INLAND APPLICATIONS 2012

[ntonchu]

I haven't had to do this as I paid the fee up front when I started the application.

Some local offices will let you pay the fee when you show up at landing interview, other amy want you to pay before you arrive at landing. I think it depends on each office's ability to accept payments or not.

If I had a choice, I rather pay online ahead of time and keep receipt. Take the receipt with you as proof of payment. However if you pay early, then the letter will not ask you to pay the fee. However if you didn't pay the fee, the landing letter will tell you remind you to pay the fee. It may instruct you in how to pay for it. Ie "pay the fee at landing appointment" or "pay the fee online before landing"

Screech339

Thanks Screech, I want to pay online, but I wanted to know if scheduling of landing date depended on payment of the fees?

 

[anndreea]

You're welcome. You didn't let me know if you want to be on timesheet. I don't put people on list without their permission. So until I get it from you I will add you.

Screech339

you can add me. if you have any question let me know .

 

[boredhousewife]

Congrats!!! Go and live happily now!! BTW, did you tell the officer to make haste and complete my application?

Lol yes jiggy, but they said they don't accept aggressive or intimidating behaviour towards their agents.

 

[screech339]

Thanks Screech, I want to pay online, but I wanted to know if scheduling of landing date depended on payment of the fees?

That is one possible situation. I have read one person getting a letter from local CIC office saying they will not schedule appointment until fee is paid. However I think that is in a very small minority as it is the only time I read that. If you pay now online, then they don't have any reason to delay your schedule. All the more reason to pay now before landing or getting appointment letter.

Screech339

 

[ntonchu]

That is one possible situation. I have read one person getting a letter from local CIC office saying they will not schedule appointment until fee is paid. However I think that is in a very small minority as it is the only time I read that. If you pay now online, then they don't have any reason to delay your schedule. All the more reason to pay now before landing or getting appointment letter.

Screech339

Thanks, i will pay and fax the receipt to the Vancouver office.lol!!

 

[canadianthrower]

It depends on the alberta health plan, mainly how it is funded. If the alberta health plan is funded through personal income tax along with business income tax then business may not allow you to get on business health benefits until you get on alberta health benefits. Reason being is that the business benefits is a complement with alberta health care. Business coverage provide coverage that alberta health does not provide.

Business provide dental/health benefits on the premise that their employees and their spouses/common laws are all on provincal health care. So it is quite likely that once you lose your alberta health care, you will also lose your spouse company benefits. Although you might still be able to get company benefits after you lose alberta care by not informing the business, you are commiting fraud on account that you are getting company benefits you are not entitled to.

This is the case with my wife. She could not get any company benefits until she gets on ontario health care first. Which is fair. Why should the business support spousal benefit if spouse is not even being supported by provincial coverage.

Plus in theory you were suppose to be on private insurance until provincal health care kick in. We were suppose to have private insurance for 3 months for myself and 2 kids until ontario health care kick in. And insurance for my wife until she gets AIP and get on OHIP 3 months afterward. We took a huge gamble and not bother getting insurance for any of us. Saving us a ton of money but if something happened, we would be royally screwed financially.

Screech339

Thanks Screech339. That is kinda what we had figured, but I wanted to make sure. I had all the benefits and everything until July 26th when my 9 months of Alberta Health ran out (6 months on tourist visa and 3 month extension). I know not all provinces do that, so we were lucky in that I had health care for my first 9 months in the country. Didn't think we would need it past that or we would have extended my tourist visa. I had used benefits on my husbands extended care plan as well during that time without any problems. But once we found out my health care was going to expire, we stopped worried that it wouldn't be covered anymore. And your answer just confirmed our suspicions. So we'll just have to hold off on anything medical or muscle therapy related until my AIP comes in.

 

[hazard]

Hey screech. Do u think after my file was transferred to Vancouver backlog office from vegreville then to etobicoke that it will be sent back to vegreville for final decision or etobicoke will give DM. I am so confused

 

[screech339]

Hey screech. Do u think after my file was transferred to Vancouver backlog office from vegreville then to etobicoke that it will be sent back to vegreville for final decision or etobicoke will give DM. I am so confused

I have a feeling that it will get sent back to vegreville or some kind of flag signalling ro vegreville to give DM. All DM so far have been given out by vegreville with letter where you will be landing.

I think the local office will send some kind of signal to vegreville that all it confirmed so that vegreville can issue you a DM email with etobicoke as landing office without having to send the file back. Why send the file back to vegreville only to have it sent back to etobicoke for DM.

Screech339

 

[Psalm91]

Mennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn CIC FOR REALLLLLLLLLLLL, I was Checking 2012 November Applicant forum, Mostly outland and to my surprise most of them have landed, Why is Inland Taking forever ??????? GOD SEE US THROUGH!!!

 

[Mhalik]

Mennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn CIC FOR REALLLLLLLLLLLL, I was Checking 2012 November Applicant forum, Mostly outland and to my surprise most of them have landed, Why is Inland Taking forever ??????? GOD SEE US THROUGH!!!

@Psalm
The reason why I regretted to be in inland.. I should have gone on Outland so as not to wait that long .

 

[Psalm91]

@screech339 Cic Vegreville contacted me on the July 18th, they refused to take my Dependent off the application insisted that he must do his medicals , Anyway i have been able to convince the my ex and is medicals was done, I sent in confirmation to Vegreville . My question will this delay my application for any reason, He is just 6 years old so only medical was requested and he is Non-accompanying . Please Advice. My 8months for second stage will be due OCT, Hopefully i can hear some good news. This waiting waiting is driving me nutsssssssss, Got AIP February.

 

[computergeek]

Thanks Screech339. That is kinda what we had figured, but I wanted to make sure. I had all the benefits and everything until July 26th when my 9 months of Alberta Health ran out (6 months on tourist visa and 3 month extension). I know not all provinces do that, so we were lucky in that I had health care for my first 9 months in the country. Didn't think we would need it past that or we would have extended my tourist visa. I had used benefits on my husbands extended care plan as well during that time without any problems. But once we found out my health care was going to expire, we stopped worried that it wouldn't be covered anymore. And your answer just confirmed our suspicions. So we'll just have to hold off on anything medical or muscle therapy related until my AIP comes in.

This surprises me because in my experience on these forums, Alberta will cover you (as a dependent of your eligible spouse) for health care as long as you are living together in Alberta. I've read of cases of outland spouses being covered throughout the entire application process. Note: Alberta's definition of "common-law" is more restrictive than CIC's definition (requiring five year cohabitation, not one).

As for what a private insurance carrier will do, I'd suggest you should contact the private insurance carrier. Anything else is speculation.

 

[Weelove]

Im new here too. I applied in march 2012 as well and mu file was send to etobicoke in october 2012 without AIP.i havent heard anything from them u can contact @ winnet_love@yahoo.com so that we can share our stories.

 

[Line.a]

I live in Alberta and my past Alberta health card expired back in February. With a pending OWP and inland app and proof of me living in Alberta be able to get it again?

 

[Nigea]

@Psalm91
Not all outland are faster than inland. I have been following the POS thread and they are very slow also.