INLAND APPLICATIONS 2013

[Happywife08]

Is it just my computer?? Or have they not updated the processing time yet today??

Mine neither.

 

[bankerguy]

its depressing...

19 months total time when you apply inland..... We wanted to go to Japan and Vegas next year..but now we dont want to run the risk of her leaving the country and not being allowed back in.

Where in Canada is a good place to vacation to?
I live in Vancouver..and no where else in Canada excites me :S

 

[missboon]

Well, if you or your husband (whoever is not Canadian or PR) is from a visa-exempt country, then I suppose there would not be much of a deal on re-entering.
As for the rest of us, when you leave Canada, you need a new TRV to re-enter. I wasn't lucky to get a multiple entry visa first time around.

I'm from a visa exempt country...but I don't think I'd wanna risk leaving...If I leave and I have a visitor extension will that become void?

 

[Jamesdavid3]

Yes that's right......because he is visa exempt we had no issues. I was still very nervous leaving though because you just never know. I was only letting a few members know who asked me to write how it all went upon arrival back here. Its a question that has been asked many times on this forum so i was sharing our experience

I always understood that for some reason if you do Leave Canada, your PR application gets automatically terminated and you have to start from the beginning again?

 

[computergeek]

its depressing...

19 months total time when you apply inland..... We wanted to go to Japan and Vegas next year..but now we dont want to run the risk of her leaving the country and not being allowed back in.

Where in Canada is a good place to vacation to?
I live in Vancouver..and no where else in Canada excites me :S

I like the Island - Tofino/Uclulet is an amazing place to get away, with pristine beaches and great restaurants. Victoria is fun as well. We have friends on Salt Spring Island and I hear that's a very eclectic place to visit. Or head over to Banff and enjoy a spectacular national park. Where to do probably does depend on what you like to do for vacation.

 

[ACS]

its depressing...

19 months total time when you apply inland..... We wanted to go to Japan and Vegas next year..but now we dont want to run the risk of her leaving the country and not being allowed back in.

Where in Canada is a good place to vacation to?
I live in Vancouver..and no where else in Canada excites me :S

Rocky Mountains - Banff, Jasper
Toronto, if you wana feel like your in the US...lol
Quebec has some really nice areas, closest to a European vibe you can get here
Nova Scotia has some beautiful scenic spots, and yummy lobster!

And although born and raised here in Canada, 1 spot I have never been to and have always wanted to go for a visit is Newfoundland. They are some great partiers, and got some gorgeous places to see!

Then again it depends really what you want in a vacation….tell me what sort of vacation you are looking for and I’ll give you some good spots!!

 

[computergeek]

I always understood that for some reason if you do Leave Canada, your PR application gets automatically terminated and you have to start from the beginning again?

Sigh. No. It is a statutory requirement of the spouse in Canada class that you be living with your sponsor in Canada. If you leave Canada for vacation or a business trip, you have not "stopped living" in Canada. But if you are refused re-entry at the border at some point it will be obvious that you are not living with your spouse in Canada and thus do not meet the statutory requirement.

Nothing in the law or regulations says "you cannot leave Canada while you have an in-Canada application in process". It's just that for those who are risk adverse the chance of being refused re-entry is more than they are willing to accept. To be honest, I've never seen anyone report that they were refused re-entry when they had an active in-process in-Canada class application. I'm sure it's happened, but it doesn't seem to be common and I've read a number of people report they have taken short trips outside Canada while their application was in process.

 

[missboon]

its depressing...

19 months total time when you apply inland..... We wanted to go to Japan and Vegas next year..but now we dont want to run the risk of her leaving the country and not being allowed back in.

Where in Canada is a good place to vacation to?
I live in Vancouver..and no where else in Canada excites me :S

I suppose they have a lot of catching up to do since the strike : My family here always raves about British Columbia....I haven't done snow boarding or skiing yet but maybe this winter

 

[hockeyfan]

GO CANUCKS!

 

[Cirene]

OMG! Still Nov 4th? I just wanted an update! :'(

 

[hockeyfan]

OMG! Still Nov 4th? I just wanted an update! :'(

I would follow the 2012 inland thread as it seems more reliable because most applicants there do status updates and tell us when they get AIP, DM, and all that cool info! 2012 inland applicants have been getting AIP's for their apps sent up to November 20, 2012.

 

[ACS]

I would follow the 2012 inland thread as it seems more reliable because most applicants there do status updates and tell us when they get AIP, DM, and all that cool info! 2012 inland applicants have been getting AIP's for their apps sent up to November 20, 2013.

That is a very good point. I follow it as well.

But it is nice to see on the official CIC site some movement as well...

 

[hockeyfan]

That is a very good point. I follow it as well.

But it is nice to see on the official CIC site some movement as well...

Obviously, meant 2012 in that date. Yeah, fair enough, to each his own!

 

[Cirene]

Obviously, meant 2012 in that date. Yeah, fair enough, to each his own!

Yeah I follow the 2012 applications as well! But it has been a quiet week for them (at least that's what it seems like)

 

[LaylaLala]

Sigh. No. It is a statutory requirement of the spouse in Canada class that you be living with your sponsor in Canada. If you leave Canada for vacation or a business trip, you have not "stopped living" in Canada. But if you are refused re-entry at the border at some point it will be obvious that you are not living with your spouse in Canada and thus do not meet the statutory requirement.

Nothing in the law or regulations says "you cannot leave Canada while you have an in-Canada application in process". It's just that for those who are risk adverse the chance of being refused re-entry is more than they are willing to accept. To be honest, I've never seen anyone report that they were refused re-entry when they had an active in-process in-Canada class application. I'm sure it's happened, but it doesn't seem to be common and I've read a number of people report they have taken short trips outside Canada while their application was in process.

I agree. It's just the fact that you risk not being let back in. But I went back to my home Country this August with my common-law and I could re-enter with no issues at all. As long as you have all your information at hand, there shouldn't be an issue. I wouldn't do it often though.