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Mohtasim

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Jul 23, 2011
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App. Filed.......
13-10-2010
Doc's Request.
n/a
Nomination.....
27-04-2011
AOR Received.
18-11-2011
IELTS Request
Already done
Med's Request
26-April-2012
Med's Done....
21-May-2012
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
11-09-2012
VISA ISSUED...
25-09-2012
LANDED..........
23-04-2013
14 months of my application so far. Pre-arrival letter, was received 4 months ago. And now Medical has expired as well.
Stuck in background checks(as per GCKey) since 4 months. :’(
Dont worry these things take time. my friend has to do medical twice and they gave him 2 months before the expiry of second medical so it took 2 years and 10 months just for last step .... its all different case to case basis ... another friend is still waiting one time medical is already expired .... with the passage of time due to the situation in Pakistan legal documentation where you can make fake things easily... therefore they take time in these steps.
 

Mohtasim

Star Member
Jul 23, 2011
182
10
124
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-10-2010
Doc's Request.
n/a
Nomination.....
27-04-2011
AOR Received.
18-11-2011
IELTS Request
Already done
Med's Request
26-April-2012
Med's Done....
21-May-2012
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
11-09-2012
VISA ISSUED...
25-09-2012
LANDED..........
23-04-2013
Guys, my fiancee is planning on applying for a Canadian Visit Visa. As her passport is expiring, she also plans on renewing it before applying.
Is it a good idea for her to:
a) renew her passport before our nikkah? it will have her fathers name instead of mine as husband
b) apply for a Canadian Visitor Visa before the nikkah and before I apply for her PR?

Will her visit visa (if she gets it) stay valid throughout her process for PR?
if its not urgent... it would be better to renew passport after nikkah with your name as after marriage the passport need to be with husband name if she is applying as your wife
 

Kazem

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Feb 19, 2015
167
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NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-03-2017
Doc's Request.
24-03-2017
if its not urgent... it would be better to renew passport after nikkah with your name as after marriage the passport need to be with husband name if she is applying as your wife
Well, she wants to apply for a visit visa to canada, that's why she wants to get her passport renewed. We will get her CNIC changed after the nikkah. Does it create any issues with IRCC if she doesn't modify her passport to include my name?
 

fahad10

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Jan 22, 2018
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Guys, my fiancee is planning on applying for a Canadian Visit Visa. As her passport is expiring, she also plans on renewing it before applying.
Is it a good idea for her to:
a) renew her passport before our nikkah? it will have her fathers name instead of mine as husband
b) apply for a Canadian Visitor Visa before the nikkah and before I apply for her PR?

Will her visit visa (if she gets it) stay valid throughout her process for PR?
Kazem, if she applied visit visa before marriage and it got accepted then its fine, and it will be valid even during Spousal visa process

but if the visit visa got rejected then it could be a red flag
 

fahad10

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Jan 22, 2018
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Well, she wants to apply for a visit visa to canada, that's why she wants to get her passport renewed. We will get her CNIC changed after the nikkah. Does it create any issues with IRCC if she doesn't modify her passport to include my name?
it is preferable to add husband name in cnic and also change status to married, wife name can stay the same as before
 
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Kazem

Star Member
Feb 19, 2015
167
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NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
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App. Filed.......
18-03-2017
Doc's Request.
24-03-2017
Kazem, if she applied visit visa before marriage and it got accepted then its fine, and it will be valid even during Spousal visa process

but if the visit visa got rejected then it could be a red flag
Ok I understand man, thanks! What do you think is recommended? She's applying for a US and Canada visa together as she has a sister in the US who she plans to visit over the summer.

Also, no issues with the passport renewal right?
 

fahad10

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Jan 22, 2018
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Ok I understand man, thanks! What do you think is recommended? She's applying for a US and Canada visa together as she has a sister in the US who she plans to visit over the summer.

Also, no issues with the passport renewal right?
I dont think, passport with husband name is requirement, CNIC should have husband name and status changed to married.

For visit visa, if she gets it approved no problem but if it gets rejected then just be ready to declare it in the forms and with reason to apply, because LVO agents can raise concern about it.

Usually, Wife as PA cases dont have issue in spousal cases. else its all about luck
 

fahad10

Star Member
Jan 22, 2018
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July 2017 applicant, tortured due to LVO laziness and unpredictable way of working.

My case was simple, first marriage for both, not a big age difference, wife stayed in pakistan for 4 months after marriage, NO travel history to any country even for a week and a baby was also born during this process but after taking 14 months to give pre arrival now stuck again in background check since october. Feels so helpless with LVO
 

SZM

Star Member
Sep 13, 2018
78
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Dont worry these things take time. my friend has to do medical twice and they gave him 2 months before the expiry of second medical so it took 2 years and 10 months just for last step .... its all different case to case basis ... another friend is still waiting one time medical is already expired .... with the passage of time due to the situation in Pakistan legal documentation where you can make fake things easily... therefore they take time in these steps.
Oh my God. Now I am freaking out...

I feel for that couple, waiting for such a long time is so saddening.
May Allah make this easy for me and many others out there with the same case as mine. Aameen!
Every time, I sign in to my GCKey account, that lil hope left inside me, makes me wish to see decision made/letter of PR, but I end up signing out that ‘when it is best for me, it will happen (InshaAllah)’
 

SZM

Star Member
Sep 13, 2018
78
8
July 2017 applicant, tortured due to LVO laziness and unpredictable way of working.

My case was simple, first marriage for both, not a big age difference, wife stayed in pakistan for 4 months after marriage, NO travel history to any country even for a week and a baby was also born during this process but after taking 14 months to give pre arrival now stuck again in background check since october. Feels so helpless with LVO
Even my case is simple. Idk why 2017 applicants are stuck in background checks even after 15 months...
 

Chawais

Hero Member
Jul 28, 2016
202
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Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-08-2016
AOR Received.
29-08-2016
File Transfer...
05-09-2016
Not just 2017 applicant 2016 applicant aswell...