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Local CIC without 1st stage of approval (Vancouver)

lovelove

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Aug 25, 2010
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Thanks for the site developers for the opportunity to write this question.

My husband sponsoring me as a spouse inland. We already passed the Vengrevile step and they sent our file to Vancouver local CIC office in March 2010, BUT without first stage of approval. Since that time, no more news, nobody call. How long to wait for the interview from local CIC and when usually they send me open work permit we applied?
Please… people who had same situation, share your experience!!! ::)
 

rjessome

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Feb 24, 2009
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They will not send you an open work permit. You did not receive first stage approval. Your next step is for interviews for you and your spouse to determine genuineness of the marriage or to address whatever the outstanding issue(s) may be. This could take 12 to 18 months. Vancouver local office is pretty backlogged from last I heard. I recommend ordering the FOSS notes to see what the issues are.
 

lovelove

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Aug 25, 2010
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ohh..wow...and if we go in 12-18 month and Pass the interview, only after that they will give me work permit or they will give PR card that days??
Thanks :)
 

justina

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Jun 5, 2010
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Visa Office......
Vegreville
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App. Filed.......
14-09-2009
File Transfer...
03-2010 to local office
LANDED..........
12-08-2011
There are other posts relating to this topic...we are in the same situation, no word since the letter that our file was transferred to the local office...It's gonna be a year soon since we sent in our app!
 

angelbrat

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Oct 31, 2009
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Vancouver is back logged due to the refugee ship that arrived in Victoria. Unfortunately, you will be in for a long wait and if an interview is done and CIC are convinced your relationship is genuine, then it will only proceed you to AIP not PR.

Sorry about your situation right now.
 

rjessome

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CIC in Vancouver was backlogged well before that ship arrived. :)

You will only receive PR if the officer that interviews you and your spouse determines that your relationship is genuine. AIP means Approval in Principal.
 

angelbrat

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Oct 31, 2009
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True, so Vancouver is even more back logged LOL

AIP is first stage approval, this is usually when Inland applicants receive their Open Work Permit. In some cases, like yours, an interview is requested before they give the First Stage Approval. After AIP is granted and depending on how much more information CIC require, PR status can anything from 4 weeks to 8 months. I was lucky, I was given AIP on 27th April 2010 and got my PR on 20th May, landed inland at Vancouver.
 

lovelove

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Aug 25, 2010
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Thanks for your replyes :D
Congratulations to you Angelbrat, enjoy your days :) can i ask you how long did you wait for the interview in your case?
 

angelbrat

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lovelove said:
Thanks for your replyes :D
Congratulations to you Angelbrat, enjoy your days :) can i ask you how long did you wait for the interview in your case?

I was lucky, I didn't get an interview, I applied September 2009, got first stage approval April 2010 and landed May 2010.
 

justina

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Jun 5, 2010
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Vegreville
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-09-2009
File Transfer...
03-2010 to local office
LANDED..........
12-08-2011
Supposedly the department that deals with refugee ships is totally separate from the one that deals with actual paper applications. So the arrival of 500 refugees on a ship shouldn't make the backlog worse.

It seems like most of the local offices have backlogs. I wish that wasn't the case, because I still haven't been approved as a sponsor, and it has been nearly a year!
 

MexicaTica

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justina said:
Supposedly the department that deals with refugee ships is totally separate from the one that deals with actual paper applications. So the arrival of 500 refugees on a ship shouldn't make the backlog worse.

It seems like most of the local offices have backlogs. I wish that wasn't the case, because I still haven't been approved as a sponsor, and it has been nearly a year!
Hi Justina

Sorry to hear about your long wait. Do the FOSS notes indicate what the hold-up might be?

Best of luck
 

Black-Berry

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Jul 15, 2010
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Category........
Visa Office......
Vegreville And Nanaimo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25/01/10
Doc's Request.
27/07/10
File Transfer...
20/10/10
Interview........
November 29th, 2010
LANDED..........
March 29th, 2011
Does any of you know about the nanaimo office?. My file was transferred there just this Wednesday. Is it a busy office too?. I passed by there today and it was locked so yeah didnt look busy :) . Its one of the smaller offices on the island i think. I dont know anyone on the forum who is in nanaimo like me Thats why am inquiring. im hoping it isnt busy and i will get to the bottom of this quickly as im very stressed right now.
Also i applied for an OWP so that im not out of status. and obviously im not getting it :( not in time at least so now i have a new problem and ill be out of status . Can i apply for an extension as i wait for my interview?
 

Love_Young

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June 16, 2010
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Black-Berry said:
Does any of you know about the nanaimo office?. My file was transferred there just this Wednesday. Is it a busy office too?. I passed by there today and it was locked so yeah didnt look busy :) . Its one of the smaller offices on the island i think. I dont know anyone on the forum who is in nanaimo like me Thats why am inquiring. im hoping it isnt busy and i will get to the bottom of this quickly as im very stressed right now.
Also i applied for an OWP so that im not out of status. and obviously im not getting it :( not in time at least so now i have a new problem and ill be out of status . Can i apply for an extension as i wait for my interview?
How would you be out of status? The OWP application keeps your status valid until they reach a decision on the application or first stage approval. Since you haven't been flat out refused for AIP, you should still have implied status. Unless this has been posted some place else then this is my understanding of it.
 

Black-Berry

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Jul 15, 2010
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Category........
Visa Office......
Vegreville And Nanaimo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25/01/10
Doc's Request.
27/07/10
File Transfer...
20/10/10
Interview........
November 29th, 2010
LANDED..........
March 29th, 2011
Love_Young said:
How would you be out of status? The OWP application keeps your status valid until they reach a decision on the application or first stage approval. Since you haven't been flat out refused for AIP, you should still have implied status. Unless this has been posted some place else then this is my understanding of it.
Oh really?. I didnt know that! well i wasnt sure about my OWP. Also my application still says "In process".
When i spoke with the CIC. agent i was abit confused. His exact words were they MAY call me for an interview and they may not!. . So i asked him why they didnt transfer my file to victoria. he said for my case the nanaimo office was most suitable. !. which left me with 100000 questions. aiyaiyaiyaiya i really hate this feeling!> I feel lik im physically ill. i hope and really hope im not waiting for 2 years to get an interview. that is my worst fear. I thought i nwas so organised i had planned this for a long time but this an unexpected turn that has caught me unawares.