Extension of Visitor Status pending - When to submit PR?

[canuck_in_uk]

Nice, does that work for anything? We may need to explain a few other things in the app...would you recommend we put it all in one letter, or separate sheets for separate forms?

You need to do a separate sheet for each form. Make sure you put the form name, applicant name and applicant DOB at the top of each sheet and specify which section and question. Put the extra sheet behind each corresponding form.

 

[poeticaesthetic]

You need to do a separate sheet for each form. Make sure you put the form name, applicant name and applicant DOB at the top of each sheet and specify which section and question. Put the extra sheet behind each corresponding form.

Thanks! I wonder if we should mention anything about the police certificate on a separate sheet/cover letter? Since it is expiring soon. It technically will be 3 months by next Thursday; with any luck we could have the application mailed earlier in the week, but I'm not sure when they'll receive it (we'll send via the fastest method we can!). I'm actually still unsure where we're supposed to mail it (outland application, but he lives with me in Canada). On the Generic Application Form, question 4 asks which immigration office is requested for the application, but we're not sure which one that would be or if it's even the same place we mail the package to. The website says all applications need to first go through the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, ON...but that's not what they're asking for, is it?

The medical is scheduled for tomorrow; hopefully all goes smoothly!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thanks! I wonder if we should mention anything about the police certificate on a separate sheet/cover letter? Since it is expiring soon. It technically will be 3 months by next Thursday; with any luck we could have the application mailed earlier in the week, but I'm not sure when they'll receive it (we'll send via the fastest method we can!). I'm actually still unsure where we're supposed to mail it (outland application, but he lives with me in Canada). On the Generic Application Form, question 4 asks which immigration office is requested for the application, but we're not sure which one that would be or if it's even the same place we mail the package to. The website says all applications need to first go through the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, ON...but that's not what they're asking for, is it?

You mail it to the address in the guide, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/3900ETOC.asp#3900E6.

Question 4 of IMM0008 is referring to the outland office that will process his part of the app; for Americans, that is Ottawa.

 

[poeticaesthetic]

You mail it to the address in the guide, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/3900ETOC.asp#3900E6.

Question 4 of IMM0008 is referring to the outland office that will process his part of the app; for Americans, that is Ottawa.

Thank you

 

[poeticaesthetic]

Slight change of plans. I went with my husband to get the medical exam yesterday, but the facility was not what we were expecting. It was in a large medical building in a department that dealt specifically with immigration medical (I had thought this was a normal clinic); they were rather cold and uncaring, the procedures were spread out in various rooms and even separate buildings and it didn't feel all that professional. He was so uncomfortable with the place that we got a refund before anything started, and realized there was a better clinic that does this literally a block away. So now he has a new appointment, but they couldn't fit him in until next Friday. They said it takes 1-3 days for them to get the results, then they send them to CIC.

So my question is this: is it okay if we get the paperwork sent in early next week (I'd still really like to get that in if possible) and have the medical results delivered to CIC a week later? I thought it was possible to send the medical results later (or when CIC requests them), but it says in the application checklist to include proof, and that it is to be done up front (this is the US instructions for outland):

12 PROOF OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION
Include for yourself and each of your family members, proof of completion of the upfront medical
examination from the Panel Physician.

This confuses me. If this isn't an issue, we can write in the included letter that we have scheduled the exam for that date, and that the results will be following shortly. Should we request any sort of additional proof from the clinic to include? I would think all I could get is proof of the scheduled appointment on letterhead or something. Thanks in advance for any info!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

This confuses me. If this isn't an issue, we can write in the included letter that we have scheduled the exam for that date, and that the results will be following shortly. Should we request any sort of additional proof from the clinic to include? I would think all I could get is proof of the scheduled appointment on letterhead or something. Thanks in advance for any info!

Proof of the medical exam is required with the app. If you send your app without it, it may be returned to you as incomplete.

 

[poeticaesthetic]

Proof of the medical exam is required with the app. If you send your app without it, it may be returned to you as incomplete.

Damn. I guess I was confused...so it has to be done up front for outland spousal sponsorship? I'm guessing there's no other way around that. That probably means there's no way we're going to get this in before the police certificate expires; even if we did manage to get an earlier medical appointment next week, I'm getting the impression that it might cause problems if they don't receive the medical before receiving the application, which is likely to happen. I'm also nervous about the police certificate not being accepted for being just a little too old. Everything just feels too finicky. We are almost done completing everything else, but still have to finish filling out a few things and writing explanations, compile a lot of documents and get everything super organized...and we don't have quite as many photos as I would like, and there are a million chat logs to go through, and I am honestly just stressed to the max with the time constrictions right now. We still haven't even figured out if his history with the law is going to be a problem (his FBI record is clean, but many years ago he had two separate misdemeanors, and 4 days jail time for not completing his sheriff's labour on time; he did work that all out, but still, he'll have to explain it). So maybe it's for the best that we wait a little longer. I want to make sure this application is strong when we send it in, and it feels haphazard right now.

So I'm guessing he should just request a new police certificate, wait for it, and reschedule the medical and do this all once we receive it? Can that be done at any time, even if the old one is less than 3 months old? I really hope the FBI is processing them as quickly as they were before, but even still we will be waiting at least a month for a new one, unless there's a way to expedite it. I'll pray that CIC extends his visitor status in the meantime. He wrote very clear letters explaining the situation both times, detailing the reasons for the delays in the last one and describing the plan of action. Hopefully CIC will be understanding. Either way, they are still 2-3 weeks shy of processing his extension app (according to the website), and it still says 62 days processing time; so even if they were to reject his request, I'm guessing it will be a while and we'd still have enough time to get everything in during that 3-month grace period. Please let me know if you have any suggestions!