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Nov 20, 2015
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;D ;D ;D COPR TODAY BOYS & GIRLS ;D ;D ;D

US Application OUTLAND May 2015
We received your application for permanent residence on May 25, 2015.
Sponsor Approval July 31
We started processing your application on August 3, 2015
Medical results have been received.
"Decision Made" November 21, 2015
COPR December 10, 2015

19 days from DM to COPR
 

Aquakitty

VIP Member
Mar 21, 2011
3,015
162
BC
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
04-03-2015
AOR Received.
14-04-2015 - SA Received: 20-04-2015
Med's Done....
28-01-2015 Upfront
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
N/A
VISA ISSUED...
25-06-2015
LANDED..........
11-07-2015
Cal2VictoriaBc said:
;D ;D ;D COPR TODAY BOYS & GIRLS ;D ;D ;D

US Application OUTLAND May 2015
We received your application for permanent residence on May 25, 2015.
Sponsor Approval July 31
We started processing your application on August 3, 2015
Medical results have been received.
"Decision Made" November 21, 2015
COPR December 10, 2015

19 days from DM to COPR
WHOOHOO! Congrats! Now that's a great xmas present. And just in time for more BC snowstorms! ;D
 

mrpotatohead

Star Member
Jan 7, 2015
57
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05MAY2015
AOR Received.
04JUN2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
21APR2015
Interview........
IP 09OCT2015
COPR received, and I went and landed immediately, because I'm a spazz :)


US Common-Law Sponsorship

Received: 06MAY2015
Sponsor Approval: 06JUL2015
In Process: 09OCT2015
Married: 17OCT2015
Doc Request: 23OCT2015
Decision Made: 03DEC2015
COPR: 10DEC2015
Landed: 10DEC2015
 

Pollen

Star Member
Jan 17, 2014
95
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-04-2015
AOR Received.
20-05-2015
VISA ISSUED...
24-11-2015
LANDED..........
14-12-2015
COPR went to the US and not to me. I know I set my address as where it should go because mail is always stolen where my husband lives in the US. In the end his old roommate is forwarding it to us but through regular mail it will take a while. Anyone know how long COPRs are good for typically? We it has been over a month since it was issued.
 

Illiasnie

Star Member
Oct 28, 2014
65
1
123
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 24, 2015
AOR Received.
August 26, 2015
File Transfer...
September 18, 2015
Med's Request
Up front
Med's Done....
July 6, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
March 17, 2016
LANDED..........
Planning for May 14
Pollen said:
COPR went to the US and not to me. I know I set my address as where it should go because mail is always stolen where my husband lives in the US. In the end his old roommate is forwarding it to us but through regular mail it will take a while. Anyone know how long COPRs are good for typically? We it has been over a month since it was issued.
From reading other posts on this forum, it would appear that they're good for one year following the issuing date.
 

rugrat907

Hero Member
Feb 3, 2015
424
28
California
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-03-2015
AOR Received.
25-04-2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
21-11-2014, remeds on 04-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
COPR issued 21-12-2015
Illiasnie said:
From reading other posts on this forum, it would appear that they're good for one year following the issuing date.
COPR is good for one year from when the medical exam was taken. Medicals are often extended, but that depends on how tight the timing is - I believe I would have been part of a group of people that got decision made on November 26, but my medicals expired on November 27 and I was asked to do another medical. They're now done and were submitted to CIC this past Wednesday and now I'm waiting again...
 

Sunset0505

Hero Member
Dec 12, 2014
474
25
Category........
Visa Office......
Miss/Ottawa/LA and July/15 in LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Doc's Request.
08JUL2015
AOR Received.
09APR2014/SA 05JUN2014
File Transfer...
15JUL2014
Med's Request
2nd-01JUN2015/3rd 15JUL2015
Med's Done....
29/03/14& 15/06/15& 03/08/15/mailed 01/11/2015
Interview........
03NOV2015 in LA
Passport Req..
IP 23SEP15/DM 12/12/15
LANDED..........
29APR2016
mrpotatohead said:
COPR received, and I went and landed immediately, because I'm a spazz :)


US Common-Law Sponsorship

Received: 06MAY2015
Sponsor Approval: 06JUL2015
In Process: 09OCT2015
Married: 17OCT2015
Doc Request: 23OCT2015
Decision Made: 03DEC2015
COPR: 10DEC2015
Landed: 10DEC2015
you didn't have any issues being married before PR being issued?
 

Panamai

Hero Member
Oct 3, 2013
495
30
Kingston, Ontario
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
29-01-2015
AOR Received.
28-03-2015
File Transfer...
31-03-2015
Med's Request
upfront
Med's Done....
16-01-2015
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
DM 05-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-11-2015
LANDED..........
23-11-2015
Pollen said:
COPR went to the US and not to me. I know I set my address as where it should go because mail is always stolen where my husband lives in the US. In the end his old roommate is forwarding it to us but through regular mail it will take a while. Anyone know how long COPRs are good for typically? We it has been over a month since it was issued.
I got my COPR on November 23 and it was only good until January 20 or so (around one year from my medical exam). Hopefully yours is still good.
 

