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Hi all! A quick update: yesterday I had my landing interview in Montreal after exactly 16 months of waiting. It was SUPER fast - 10 min or so. Talked to a nice lady and got my papers. Quite an anticlimactic experience I have to say! Anyway, I wish everybody good luck! They work slowly but they...

AAAAA!!!!! My e-cas got updated!!! I couldn't believe my eyes! At some point it seemed like it would never change... But it did! I am so so happy! It happened right after the BFD that they told me over the phone. VIVE CIC!! We received your application for permanent residence on March 10, 2011...

Hi everybody! Just a quick update. Yesterday I FINALLY got my OWP!! I applied online, provided all required documents, thinking it wouldn't take me more than 1 week to get a permit (at least that's what people here were saying). However, I waited more than a month!! The processing times for...

Hi everybody!! I am getting confused... I applied from inside Canada and hopefully soon I will be getting my papers. Some of our friends are telling me now that in order to land i have TO LEAVE CANADA AND REENTER! Is it true??

It's the date in the future on which reviewing your application in scheduled. It means that you shouldn't expect much until that day.

It's been almost 3 months already! It's taking them so long! You can find out your Bring forward date if you get a good agent on the phone: until then you can be almost sure they won't schedule your interview!

Hi Missha! Wow, we are in the same situation! And I also got my Health Card today!! Yes, I am waiting for the 2nd stage, they asked me to redo my medicals (very upsetting because I saw people here whose medical was expired even more than mine was, but they got AIP and DM together). It's such a...

I called them regarding pregnancy once. They told me they needed an update only when the child is born, as they don't care about pregnancy.

I had almost the same situation as you with the only difference that I stayed in Canada and applied inland (I did have a return ticket which I didn't end up using). I was very very anxious too about the interview at the Border!! I was sticking the rule that if they don't ask, I don't tell...

I noticed that too, not only with permanent residence but even with TRVs issued by the Can embassy in my country: I saw that many guys got denied while almost all women received their visas. I think if it is true and CIC is gender biased, it is not because men are discriminated against for the...

Go outland while staying in Canada!! Costs and inconvenience of flying to London can not be compared to being stuck in Canada for more than a year with almost no rights. I really regret applying Inland...

The letter which will say you are eligible to apply for OWP is your Approval in Principle letter which you will receive after they approve your sponsor. It takes now about 11 months since the date of receipt of your application by CIC. It's a long wait, I know. From what I understand it doesn't...

Hi 2011 applicants. Nice to see that CIC is working and people are getting their documents. I got stuck, however, at the second stage: it's been 3 months since AIP and no news yet (that why I was surprised to see in our chart it takes 6 days from AIP to DM: this is the best case scenario, not...

OWP application Hi everybody!! Privet vsem russkogovoryaschim! I hope I am writing in the right thread. I am starting to get really anxious: I applied for an OWP on May 1, and now on the CIC website it says it takes 20 days to process an application for a working visa. But I am reading here...

That's exactly what we did with BMO! No problem at all! The only thing is that they asked for two pieces of ID, but I had only my passport, so I had to convince them to use my visitor's visa as a second ID (even though it doesn't have a photo). I am sure it is possible and shouldn't be...

Hi, I had redo my medical after AIP and it's been exactly 10 weeks since I did it. No news until now. Read in other threads that it generally takes people 6-8 weeks. Could you share your stories and experiences of how long it took you to get DM after you redid your meds? Thank you!

I don't think there is a reason to worry. In my case it was also like that: maybe the dates were not so far apart though (processing the app. of the sponsored person started on 6 apr 2011, and of the sponsor - 25 august 2011). On the same day (25 aug) they sent me a letter to continue with the...

Let me congratulate you on this sad anniversary, Crazy Lucy! I hope those agents just want to allow plenty of time for the officers to process your file, but it doesn't mean it is really going to take you that long. It's true what you said: we just have to appreciate every day of our lives and...

Hi everybody! I would really appreciate your help. I would like to apply to a Canadian University which requires that transcripts be sent from my previous University directly to the admission office here. In my home country (Ukraine) we don't issue several transcripts and I haven't been...

Eh, guys, I don't know what to do. As you may know, in the AIP letter I was asked to redo my medicals. I did them 3 weeks ago. Today I called CIC, they told me the results were not even in their system, but it can take up to 3 months. Has anybody had that? What do you guys suggest that I do?