***JULY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS***

[Omegabyte]

Just jumping in... paying RPRF upfront also speeds things up, otherwise you have to wait for them to process it. They won't give DM until the RPRF is received and processed.

+1

 

[PandaChan]

This summer they have been that fast. If you've submitted a good application without red flags, and submitted the FBI report and medical with your app, it seems to be going very quickly. Quickest I've seen was 1 month after AOR2. They weren't on MyCIC, so when they saw DM on ECAS, they almost panicked. 10 days later they received the CoPR.

Others have been in the 2-3 month range.

Good luck!!

Well damn, lol. Yeah we did everything upfront including all the payments. Woohoo.
Thank you for this info!

Good luck to you as well!

 

[preet_5771]

Just jumping in... paying RPRF upfront also speeds things up, otherwise you have to wait for them to process it. They won't give DM until the RPRF is received and processed.

Hi,
Whats RPRF now??
Im reading new things evryday.
Can you please explain it so i can do that as well.
Thanks

 

[lalicatter]

Hi,
Whats RPRF now??
Im reading new things evryday.
Can you please explain it so i can do that as well.
Thanks

RPRF is "Right of Permanent Residence Fee" known unofficially as the "landing fee".

 

[preet_5771]

RPRF is "Right of Permanent Residence Fee" known unofficially as the "landing fee".

Alright thanks.I think i have paid it in advance.i still need to have a look on it!

 

[preet_5771]

I'm not sure how long it takes for Australia PR. Right now, US Outland PR is taking anywhere from a month to 6 months after it gets to Ottawa (VO for US Outland apps).

You might want to look and see if there's a forum post for your visa office.

Good luck!

I'm indian citizen and holding work permit in australia.So, my file is going to indian VO or AUS VO??

 

[subtain]

This summer they have been that fast. If you've submitted a good application without red flags, and submitted the FBI report and medical with your app, it seems to be going very quickly. Quickest I've seen was 1 month after AOR2. They weren't on MyCIC, so when they saw DM on ECAS, they almost panicked. 10 days later they received the CoPR.

Others have been in the 2-3 month range.

Good luck!!

Hi Omegabyte , the processing times that you mentioned, are they for Inland or Outland? Also which VO do you have. Thanks

 

[LanaLanski]

If you've submitted a good application without red flags,...

Is there a list of "Red Flags" somewhere? Someone told me that my application is fine because we are the same age, lived in the same country, met here, married here etc. But, how does one know if they have an application with red flags? Someone also told me that if one of us was divorced this can cause a red flag too. Is this true?

 

[DollyM]

I'm indian citizen and holding work permit in australia.So, my file is going to indian VO or AUS VO??

Probably Sydney. We live in Australia as well and our application went to Sydney. Hopefully it won't be as long as the 10 months quoted on the CIC website

 

[preet_5771]

Probably Sydney. We live in Australia as well and our application went to Sydney. Hopefully it won't be as long as the 10 months quoted on the CIC website

Where are you from??
And where do you live in aus?
Have u got any email saying your file is transferred to sydney?

 

[DollyM]

Where are you from??
And where do you live in aus?
Have u got any email saying your file is transferred to sydney?

I'm Canadian but lived in Australia for 10 years. My partner is from England but has lived here for 30 years! We're currently living just north of Perth in a lovely coastal suburb. We are hoping to move to the BC interior to a small mountain village where I can open a small cafe/bakery and make cakes from home. I've been working in the medical field for 30+ years so looking forward to doing something different.

I got an email saying my sponsorship application was approved and that our file for his permanent residence had been transferred to Sydney for processing.

Where are you living?

 

[preet_5771]

I'm Canadian but lived in Australia for 10 years. My partner is from England but has lived here for 30 years! We're currently living just north of Perth in a lovely coastal suburb. We are hoping to move to the BC interior to a small mountain village where I can open a small cafe/bakery and make cakes from home. I've been working in the medical field for 30+ years so looking forward to doing something different.

I got an email saying my sponsorship application was approved and that our file for his permanent residence had been transferred to Sydney for processing.

Where are you living?

i live in melbourne from 5-6 years.
My wife is in canada and she sponsored me to come there.
She lives in manitoba.

 

[LanaLanski]

Is there a list of "Red Flags" somewhere? Someone told me that my application is fine because we are the same age, lived in the same country, met here, married here etc. But, how does one know if they have an application with red flags? Someone also told me that if one of us was divorced this can cause a red flag too. Is this true?

Answering my own question and maybe helping others:

http://www.visato.com/canada/top-5-red-flags-for-sponsoring-spouse-to-canada-20150516

http://cicexpress.ca/the-red-flags-cic-officers-look-for-in-spousal-sponsorships/

 

[Omegabyte]

Hi Omegabyte , the processing times that you mentioned, are they for Inland or Outland? Also which VO do you have. Thanks

Those times are for US Outland, processing through Ottawa VO. I'm Ottawa VO.

Ottawa is the primary VO for US citizens that are applying Outland. They also receive some PR apps from Outland applicants living in the US at the time of application.

 

[DEBBIEG]

I have received my SA approval and my husband is "In Process" for the PR application. We both have our own separate email addresses.

I was the one who received the email regarding the SA approval. Will any future emails go only to him, the PR applicant, or do they send them to me as well?

Also, his FBI report showed an arrest 40 years ago, but the charges were dropped. (Not found not guilty, but dropped entirely) I haven't sent it in to CIC yet. I was going to wait until they asked for it. Is this wise? Would what amounted to a non-event so many years ago be a problem?

When I contacted the police department for more information they basically laughed at me saying that kind of information would be extremely difficult to retrieve since it was so long ago. Had there actually been a conviction it would be a different story.

Stress, stress, stress ....