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newgirl1

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Nov 22, 2014
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Sept,25,2014
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Dec,25,2014
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Jan,6,2015
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July 2014
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March 11 2015
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MARCH 16 2015
lokyy said:
even if he has no family in the US,,,miami is the CUBA for cubans outside Cuba...We get more benefits in the US than in Canada(apart from the fact that we get the same weather and a cuban community).
Cubans who get visit visas to mexico(they all pay 10 000 to the corrupted visa officer to get the visa) and ALL of them go to the US border once in Mexico..
and its close to impossible to get a visit visa for a cuban to the US,,why do you think the Wet Foot Dry foot policy exist?
Yeah I know. Thats what Im saying, that its easy for cubans to get visas to other countries...including US by the way, US has Been issuing visas for a while and people just end up staying and it sucks that Canadian spouses have to suffer because of it :(
 

newgirl1

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Nov 22, 2014
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March 11 2015
LANDED..........
MARCH 16 2015
lokyy said:
get your Gcms notes,,you will know where and whats going on with your app...
https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/welcome.do?lang=en
What are GCMC notes?
 

lokyy

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Jun 10, 2014
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17-11-2014
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next week
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next week :)
newgirl1 said:
Yeah I know. Thats what Im saying, that its easy for cubans to get visas to other countries...including US by the way, US has Been issuing visas for a while and people just end up staying and it sucks that Canadian spouses have to suffer because of it :(
uhh,,no,,,its not easy,,we need a visa even to go to mars,,our passport is ranked 69th actually...lol
If Cubans stay in others countries(the ones they can escape to) they are just doing what every cuban does,,escape,survive,,adapt..
Canadians spouses suffer because CIC is broken and it doesnt work,,can they do something to fix the problems they have? yes they can but they dont want to,,,its better for them getting your 1040 cad for sponsorship than 100 for a trv...
 

lokyy

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next week
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next week :)
newgirl1 said:
What are GCMC notes?
GCMS stands for Global Case Management. It is basically what Canadian Immigration and Citizenship department of Canada is currently using the following computer systems for processing immigration / visa applications. You can know about what's happening with your application.

everyone does get them on this forum
 

newgirl1

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Nov 22, 2014
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March 11 2015
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MARCH 16 2015
lokyy said:
uhh,,no,,,its not easy,,we need a visa even to go to mars,,our passport is ranked 69th actually...lol
If Cubans stay in others countries(the ones they can escape to) they are just doing what every cuban does,,escape,survive,,adapt..
Canadians spouses suffer because CIC is broken and it doesnt work,,can they do something to fix the problems they have? yes they can but they dont want to,,,its better for them getting your 1040 cad for sponsorship than 100 for a trv...
Hey maybe u know the answer to this questions that has had me scratching my head for weeks... How come Canadians cant get inside the CANADIAN Embassy in Havana to ask about immigration stuff...only Cubans can...makes no sense to me lol
 

lokyy

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Jun 10, 2014
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next week :)
newgirl1 said:
Hey maybe u know the answer to this questions that has had me scratching my head for weeks... How come Canadians cant get inside the CANADIAN Embassy in Havana to ask about immigration stuff...only Cubans can...makes no sense to me lol
What happened was that they used to let Canadians inside the embassy even for the interview with their partenrs BUT,,,some Canadians flipped out when they were being asked STUPID questions about their relationship(even sexual questios) or when their spouses got denied,,
Canadians are born in a free country,,,where you can protest if you see something that is not right,,in Cuba you cant do that(hence its a communist country) and Cubans we are very used to that,,,so,,its easier to deal with ''us'' cubans than with ''you free Canadians''..
again,,99% of the embassy staff are Cubans so,go figure,,,,
You are a Canadian citizen so,maybe if you had PUSHED more,,and I mean the cuban way,,,they might had let you in,,,they cant send you to prison for protesting outside the embassy(like they would with a cuban) so,,maybe that might had worked...
 

newgirl1

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Nov 22, 2014
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March 11 2015
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MARCH 16 2015
lokyy said:
GCMS stands for Global Case Management. It is basically what Canadian Immigration and Citizenship department of Canada is currently using the following computer systems for processing immigration / visa applications. You can know about what's happening with your application.

everyone does get them on this forum
I just tried but I dont have a file number yet so it wont let me :(
 

lokyy

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08-11-2015
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next week :)
newgirl1 said:
I just tried but I dont have a file number yet so it wont let me :(
get your MP involved...call at 7:45 am CIC because 4 months is way more than what theyre supposed to take to process your SA..
 

