JANUARY 2014 OUTLAND Applicants - Join here

[Edgehead78]

Congrats to both of you and thank you for updating.
Happy new year!

 

[blueangel371115]

Got my Christmas gift a little late but when I checked eCAS today my application was in process as of December 29th!!! Not sure how long the rest takes but hopefully not too long. ;D

 

[antho_2000]

Got my Christmas gift a little late but when I checked eCAS today my application was in process as of December 29th!!! Not sure how long the rest takes but hopefully not too long. ;D

from in process it will go to decision made in a couple of days and then you will receive the official letter in the mail a week or so after that.

better get ready !

 

[Edgehead78]

My wife landed on wednesday night January 7th at Pearson Airport. Everything went well despite the arrival of her flight and another 777 of Cathay Pacific which got CBSA and CIC pretty busy.

 

[Awesomeg]

My wife landed on wednesday night January 7th at Pearson Airport. Everything went well despite the arrival of her flight and another 777 of Cathay Pacific which got CBSA and CIC pretty busy.

Congratulations ... long waiting.. but finally....

 

[blueangel371115]

from in process it will go to decision made in a couple of days and then you will receive the official letter in the mail a week or so after that.

better get ready !

Holy Cow!!! I hope so!!! I was not expecting that at all. Here's hoping.

 

[rhcohen2014]

Holy Cow!!! I hope so!!! I was not expecting that at all. Here's hoping.

yes, for ottawa it seems "in process" means they have everything they need to issue the approval and DM means the approval has been mailed out. how long it take between the 2 depends on the visa officer. for ottawa, the trend for IP to DM and COPR received is mostly within 2 weeks, some people a little longer but not much. take a look at the ottawa spreadsheet, it will show how quickly the end actually happens!

 

[blueangel371115]

Most are 11-13 days, yikes!!! I'm almost done. I hope, I hope, I hope. ;D

 

[blueangel371115]

I just checked it. It says 'Decision Made' . Could that be bad news? I'm freaking out now. I really hope it doesn't mean 'no'. I can't see that it would but after getting all excited and crying, my husband said they could mean 'no' ( he's a cynic ) and after all I've been through, I don't think my heart could take it.

 

[BeShoo]

I just checked it. It says 'Decision Made' . Could that be bad news? I'm freaking out now. I really hope it doesn't mean 'no'. I can't see that it would but after getting all excited and crying, my husband said they could mean 'no' ( he's a cynic ) and after all I've been through, I don't think my heart could take it.

If it were bad news, I'm fairly certain you would already know it. The only people I've heard of getting bad news after a DM are people who did an interview that didn't go well. You can be fairly confident that the decision was favourable. I know that it's always a berve-wracking experience. I was very worried that Quebec was going to find some excuse to deny me a CSQ, but they didn't. One of my friends at church (government worker in Ottawa) told me that for Quebec to deny a CSQ to a spousal application would violate the Canadian constitution. He's likely right, though I would hate to have to fight a Supreme Court case if such a thing happened.

Anyway, it all sound good for you. I'm anxiously awaiting your announcement of a COPR in the mail.

 

[blueangel371115]

I'll update you guys and gals as soon as I can. As well as my landing, hopefully I'll do it next week.

PS: you can update my file on the spreadsheet if someone is still tracking it DM: January 10th.

 

[blueangel371115]

I'll update you guys and gals as soon as I can. As well as my landing, hopefully I'll do it next week.

PS: you can update my file on the spreadsheet if someone is still tracking it DM: January 10th.

Got my COPR today!!! ( issued 1/08) Bad news though, I changed my name on my passport and I notified them but they didn't change it on my file ( or my COPR) so I'll have to send it back and have it amended. :-X . It just never ends. Ah well, it's all worth it in the end.

 

[antho_2000]

Got my COPR today!!! ( issued 1/08) Bad news though, I changed my name on my passport and I notified them but they didn't change it on my file ( or my COPR) so I'll have to send it back and have it amended. :-X . It just never ends. Ah well, it's all worth it in the end.

Are you going to Quebec ? cause if you are, you will have to use your maiden name on provincial paperwork .. so i wouldn't bother to change your last name just for 2 pieces of ID you'll hardly use. (your SSN and PR Card) and the SSN is a piece of paper now, not even a card like it use to be. so 1 piece of ID really.

 

[blueangel371115]

Are you going to Quebec ? cause if you are, you will have to use your maiden name on provincial paperwork .. so i wouldn't bother to change your last name just for 2 pieces of ID you'll hardly use. (your SSN and PR Card) and the SSN is a piece of paper now, not even a card like it use to be. so 1 piece of ID really.

I am and I did. The paperwork they sent me and I saw on the website, they ask you for your passport and COPR and they use the name that's on that. Of course, half of the people doing any type of paperwork regarding this rule don't even follow it properly. I'm probably going to wind up being a turd knowing me. I'm going to change it in 5yrs anyway ( unless I can get my husband to move) so this way it saves the court's time over a rule that shouldn't have passed anyway. I've already changed it on all my US documents, including my passport as I'm keeping my US citizenship and bank accounts. It's really the principle of the thing. What my name is, should be my choice and the government shouldn't get involved. But I'm not going to go there. So basically, I HAVE to change my COPR since the name on the passport and the passport number don't match.

 

[blueangel371115]

I am and I did. The paperwork they sent me and I saw on the website, they ask you for your passport and COPR and they use the name that's on that. Of course, half of the people doing any type of paperwork regarding this rule don't even follow it properly. I'm probably going to wind up being a turd knowing me. I'm going to change it in 5yrs anyway ( unless I can get my husband to move) so this way it saves the court's time over a rule that shouldn't have passed anyway. I've already changed it on all my US documents, including my passport as I'm keeping my US citizenship and bank accounts. It's really the principle of the thing. What my name is, should be my choice and the government shouldn't get involved. But I'm not going to go there. So basically, I HAVE to change my COPR since the name on the passport and the passport number don't match.

I got it back and they did change it. From what I read, the federal trumps provincial. My CSQ has both listed, my CoPR is in my married name, even though it says that I'm going to Quebec. They had to as I had changed my US passport and the name and number must match and when you register for RAMQ, they take your CSQ, CoPR and passport. The RAMQ website, as of last week, even says can use your married name if you changed it before 1981 or you were married outside of the province and exercise your civil right to use it ( funny they consider it a civil right but won't let people do it ) . We'll see though.