November 2018 Outland Applicants (Spousal Sponsorship)

[JoshC]

I don’t think I’ve ever felt so impatient in my life!

Here’s hoping to speedy deliveries for us all.

 

[DouglasDylane]

I just called our courrier and they said they can’t give us informations until Monday morning.
On the website we don’t even have an estimate delivery date anymore.
We sent it on the 2nd

 

[JoshC]

I just called our courrier and they said they can’t give us informations until Monday morning.
On the website we don’t even have an estimate delivery date anymore.
We sent it on the 2nd

It seems like the Canada post strikes are causing backlogs at customs. Documents are usually much quicker to clear from what I’ve read online, so fingers crossed.

 

[jkcivil26]

Hi, I sent my application on Nov 1st via Purolator courier and it was signed and received at the Sydney NS office on Nov 6th. I am sponsoring my spouse who is currently staying with me in Canada but soon will be travelling to India. I went through the NOV 2017 outland applicants thread and I am sharing a couple of applicant timelines that I found in that page, if it maybe any indicator for us,

Application 1

Oct. 30, 2017: Application Sent to CPC-M
Nov. 03, 2017: Application Received by CPC-M
Dec. 27, 2017: AOR1
Dec. 29, 2017: Medical Exam Request
Jan. 01, 2018: Schedule A Request
Jan. 03, 2018: Sponsor Approval
Jan. 11, 2018: Medical Exam Completed and Results Submitted
Jan. 13, 2018: Medical Exam Passed
Jan. 18, 2018: Schedule A Submitted
Jan. 26, 2018: ECAS: "In Process"
Jan. 30, 2018: AOR2 and CSQ Request
Jan. 31, 2018: ECAS: "We started processing..."
Feb. 01, 2018: CSQ Application sent to MIDI
Feb. 02, 2018: CSQ Application received by MIDI
Feb. 12, 2018: AOR from MIDI received by mail
Mar. 05, 2018: CSQ received by mail
Sep. 11, 2018: Interview Request
Oct. 02, 2018: Interview Passed
Oct. 04, 2018: Pre-Arrival Services
Oct. 04, 2018: Passport Request
Oct. 08, 2018: Passport Sent
Oct. 15, 2018: Passport Received / CoPR and Counterfoil in hand
Oct. 23, 2018: Landed in Montreal / Became Permanent Resident

Application 2

1. We received your application for permanent residence on November 24, 2017.
2. We started processing your application on February 27, 2018
3. We sent you correspondence on January 19, 2018. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the correspondence before sending us additional information, as the correspondence will outline all information that is required. (Police Clearance, Background Declaration)
4. Medical request Feb. 5, 2018 received and passed after a week or two
5. Pre-Arrival services May 5, 2018
6. Background Check Started around June 2018
7. Passport Request September 5, 2018,
   1. Sent on September 7, 2018,
   2. Visa updated on CIC on Sept. 11, 2018
   3. Ready to pick-up on Sept 12, 2018
   4. Pick up passport on Sept. 17, 2018
   5. PDOS on Sept. 18, 2018
8. Will be landing in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2018

These are two applicants whose applications got processed really fast, going by their timelines. They are many others who are in the various stages of the application process.

For us ,I guess the next update will be the Acknowledgement of Receipt aka AOR 1.Which may take any where between 7 to 12 weeks (or maybe more).

Thanks
Jay

 

[DouglasDylane]

Hi, I sent my application on Nov 1st via Purolator courier and it was signed and received at the Sydney NS office on Nov 6th. I am sponsoring my spouse who is currently staying with me in Canada but soon will be travelling to India. I went through the NOV 2017 outland applicants thread and I am sharing a couple of applicant timelines that I found in that page, if it maybe any indicator for us,

Application 1

Oct. 30, 2017: Application Sent to CPC-M
Nov. 03, 2017: Application Received by CPC-M
Dec. 27, 2017: AOR1
Dec. 29, 2017: Medical Exam Request
Jan. 01, 2018: Schedule A Request
Jan. 03, 2018: Sponsor Approval
Jan. 11, 2018: Medical Exam Completed and Results Submitted
Jan. 13, 2018: Medical Exam Passed
Jan. 18, 2018: Schedule A Submitted
Jan. 26, 2018: ECAS: "In Process"
Jan. 30, 2018: AOR2 and CSQ Request
Jan. 31, 2018: ECAS: "We started processing..."
Feb. 01, 2018: CSQ Application sent to MIDI
Feb. 02, 2018: CSQ Application received by MIDI
Feb. 12, 2018: AOR from MIDI received by mail
Mar. 05, 2018: CSQ received by mail
Sep. 11, 2018: Interview Request
Oct. 02, 2018: Interview Passed
Oct. 04, 2018: Pre-Arrival Services
Oct. 04, 2018: Passport Request
Oct. 08, 2018: Passport Sent
Oct. 15, 2018: Passport Received / CoPR and Counterfoil in hand
Oct. 23, 2018: Landed in Montreal / Became Permanent Resident

Application 2

1. 
   
