Thread for October 2010 Applicants

[QCSunshine]

Hmm, I thought the receipt number and file number were two separate numbers. If they are the same, I have a different problem, since we paid in two installments and I have two different receipt numbers, both of which work to log into CIC. But no idea which would be the file number. Thanks for your response though! Maybe I will have to send it with only our client ID numbers, since those are the only things I am sure of at this point.

 

[spacey]

So I am looking at our sponsorship approval letter and trying to figure out if our file/application ID number is on there. (It is in French.) From what I have seen on this forum previously, it is a number that starts with B and then is followed by numbers. I, however, have a 12-digit number on the top right, second row from the top (under my sponsor's client ID number) that says "ID de la trousse." (My French speaking husband isn't sure what that is either. "Trousse" apparently means "kit.") This number does not start with a letter and it doesn't work to log in to CIC. Anybody know what that number is, or if the file number is on this letter somewhere? The reason I am asking is that I need to mail a form to Buffalo today and had hoped to include our file number with the form, to help it find its way to our file more easily. Is there anyone who has received this letter that might be able to help me out? Thanks in advance!

On mine which is in english i have a Client Id on the top right which is 8 digits no letters. I can use this to log onto Ecas as a file number.
Underneath indeed says Kit Id# and is 12 digits long- no idea what it is but it is there.

 

[QCSunshine]

Okay, great to know. I guess it really is a "kit ID number" and not any sort of application number. Thanks for confirming the English translation of "ID de la trousse." Ok, well, I guess I don't have a file number yet! Thanks spacey and Pharoh!

 

[waitingforwife]

So I am looking at our sponsorship approval letter and trying to figure out if our file/application ID number is on there. (It is in French.) From what I have seen on this forum previously, it is a number that starts with B and then is followed by numbers. I, however, have a 12-digit number on the top right, second row from the top (under my sponsor's client ID number) that says "ID de la trousse." (My French speaking husband isn't sure what that is either. "Trousse" apparently means "kit.") This number does not start with a letter and it doesn't work to log in to CIC. Anybody know what that number is, or if the file number is on this letter somewhere? The reason I am asking is that I need to mail a form to Buffalo today and had hoped to include our file number with the form, to help it find its way to our file more easily. Is there anyone who has received this letter that might be able to help me out? Thanks in advance!

My letter just says it as KIT ID. seems like its composed of the year month and some number.
not sure what it means though.

 

[Rinnerz]

My letter just says it as KIT ID. seems like its composed of the year month and some number.
not sure what it means though.

I was wondering this same thing, so I did a bunch of Google searches about it a few days ago. Breakdown:

Client ID number: Number assigned to someone for their dealings with CIC while inside Canada. Not used by Canadian visa offices abroad.
File Number: Number assigned to your application/file by your overseas visa office once they have received your file. Not used by any CIC offices within Canada.
Kit ID number: Since inland and outland Canadian visa offices use different ways to identify applicants' files (client ID versus file number, for example), the Kit ID number is what the inland offices use to refer to applications in any correspondence between them and the outland offices. It's a universal way of identifying an application package. It's not often even mentioned though, since obviously we as applicants/sponsors always just use client IDs when contacting inland CIC, and file numbers (once we get them) when dealing with outland Canadian visa offices.

Example answer I found via Google: "Usually the KIT ID # is for application done outside Canada. Is it for immigration purposes of when they transfer the files over to the country of the person being sponsored. In visa offices in the other countries they have a different system than CIC here and with that KIT ID # is how to correspond." Thread (see last reply): immigration.ca/discussion2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=26314. That link keeps breaking every time I edit this post, but just toss http:// infront of it.

So, in theory, you could technically use your Kit ID number when corresponding with your outland office, if you don't have your actual file number yet (i.e. haven't received AOR yet). In theory. Obviously I've never done this, myself.

EDIT: @QCSunshine: 1) Your receipt number is very different from your file number. You won't get your file number until you receive your AOR from your visa office. 2) I don't have a clue about French, but it makes sense that "ID de la trousse" would have translated into "application number", since your Kit ID number is just a number assigned to your application package to identify it.

 

[QCSunshine]

Rinnerz, Thanks so muchfor this info; it is SUPER helpful. I googled "ID de la trousse" and found nothing helpful, but it didn't occur to me to check "Kit number." Thank you so much for this; I will add my Kit ID to my correspondence until I have the actual application ID number. Again....thank you. Very helpful.

 

[vt]

Good Morning!!

DM notice on ECAS! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They received appl. on Oct 15 and sent letter by mail on Nov. 15.

However now i will be extremely nervous and waiting by the door for mail. :-\

VT

 

[filipina]

Good Morning!!

DM notice on ECAS! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They received appl. on Oct 15 and sent letter by mail on Nov. 15.

However now i will be extremely nervous and waiting by the door for mail. :-\

VT

wow congats vt!!!!! hope we are next ;D

 

[richie4U]

hi guys my hubby log on to e-cas last night and it said decision made and they have sent the letter since on the 15th of november. wow guys i hope is goodnews and now we would be looking at the next stage and more waiting timeline i hopw we all get through this..

 

[waitingforwife]

congrats vt and richie

 

[MandiF]

Congrats so much VT & richie4U on your decision, hopefully we’ll have some more before the end of the week!

Name	App Filed	VO	Decision Made	InProcess	AOR	PPR	LANDED
BonBon9	15/09	Mexico	14/10-29d
lee_rockz18	01/10	Manila	01/11-31d
CANenforcer	04/10	London	13/11-39d
Latvian	04/10	Inland
Spacey	05/10	London	04/11-30d
Zubee	05/10	Inland
NiHao	05/10	Beijing	02/11-28d		16/11	16/11
QCSunshine	05/10	Buffalo	04/11-30d
KelKel	06/10	Buffalo	04/11-29d
SarahL	06/10
Rinnerz	12/10	Buffalo	09/11-28d
richie4U	12/10	Accra	15/11-34d
Saisn	13/10	Islamabad
Waitingforwife	13/10	New Delhi	09/11-27d
Rola14	13/10	Damascus	10/11-28d
Dmitri	14/10	Moscow	14/11-31d
Millu	14/10	London
vt	15/10	Buenos Aires	15/11-31d
rhythmic_snow	15/10	Singapore
zehra	15/10	Inland
Jacquevw	rsb-18/10	Pretoria
Kingqatar	19/10	Singapore
Lizet	19/10
Filipina	20/10	Manila
x5-452	21/10
MandiF	22/10	London
Baukjebecka	22/10	Berlin
Jeff	22/10	Buffalo
MisplacedBrit	25/10	Inland
Annabruce	25/10	Inland
MikeUK	26/10	London
carlyee	27/10	Inland
zabrinaw	27/10	Santo Domingo
TheHal	28/10	Buffalo
medellinguy	29/10	Bogota
JMA	01/11	Nairobi
coldgirl	04/11	Inland

 

[filipina]

its nice to see the october threads are moving.... i wish mine was next by next week ;D ;D ;D

 

[MandiF]

its nice to see the october threads are moving.... i wish mine was next by next week ;D ;D ;D

Me too, I can't wait!!

 

[Pharoh]

Greetings from the November thread! We're keeping a close eye on you guys...

 

[filipina]

Me too, I can't wait!!

yah i cant sleep and im so being paranoid haha... and wishing to log-in to ecas lol... but the sad part is.. i just check the latest update for processing time "41 days (working on applications received on October 15, 2010) i hope it wont take long