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Hello! I haven't used this forum in years, since my wife got her PR status, but I wanted to add our timeline information regarding her PR card renewal, in case it's helpful to anyone else in this thread. Application received via registered mail March 29, 2023. Received email confirmation of...

I'm not sure... I know that inland applications (especially back around that time) had quite long processing times. My brother's wife from the US applied inland a few years ago, and hers definitely took 2+ years, though I know there was some kind of issue they had to resolve with her application...

Oh dear... And that was all the way back in 2009. It's purportedly moved along in the processing, but I'm still worried we won't have it in time. That's not great. I'll just have to keep on being a pain and trying to follow up, I guess.

Any other US citizens having trouble renewing their passports from in Canada? My wife's renewal package arrived and was entered into the tracking system on February 9. It's still just marked as Processing. We've called, and they told us two weeks ago that an urgent notice would be placed on...

I doubt the CIC website status that you can view supersedes the stuff the CIC has actually sent you. Sometimes it just doesn't get updated as it should. My wife received her CORP and has landed and become a PR, but the status page online still says the sponsorship application is "In Process"...

Yeah, it's definitely a UCI, and it's very different! The one issued for her PR app starts with 940 and this one starts with 670. I guess I'll use the latter, since it's the VR one and the VR app is the thing we're dealing with. Non-essential reading, if you're curious: She's been applying for...

Great, thanks! Which UCI should I be giving in this case, then--the one off her VR or the one on her (now-validated) COPR? :0 (Btw, unrelated, but you gave us some reassurance back when we first submitted her PR application and it was hugely appreciated. Her app took almost exactly six months...

Similarly, my American wife's parents didn't attend our (very small, private) wedding because her dad suddenly got a new job the week before. We just explained why they didn't come, and it wasn't an issue. There are more ways to prove a relationship is genuine than just by having a big wedding...

Hey guys! My wife just got her PR yesterday (yay!), but since her VR ran out on the 18th, we applied back on February 20th for her to get a new one, since naturally we didn't know when the decision would be made, etc. According to the GCkey site, the VR app isn't being processed yet, so we...

She got it today!! I guess the COPR was sent last week and it just happened at some point between last Tuesday and this one, haha. I'm sending well-wishes to everyone. I know it's hard and frustrating and I really, really hope more of you get good news ASAP.

Hello everyone! Good news! My wife got her Decision Made status on the CIC page today! We're really excited! I hope this bodes well for other September applicants, and also other people whose PR is being processed through Ottawa. Now we just need to wait for her CORP. What a relief. She's...

Hello! My wife is currently waiting on her PR. Her VR ran out on March 18, but we applied through the CIC online for a new one around the middle of February, so she's now covered under implied status. I know you're legally allowed to take short classes in Canada as a visitor if they're under a...

Aaah, fingers crossed that more of us September (and Ottawa...) people will get good news soon!! My wife is really hopeful, but of course, there are no timeline guarantees. Our situation is really uncomplicated and we paid for everything up front, so we're really hoping that'll help. Good luck...

I I know. She'd be entering through a land border anyway. Do all the land border crossings handle this? Nelway is actually less than an hour from here, but I assumed small land border offices like that wouldn't deal with PR. Is that incorrect? It would be sooo much easier if we could validate...

I know inland applications generally take quite a long time, so 2 years is definitely not out of the question. My wife applied outland, so our situation is probably a little different, but when we received direct updates, such as sponsorship approval, they were just emailed to us. The email...

Hello! My wife and I are trying to plan preemptively regarding her COPR when she gets it. We're located in the B.C. central interior right now, and were wondering what our B.C. options are for landing. I imagine the Vancouver airport does it, but are there any land border crossings in B.C. that...

Oh!! I'm so, so excited to see some US citizens have been getting their DM! My wife is from the US, too, and she's hoping desperately that maybe she'll get her DM in March. She's really eager to get her PR, get a SIN, and start working again, haha. Our app was received on September 17, so I...

Oh! That's wonderful! Thanks so much for the information.

I'm glad to hear most of us have reached the "In Process" stage on the website, and that some people have reached "Decision Made"! That's really encouraging. Fingers crossed that more of us will get good news soon.

Hello! My wife is in Canada with visitor status (and a current visitor record), and we're waiting for her permanent residency application to go through. (We're down to the last leg of that, though, which is great!) Anyway, I know visitors are not allowed to work or to enroll at educational...