INLAND APPLICATIONS 2013

[wolanila]

Welcome to the new comers...

This room seems really alive ;D

Hey I just added some info to the spreadsheet. Let me know if there is any mistakes or missing data.

 

[Beppe]

Hi all!

I just found this thread.
Me & my partner (she is a british national) just completed all the documents of the ckecklist & sent all of it to Vegreville at the beginning of February.
We are slightly confused as to what will happen next.
I imagine CIC will send us some acknowledgement of receipt correct?

Once such acknowledgement is received what will our next steps be?

We did non have any type of CIC ID number to begin with so I am a bit confused as to how we monitor the proceedings of our application on CIC site.

Any help greatly appreciated as always.

Thanks!

Beppe

 

[Beppe]

By the way,

AOR I assume is acknowledgement of receipt.
But can you shed some light in AIP, Stage1, Stage 2??

Merci!

 

[wolanila]

By the way,

AOR I assume is acknowledgement of receipt.
But can you shed some light in AIP, Stage1, Stage 2??

Merci!

You are correct, the first thing that will happen is you will receive acknowledgment of receipt and they will start processing stage 1 and you will receive a uic number that you can access ecas with. Stage 1 is the sponsorship application so they will determine if the sponsor is eligible to sponsor the pr applicant, if the PR applicant is eligible to be sponsored, and I believe they also determine the genuineness of the relationship at this stage. Once CIC has made a decision on stage one your ecas may or may not show that a decision has been made and you will receive a letter which states what the decision is. In most cases the sponsorship is approved unless the sponsor or applicant did not meet the requirements. The PR applicant will also receive a letter stating that he/she is eligible to apply for PR and that they are also eligible to apply for a study or open work permit or if they PR applicant sent the application with there PR app they may get the OWP or Study Permit with the AIP letter. This is AIP, Approval in Principle (AIP) means that CIC has made a positive determination that the Sponsor is eligible to sponsor, the Principal Applicant is eligible to be sponsored as a spouse or common-law partner in-Canada class. You can also apply for a Health card with your AIP letter. At this point CIC starts processing stage 2 and will complete the medical, background, security checks etc. Basically they just want to make sure that the applicant and any family members included in there application are admissible to Canada. When everything is complete a decision will be made which may or may not be reflected in your ecas, and you will receive a letter that will tell you what the decision is. Most likely it will say that everything is complete and that you will be hearing from your local office shortly in regards to your landing interview. You will then receive a letter with your interview date from your local office and shortly after go to the interview and sign some papers, pay your fees, make declarations if needed, really just some formalities.

then your finished and just need to wait for your PR card to arrive in the mail.

This is How I understand the process anyway. Hope this helps a bit...

 

[Beppe]

Thank you for an enlightening reply Wolanila.
It is much appreciated.
Now the acronyms & the process make more sense to us.

Some more questions for the forum if I may.
My partner came over from the UK in november. She came in on a standard 6 months tourist time frame. Therefore she should theoretically leave Canada by april.

In these cases, can she (as the applicant) legally extend her stay?

As we wait for this whole process to be completed, can she leave Canada to go back to the UK periodically?

Thanks

Bye

 

[wolanila]

Thank you for an enlightening reply Wolanila.
It is much appreciated.
Now the acronyms & the process make more sense to us.

Some more questions for the forum if I may.
My partner came over from the UK in november. She came in on a standard 6 months tourist time frame. Therefore she should theoretically leave Canada by april.

In these cases, can she (as the applicant) legally extend her stay?

As we wait for this whole process to be completed, can she leave Canada to go back to the UK periodically?

Thanks

Bye

I think this will answer your question quite well

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/inland-applications-2013-t129064.0.html;msg2065138#msg2065138

 

[Maau0601]

Hello all!

Looks like a great forum you've got going thus far! My husband (him Canadian, myself a US citizen) and I are submitting our inland application early next week! Nervous for the send off-originally we were going to have a big shin dig, but with me being unable to work during this whole process, we're saving the big celebration for next winter... That being said:

What are everyone's thoughts on showing relationship genuineness without those pictures, etc!?

