Search results

Got my letters today :) For Chart update purposes my AIP and DM dates are 12 April 2012

Hi, I have no idea what my AIP and DM dates are. My ecas has changed to decision made and we have not received any letters. I think the only reason why they called is becuase the landing interview is in two weeks. When I called immigration he said they sent out the letter on the 12th but we...

Thank you :D. I think most people find out with a letter when the landing interview is. After that call, i called immigration and they said they mailed the letter yesterday. I don't know why they called but i'm sure glad they did :D

OMG I'm running around our apartment like crazy :D A couple of minutes ago our landline rang and normally we don't answer private numbers. So for some reason I said to my husband you better answer that as it might be immigration. He answered and the lady asked for me. She said I will be...

My hubby also does not have an Client ID number. He also called and they said he will get one when we get AIP as he is Canadian and never had anything to do with immigration before.

I finally built up the courage to call and find about the status of our application. Everything still looks good and call back in a month if we have not heard anything!!! Hoping to hear something next Monday then....

I don't know.. Might also depend on which Airport you are entering. Maybe more people can share their experience with us.

Hi Ainex_francois, On my first visit I was send for questioning and the second visit I did not have to go to immigration. No, the officer did not want to see the money I had available but obviously thought it wasn't enough and then asked me if I have access to other funds and I said yes - my...

Hello again, Your letter of invitation does not have to be notarized. You signing the letter will be good enough. My hubby use to email the letters of invitation to me and I submitted that. It was accepted.

Well my first trip to Canada was to visit my husband (back then he was still my boyfriend) He asked me the questions like I said above; What is the purpose of coming to Canada? (I was honest and said to visit my boyfriend) How much money do I have for my stay? What do I do for a living...

Your welcome! Yes, I was send to the immigration office on my first visit and it was scary and I was very nervous as the officer was not the friendliest person, but he still let me through. Who knows, you might be lucky and don't have to experience that..

Hi Dinto, Having a return ticket will increase your chances of getting a visitor's visa. You also need to submit your itinerary to the High Commission of Canada in Pretoria when applying. When I use to apply for my visa's I used Flight Centre to get all the information required for the...

Hi Dinto I managed to get visitor visa’s while still dating my husband and another one when we got engaged. I do think it was because I had very strong ties to SA and submitted lots of proof of my intention to return being return tickets / bank statements / letter of employment. Why don’t you...

This was my experience - I have a multiple entry visa and went home in December for two weeks with my hubby. Coming back passport control only asked my hubby what the purpose of our trip was, looked at my visa and stamped both our passports. I also asked our immigration lawyer about going home...

Hi, this was my experience with this question. I was in a relationship a few years before I met my husband. We lived to together for more than a year and kept all our affairs separate (taxes and so on) . For me it was not considered common law/conjugal, it was more boyfriend/girlfriend as I...

I’m from a small town in Mpumalanga.. Currently living in Alberta. Yes, it’s very difficult for anyone to find a decent paying job unless you have some contacts. A couple of years ago when I met my husband, I remembered thinking how on earth will we ever be together and went through the same...

Wow, that must be incredibly hard! I would definitely recommend the Outland option. Just as IndianOcean said you could study and work and get some savings. It would indeed be amazing if your PR can be approved in 7 months!! Is there any possibility that you can get married sooner so you can...

Thanks for your kind words :) It’s so true about the processing times! My heart aches for you to be away from your wife as I know exactly what you are talking about! Good Luck for your application!

Hi Everyone, I finally decided to join the forum. My processing times is as follow We received your application for permanent residency on May 12, 2011 We started processing your application on May 26, 2011 We received the requested information on August 11, 2011. Thank you for providing...

Hi, I am a South African and we applied for spousal sponsorship (Inland) back in May. The processing times for Inland/outland was about the same thus us deciding on Inland. I was very lucky to get a intra company transfer to Canada and I’m currently working but I can only work for my company...