US outland applicants' thread :)

[computergeek]

Oh dear God.... I saw someone mention they have revised the medial stuff in Nov 2012. Well my meds were done in May and I resent my package off a week ago .... this means the format they are doing now doesn't apply to what I have from the doctor in my application. Will they make me redo and repay and send my application back AGAIN?

No. You'll be fine. But they may ask you to re-do medicals in May if they haven't moved your application to final processing.

 

[MisterDBarton]

Sent out my FBI Police Certificate and the receipt for my Right to Permanent Residence fee last night. Fingers crossed we get approved by April.

 

[slynn]

I received my PPR in my email today. WAHOOO!!!

They asked for a copy of my passport. Did anyone email these copies, or is it better to send them via snail mail?

I have appreciated all of the help from this forum!!!!!!!!

 

[Shylox]

I received my PPR in my email today. WAHOOO!!!

They asked for a copy of my passport. Did anyone email these copies, or is it better to send them via snail mail?

I have appreciated all of the help from this forum!!!!!!!!

Yayy congrats!! I just updated your line on the Ottawa spreadsheet =) And I believe it's fine to email the copies but maybe you should double check with someone else here to confirm.

 

[Canuck20]

Yayy congrats!! I just updated your line on the Ottawa spreadsheet =) And I believe it's fine to email the copies but maybe you should double check with someone else here to confirm.

Whoohooo.....another green line on the CPP - Ottawa spreadsheet
Come on green.....come on yellow.....geez....now I'm cheering for colours :'(
This is what happens when there has been no hockey for months ;D

 

[lawgrrl]

Received an email yesterday from the L.A. Visa Office. Apparently, dear hubby neglected to sign IMM5540. More troubling is this request for further info:
"Proof of your sponsor's plans to re-establish in Canada after you have been issued a permanent resident visa."
Here's the problem: We are both 60 (61 soon) and have been together in the States since 1994. My husband is self-employed, but my regular paycheck is our primary source of income. We are thinking about retirement, about changing careers, etc. etc. but no firm plans UNTIL I get COPR. We want to move in 2013 to be closer to his parents, who are 87 and 91.
Any ideas or thoughts?
Thanks!

 

[IslandAnnie]

Received an email yesterday from the L.A. Visa Office. Apparently, dear hubby neglected to sign IMM5540. More troubling is this request for further info:
"Proof of your sponsor's plans to re-establish in Canada after you have been issued a permanent resident visa."
Here's the problem: We are both 60 (61 soon) and have been together in the States since 1994. My husband is self-employed, but my regular paycheck is our primary source of income. We are thinking about retirement, about changing careers, etc. etc. but no firm plans UNTIL I get COPR. We want to move in 2013 to be closer to his parents, who are 87 and 91.
Any ideas or thoughts?
Thanks!

What evidence of sponsor's plans to re-establish in Canada did you send with the application? (Not sure if this a request because it wasn't included originally, or if it is a request for further proof.) We are also a couple both currently living in the US - I included moving quotes (even though I don't think we'll end up using a moving company), copies of "networking" email I sent to possible business/employment prospects in Canada, and a letter from my daughter confirming she was planning to assist us with re-establishing as soon as my husband's PR was approved. I also included a note indicating that further plans (entering into a lease, or accepting a job offer) were not practical given the currently published wait times for CIC processing.

 

[brightredscream]

I an be added here! ;D

Hubby is in Florida, I'm in Ontario

 

[amikety]

I an be added here! ;D

Hubby is in Florida, I'm in Ontario

Welcome to the Nut House!

 

[brightredscream]

Thank you!

 

[shanmba1174]

Sent out my FBI Police Certificate and the receipt for my Right to Permanent Residence fee last night. Fingers crossed we get approved by April.

How long it took for the FBI police certificate from West Virginia ?

 

[cempjwi]

What evidence of sponsor's plans to re-establish in Canada did you send with the application? (Not sure if this a request because it wasn't included originally, or if it is a request for further proof.) We are also a couple both currently living in the US - I included moving quotes (even though I don't think we'll end up using a moving company), copies of "networking" email I sent to possible business/employment prospects in Canada, and a letter from my daughter confirming she was planning to assist us with re-establishing as soon as my husband's PR was approved. I also included a note indicating that further plans (entering into a lease, or accepting a job offer) were not practical given the currently published wait times for CIC processing.

