INLAND APPLICATIONS 2010

[Asta]

hey all!,

ive been keeping away from here just because ive been going through some tough times in my personal life that i didnt want to post anything. i recently lost my lovely little niece of five months old and no its wasnt SIDS. she was born premature and did so so so well!!. she just died suddenly!.its been really devastating and really sad and that just made the immigration process nothing.

secondly is our familyfinances have been really bad. there is only so much time you can live on savings on!. especially if you have 3 kids like us. so needless to say with neither of us working, things were tough!. i got as job but its only part time and its only me and there is no way we will make it with one parent working part time. so im looking to couple it wih a few other jobs which means time away from my three children plus stress!. (Wish me luck!) what i thought woul;d be 40 hurs a week ends up only being a few hours a week to 40 depending on when we will work so its not a set 40 hrs a week!. so ya BUMMER!....

I was looking back and catching up on here and i realise how different my immigration process is from 95 percent of the people here!. From even the way i recieved my FOSS notes to my interview which was different !. everyone elses story here seems to be all similar and normal but mines is one of the few cases that has taken a slightly different turn of events which leads me to be scared because i dont know what will come up next!. as per normal and what i shoul epect next is my PR right??. well what else could it be!. I hope thats what i get and no other nasty turns/surprises!!!! hehehehhehehehehehhh

Anyway congrats to all that have got AIP/WP/PR so far/. i know many of us are awaiting pr. for those who have gone past the first stage like me. special luck for you!. it wont be long now!. then we will all celebrate!.

And for those waiting AIP. my advise is.. keep yourself busy!. set goals ie losing weight, adding weight hehehehehheh... learning something new. i know i wanted to join a arathon and that was my goal so i started training for it!. i also realised i want another baby!!... so im just trying to start doing the babydance!
Lotsa love to you all and yes i guess its safe to say im officially back!......
Much love and prayers to all!...

so sorry to hear about ur niece *hugs*

what about ur hubby? is he looking for a job?

 

[Spring4.6.]

Hi everyone!

Well, it is nice to finally find some group that I belong to as well.
First to say that yeah, patience is the key, though, sometimes that patience is hard thing to have
I am from Croatia, and I came to Canada in 2009.
I am lucky to have a good husband that is my support every time I get a little nuts or in a panic cause it is hard to wait and not to work and not to be able to afford some things, and to stare at that mailbox so often.
We applied for my PR at March 03rd, 2010.,
received letter from Immigration November the 23rd that we have first stage approval, that he is accepted as my sponsor and that I have the right to apply for an open work permit( we didnt apply for one when submitting our application for PR by stupid mistake)
So I have applied for my open work permit or as some people call it OWP. I am waiting for 2 months now for them to reply me to my application.

Can anyone tell me how long does it take for them to send back the answer?
I know that I have to be patient and wait, trust me, I am waiting for almost a year now. Sometimes it is just humiliating and hard not to work.
Btw, I am highly educated person, I have masters degree from education. Now of course I cant do anything with it, cause living from one average paycheck, being a tenant and paying for a car credit is not easy.

Have a great day!

8)

 

[Spring4.6.]

Blah, one more thing:
I am wondering for how long is my medical and criminal record check valid?
I did my medical examination a week before we applied for my PR and that have received it.
Do I have to do another one or should I just wait until they say something?
I will have to do the extention of my temporary status again...jeezzzz..

 

[justina]

Oh Blackberry, I am so sorry for the loss of your niece!! I feel your pain, we lost my grandfather recently, which was really hard, but he lived a good, long life and is no longer suffering. The loss of a child is so difficult.....

I hope you find a good job soon, we still have no news so my hubby still doesn't have AIP....patience......patience.....I'm trying!

And good luck with the babydance!!

 

[boasorte]

Hi everyone, hope you all are doing good.

I just wanted to give you a little update.

For my surprise on sunday I got an update on my e-CAS(through e-CAS tracker), it now says that they have received on Feb 4th, 2011 the additional documents that I had sent on November 14th, 2010.

So if you sent/send any additional document keep in mind they are taking 2-3 months to have it inclosed to your file.

 

[Spring4.6.]

Thanks for the info.

Um, I have question about the interview, does everyone have to do it? I got my AIP but in the letter from Immigration office there was nothing about the interview. Btw, if I have applied for OWP after I received AIP, does any one know how for long is normal to wait to get one approved or to receive some responce?
I am waiting for mine 2 months now.

 

[coldgirl]

Spring,

If you applied online, it takes about 48 days and 26 days on paper. Since it's been more than two months, I suggest you call the call centre and see if they can tell you anything.

 

[Spring4.6.]

Thank you for a reply!
Im gonna call right now.
I have applied by mail, so not online but anyhow, I did have feeling I should of hear something until now.

Good luck with your process.

 

[boasorte]

Thanks for the info.

Um, I have question about the interview, does everyone have to do it? I got my AIP but in the letter from Immigration office there was nothing about the interview.

Since you have reached the First Stage of Approval, it pretty much means that they believe your relationship is indeed genuine, so your chances to be called for an interview to assess your relationship at this point is low, however it's not impossible, if you have any criminal record or any other problem regarding you criminal check or your identity they will call you for an interview.

But when it comes to landing interview, YES, everybody will be called/has to attend it.

 

[Spring4.6.]

Ok, thanks!

I have never heard about landing interview. I thought that since we have applied from the inside of Canada, we don't need a landing interview.
My mistake.

 

[Jurjen]

Btw, I am highly educated person, I have masters degree from education. Now of course I cant do anything with it, cause living from one average paycheck, being a tenant and paying for a car credit is not easy.