Mrs.DoryBaby

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Jul 29, 2014
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7 Month wait! tip to toe! Good Luck EVERYONE!
newgirl1 said:
Hmm ok guess Im just going to have to be patient :/ How long does it take for the application to reach Havana from SA?
it took mine less than a week! I received an email addressing my husband with a different UCI number... i actually didnt realize it was a message for him until 2 weeks after the fact!!

When did you get SA?

:) stay patient... if we look back to our wedding dates doesnt it feel like a million years ago? and look how far we have come already.

today i feel positive.... tomorrow who knows!! hahaha
 

justagirrl

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Dec 17, 2013
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21-01-2015
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28-01-2015
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22-02-2015
lokyy said:
the reason cubans get refused visit visas to canada is because 99% of the staff at the Canadian embassy are CUBANS!(ive been to the canadian embassy more times than what i can remember since i was 19) so,they know that all cubans have the right to (once in Canada) go to the US border and apply for Asylum(Cuban adjustment law)...trust me,,thats their main concern...you can count with your hand the cubans that have overstayed in canada in the past 10 years..
and its such a bull,,sometimes they approve old people(parents of canadians citizens or PR) even when ''like the rest of the cubans'' do not have travel history,,nor ''ties'' strong enough(like 10000 usd in the bank) so,its a really unfair system...i have a friend who worked at the embassy and you dont wanna know the way they treat trv apps...
I was curious about this because when I was there, they wouldn't let me into the embassy either and everyone I could see from the gate was Cuban.
So, in Toronto, are all the people that work at the Cuban embassy, Canadian? It's only fair...lol
 

lokyy

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justagirrl said:
I was curious about this because when I was there, they wouldn't let me into the embassy either and everyone I could see from the gate was Cuban.
So, in Toronto, are all the people that work at the Cuban embassy, Canadian? It's only fair...lol
nope,,,in toronto,,montreal,,and ottawa all the staff at the cuban consulate and embassy are CUBANS..
if i was canadian though,,I would get into the embassy in havana,,,maybe its because You guys are too nice and polite(i mean this as a compliment)
if you screamed and pushed into the embassy of course you would get in(the cuban way) but they know canadians dont do that and a simple no is enough....
no matter where you are,,,if you seek info at your embassy THEY have to let you in....
another easier option is to say you did something bad or that you lost your passport :) they WOULD have to let you in :)
 

newgirl1

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Nov 22, 2014
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lokyy said:
nope,,,in toronto,,montreal,,and ottawa all the staff at the cuban consulate and embassy are CUBANS..
if i was canadian though,,I would get into the embassy in havana,,,maybe its because You guys are too nice and polite(i mean this as a compliment)
if you screamed and pushed into the embassy of course you would get in(the cuban way) but they know canadians dont do that and a simple no is enough....
no matter where you are,,,if you seek info at your embassy THEY have to let you in....
another easier option is to say you did something bad or that you lost your passport :) they WOULD have to let you in :)
Im surprised that if most of the staff is Cuban handeling all our applications that they dont get bombarded with "gifts" to speed things along ;)
 

lokyy

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next week
LANDED..........
next week :)
newgirl1 said:
Im surprised that if most of the staff is Cuban handeling all our applications that they dont get bombarded with "gifts" to speed things along ;)
they do....just know the right people...
all the embassies that are in cuba(well at least most of them) sell visas...its a very corrupted system...
 

MrsHubby

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Sep 9, 2014
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September 27, 2014
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March 24, 2015
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April 16, 2015
newgirl1 said:
Hey maybe u know the answer to this questions that has had me scratching my head for weeks... How come Canadians cant get inside the CANADIAN Embassy in Havana to ask about immigration stuff...only Cubans can...makes no sense to me lol
The difference is that there is the embassy and the visa office. You can go to an embassy, but not a visa office. You need an appt for the visa office, and a canadian would never need that= no access.
 

lokyy

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17-11-2014
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11-11-2014
Interview........
Waved
Passport Req..
08-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
next week
LANDED..........
next week :)
MrsHubby said:
The difference is that there is the embassy and the visa office. You can go to an embassy, but not a visa office. You need an appt for the visa office, and a canadian would never need that= no access.
the embassy is in Havana,,,thats the only one everyone goes to...