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    Married name change during permanent residence application.

    Thanks for the amazing responses and clarifications! We feel a lot less stressed about this situation now and will go ahead with the name change.
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    Married name change during permanent residence application.

    So you only photocopied your new passport and physically sent that to your VO? No additional documents or cover letter of explanation? I think we will also send a Case Specific Enquiry telling them of the updated name change as well as informing them of the photocopy being mailed their direction.
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    Married name change during permanent residence application.

    We are around 9 months into our permanent residence application with an ETA of 13 months. While waiting for medical tests which will take a minimum of 3 more months we decided to change my wife’s passport to reflect our shared last name as it will reduce complication once she is in Canada...
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    Extra Medical exams needed - where to ask for extension

    We were asked to redo our medicals after a year. When we renewed them the CiC panel physician found something concerning and wants to do additional testing. The results for this test will take 8 weeks and then an additional 4 weeks for a follow up. When we asked them where to send an email...
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    Well guess I spoke to soon. Last year they saw spots on her lungs in the x-ray and made her Do TB test. Turned out negative. Now these repetitive doctors say the spots on her x-ray have moved...and want her to TB test again. Incoming 8 weeks of testing for something she already got tested for...
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    *NEW* MANILA VISA OFFICE Philippines SPOUSE/FAMILY TIMELINE

    A year has passed since last medical was completed so a request for re-medical was received. We flew to Cebu to get the tests done as we did one year prior. And now its significantly more expensive than last year (now 8226php) plus they are re-administering the same vaccinations as last year...
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    FEBRUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    Do you have the mailing addresses? And how do we label it so it goes to the right place and correct filing. Thanks again for all the awesome help!
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    FEBRUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    very helpful information! thank you guys so much. I don't suppose you know exactly where to send these? We are Manila VO. Do we send to ontario...or to manila? There has to be a guide somewhere about updating your file. We are going to prune the 2500 pages of text chats and take a few samples...
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    FEBRUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    we sent pics (100 or so each showcasing my months of stay at a time our vacationing and wedding in the philippines over 1 year), boarding passes, passport stamps, receipts, western union logs. We don't have any phone call logs as we use everything through social media. I believe thats why they...
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    FEBRUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    hopefully sending more information will be less of a slowdown...than waiting for them to formally request the information. Its been TWO months since they noted that and we havn't heard anything "officially".
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    FEBRUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    ugh. Just got our GCMS notes and it doesn't look good. Basically they have not started anything since February 2016 when sponsorship got approved. And the only entry they put in was this 2016/05/30 "ASP: PLS. SEND AOR & GENDOC REQUEST FOR -ADDITIONAL PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP INCLUDING BUT NOT...
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    GCMS NOTES WELL EXPLAINED HAS NEVER BEFORE UNTIL NOW

    Just got our GCMS notes and it doesn't look good. Basically they have not started anything since February 2016 when sponsorship got approved. And the only entry they put in was this 2016/05/30 "ASP: PLS. SEND AOR & GENDOC REQUEST FOR -ADDITIONAL PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED...
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    JANUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    nov/dec looks like it fits the average time frame considering December 2015 hasn't started yet.
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    MyCIC Announcement

    And now I am locked out. Awesome system. I can try again in 24 hours.
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    MyCIC Announcement

    Did not fix it for me. I have one more attempt. I tried family name / birth date combo. Family name / application number. (we don't have a UCI for her..since they never sent us AOR2) All information is perfect and correct.
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    MyCIC Announcement

    "Based on the information you entered, we found: no applications. What do I do next? You can: • go back and try again, as you may have made a mistake entering your information • wait 24 hours, as sometimes it can take time for applications to be entered into our system You can only try to...
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    MyCIC Announcement

    Now lets see if it actually works...supposed to be live now.
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    JANUARY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

    I think MVO is still working on November...
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    Calgary point of entry for new spouse sponsorship?

    Its going to be weird when i ask a travel agent to get me a 5-6 hour layover in vancouver :P
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    Calgary point of entry for new spouse sponsorship?

    Layovers in the states requires a TRV? ohhhh i did not realize that! She has a philippines visa so i don't believe she is visa exempt.