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    US outland applicants' thread :)

    Thank you so much for your reply! I'm in Canada visiting my spouse and just sent it to Ottawa using XpressPost. It would be great if it arrived within a week. Fingers crossed!
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    Anyone have an idea of how long is it currently taking Ottawa to issue visas once you've submitted a photocopy of your passport and PR photos? Are we talking a couple weeks or more like 8-12? Any idea would be greatly appreciated. This has been a LONG process! Thanks for any information!
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    We hadn't thought to check my notes. We were hoping that after I submitted the final background check that my documents would arrive. We just checked and actually my husband cannot request them since he is not currently a resident of Canada. We could have a friend in Canada request them but as...
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    I am a US citizen. I submitted my application in the fall of 2015. My husband's sponsorship of me was approved in March 2016. I submitted 4 of the 5 background checks I needed with my initial application in 2015 but the 5th required a letter from CIC to apply for the police certificate...
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    Does anyone know a time frame for long it's taking Ottawa to process permanent resident applications? My husband's sponsorship of me was approved over a year ago and I submitted one additional required background check in early December. We've been married for almost 10 years and have three...
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    Great! Thank you so much! What a relief that I will be able to cross with them. We were trying to figure out the logistics of moving with 3 small kids if we couldn't cross together. Thank you so much for the information!
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    So my husband's sponsorship of me was approved in March and my file was forwarded to Ottawa. I paid the final fees sometime in October and was asked to provide one additional background check which I submitted via email December 2. How long should I expect processing to take until I receive my...
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    Thank you for the information. Appreciate the response. I will tell our mortgage broker I'll have a regular SIN and check with RIV about the titles. Many thanks!
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    Hello everyone, A couple of questions. I'm waiting for my last background check from Japan but my application is in Ottawa. I believe everything else is complete and we've paid the final fees. We're planning to move sometime between February and May depending on when we find a house in...
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    US outland applicants' thread :)

    Thank you! I'll send an email after I go to the consulate on Wednesday. Appreciate the advice.
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    Hi again all, Is there any way to speak to an actual person in Ottawa regarding a case? When my husband applied for me last fall we submitted background checks from 3 of the 4 foreign countries I've lived in for over 6 months. The 4th, Japan, required a letter from CIC detailing why I needed...
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    Hi All, I just paid my PR fee and sent a copy of my passport to Ottawa last week via email. How long does it usually take for them to issue entry documents once they've received those? My husband is hopefully starting a job in Ontario soon and we'd like to all move together with our kids...
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    Thank you! I'll try and see what they say. Appreciate the help.
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    How would I order the GMSC notes? I wrote in my original cover letter that I lived in Japan and they only will do the background check with a letter from the Canadian authorities. So I stated they needed to send me a letter but they never have. Maybe this is the missing correspondence...
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    Hi All, We received a letter in March that my husband's application to sponsor me had been approved and my application had been forwarded to the visa office in Ottawa. Since then we haven't heard anything and when we look up the application status online it says both the sponsorship and PR...
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    Thank you! We're planning on getting Canadian passports for the kids before we move but since they'll only be valid for 5 years and we have 3 kids, we are hoping to wait until closer to our actual moving date. Good to know we only need photos for me! Good to know we only need a bank...
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    Thank you! He has lived outside of Canada for 15 years so no Option C but we'll have the bank account info, a letter from his current employer and hopefully an offer letter from Canada (fingers crossed!). I posted a few months ago and people thought it would be enough for him just to show...
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    Posted this last week and didn't get any responses. Just wanted to check again and see if anyone could help. Thanks.
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    Hello everyone! I'm sure this question has been asked a million times but I'm having trouble finding info on the CIC website and need a little help. My husband and our 3 young children are all dual US/Canadian citizens. He works at a university and currently has interviews scheduled for jobs...
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    Thank you! Didn't know if there was another way to get the letter but it looks like there's isn't. Thanks.