Doc's Request.
26-05-2015 IMM5409 Requested
AOR Received.
14-11-2014
File Transfer...
17-11-2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
03-09-2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
IP: 29-06-2015, DM: 03-07-2015, COPR: 11-07-2015
LANDED..........
12-09-2015
It's been over 6 months since I last checked in since SA (11/17/2014)... I see we are all gnashing our teeth at frustration at he CIC. :-/

I posted this to the US Outland thread but I'll post this here as well since we're members of the September 2014 cohort...


Today my common law partner got an email from the Ottawa VO requesting "Stat Dec of Common-Law IMM5409: A signed and completed Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union form (IMM 5409) bearing original signatures This must be received at this office by: 2015/06/26"

1) What the heck? We did not include this form at the very beginning because it was very clear in Guide 3900 regarding IMM5409: "This form must be completed and signed by the sponsor and common-law partner, only if the latter is a co-signer on the application" and "If you are sponsoring your spouse or common-law partner, you cannot have a co-signer." Also in Document Checklist IMM5491, it says "Original of completed Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (IMM 5409), if you have a co-signer and he or she is your common-law partner." What gives?

2) Assuming that they want this form regardless, we are in a conundrum as we are currently travelling in Indonesia and our return tickets are not until after 2015/06/26. There is no Canadian embassy anywhere near, but there is a US embassy. Will they accept a signature from a US consular person?

3) A further question, on IMM5409, who is the "declarant" and "declarant's partner"? CIC made the document request directly to my US common law partner (she was the one who received the email), so I assume she is the one who has to send the document back as the declarant, and I as declarant's partner?

Thanks in advance to any and all that can help...
 

Mariac819

Hero Member
Feb 29, 2012
967
43
New York USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept. 10, 2014
Doc's Request.
May 06, 2015 - they lost my relationship proof and FBI clearance. They will accept copy of FBI, I sent in more relationship proof.
AOR Received.
Oct. 23, 2014 (By Phone)
File Transfer...
Oct. 28, 2014 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 25, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
none
VISA ISSUED...
DM - June 23, 2015 COPR June 24, 2015
LANDED..........
July 12, 2015
GOOOOOD NEWSSSSS!!!

I got this email today at 3:39PM EST from Ottawa

" This is in reference to your application for permanent residence in Canada.

In order for us to continue the processing of your application, we require the following documents:

Proof of Relationship: Document proving your relationship with your inviter/family member Proof of relationship: additional documents proving your relationship with your sponsor. This includes but is not limited to: outing and wedding pictures, e-mail exchanges, cards, identity documents showing same address, insurance policies, wills, anything naming your partner as beneficiary, documents showing travel together, documents showing joint ownership of possessions, joint mortgage/loan/rental agreement/bank accounts, etc. This must be received at this office by: 2015/06/26

Please note - photos can be scanned to paper, if you prefer not to send originals. We will accept the copy of your FBI report as it does appear that you have previously submitted the original."

I don't care why they want more pictures or chat logs or anything. I preparing it TODAY.

I am just SOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPPPYYYYYYYYYY they are accepting the copy of my FBI report! .... I cried for 10 mins when I read that. Tears of happiness! ...!!!

Tomorrow my husband will call the MP again and we will forward them this email. Maybe they can't find the 500 pages of proof I sent in but I don't care honestly. the FBI report was the biggest thing holding us back.

QUESTION: I can email all this proof right? Does anyone have any experience with that? I am thinking of making a PDF file with pictures / chat logs / cards etc.. and emailing it to them.

Also - Should I be sending my original marriage certificate? They seem to be asking for that document again. I already sent 2 certified copies and a scanned copy. So I wasn't sure?

Thanks guys!
 

Cazzy_08

Star Member
Feb 26, 2015
56
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 2014
Doc's Request.
13th may 2015 (never got the memo) 8th July 2015
AOR Received.
18th September 2014
File Transfer...
Approved as a sponsor 5th November 2014
Med's Done....
Upfront in July
Amazing news Maria!!!

I would copy, Scan and upload the files to a PDF and email it over. I sent loads too (we are not married but been together 7 years) sent all our flight/holiday confirmations of our trips, bank statemenTs, wedding/christening invites and pictures of family events etc.

Fingers crossed it all goes through for you

I'm hoping we hear something soon! Getting nervous now! ;D