   
   • We received your application for permanent residence on November 24, 2017.
   • We started processing your application on February 27, 2018
   • We sent you correspondence on January 19, 2018. If you have not yet provided the information or the requested documents, please do so as soon as possible. Please wait until you receive the correspondence before sending us additional information, as the correspondence will outline all information that is required. (Police Clearance, Background Declaration)
   • Medical request Feb. 5, 2018 received and passed after a week or two
   • Pre-Arrival services May 5, 2018
   • Background Check Started around June 2018
   • Passport Request September 5, 2018,
     1. Sent on September 7, 2018,
     2. Visa updated on CIC on Sept. 11, 2018
     3. Ready to pick-up on Sept 12, 2018
     4. Pick up passport on Sept. 17, 2018
     5. PDOS on Sept. 18, 2018
   • Will be landing in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2018

These are two applicants whose applications got processed really fast, going by their timelines. They are many others who are in the various stages of the application process.

For us ,I guess the next update will be the Acknowledgement of Receipt aka AOR 1.Which may take any where between 7 to 12 weeks (or maybe more).

Thanks
Jay

Thanks Jay for those infos! And welcome to the group, you are lucky your application is already there, lot of us are still waiting even tho we sent it by courrier!

I am worried to get an interview so it s good to see even with an interview they got it really fast, with an interview it can take around 18 months.

 

[applefritter1]

Just read that 3 forms have been updated on the cic website with November 2018 dates:

Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking (IMM 1344) (PDF, 588.96 KB) November 2018
Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 553.33 KB) November 2018
Additional Dependants/Declaration [IMM 0008DEP] (PDF, 433.80 KB) November 2018

Anybody aware what will happen for people in our situation who sent off the application in the beginning of November when these forms hadn't been updated yet (I was so paranoid this would happen that I checked the day I sent our app off) ? I wonder if they will request us to fill out new ones and send them at a later date?

 

[DouglasDylane]

Just read that 3 forms have been updated on the cic website with November 2018 dates:

Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking (IMM 1344) (PDF, 588.96 KB) November 2018
Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 553.33 KB) November 2018
Additional Dependants/Declaration [IMM 0008DEP] (PDF, 433.80 KB) November 2018

Anybody aware what will happen for people in our situation who sent off the application in the beginning of November when these forms hadn't been updated yet (I was so paranoid this would happen that I checked the day I sent our app off) ? I wonder if they will request us to fill out new ones and send them at a later date?

I read a few threads about that and they apparently leave some time. Especially for us, we already sent it, they can see the stamp. I wouldn’t worry about that too much.
Did you send the updates forms from October?

 

[applefritter1]

I read a few threads about that and they apparently leave some time. Especially for us, we already sent it, they can see the stamp. I wouldn’t worry about that too much.
Did you send the updates forms from October?

Yes, I used the updated October forms.

 

[Shashi05]

Hi All,

Is there a WhatsApp group for the applicants who submitted their sponsorship forms in Nov'18?

 

[DouglasDylane]

Hi All,

Is there a WhatsApp group for the applicants who submitted their sponsorship forms in Nov'18?

Not that I know? Would you like to create one?

 

[kcward7]

Just read that 3 forms have been updated on the cic website with November 2018 dates:

Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking (IMM 1344) (PDF, 588.96 KB) November 2018
Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 553.33 KB) November 2018
Additional Dependants/Declaration [IMM 0008DEP] (PDF, 433.80 KB) November 2018

Anybody aware what will happen for people in our situation who sent off the application in the beginning of November when these forms hadn't been updated yet (I was so paranoid this would happen that I checked the day I sent our app off) ? I wonder if they will request us to fill out new ones and send them at a later date?

Typically a grace period for these scenarios.

 

[Shashi05]

Not that I know? Would you like to create one?

Group Created:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/GMEw0ApdKNi4n0n7xVZEqI

 

[JoshC]

I’m currently arguing with Canada Post with regards to tracking with Royal Mail International tracked and signed.

Royal Mail state they use Canada Post as a delivery partner and offer full tracking but Canada Post are saying that’s not the case. Nonetheless, it’s in Montreal being sorted so fingers crossed it’ll arrive soon!

How’s everyone else getting on?

 

[DouglasDylane]

Still trying to figure it out why our package is stucked at the border since the 6th! It just says it needs custome clearance so same boat

Anybody was able to get it there?

 

[usman214]

I am currently living in Canada and sponsoring my wife from Pakistan I submitted my application by courier on 2nd of Nov and received by C Floyd at Sydney, by 7 Nov 2018.
No more update yet. finger cross and hoping for the best.​