INLAND APPLICATIONS 2012

[screech339]

Tomorrows our landing guys!! Will let you guys know how it goes. Planning to visit Service Canada right after to see if they can issue us a SIN or if we'll have to wait until PR Card arrives!

Congrats to you sarakhans on your landing today. Hope all will go well for you. Let us know how it went and see if you were able to apply for SIN as well.

Screech339

 

[sarakhans]

Congrats to you sarakhans on your landing today. Hope all will go well for you. Let us know how it went and see if you were able to apply for SIN as well.

Screech339

Yes, we can apply for the SIN with the document they issued us during our landing interview. Just have to wait 2-3 days for it to show in their systems in Service Canada. They told us to return middle of next week.

 

[screech339]

Congrats to sarakhans on your landing. You are now offically a permanent resident. Enjoy your long waited status.

It appears that according to timesheet, unless someone has received a letter of landing for next week, it appears that we are next for June 17. Hope someone will receive some good news today for AIP, DM or landing letter.

Screech339

 

[QuebecOkie]

Congrats to sarakhans on landing!

As for calling CIC, I don't feel it does much good. If another month goes by without hearing anything (that would put us at around 8.5 months with no AIP), I'll talk to the hubby about contacting his MP. If I was the only one not hearing anything, I'd be more concerned and more likely to try to get additional information. But it sounds like there's been some sort of slow-down that's affecting many (most?) of us, at least those with similar timelines to mine. I doubt there's anything to be done about it, except for take a deep breath and continue waiting.

I try to remind myself that I'm lucky. I'm lucky to be able to live with my husband (well, at least in our home, haha, though he's gone half the time...that's just military life for ya, though, and it would be the same if we were both Canadian citizens). I'm lucky that I'm given an opportunity to emigrate to his nation, so we can be together. I'm lucky that I never made any bad enough decisions in the past to make me ineligible for permanent residency here. I'm lucky we can afford to live on one income for the year or more it takes to get through this (well, and AFTER that, too, as I don't foresee becoming proficient enough in french to work here). I'm lucky to have met my best friend and greatest love, and even though I'm a bit stir crazy, and frustrated, and nervous about the whole thing, we have it better than so many people. (Remind me of all of this when I'm tearing my hair out in frustration again in another few weeks, hahahahahaha!)

 

[wolanila]

hey guys. today was our interview - everything was very simple n straightforward. We showed up 10 mins early.. they took us right in. Confirmed address, verified passports.. asked questions like any crimes committed.. ever refused admission in Canada etc. Signed some documents and we got the proof of permanent residence document right there. He told us about Citizenship - and permanent residence obligations. The time spent in Canada before our Permanent Residence Status will count only as half towards Citizenship requirement. Thats about it... took 15 minutes.

Our timeline:

Applied: April 13, 2012
AIP: October 11, 2012
DM: April 15, 2013
Landing: June 7, 2013


We went to Service Canada after. We will be able to get our new SIN right away, just have to wait 2-3 days for document to show in their system. Thats all folks. Finally process is complete Best of luck to all of guys waiting.. it'll go by soon. I know it is very hard waiting.. I went through it all, and it seems very difficult at that time, but trust me, when you walk our of your CIC office after signing documents and becoming Permanent Resident.. it will all seem worth it! Cheers guys, and thank you all for your support through good times and bad!

Hey Congratulations. Im very happy for you. Welcome to Canada as a new PR. !!!!!!!!!!

 

[jiggyzealous]

@Sarks
Congrats on the conclusion of this tickling journey. Pray for us. We are happyfor you

@QuebecOkie

It seems to me that strike by Canadian visa officers overseas is having a terrible consequence for inland applications. Remember that although we are inland, outside officers, as I'm told help with the processing of background checks

 

[screech339]

@ Sarks
Congrats on the conclusion of this tickling journey. Pray for us. We are happyfor you

@ QuebecOkie

It seems to me that strike by Canadian visa officers overseas is having a terrible consequence for inland applications. Remember that although we are inland, outside officers, as I'm told help with the processing of background checks

@ jiggy

If the overseas agents help out with the background checks, it does affect the 2nd stahe process and some OWPs. However it doesn't give inland agents any excuse to delay issuing AIP status. At least those who get AIP can finally get the provincal health coverage while waiting.

Screech339

 

[QuebecOkie]

Another way I'm lucky. Because my husband is in the military, I have health insurance even as a "dirty foreigner" with no status here. (I used to jokingly call the husband a dirty foreigner back when we lived in the US, so he reminds me that now *I* am the dirty foreigner.)

I won't let myself hope TOO hard (something you learn as a military spouse, haha, the rug can always be yanked out from under you), but I'll allow myself a tiny glimmer of hope that the slow down in Stage 1 means some of us will get AIP and DM at the same time. I've seen it happen. Hell, one poster in the 2013 apps thread has received decision made already!

 

[jiggyzealous]

@screech

If all this two month backlog isn't cleared up, Kenney will have a credibility issue because we'll question how consistent his department operation is

 

[screech339]

@ screech

If all this two month backlog isn't cleared up, Kenney will have a credibility issue because we'll question how consistent his department operation is

@jiggy,

I don't think kenney's will get any dent in his crediablity issue as currently he is quite popular in his changes in immigration process. Battling marriage fraud, citizenship fraud, reforming refugee procedures, people that want to see these immigration issues fixed. Plus kenney can always claim that he wasn't aware of the backlog of the inland papers and can always say applications are being cleared up for oct 25 deadline change as an excuse. And I imagined a lot of people will accept that excuse as it likely doesn't affect them anyway. Voters will don't care as the rule changes doesn't affect them except for those sponsoring and they are a small percentage of voters that won't likely change the popularity of kenney.

Screech339

 

[boredhousewife]

Hi Screech, could you add me to the spreadsheet please.

AOR: Aor 3, 2012 (inclusive of meds and police certs)
AIP: Oct 9, 2012
Currently in durham region
Originally from Jamaica
DM: Only God knows when :

 

[screech339]

Hi Screech, could you add me to the spreadsheet please.

AOR: Aor 3, 2012 (inclusive of meds and police certs)
AIP: Oct 9, 2012
Currently in durham region
Originally from Jamaica
DM: Only God knows when :

Hi bored,

I will add you to the timesheet. I would like one other bit of info. When did CIC receive your application? It would allow me to place you in the timesheet properly and some formulas are based on date of CIC receiving it.

Screech339

 

[boredhousewife]

April 3rd 2013. Is AOR the date when CIC receives the application?

 

[boredhousewife]

good grief, i meant 2012. All this waiting around has turned my brain to mush.

 

[screech339]

April 3rd 2013. Is AOR the date when CIC receives the application?

AOR is the email that your sponsor receieved to acknowledge that CIC has received the application on april 3.

Screech339