I hear ya!
Don't rely on your diploma's, because they won't mean anything if the employer doesn't want an immigrant. My girlfriend was working in a small Libanese (I think) restaurant when she started her studies. It was ran by a couple, the man had some masters and PhDs in nuclear science, specialised in atomic energy... No one wanted to hire him for any kind of job. And I went through the same thing: not even cheap coffee bars, restaurants, etc. wanted to hire me. I even got turned down after a job interview at the Conservatoire for a job as a maintenance man/janitor, just because I failed to score high enough on a stupid French test (a test that even native French speakers would've had trouble with). And I went through art academy in Amsterdam, specialized in theater-making and theatre technology. Luckily I'm working as a technician for a event company, so it's a bit linked to my education, but it's boring repetitive work (my direct colleagues got high school degrees).

Sometimes it's frustrating... Long days, boring work, minimum wages, small weekends and despite our simple way of life (we don't even own a car) we can barely keep up financially. But, in the end I can calm myself by feeling lucky that I have a work permit that I can keep using until I receive the OWP at APP, which a lot of immigrants-in-process don't have. Not that I'm not allowed to find happiness just because of other people that have it worse then me, but at least it helps me not getting too much down and makes me continue to do my work.


@Black-Berry: wau! A fourth kid? You're really enthusiastic! I couldn't see myself with more then 2 or 3. ;-)
I know it's tough with such a small job, but don't give up! Keep your eyes open for new opportunities and have your friends and family (in law) to do so too. Surprises always come unexpected (hence the word)!

 

[Spring4.6.]

Hi Jurjen!

I was expecting that I will have to do some jobs that will not be similar to my profession. I mean, I know that I have to go to school here to have some paper from the Canadian side as well and I really want to do so. But of course, you can do only as much as you can because of the situation. i am still waiting on my open work permit. It seems that I am waiting for it for like month too long so I tried to call their call center but of course no answer, lines are to busy. never mind, I will keep on trying. See, I am not allowed to work here and I have wished so many times that Immigration changes something about those rules. They should really allow us to work, even with some restrictions, just give me chance to work dammit!

Sometimes I go to the city and see some other people from some other parts of this world and I think How did you get you papers, how long did it take...blah blah...
I know it takes time, but it would be really nice for them to at least answer the phone call.

Without me working, I cant go to school here, and everything slows down. I got really worried when I saw that people here got their OWP like month after applying for one. I am happy for al of them, but just worried for mine.

 

[ditta]

Good to know Boasorte that they got your things! I sent them additional info on the 17th of Nov. and I contacted the call centre three times in the last 2 weeks to see whether mine is attached. I got so random answers about what date they are opening that after today I decided I am not going to call for a while. I also have an issue with my passport renewal, I asked the agent her opinion and well, maybe I shouldn`t have done it. In order to get a new passport I need our marriage to be registered in my homecountry and I have to take my husbands name by law. It is not possible for a married woman to keep their maiden name on official documents such as passport. I wanted to know that it will cause any problems from immigration standpoint. She just said I can mail the new passport photcopy once I have it by general correspondance which will take 2-3 month to be opened. I asked her what happens in theory if our case is finalized in the meanwhile and the file is still on my maiden name...She said it is something she cannot answer and anyway I don`t even have first stage approval yet, I should not be so sure I will get it or in a few moth we have final decision. I got a little upset because of her tone, saying that excuse me I only want to do the right thing and before I make any steps I would like to know the effects, especially that it is related to immigration. I didn`t need to slam it in my face that I might get denied, I am well aware of that.
Maybe I am too sensitive and need to toughen up a bit.

 

[Spring4.6.]

Don't you gust sometimes feel like they are making a monkey out of you?

My situation got resolved like this:
I have finally got to talk with the call service about my open work permit and about it being so late.
So, lady was very nice and helped me. I have sent application for an open work permit by mail,on dec the 8th, she says that Immigration approved my application and sent me my open work permit on Dec the 30th!!!
She says: Your work permit got lost somewhere on the way. She did check my address and all the information and now I have to do following: wait until Thursday! Then call them again and say all of that I just did, then they will send me a copy of my OWP and that will take them like 10 days to do so.

Hahahahahahahaha!

Can you believe that?!
I am just happy that this happened because I know that some people had worser situations with papers being lost or whatever.
And all this time I was whining about me not being able to work, damm, I could of have work already.
Okokok, one step at the time, if you cant change it then you have to accept it and figure out a way how to benefit. What is a year or a two of waiting to get your PR comparing to the rest of your life?
Just getting through that one or two or three years, sometimes it can be hard. Cause sometimes some things happen and you have to spend more money and more nervous cause you cant work and your spouse is the only one that can. And then you realise that you could of started to search for a job before.
Btw, I have a friend here, she is also from Croatia. She came with a work permit for a year. We have same educational level and she really is a nice girl that has been through a lot in Canada. She finally got a job on the University of Alberta!!! he will have a decent paycheck and since the contract is signed for 2 years after that she will be a permanent resident. So, this can be encouraging story for those that are affraid if they will find work here. I am happy for her, just I did think just now, who would get that job if we have both applied for it? If my OWP wasnt lost on its way to my mailbox....
Life is such a funny game.

 

[lessen]

have not been here in months, just a lil update the cic in vegreville contacted me last month asking me what have i done in the three month summer holidays of 2001 - 2003 - 2005 and 2010. i replied to them immediately, i said i wasnt doing anything. and i did phone them they told me expect to hear from us by end of march .