APRIL 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

[bishankhn]

ok good to know im not the only one. hopefully it comes soon for all of us!

 

[CanGer]

ok good to know im not the only one. hopefully it comes soon for all of us!

Nope! I hope so too. I can handle waiting for SA, there is nothing they could use against me. But it's AOR in my mind that is the most stressful. That's why this is killing me. It is nice to know we are not alone

 

[bishankhn]

i knowww exactly id rather wait for SA coz that part of my application is solid. just wanna know that my file has been received or not or if anything is missing. Lets just wait n hope for the best.

 

[naticom]

Just had a phone call with CIC, below is my timeline:

App Rcv'd: Apr 4th
ECAS in process: Apr 27

Until now there is no SA mail. I called them on May 12 and the agent was good enough to send a message to the officer regarding my case. I waited like two weeks and called them again 5 minutes ago and the lady told me I could not call them every week. I should wait for 3 months and if the officer did not respond to the message, call back again. I asked if our case is undergoing background check or something like that but she could not conclude.

However, I got some useful information from her. Although we're applying outside Canada while my wife is in Canada, they will decide the visa office based on where we throw out the application, not the country of origin. Therefore, our case should be processed by CPC-O.

 

[CanGer]

i knowww exactly id rather wait for SA coz that part of my application is solid. just wanna know that my file has been received or not or if anything is missing. Lets just wait n hope for the best.

Exactly! Well fingers crossed for this week

 

[yijiequ]

sorry, your sponsor is a Canadian and the spouse lives oversea? like hong kong? how do you know it would be in Ottawa?
Ottawa seems to be reserved for Americans.


the 1st portion before SAs, no matter where you live; everyone is processed in CPC-Mississauga

Just had a phone call with CIC, below is my timeline:

App Rcv'd: Apr 4th
ECAS in process: Apr 27

Until now there is no SA mail. I called them on May 12 and the agent was good enough to send a message to the officer regarding my case. I waited like two weeks and called them again 5 minutes ago and the lady told me I could not call them every week. I should wait for 3 months and if the officer did not respond to the message, call back again. I asked if our case is undergoing background check or something like that but she could not conclude.

However, I got some useful information from her. Although we're applying outside Canada while my wife is in Canada, they will decide the visa office based on where we throw out the application, not the country of origin. Therefore, our case should be processed by CPC-O.

 

[naticom]

No, I am the sponsor and I'm a PR since last October. My wife is holding a working holiday visa and she's from Taiwan. At first I thought it would be Hong Kong office processing our case (the PR part, not the SA part), but a forumite told me if our case is delivered within Canada (although applying for outland), CPC-O would be in charge of our case. The CIC rep also told me the same thing.

sorry, your sponsor is a Canadian and the spouse lives oversea? like hong kong? how do you know it would be in Ottawa?
Ottawa seems to be reserved for Americans.


the 1st portion before SAs, no matter where you live; everyone is processed in CPC-Mississauga

 

[FB_9192]

April Applicant - just had a phone call from CIC regarding SA!!

They called my partner and mentioned the common law date we put on her forms were incorrect. The officer said she knows it's confusing but the common law date should be the day you moved in together not the date 12 month from the you moved in together. Luckily at this stage we just need to write a letter explaining we got the date wrong and post it to A PO Box address.

This is the totally opposite of what I've read on this and other forums!! But we'll do as they ask.

Anyone else heard of this?

That makes us worried. We looked on the forums and had a consultation with a lawyer, both of whom told us that the official common-law date is 12 months after we first moved in together :S. It even says in the Guide to Sponsorship under the date we entered into Common-Law Relations that "Note: This is the date your status officially changed from being single to common-law, not the date you started living together." Did they change the policy?

I hope this doesn't delay the application too much... I guess all we can do is wait and see if they contact us as well about the same thing.

 

[Decoy24601]

I was wondering about the cases from those who has yet to receive SA approval (including me). What's your situation? For myself, as a sponsor, I landed as a immigrant since last October. I did not have a CRA notice of assessment, and we got married within 3 months. So basically I'm a new immigrant who has no tax report. (One of my Canadian friends did not attach the CRA notice but his wife still got PR after 7 months. He's a citizen and was living in another Country since 18 so he did not file Canadian tax return.)

How about you?

Well, for us it's very simple. My husband (the sponsor) is a Canadian citizen by birth, has lived here his whole life, submitted his Notice of Assessment, never went on anything other than disability, etc.

No news still .

 

[yijiequ]

Well, for us it's very simple. My husband (the sponsor) is a Canadian citizen by birth, has lived here his whole life, submitted his Notice of Assessment, never went on anything other than disability, etc.

No news still .

same.. i am a naturalized citizen.. I moved to Canada since i turned adult. i havent lived anywhere else since i became an adult. i have never been on a welfare. no news still... obviously i didn't expect a treatment like Americans or canadian by birth. still no SA for way too long. couldnt figure out why...

 

[Decoy24601]

same.. i am a naturalized citizen.. I moved to Canada since i turned adult. i havent lived anywhere else since i became an adult. i have never been on a welfare. no news still... obviously i didn't expect a treatment like Americans or canadian by birth. still no SA for way too long. couldnt figure out why...

To be honest, I was expecting a lot more news out of Mississauga today. Looks like no one new officially has SA yet.

 

[naticom]

Guys, thank you for your reply. It seems that it's The officer's problem not ours. Just stay chill and pray for the best for us.

same.. i am a naturalized citizen.. I moved to Canada since i turned adult. i havent lived anywhere else since i became an adult. i have never been on a welfare. no news still... obviously i didn't expect a treatment like Americans or canadian by birth. still no SA for way too long. couldnt figure out why...

 

[Decoy24601]

Guys, thank you for your reply. It seems that it's The officer's problem not ours. Just stay chill and pray for the best for us.

Yeah... even if the date you officially entered the common-law relationship was the date 12 months ago instead of the end of that... so? It wouldn't affect your application at all, lol. I don't completely understand why the officer felt the need to call you. That person might be new.

 

[Sous02]

To be honest, I was expecting a lot more news out of Mississauga today. Looks like no one new officially has SA yet.

This is the most bizarre system. On an unrelated matter I received an email from CIC in the middle of the holiday yesterday. In a million years I do not believe anyone was working on a stat holiday. They must have the strangest outgoing email system.

 

[CanGer]

This is the most bizarre system. On an unrelated matter I received an email from CIC in the middle of the holiday yesterday. In a million years I do not believe anyone was working on a stat holiday. They must have the strangest outgoing email system.

Wow that is totally surprising! Yes, I would love to know what goes on there...