Evidence of sponsor's plans to re-establish in Canada is the most disheartening requirement from CIC. Everything else they ask for is bearable and attainable. I do not think that they will get rid of it even when they changed their policies to require the sponsor and applicant to live together in Canada for the first two years. The FCP is supposed to be for reunification (for couples that are separated - one in Canada and the other not) so couples that live abroad together have more trouble going to Canada because of that requirement.

Basically, if no other proof could be produced (something likely for Canadians that have no surviving relatives in Canada), CIC's position seems to suggest that the couple's only choice will be to separate and the sponsor be established in Canada before they can apply for a process that takes several months, not to mention that establishing in Canada may take in itself several months.

So, the couple will have to maintain not one but two households, be apart, suffer grief and pain, in order to satisfy CIC! It is a requirement that could cause more heartbreak than anything else, because while the purpose of the program is to 'reunity', as a last resource, some may be forced to separate to prove that they want to stay together. Counter-productive? Absolutely!

 

[lawgrrl]

Evidence of sponsor's plans to re-establish in Canada is the most disheartening requirement from CIC. Everything else they ask for is bearable and attainable. I do not think that they will get rid of it even when they changed their policies to require the sponsor and applicant to live together in Canada for the first two years. The FCP is supposed to be for reunification (for couples that are separated - one in Canada and the other not) so couples that live abroad together have more trouble going to Canada because of that requirement.

Basically, if no other proof could be produced (something likely for Canadians that have no surviving relatives in Canada), CIC's position seems to suggest that the couple's only choice will be to separate and the sponsor be established in Canada before they can apply for a process that takes several months, not to mention that establishing in Canada may take in itself several months.

So, the couple will have to maintain not one but two households, be apart, suffer grief and pain, in order to satisfy CIC! It is a requirement that could cause more heartbreak than anything else, because while the purpose of the program is to 'reunity', as a last resource, some may be forced to separate to prove that they want to stay together. Counter-productive? Absolutely!

ACK! That would be counter-productive! Well, my husband's parents are still living, and one of his stated reasons to re-establish is to be closer to them as they age and need assistance (they're already 91 and 87!). We'll get letters from them that they are looking forward to us joining them in B.C. Ironically, it's me, the American looking to immigrate, who's doing most of the "establishing" footwork--contacting employment agencies, real estate brokers, reading Craigslist, etc. Maybe we wait until next year, when we're 62 and qualify for early Social Security, and then come to Canada as retirees.
Is there a way to "suspend" an application?

 

[MisterDBarton]

How long it took for the FBI police certificate from West Virginia ?

Received my Police Certificate (no record) from the FBI 12/12. The processing date was 12/7, but still, I mailed it on 11/2, so I'm quite pleased with the turnaround time. 5 weeks essentially if you consider Thanksgiving (US).

EDIT: I live in Buffalo just to give you an idea of transit time.

 

[computergeek]

ACK! That would be counter-productive! Well, my husband's parents are still living, and one of his stated reasons to re-establish is to be closer to them as they age and need assistance (they're already 91 and 87!). We'll get letters from them that they are looking forward to us joining them in B.C. Ironically, it's me, the American looking to immigrate, who's doing most of the "establishing" footwork--contacting employment agencies, real estate brokers, reading Craigslist, etc. Maybe we wait until next year, when we're 62 and qualify for early Social Security, and then come to Canada as retirees.
Is there a way to "suspend" an application?

LOL. No, there's no way to suspend an application. But if you are that close to retirement, you can just tell them that this is your timeline: "we qualify for early social security on X date and will be moving to Canada within 3 months of that time." Now you have a clear event that indicates the cessation of ties in your former country. If you own a home, you could even include information that you've been speaking with real estate agents to sell it (for example).

The burden here is not high: it's "on a balance of probabilities" which is comparable to the US burden of proof of "preponderance of the evidence".