JUNE 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

[S_and_C]

Our application was 11lbs, and we submitted additional proofs after I visited my wife and we vacationed in Bali lol.

OK, you win. I thought ours was heavy at 5 lbs.

AOR today, 20 days after my application was received. Yay! Hoping for SA soon.

That's awesome, so they seem to be right around that average intake time, so since they received ours on June 13 we may have AOR by July 3 or thereabouts. I presume they aren't working on weekends so July 4 may be more likely. If they are quicker, we could have it on June 30 before Canada day holiday...

As for proposals, since we are sharing my wife and I knew we wanted to be together forever within the first few months, and so I formally proposed to her and gave her an engagement ring during my first visit to the Philippines when we met in person for the first time. Of course, we didn't really make it public right away as we thought people would make assumptions about our relationship seeing as how we just knew each other for a few months and most of that was long distance. A few months later once we got to know each of our family members a little more, we formalized it on Facebook.

As others have said, I don't think the proposal section is as important to CIC, but in certain cultures the proposal is a much bigger deal, so the forms are generic enough to accommodate that. Same goes for the wedding and reception questions. I put all the details in the wedding section, but because our wedding and reception were a combined event, I just stated that in the reception question.

 

[milasaki]

WELCOME TO JUNE 2016 SPOUSAL APPLICANTS FORUM: HOPE JUNE 2016 TREATED FAIRLY BY NDVO

All the applicants and sponsors can start this forum with understanding of outland spousal process;


1. SPONSOR expectation during the first step:

a. AOR1 or Application package will be sent back for lack of relevant document
b. Request for missing document or updated document - based on your spousal application
c. Medical, CIC payment, required application forms and Police report check
d. SA = Sponsor Approval email or letter

2. SPONSORED APPLICANT expectation during the second step: Shocked Shocked

e. AOR2 - from Visa Office
f. missing or updated document request - based on case to case
g. eligibility and criminality check
h. Interview - based on case to case
i. passport request for visa

Hey All!

Me & my fiancee applied yesterday (received CPC-Missisauga for Outland Sponsorship. We ended up submitting some 426 pages because we are applying as common-law! Fingers crossed and good luck to everyone!

I've updated on the spreadsheet as well!

 

[Allo]

Just received my AOR1 by email!
The package was delivered to Mississauga on June 3, so that makes it 19 days! Hope they're speeding up all the other stages as well.

 

[Red1992]

Just received my AOR1 by email!
The package was delivered to Mississauga on June 3, so that makes it 19 days! Hope they're speeding up all the other stages as well.

Congrats....! So they are moving as per the time line 20-22 Days
Mine was received on 8th June,so should get AOR by end of the month.

 

[Allo]

We ended up submitting some 426 pages because we are applying as common-law! Fingers crossed and good luck to everyone!

Holy! What was the weight of your package then?
We too applied as common-law, and chose to be picky as to what to include for evidence. Having lived together for about 3 years results in a pile of stuff ;D

 

[milasaki]

Holy! What was the weight of your package then?
We too applied as common-law, and chose to be picky as to what to include for evidence. Having lived together for about 3 years results in a pile of stuff ;D

Yeah, i guess we chose to include most things rather than less. We've lived together for a year, and are pretty much always out doing something that apparently involves photos or tickets - so if we put it in the "outings" section, we included the tickets, etc. I'm not sure how much it weighed, but it cost us $50 to copy the entire thing at the fedex before we sent it!! LOL.

We also communicate A LOT through fb messages - so printing that all out would have been 337 pages in and of itself - we chose to include one day a month for the 1 year... stuff like that adds up! The photos were about 50 pages though as included our engagement party. Also, we have a bunch of documents for our upcoming wedding that we included also... dunno - just seemed like we were covering all bases and thought better be safe than sorry!!

Such a relief to have sent it off though!!

 

[babloo2016]

I got my AOR today

Application filed on June 3 2016

 

[Sammi12]

I got my AOR today

Application filed on June 3 2016

Congrats

 

[Sammi12]

I got my AOR today

Application filed on June 3 2016

So u mean to say that your application was received on June 3rd ?? And what's ur visa office bud ?

 

[fleuredeflorida]

Woot! We got our AOR1 today via email. Exactly 20 days since they received it- we sent overnight via FedEx on June 1. Fingers crossed for a speedy SA! Congrats to everyone else who received AOR today!!

 

[babloo2016]

So u mean to say that your application was received on June 3rd ?? And what's ur visa office bud ?

Yep Appl received on Jun 3 and New Delhi VO

 

[EKate20132015]

Its only passed one week since hubby filed our app, but I already can't wait to recieve AOR .

From what I read there are some cases when ppl do not even recieve one and first communication with CIC was a SA. CIC is so inconsistent.

Just popping in from May, but that's the case for me, so far. My application was received on May 20th and I have yet to hear anything. No AOR1 or SA. My 43rd day will be July 3, so I'll be calling CIC on the 4th (Monday) if I haven't heard anything yet. So frustrating how inconsistent they are! And I'm a straightforward American-Canadian, married with two kids application!!

 

[Nikhitha Reddy]

Yep Appl received on Jun 3 and New Delhi VO

Hi Congrats,

We also applied on June 3rd, but no news on AOR

 

[Roseakhil]

Hello Everyone,

I am new to this forum.
My app was received on June 2nd and i got my AOR1 on June 22nd.

 

[Sammi12]

Hi Congrats,

We also applied on June 3rd, but no news on AOR

I think you should get it by Tom .