I read on a different forum that if they have any questions concerning our relationship it would trigger an interview and my OWP would be put off until the end of the processing/until the interview? We've been together 2 years, distance for about half of that so makes me nervous! A bit stir crazy not working!

How common is it to get called in for an interview for an inland application?

Any other last minute bits of advice before we send off the application?

Also, I completed my physical with a panel physician here upon my arrival last month. I informed them there of our spousal sponsorship and they said they would take care of it from there. Haven't followed up with it yet, but is this generally the routine?

Thanks all!
Maau0601

 

[computergeek]

What are everyone's thoughts on showing relationship genuineness without those pictures, etc!?

You're telling a story. The evidence is there to corroborate your story. If you look at that evidence and feel that nobody looking at it could question the genuine nature of your relationship, you're done. If you think someone might have doubts, you need to do more work - elaborate on your story and/or include more evidence.

I read on a different forum that if they have any questions concerning our relationship it would trigger an interview and my OWP would be put off until the end of the processing/until the interview? We've been together 2 years, distance for about half of that so makes me nervous! A bit stir crazy not working!

How common is it to get called in for an interview for an inland application?

For a US applicant? Very rare indeed. Maybe 3-5% of applications.

Any other last minute bits of advice before we send off the application?

Make sure that you're using the latest forms. CIC has been updating them like crazy, and you don't want them sending something back for correction/update.

Also, I completed my physical with a panel physician here upon my arrival last month. I informed them there of our spousal sponsorship and they said they would take care of it from there. Haven't followed up with it yet, but is this generally the routine?

Yes, that's the way it works - they submit everything to Ottawa and the results are added to your immigration file (the actual medical records are stored in a separate computer system - only the actual coded results are stored in the CIC computer system - GCMS.)

Good luck!

 

[wolanila]

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[Maau0601]

I owe ya' one computergeek! Thanks a million!

 

[UKZippy]

Thank you for an enlightening reply Wolanila.
It is much appreciated.
Now the acronyms & the process make more sense to us.

Some more questions for the forum if I may.
My partner came over from the UK in november. She came in on a standard 6 months tourist time frame. Therefore she should theoretically leave Canada by april.

In these cases, can she (as the applicant) legally extend her stay?

As we wait for this whole process to be completed, can she leave Canada to go back to the UK periodically?

Thanks

Bye

Yes she can, just apply for a visitor record extention. I've done that 3 times now. However as I've applied INLAND for PR I will not leave Canada now until I have it, as if I leave and I'm not let back in I have to re-apply.

However I'm not sure, but I think once a PR application is in you now have 'implied status' so no need to extend visitor record. I'll be calling CIC to check this out.

Cheers, n good luck.

 

[CANUSA31]

AOR Today!
They received my app January 22/2013, AOR February 15th, 2013. 24 days! I am completely amazed! I'm hoping the AIP comes way faster than expected as well.

When you receive the AOR does that mean they are starting to look over and see if the sponsor is eligible or is AOR just letting you know when they received the application and give you the UCI code etc?

 

[john6514520]

Congrats on getting the aor! Did you get an email or a letter posted by cic? My app was submitted on jan 22 too! Waiting for the aor!

 

[computergeek]

However I'm not sure, but I think once a PR application is in you now have 'implied status' so no need to extend visitor record. I'll be calling CIC to check this out.

Implied status does not arise from the PR application, it arises from the temporary status application you send WITH the PR application - visitor, study or open work permit application.

If you don't include a temporary status application, you don't get implied status and you go "out of status".

For inland spousal sponsorship the public policy is to allow sponsoring out-of-status applicants. But better to stay in status.

 

[CANUSA31]

Hi john6514520,

I'm the sponsor and am sponsoring my American girlfriend and I received the email this morning at 10am. I was worried it would end up in a junkmail folder but it didn't. It came straight to my Gmail inbox!

You should get your AOR in the next few days (maybe next week because of the weekend interuption).