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How I organized our applcation and a summary of all helpful tips I have learned

pelipeli

Champion Member
Sep 30, 2011
1,205
61
124
Calgary Alberta CND
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
January 25, 2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
Sponsor approved: May 1,2012; file rcvd by CEM: May 8
Med's Done....
Dec 19,2011
Passport Req..
PPR date: May10, PPR rcvd: May16, PP sent: May 17 ,PP rcvd by CEM:May18
VISA ISSUED...
IP: Aug16, DM: Aug19 Visa Issue Date: August 16, 2012 Visa rcvd: Aug24
LANDED..........
September 20, 2012, PR card received Nov 23,2012
rhenanjay said:
ok thnx,, eh ung proof of income po ng sponsor, pwede bang ung T4 lang ang ipakita ?
hmmm honestly i'm not sure about that, in my case, i just arrived here in January and when I mailed off the application, i didn't have a job yet, so I wasn't able to submit Option C, T4, paysilps or anything like that. I just provided an explanation on how to support myself and letters from family that they will support me for the meantime, and email printouts as evidence that I was actively looking for a job in Canada. Then two weeks after mailing the application off, I got a job, so now I am going to send an employment letter / job cert as an update of info.
 

missmymexi

Hero Member
Feb 27, 2012
578
12
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-17-2012
Doc's Request.
11-26-12 - Common law declaration/PRG/SSP
AOR Received.
Ottawa - 09-11-12 / DF 11-26-12
File Transfer...
09-17-12
Med's Done....
02-29-12
pelipeli said:
Thank you guys for appreciating, i enjoyed typing it out, it was like a diary for the entire process, i actually have a written version on a small notebook , i took down notes from when i was still reading through this forum, and now that we are ready to send, i thought id share that small notebook of notes i have :)
This is amazing ! I love that you have included pictures and easy to follow instructions, I am sure this will help many many people !!! Thank you for taking your time to share this with all of us !
 

hopetoland

Star Member
Apr 24, 2011
168
2
123
Category........
Visa Office......
berlin
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08.03.2011
AOR Received.
20.04.2011
File Transfer...
20.04.2011
Med's Done....
23.02.2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
28.05.2011
VISA ISSUED...
01.06.2011
LANDED..........
August 2011
Nothing should go wrong, I bet your process will be fast.
Hope Mississauga appreciates your guys work.

Good luck
 

pelipeli

Champion Member
Sep 30, 2011
1,205
61
124
Calgary Alberta CND
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
January 25, 2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
Sponsor approved: May 1,2012; file rcvd by CEM: May 8
Med's Done....
Dec 19,2011
Passport Req..
PPR date: May10, PPR rcvd: May16, PP sent: May 17 ,PP rcvd by CEM:May18
VISA ISSUED...
IP: Aug16, DM: Aug19 Visa Issue Date: August 16, 2012 Visa rcvd: Aug24
LANDED..........
September 20, 2012, PR card received Nov 23,2012
missmymexi said:
This is amazing ! I love that you have included pictures and easy to follow instructions, I am sure this will help many many people !!! Thank you for taking your time to share this with all of us !
awww thanks for appreciating missmymexi =) it was a pleasure sharing this to everyone, i hope everybody gets to have fun in preparing the application as much as I did, even if it was/is equally stressful ;D
 

pelipeli

Champion Member
Sep 30, 2011
1,205
61
124
Calgary Alberta CND
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
January 25, 2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
Sponsor approved: May 1,2012; file rcvd by CEM: May 8
Med's Done....
Dec 19,2011
Passport Req..
PPR date: May10, PPR rcvd: May16, PP sent: May 17 ,PP rcvd by CEM:May18
VISA ISSUED...
IP: Aug16, DM: Aug19 Visa Issue Date: August 16, 2012 Visa rcvd: Aug24
LANDED..........
September 20, 2012, PR card received Nov 23,2012
hopetoland said:
Nothing should go wrong, I bet your process will be fast.
Hope Mississauga appreciates your guys work.

Good luck

Oh my! I hope so too! Thanks for the thought! ;D
My husband was actually saying that to me, that it *may* help that our application was very organized.. I told him yeah maybe.. but don't count on it, but I really hope so.. and if it does.. well that would be so so great ! ;D
 

canadianwoman

VIP Member
Nov 6, 2009
6,200
284
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra, Ghana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-01-2008
Interview........
05-05-2009
Fencesitter said:
Would it be okay to paste photos onto an A4 paper with captions? I also plan to put information on the back of each photo, just to be on the safe side. The cost of printing photos is pretty cheap where I live, so that's not an issue.
You can paste them on A4 paper, but people usually just print them on A4 paper. Just loose with info on the back is OK too.
As for the supporting documents, or proof of relationship, is it okay to duplicate these for the sponsored person and sponsor forms where it asks to provide additional proof? The country specific guide checklists says to include proof of relationship, but so does the sponsor checklist, so I am a bit confused...
You only need one copy of supporting docs and relationship proof. You can put it all at the end, in some sort of order.
 

pelipeli

Champion Member
Sep 30, 2011
1,205
61
124
Calgary Alberta CND
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
January 25, 2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
Sponsor approved: May 1,2012; file rcvd by CEM: May 8
Med's Done....
Dec 19,2011
Passport Req..
PPR date: May10, PPR rcvd: May16, PP sent: May 17 ,PP rcvd by CEM:May18
VISA ISSUED...
IP: Aug16, DM: Aug19 Visa Issue Date: August 16, 2012 Visa rcvd: Aug24
LANDED..........
September 20, 2012, PR card received Nov 23,2012
Fencesitter said:
Would it be okay to paste photos onto an A4 paper with captions? I also plan to put information on the back of each photo, just to be on the safe side. The cost of printing photos is pretty cheap where I live, so that's not an issue.