MaryME2015

Newbie
Sep 14, 2015
9
0
Hi fellow US Applicants and congratulations on the recent DMs! I am a "June 10 received" and it seems they are getting close to my time-frame based on the Spreadsheet. I am so glad to have found this forum. Can someone assist me to get my data on to the spreadsheet? It says it doesn't allow editing even when I am logged into the forum.

My ecas data:
1. We received Mary's application for PR on June 10, 2015.
2. We started processing Mary's application on Aug. 7, 2015.
3. Medical results have been received.

FBI and fees all up front. And I DID NOT receive the batch letter the 4th week of November 2015.

I wish everyone a happy holiday and that you are with your family during this season.

MME
 

mrpotatohead

Star Member
Jan 7, 2015
57
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05MAY2015
AOR Received.
04JUN2015
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
21APR2015
Interview........
IP 09OCT2015
Sunset0505 said:
you didn't have any issues being married before PR being issued?
Nope, not at all. We still met all the requirements of common law sponsorship and informed them of the change as soon as we received our marriage certificate. The same forms are required for marriage and CL, so there was no document request or anything beyond me volunteering a scan of the marriage cert and wedding photos immediately.

The COPR reflected this information and indicated "married" rather than "common law" on the marital status line.
 

Sunset0505

Hero Member
Dec 12, 2014
474
25
Category........
Visa Office......
Miss/Ottawa/LA and July/15 in LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Doc's Request.
08JUL2015
AOR Received.
09APR2014/SA 05JUN2014
File Transfer...
15JUL2014
Med's Request
2nd-01JUN2015/3rd 15JUL2015
Med's Done....
29/03/14& 15/06/15& 03/08/15/mailed 01/11/2015
Interview........
03NOV2015 in LA
Passport Req..
IP 23SEP15/DM 12/12/15
LANDED..........
29APR2016
mrpotatohead said:
Nope, not at all. We still met all the requirements of common law sponsorship and informed them of the change as soon as we received our marriage certificate. The same forms are required for marriage and CL, so there was no document request or anything beyond me volunteering a scan of the marriage cert and wedding photos immediately.

The COPR reflected this information and indicated "married" rather than "common law" on the marital status line.
Awesome!...I was thinking that you hadn't said anything!!!
 

Brewbrew85

Full Member
Apr 20, 2015
34
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-MAY-2015
Doc's Request.
23-NOV-2015
AOR Received.
16-JUL-2015 SA: 28-JUL-2015 eCAs changed to IP: 06-AUG-2015
Med's Done....
Upfront
VISA ISSUED...
DM: 11-JAN-2016
I was wondering, if my husband gets the conditional PR (we've only been married 1 year), will he be able to make a quick landing, and then return back to the USA for a month or so? He has to finish up work and he's actually putting in a transfer which takes a few weeks. Should that be ok or will that be an issue? I know with conditional PR he has to live with me for two years as of the date he arrives, so that's why I ask. I think someone asked a similar question awhile back, but I haven't seen s response.
 

Snowisland

Hero Member
Nov 23, 2014
576
69
Visa Office......
Ottawa
LANDED..........
30-05-2016
Brewbrew85 said:
I was wondering, if my husband gets the conditional PR (we've only been married 1 year), will he be able to make a quick landing, and then return back to the USA for a month or so? He has to finish up work and he's actually putting in a transfer which takes a few weeks. Should that be ok or will that be an issue? I know with conditional PR he has to live with me for two years as of the date he arrives, so that's why I ask. I think someone asked a similar question awhile back, but I haven't seen s response.
It should be ok.
 

mcwbyu82

Newbie
Dec 11, 2015
3
0
Hello. Just joined. Am a US Citizen married to a Canadian Citizen for 9 years with 3 kids. Currently and have always live in the US. Our Outland Spousal Application was just sent in a couple days ago.
We used an Immigration Lawyer out of Calgary so it should be thorough and have no "issues" to be concerned about. Planning on moving to Alberta where I have a job offer (which was sent with application)
Medical was done down here a month ago and sent with application. Sent in fingerprints and application to FBI 2 months ago.
Any guesstimates on how long this should take ???
Thanks and good luck/congrats to everyone else.
 

rockgurl1965

Star Member
May 9, 2014
97
1
eureka ca
Category........
Visa Office......
ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-06-2015
Doc's Request.
24-11-2015
Nomination.....
SA 06-08-2015
AOR Received.
29-07-2015
IELTS Request
working on sponsored spouse file 8-18-2015
File Transfer...
06-08-2015
Med's Done....
15-05-2015 UPFRONT
VISA ISSUED...
decision made 12/12/2015 copr 12-21-15
If all goes well about 6-10 months, on average. I have been waiting since early June, and should be getting A Decision made for my permanent residence. I am US citizen married to a Canadian bride, who is waiting for me in Nova Scotia. Been a long 15 months to be apart, soon though, I retire in February,and and moving to Nova Scotia. Be patient, sometimes its hard, but this takes time.