[INLAND] letter stating that I am eligible as a sponsor. What does this mean?

[VanSquirrel]

Hi everyone,

From what I understand, most people get 2 letters at approximately the same time regarding AIP: one for the sponsor and one for the applicant. This is because they first look determine the eligibility of the sponsor and once that is passed, they assess the eligibility of the applicant. However, we have only received the 1 letter; its been almost 2 weeks and no sign of the AIP.

My question is: where in all this do they determine whether or not they need to send your application to a local CIC to assess the genuineness of your relationship? In other words, does being approved to sponsor mean that they have accepted that your relationship is genuine?

Do applicants that get sent for a 1st stage interview get an 'eligible to sponsor' letter?

I'm kinda going crazy with worry here lol. :'(

 

[fandv]

Re: Received a letter stating that I am eligible as a sponsor. What does this mean?

Hi everyone,

From what I understand, most people get 2 letters at approximately the same time regarding AIP: one for the sponsor and one for the applicant. This is because they first look determine the eligibility of the sponsor and once that is passed, they assess the eligibility of the applicant. However, we have only received the 1 letter; its been almost 2 weeks and no sign of the AIP.

My question is: where in all this do they determine whether or not they need to send your application to a local CIC to assess the genuineness of your relationship? In other words, does being approved to sponsor mean that they have accepted that your relationship is genuine?

Do applicants that get sent for a 1st stage interview get an 'eligible to sponsor' letter?

I'm kinda going crazy with worry here lol. :'(

Being approved as a sponsor only means that you have been qualified to sponsor your husband.....i.e.: they have proven that you're not on welfare, that you're not a criminal, that you're not underage, haven't sponsored anyone else in the last 5 years, etc...

However it doesn't necessarily mean that they have proven the genuineness of the relationship...which is why they WILL proceed your application to the second stage, and they will do it by sending the whole application package to the foreign visa office...and that's where they will assess all the relationship proofs you guys have provided to see how genuine your relationship is, and they will also check to see if all of his supporting documents are complete, if all of his forms ar signed and dated, and they will do a background check to see he's not a criminal, etc...

 

[VanSquirrel]

Hi Fanv,

The process you are referring to applies only to Outland applications. It is a little different for Inland applications in that CPC assesses the eligibility of the sponsor, the genuineness of the relationship, and does a preliminary screening of the applicant in the FIRST stage. If they pass the first stage, CPC then grants AIP and moves them on to the second stage, which includes more thorough background checks on the applicant.

 

[computergeek]

The process you are referring to applies only to Outland applications. It is a little different for Inland applications in that CPC assesses the eligibility of the sponsor, the genuineness of the relationship, and does a preliminary screening of the applicant in the FIRST stage. If they pass the first stage, CPC then grants AIP and moves them on to the second stage, which includes more thorough background checks on the applicant.

That's correct, for an inland application generally they only grant AIP after they are convinced of the genuine nature of the relationship. Dependents not in Canada are examined at a visa office abroad, however, even though the applicant is evaluated from inside Canada. Note that they scrutinize the relationship both during the first and second stage and reserve the right to call for an interview at any point in the process.

As to your question, I assume the sponsor received the AIP letter. It is possible the second letter went astray. Have you contacted the call centre to inquire? Does e-cas show anything with respect to your application? Was the letter sent via mail or e-mail?

I've never heard of anyone needing an interview getting AIP first, but it could happen. Thus, I suspect what is more likely is that the letter simply has gone astray.

 

[VanSquirrel]

Hi computergeek,

E-cas says on the sponsor side that a letter has been sent; on the applicant side, it still says 'In Process' and no mention of any letters. All correspondences I've received have been by mail so I suppose it is possible that a letter got lost; I'll give them a call on Monday and see. Chances are though, the agent will just tell me the same thing I see on e-cas.

 

[computergeek]

Usually "in process" means AIP has been granted. "Application Received" means AIP hasn't been granted. At least on the applicant side.

 

[VanSquirrel]

Usually "in process" means AIP has been granted. "Application Received" means AIP hasn't been granted. At least on the applicant side.

[jumping up and down and clapping]. I hope so. So far, it's sounding pretty positive for us, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed until I hear for sure one way or the other.

 

[computergeek]

You might want to ask in the Inland 2011 or 2012 threads - there are quite a few people in there who have been through this process at this point.

 

[VanSquirrel]

You might want to ask in the Inland 2011 or 2012 threads - there are quite a few people in there who have been through this process at this point.

Lol I tried, actually. But there are so many people posting there, things tend to get lost and buried.

 

[VanSquirrel]

I called CIC this morning and the agent informed us that no letter has been mailed. She said she would message the IO (or add a note or something; I don't remember now) to mail the letter ASAP, but I'm not really sure if that's a good thing. It might just annoy the IO

 

[computergeek]

I called CIC this morning and the agent informed us that no letter has been mailed. She said she would message the IO (or add a note or something; I don't remember now) to mail the letter ASAP, but I'm not really sure if that's a good thing. It might just annoy the IO

The letter should have been mailed - you have AIP. It sounds more like an oversight.

 

[ntonchu]

The letter should have been mailed - you have AIP. It sounds more like an oversight.

Congrats!! Same thing happened to me. I am the applicant and I had received a letter that I was eligible to apply for OWP and PR, but my spouse didn't receive any. We called and an agent said that was the only letter but my guts kept telling me it could be missing because on my GCMS notes my spouse is still under our former address and we had updated everything. Guess what our former landlord called that we had a letter from the immigration and it was for my spouse. I t would have been returned if we were not in communication with the former landlord. Call center agents are very misleading at times.

 

[figtoria]

If you expected it by email - maybe check your spam folder?

The letter should have been mailed - you have AIP. It sounds more like an oversight.

 

[VanSquirrel]

If you expected it by email - maybe check your spam folder?

Actually, I just realized that the email address my husband had registered with was an address attached to our account with our Internet Provider. We had since moved and we no longer have that account so we might have missed emails sent to that address. I called CIC and got that updated and requested the AIP letter so hopefully that gets fixed soon.

 

[VanSquirrel]

By the way, if they need my husband to redo his medicals (which they probably do) would this be mentioned in the AIP letter or would there be a separate mail? If separate, do they tend to send this by email, or snail mail? Just wondering if we'd missed that too lol