INLAND APPLICATIONS 2013

[automaton82]

HEY guys, good news! My husband got SA email just now. I'm the Dec 23, 2013 applicant.


SA email attached PDF file like this:

This refers to the Application to Sponsor a Member of the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada

Class you submitted to this office on behalf of XXXX and family (if applicable).

You have met the requirements for eligibility as a sponsor. The Application for Permanent Residence

(APR) for your relative will be processed separately and he/she will be contacted shortly.

If you received this communication via email, please note that another copy will not be mailed to you.

IMPORTANT: Passport(s) for your sponsored family member(s) must be valid for the duration of their

stay in Canada.

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congrats!! great news.

sophieee i don't know how you manage to update the spreadsheet so fast. it's pretty impressive.

 

[sophieee]

congrats!! great news.

sophieee i don't know how you manage to update the spreadsheet so fast. it's pretty impressive.

If you ask me, it's rather desperate, the time I spend on the Interner looking for updates ;D

 

[CK07]

Finally after the super long journey.. my husband has already got his landing papers in Edmonton this morning..!! (Thank God)

to all the peeps who helped me in this forumn bless you all..!!
we might probably see each other again after 4 years for the citizenship application.. haha!!

God Bless you guys!!

 

[jmarie88]

Glad to see some good news in the forums lately! My partner landed yesterday in Calgary! It was quite quick, and they asked him the usual stuff, but they also asked me a number of questions about if I had a criminal record; if I'd ever declared bankruptcy; if I'd defaulted on an immigration loan. They were all straightforward "no"s for me, so that was easy. The lady was lovely and when explaining Condition 51 just that I can't be mean to him and that we need to be nice to each other. I gave my husband a Canada water bottle and a little stuffed moose with a maple leaf the second she stamped his passport (which I had hidden in my purse); and she liked that (as did my husband). (Fun tip: Dollarama has a ton of Canada themed stuff that they are just starting to put out for Canada day, so it's a super cheap nice little touch if anyone is landing soon.) She told us the PR card would come in the mail in 42 days.

SO HAPPY! ;D

We're an Aug 21st, 2013 applicant.

I also landed in Calgary yesterday. Interview went well. Just waiting for the PR Card.

You must have been the couple sitting in front of you as I saw your partner walking out with a Canadian water bottle

Congrats to you guys!

 

[frenchwapiti]

hello everybody,
I am very happy to tell you that I got my PR card in the mail today!!!
41 days after my landing
the entier process took 615 days, it was a long wait and I thank you all for your helpful posts and for the encouraging words.

Good luck and happy life to you all

 

[aiho]

Hi everyone, I have a question. Today we got the SA email from CIC, it says my sponsor is applicable to pay the Right Of Permanent Resident Fee, what are the supporting documents I'll need once I pay the fee?

 

[zoemmn]

I'm wondering if you pay the landing fee right after you got SA or you have to wait until CIC tell you a date to pay it?

 

[shyla36]

I'm wondering if you pay the landing fee right after you got SA or you have to wait until CIC tell you a date to pay it?

You can pay it anytime. I paid mine upfront. Also, for aiho query, just bring your receipt. They dont even look at it, but just to be sure during your interview.

 

[aiho]

You can pay it anytime. I paid mine upfront. Also, for aiho query, just bring your receipt. They dont even look at it, but just to be sure during your interview.

Thanks a lot for your answer. My husband yesterday night already paid the RPRF, today we will mail the receipt to CPC-M.

 

[bdianeg]

You can pay it anytime. I paid mine upfront. Also, for aiho query, just bring your receipt. They dont even look at it, but just to be sure during your interview.

Is there any benefit to paying it early?

 

[screech339]

Is there any benefit to paying it early?

There has been some cases whereby the local CIC office won't make a landing appointment until RPRF is paid first.

Majority of the time, when applicant get DM, the letter will tell them to pay the RPRF if they haven't paid it yet. Some CIC offices allow people to pay RPRF at landing interview, other offices don't allow it, thus must be paid before appointment.

The only advantageous to paying it early is avoiding any delay in PR processing.

 

[shyla36]

Thanks a lot for your answer. My husband yesterday night already paid the RPRF, today we will mail the receipt to CPC-M.

Youre welcome. Goodluck. Keep a copy, they might still want you to bring it even if you have sent it.

 

[zoemmn]

You can pay it anytime. I paid mine upfront. Also, for aiho query, just bring your receipt. They dont even look at it, but just to be sure during your interview.

thank you for the reply,i was thinking about the same, but i paid my agent, she said she will pay it when cic ask her to pay. I already got the SA letter, it seem like have a part ask you to pay.. little confused.....

 

[a_m_2013]

We just received SA and DM today (No AIP)!!! Just waiting to hear from the Kitchener, ON office about an interview time!

17 months and 2 days later - relief! I literally burst out into tears of joy at work when my spouse(the applicant) called me!

Does anyone have any experience with how long it takes to hear from the Kitchener, ON office (or how long it takes to get the interview date) once you've received DM?

Our application was received on November 22, 2013!

A bit more background on our specific story, should anyone be interested:

• My spouse and I met while we studied abroad in Spain, and dated long distance for 2 years until he moved here for 2 years on 2 different IEC visas.
• We applied for PR while his 2nd IEC visa was valid, thinking we'd get AIP before it ran out (July 30, 2014) - Then the wait times jumped from 8 months to 17 months!!
• His work offered to sponser him, but they were in the process of changing the LMO rules, and so his LMO was declined (July/August 2014).
• After having to restore his status as a visitor when the LMO was rejected, we decided it was best if he went home to Netherlands for 5 months where he would have health care/could work. He left Canada October 2014. We called CIC and they said 'He can leave, he's not a prisoner, but he has to meet the requirements to re-enter the country, or your application will be thrown out'. We decided it was worth the risk.
• I went and visited him for Christmas, and then we decided to chance him coming back without the AIP - he came back this March (5 months out of country) and had NO problem at the boarder. They asked when he was planning to leave, he started explaining we applied inland, and the IO just said "Is your spouse Canadian?" he said "Yes", she gave him a 6 month visitor visa and said good luck - less than 5 minutes!
• We never provided a medical with the application, so we jumped ahead of the game and just did one on March 31st. We used the 'Case Specific Enquiry' to sent our emedical receipt, a copy of his new passport, and our statutory declaration of common-law (we never gave that with our application initially).
• We just put in a OWP under the pilot program via mail on April 16th because we never sent one with the application. We're hoping we get our landing interview and PR before they start processing so that we can withdraw the OWP app and get our money back (long shot).

Anyway, and now here we are! We hope you all receive good news soon! ;D

 

[aiho]

Hey guys , good news, yesterday my husband got SA, today just now I got DM email. we didn't receive any AIP. Later Etobicoke office will contact me to arrange an appointment. I'm so happy, even couldn't stop crying! Good Luck everyone!