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I believe the OWP is sent by regular mail. Not sure if you have seen the timeline document, but it helps to see when others from the same application date are getting correspondence. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Yn3BFzI4q4xAy4EW3pG4CgQz9o3EzF5b18_tcSJwBhA/edit#gid=1992004750

I applied October 2nd. I called the centre last week and the agent told me that the processing times posted online are NOT for OWP's submitted through the pilot program. You can basically ignore the times posted online. The processing time for inland OWP's is 4 months. There is no point in...

Hoping someone here can give me some insight. My inland app + OWP will be returned due to a mistake on a form. We are assuming it will be returned around the 4-month mark which is in January. My visitor status expires December 10 but I am covered under implied status for now. Our plan is to...

Glad to hear so many people are getting their OWP's approved even if it is at the 4-month mark! I have a few questions.. We submitted our inland app with OWP October 1st. CIC decided to refund all our fees (we only wanted a refund of the overpayment) so the receipt is now invalid and the...

Slight problem.. they will not let me withdraw until they open the application. According to the agent they are currently opening April packages. So no matter what, I am stuck here waiting until they open it and send it back. What I don't understand is how they can be opening April ones (pretty...

Thanks, I really appreciate the help. I'm pretty sure at this point that I'm going to withdraw and start over. Time to read up on how to submit an outland app! I hope it's not more difficult than the inland one was. Thanks again.

Thanks for the links; those are exactly what I was looking for. So the way I see it now I have two options. I can withdraw my inland app before it begins processing. I should be refunded everything but the $75 fee? After that, I can submit a new, outland app. Will withdrawing my app will have a...

Didn't realize there was an online form to do that. Thank you so much!

Looking for advice regarding my application. Submitted spousal inland app + OWP last week. My husband is Canadian and I am a US citizen. We overpaid the fees by $550 and requested a refund for that by email. CIC decided to refund us our entire amount the day after we mailed our app (yay). Now...

Just when I think nothing else could go wrong.. We overpaid our inland spouse application by $550. So my husband sent an email to CIC requesting a refund: Receipt # XXXXXX A copy of the receipt is attached. Total payment amount: $1,590 Amount that should have been charged: $1,040 I overpaid...

Thanks! I really appreciate it. I definitely was not planning on waiting for them to request it; I was going to mail it out as soon as we get it and have a UCI #. So in that case, I will be mailing my app tonight! Thanks again!

We are almost ready to mail out our application, but we are missing one thing: his Option C printout for taxes. He filed 2014 taxes on time, but forgot to do 2013. CRA will not mail out his 2014 Option C until they receive and process his 2013 taxes. So we went and got 2013 done about a month...

Apply for the FBI reports ASAP as those take the longest, and make sure you order them directly from the FBI as 3rd party reports are not accepted. Do the medical right before you plan to mail in your application. There is nowhere on the US passport that states marital status, so no she does...

As long as you submit your OWP with your PR application, he will be covered under implied status (beginning the date his tourist visa expires). Implied status will cover him for the entire PR process. The only reason you would need to extend his visitor's visa is if you wait until January to...

I'm working on IMM 5285, question 2, 7, and 12 that all ask for proof/photos in an attached page. Do I need to include ACTUAL photographs (4 x 6, printed at a photo lab)? I created a photo collage in Word of about 10 pages, with 3-6 photos of varying size per page. All people/dates/places are...

Thanks! Any ideas on the declarations form? Should I be putting 180 days and telling the border that I will stay for a 6 month minimum but plan to reside in Canada permanently? And that if I am not approved for something, I will return to the US? I don't want to break any laws and definitely...

Because of the OWP. We understand all the risks associated with inland vs outland. I am 100% comfortable staying in Canada for 2-3+ years until the full application is approved. We are tired of being apart, traveling back and forth, and the pilot OWP program was really the deciding factor.

Hi everyone! First time posting here and just wanted some help with a few questions before crossing the border. US citizen here planning to marry my Canadian fiance. I am leaving the US in a few weeks. Our wedding is in July in Canada. We plan on submitting an inland application, so I will...