As for the supporting documents, or proof of relationship, is it okay to duplicate these for the sponsored person and sponsor forms where it asks to provide additional proof? The country specific guide checklists says to include proof of relationship, but so does the sponsor checklist, so I am a bit confused...

Thanks and also great post!! Your hard work will help so many people! A true Canadian!

FS
Hi! canadianwoman is right, sorry I missed your post the first time.
For proof of rel'p, we just made one set and presented them in the third envelope so as to present is as a separate set of docs from the sponsor's and applicant's which is implying that the proofs are for both of us =)

Thank you so much for appreciating =)
 

rhenanjay

Hero Member
Jan 27, 2012
850
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
hello again...i was looking at the immigration forms from the website of CIC , i'm just confused... who is the principal applicant in a spousal sponsorship? hehe,
 

hawks

Hero Member
Sep 30, 2011
235
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
july 20, 2011 (mississauga)
File Transfer...
aug 22,2011 (CEM received app)
Med's Done....
may 2011 remed - Oct 2012
Interview........
may 2012
Passport Req..
sept 23, 2011 - PP sent Oct 5,2011
VISA ISSUED...
april 4,2013
LANDED..........
may 2013
rhenanjay said:
hello again...i was looking at the immigration forms from the website of CIC , i'm just confused... who is the principal applicant in a spousal sponsorship? hehe,
The principal applicant is the person being sponsored.
 

weary-damsil31

Star Member
Feb 8, 2011
186
2
Edmonton
Category........
Visa Office......
Vegreville
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-07-2012
Med's Done....
April 28,2012
LANDED..........
July 10/14
Kabayan! this is just sooo informative...i so like it!!! well-organized!
 

itscoezy

Hero Member
Dec 20, 2010
531
8
Puerto Vallarta
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-05-2012
Doc's Request.
10-10-2012
AOR Received.
10-10-2012
File Transfer...
07-08-2012
Med's Done....
10-04-2012
Interview........
20-11-2012
Passport Req..
03-01-2013
weary-damsil31 said:
Kabayan! this is just sooo informative...i so like it!!! well-organized!
I think it needs to be fixed at the top of the page =) My personal opinion. I've come back to this on numerous times while putting this huge application together. Can't thank u enough!

What red tabs did u use? Do u know the name or the info cuz all the ones I'm finding say they could mark up the paper. Is this just something u tried or did the pack actually say it didnt stick?
 

pelipeli

Champion Member
Sep 30, 2011
1,205
61
124
Calgary Alberta CND
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
January 25, 2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
Sponsor approved: May 1,2012; file rcvd by CEM: May 8
Med's Done....
Dec 19,2011
Passport Req..
PPR date: May10, PPR rcvd: May16, PP sent: May 17 ,PP rcvd by CEM:May18
VISA ISSUED...
IP: Aug16, DM: Aug19 Visa Issue Date: August 16, 2012 Visa rcvd: Aug24
LANDED..........
September 20, 2012, PR card received Nov 23,2012
itscoezy said:
I think it needs to be fixed at the top of the page =) My personal opinion. I've come back to this on numerous times while putting this huge application together. Can't thank u enough!

What red tabs did u use? Do u know the name or the info cuz all the ones I'm finding say they could mark up the paper. Is this just something u tried or did the pack actually say it didnt stick?
Thank you for appreciating =) I hope you are doing well in putting together your application . Here is a photo of the red tabs:



they just say they "could" leave a mark as a disclaimer, but I've been using them many years in the office and they usually don't leave marks =)
 

pelipeli

Champion Member
Sep 30, 2011
1,205
61
124
Calgary Alberta CND
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
January 25, 2012
AOR Received.
none
File Transfer...
Sponsor approved: May 1,2012; file rcvd by CEM: May 8
Med's Done....
Dec 19,2011
Passport Req..
PPR date: May10, PPR rcvd: May16, PP sent: May 17 ,PP rcvd by CEM:May18
VISA ISSUED...
IP: Aug16, DM: Aug19 Visa Issue Date: August 16, 2012 Visa rcvd: Aug24
LANDED..........
September 20, 2012, PR card received Nov 23,2012
weary-damsil31 said:
Kabayan! this is just sooo informative...i so like it!!! well-organized!
Thank you Kabayan =) =)
 

una

Full Member
Jan 23, 2012
39
0
Hi,

thank you for setting this up. One question: Do you know how to prepare an extra paper that is being sent separately after the big package? Is a simple envelope with the extra papers and our names enough?

Thanks!