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Hi Sasz, I really hope you are successful. One would hope that CIC would have the compassion to understand your case and the fact that it would not be good for your baby to be separated from her parents. Good luck and let us know the results!

Hi Sasz, Just curious why you would not want to take your baby to Canada, which has one of the best health care and education systems in the world. There is no better place to raise kids than Canada. As long as your baby was listed as a non-accompanying family member, he/she can be sponsored...

Woohoo! Passport and visa arrived today, 21 days after visa issued!! Can you believe the delay was because DHL lost my wife's visa package and only found it when I called them today? Be careful with these guys. If your visa is taking long after Decision Made, call WWWexpress (DHL) or AIR21...

Thanks Huggypoo and ComputerAngel! What a relief!

Actually my wife is not Tagalog either. She speaks Bisaya and another local dialect, in addition to Tagalog and English. I learned Tagalog first because I lived in Manila for a couple of years and frankly I just found Tagalog much easier to learn, although my Bisaya is slowly improving. I guess...

Yeah I know, they have some really good Pinoy bakeries around Main and Fraser Streets in Vancouver. Can't wait to get back there and eat some!

Hi Steph, I understand where you're coming from and your frustration, as I am also a native English-speaking Canadian. However, I'm afraid I must respectfully disagree with you. This forum was created by Filipinos primarily for discussion with other Filipinos about their stories and problems in...

Well finally the passport and visa arrived after nearly a month! Was it CEM's fault? No, wwwexpress (DHL) had the passport since March 1 and didn't deliver it. If that happened in Vancouver instead of Manila, I would be filing a lawsuit against them. Oh well, at least it's done now and my wife...

Obviously you're not really Canadian, or you would realize that we have 2 national languages, not only English. We are famous for saying "eh" not "hey". And if you want to brag about your English, please at least use proper grammar and spelling. As a Canadian I find your post insulting. To all...

Hi All, just sharing my experience here. Most people say that once your ECAS status is Decision Made and Manila VO has your passport, they will take anywhere from 3 days to 2 weeks to stamp and return your passport. For my wife, it has been 3 weeks since Decision Made and no sign of the passport...

...and had her address had been changed from Philippines to Canada on ECAS as well? If so, that is a really colossal mistake! Where do I find the Manila VO spreadsheet? Thanks!

Hi folks, Has anyone here ever heard of a situation in which an applicant, after submitting their passport and meds, later got Decision Made AND their home address in ECAS changed to a Canadian address, and when their letter came it was a refusal? I ask because my wife's status was DM and her...

Hi All, My wife's eCAS status was changed to Decision Made on March 1, and her home address was updated to my address in Vancouver, BC. That's got to be good news! However, until we now she still hasn't received her passport and visa back from the CEM. She is in Quezon City so it doesn't have...

Hi Ksad, 06/09/12: Application received 08/11/12: Sponsorship accepted, case transferred to Manila 12/27/12: AOR and PPR 01/08/13: In Process 01/30/13: Medical received 03/04/13: Decision made and home address changed to Canada Still no passport/visa today, after 18 days...

Hello all, My wife's e-CAS changed to DM on March 4. Her mailing address on e-CAS was changed from Cubao to Vancouver, so that's good news. But 2 weeks already and still no visa. It only needs to go from Makati to Cubao so we were expecting it last week. How long does it normally take from...

Gregoryp, it's good news. They are now asking for the passport so they can stamp the visa in it. If you got Decision Made before they asked for medical results, that would usually (but not always) be bad news. Also, did you check eCAS for a change in mailing address? When my wife got Decision...

Hi Vanwilder, I have gotten visitor visas for my wife's parents and sister before. It shouldn't make any difference if you apply for single or multiple entry. If the immigration officer decides your parents are admissible to Canada as visitors, then they are admissible. If not, he/she won't...

Hi Ralkafaye, If you are in Canada and sponsoring your husband in the Philippines, you send the complete application package (your application to sponsor and your husband's application for permanent residence) to the CIC Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. If you are accepted as a...

Not meaning to start an argument on this thread, but I don't see how your problems with immigration amount to a racist government. The decision whether or not to admit an individual applicant relies solely on an individual Immigration Officer reviewing their case. Are some of those officers...

Hay naku, 16 days na since DM and still no passport/visa in the mail! This very frustrating. I think mine is the longest wait I've seen on anyone's timeline. I called CEM and they wouldn't talk to me. Emailed also but no reply.