Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2019

[SAM_2014]

SA letter received on Oct 8. AR 17th May.

File transferred to Los Angeles, not sure how is this visa office but heard pretty slow it is as well. I expected them fast VO. Anyone with Los Angeles VO please comment or DM so we can stay in contact. Thanks

@robertp @YULIA-2016 @laxsun
AOR date missing in tracker

 

[gcodtao]

Hi there,it will be my first time to drive going to US (if i will receive bio request). Is it easy

if it is te first time, you need to set asidr more time as you need to go to the office to get your i94 white paper to stick in your passport.

if you prefer not to mention the biometrics, they wont know. just say sightseeing

 

[gcodtao]

Did you have to get an appointment for biometrics or do they do walk ins at uscis in the US?

by appointment

 

[Swainy]

I know this has been addressed previously and have tried to look on the forum for the answer, unfortunately I haven’t been able to find it. How do I get the webform and what do I need to answer to upload the copy of my passport, once again, many thanks

 

[ilovecanada11]

Hello everyone,

Can my Korean wife sponsor her sister to come to Canada? Both of her parents passed away when she was young, so her sister was her guardian.

People have told me no, because she has a spouse already in Canada, me. I'm Canadian. This doesn't seem to match what I have read about Parent and Grandparent Family Class however.

I then heard if we have a baby, then it is possible because the baby needs a next of kin if no grandparents.

Any insight here?

You may want to check with a lawyer. There's a special category for people who have no other family members (they mention single people though, not married).

Check this link

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/other-relatives/who-you-can-sponsor.html

Example 2: Eligible to sponsor a cousin
Sam is an only child. His parents and grandparents have passed away. He was raised in the United States by his only cousin. He immigrated to Canada as a permanent resident. He’s single (doesn’t have a spouse or a common-law partner). Sam doesn’t have any relatives in Canada who are Canadian citizens, permanent residents or registered Indians. Sam wants to sponsor his American cousin. His cousin is single (doesn’t have a spouse or a common-law partner).

Sam meets the requirements to sponsor his cousin to come to Canada because he doesn’t have:

• a close living relative he could sponsor instead (such as a spouse, partner, child, sibling, parent or grandparent) and
• any other relative who is a citizen, permanent resident or registered Indian of Canada.

 

[sbo2019]

wait. What? Here's a twist now. Did they actually gave u that Information on the phone? Did they not tell u if its approved or not?

@robertp

What does your ecas show? And mycic ?

My application is May 8. I dropped the ball by waiting for emails, checking ecas via the online tool and the timeline slider page of my cic a/c.
Apparently, they had asked for PCC, Copy of Passport pages and Proof of Medicals since around August or so and yesterday was the deadline for submission which I missed!
I never checked my "view submitted application or upload documents" on my cic account. All these requests were sitting there all these while with Oct. deadline and I just kept waiting. They sent my an email yesterday morning (which was what I saw and told @robertp to update my tracker).
Now I have a 15 day ultimatum to produce it else application cancellation.
Summary guys, this might be obvious to many, but Do not wait for emails! Dig into every inch of that cic page for request/updates everyday....Can't believe I missed requests for over a month! I stopped checking after my LVO was changed
My few cents...
Will update you guys next week after I call them to check on things. They'd probably be hard to reach because of the thanksgiving holiday..

 

[sbo2019]

I know this has been addressed previously and have tried to look on the forum for the answer, unfortunately I haven’t been able to find it. How do I get the webform and what do I need to answer to upload the copy of my passport, once again, many thanks

https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx

I just googled my cic webform...voila!

 

[maleeksha]

@YULIA-2016 and @robertp pls add my info in tracker

Update : line # (don't see my line in the new tracker, it used to be around line #267)

• Sponsored People: Mom
• Parents Country of Citizenship: South Africa
• Sponsor Province: ON
• Invitations Receive Date: April 24
• Application received in Ottawa Date: May 21
• AoR Received (DATE): Sep 4
• Ecas Status for Sponsorship appl. and PR appl : DM and In Process
• Sponsorship In process Date: Sept 19
• Sponsorship Decision Made Date:
• Biometric request date : Oct 5
• MyCIC update:
• IME / PCC / travel history request date : No
• Comment : Additional Doc request July 18

Thank you

 

[maleeksha]

USCIS ASC
306 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202

I've been screening past messages for this address too! Thanks @vermas

@robertp @YULIA-2016 Can you please consider if this address can be added to the links page in the tracker?
Thanks.

 

[bdidol]

I know this has been addressed previously and have tried to look on the forum for the answer, unfortunately I haven’t been able to find it. How do I get the webform and what do I need to answer to upload the copy of my passport, once again, many thanks

https://secure.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx

Select - Sponsorship and you will get the other prompts

 

[robertp]

@robertp @YULIA-2016

Please update the tracker with the following information:

Line # 313
Sponsorship application: Decision made on Sept 24, 2019
IME (Medical) request received: Sept 27, 2019
SA letter received and additional document request for PCC: Oct 4, 2019
LVO: CPC Mississauga
IME completed on Oct 10, 2019 at New Delhi

Thank you!!

what is your SA in process date as per Ecas?

 

[Vic R]

Holiday season started in India

@robertp


My application is May 8. I dropped the ball by waiting for emails, checking ecas via the online tool and the timeline slider page of my cic a/c.
Apparently, they had asked for PCC, Copy of Passport pages and Proof of Medicals since around August or so and yesterday was the deadline for submission which I missed!
I never checked my "view submitted application or upload documents" on my cic account. All these requests were sitting there all these while with Oct. deadline and I just kept waiting. They sent my an email yesterday morning (which was what I saw and told @robertp to update my tracker).
Now I have a 15 day ultimatum to produce it else application cancellation.
Summary guys, this might be obvious to many, but Do not wait for emails! Dig into every inch of that cic page for request/updates everyday....Can't believe I missed requests for over a month! I stopped checking after my LVO was changed
My few cents...
Will update you guys next week after I call them to check on things. They'd probably be hard to reach because of the thanksgiving holiday..

What do you mean by LVO changed, did they give you one LVO and later changed ?

 

[snganu]

All,
In travel forms, what is one supposed to fill in purpose of visit for regular parents visit in last 10 years
Do I write "Visitor" or "Family Visit/Tourism" ?

 

[robertp]

@YULIA-2016 and @robertp pls add my info in tracker

Update : line # (don't see my line in the new tracker, it used to be around line #267)

• Sponsored People: Mom
• Parents Country of Citizenship: South Africa
• Sponsor Province: ON
• Invitations Receive Date: April 24
• Application received in Ottawa Date: May 21
• AoR Received (DATE): Sep 4
• Ecas Status for Sponsorship appl. and PR appl : DM and In Process
• Sponsorship In process Date: Sept 19
• Sponsorship Decision Made Date:
• Biometric request date : Oct 5
• MyCIC update:
• IME / PCC / travel history request date : No
• Comment : Additional Doc request July 18

Thank you

is your Sponsorship Applcation status is DM or still in process?
What additional Document requeste on July 18?

 

[Lhay]

Good Day @YULIA-2016 and @robertp and others who never get tired of updating every info on each file:

Just got a new message on MyCIC account, stating that the application has been linked. I don't understand, I already received an email that my parents application has been linked to MyCIC account two weeks ago. But anyway, that's the update I got this morning dated October 10.

Godspeed everyone! Cheers for our parent/grandparent's application success!