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I have a question about FBI checks as well. We originally applied Inland in September, but they sent it back in full and rather than start over Inland we are applying Outland now like we should have in the beginning. I got my original police check certificate on July 27 (mailed the fingerprints...

You're right, I was answering the questions wrong. I figured it out, thanks for your help!

I spoke to a CIC agent on the phone this morning and she said because our app was sent back in full, we can use the original payment receipts because they never entered the system! We don't need to ask for a refund or pay again, and we don't need to formally withdraw our Inland app. Whew...

My husband (Canadian) and I (American) are applying Outland for spousal sponsorship. My visitor record expired on Oct 31 and I understand I have 90 days to apply to restore it. The CIC I spoke to on the phone said I could apply online (26 days processing time) instead of by mail (72 days) to...

This is all a huge help, thank you! Several members of this forum on a different thread have advised me to submit a new application Outland and basically scrap the Inland one. I move up here kindof in January but didn't get a visitor record or visa or anything. We traveled back to the US in...

We received AOR on Oct 3, exactly a month after when we initially mailed the Inland application. Did they send your Inland app back to you at any time due to something missing or incorrect? I'm hoping that even though we received AOR, the fact that they sent the entire package back for one...

Wonderful! Good to know, thank you.

Best of luck to you! Would love to hear when your PR decision is made so we have an idea of the possible timeframe. We are calling CIC tomorrow to get about 20 questions cleared up, but I did find the links to request a refund if that's what we end up needing to do. Not sure if we have to...

Thank you, I appreciate it. If you know how to go about requesting a refund for the previous fees (a website link, info guide, address to write to, anything!) it would be a huge help. I can't seem to find anything on the CIC website. We are willing to pay the fees again and go through all the...

Our app getting returned due to outdated forms was a blessing in disguise, it seems. And brucem was right, I was just under the impression that once my visa had expired (while the Inland app was *supposed to be* processing), I was out of luck as far as switching to Outland. Thanks again. Hope...

This is great advice, thank you!!! :D My 6-month visitor visa expired on Oct 31 so it looks like we have enough time to get it restored/extended. I will do that and we will start on our Outland application tomorrow (and get a new med exam and police record check, because the previous ones...

I understand. I am just confused why people keep suggesting this. We knew from the start that Outland applications take less time, but as I am living in Canada there was no way I would have been able to apply Outland. At least that's what CIC told us multiple times. Why would we have done...

Thank you for your help! We are calling CIC tomorrow to double check but I will sleep better tonight because of this.

I am American and living in Ottawa indefinitely since January 2014. CIC and border agents told us many, many times to apply Inland because of that. If we were to withdraw our Inland application and apply outland, would the $1040 we spent for the Inland application fees be wasted? We don't have...

We struggled for a long time whether or not to apply Inland or Outland. I moved to Canada to live with my husband in January 2014. CIC told us over the phone several times, as did the border agents we spoke to on our last trip, to apply inland as I am living in Ottawa indefinitely. They told us...

Hi all, I have a question about our returned application. My husband (Canadian) and I (Amercan) applied inland on Sep 3 2014. We got AOR on Oct 3 2014. We just received our ENTIRE package back with a letter dated Nov 12 2014. The letter says that our IMM 1344 is outdated (it was) and that we...

Hi all, I have a question about our returned application. My husband (Canadian) and I (Amercan) applied inland on Sep 3 2014. We got AOR on Oct 3 2014. We just received our ENTIRE package back with a letter dated Nov 12 2014. The letter says that our IMM 1344 is outdated (it was) and that we...