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[GoonerClank]

"In order to continue processing your application, we require the following information and/or documents:
• Fully Completed Appendix A (attached) for you and each of your family members, whether
accompanying you to Canada or not. Passport details are not required for any family member
who is not accompanying you to Canada. (Each person should complete his/her own form.)
• Original Passport(s) for you and each family member who will accompany you to Canada
To ensure timely processing and facilitate your travel, we strongly recommend that you submit
the new red-coloured passports currently being issued by the Philippines authorities as they are
in compliance with the machine-readable passport Requirement of the International Civil
Aviation Organization."

This was the meat of it as well as stating the 45 day to comply deadline.

Hey CJG, did you not fill this out with the app? Just curious why they would ask for this?

 

[Luckyman]

They usually ask for Appendix A.... Even though requested with initial application. It's their way of giving applicants the chance to confirm their family members, as failure to declare can cause severe bans, and even refusal.

 

[Luckyman]

Btw... Steph, based on your notes and the date you went in process it appears as if the only thing holding your application is the medical validity, and that is the requirements for extension. Considering the notes date of requirements met.... It appears as if an extension would not only be cheaper..... But quicker as well.

Don't mean to put a thorn in your side... But your notes also prove CJG's gripes.

 

[GoonerClank]

They usually ask for Appendix A.... Even though requested with initial application. It's their way of giving applicants the chance to confirm their family members, as failure to declare can cause severe bans, and even refusal.

Ah okay, So do you have to resend it if there is no change?

 

[Steph C]

Btw... Steph, based on your notes and the date you went in process it appears as if the only thing holding your application is the medical validity, and that is the requirements for extension. Considering the notes date of requirements met.... It appears as if an extension would not only be cheaper..... But quicker as well.

Don't mean to put a thorn in your side... But your notes also prove CJG's gripes.

Extension was totally out of the question because his meds expired early June 2012.

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

Hey CJG, did you not fill this out with the app? Just curious why they would ask for this?

I thought we did. My wife asked the same thing. Possibly lost with my sponsorship stuff. I have seen others get asked for it over the course of the last year. It may be something they routinely lose. I'm hoping the GCMS notes will tell me something.

 

[Steph C]

Ah okay, So do you have to resend it if there is no change?

Yeah, you have to re send it, the form is a bit different, more minimal.

Was it CJG who got his wife to get a letter to say she had been driving 3 years? Does anybody have details on that? My guy got his licence renewed but didn't get the letter.. he doesn't listen! I'm gonna badger him to go and get it this week.

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

Yeah, you have to re send it, the form is a bit different, more minimal.

Was it CJG who got his wife to get a letter to say she had been driving 3 years? Does anybody have details on that? My guy got his licence renewed but didn't get the letter.. he doesn't listen! I'm gonna badger him to go and get it this week.

My wife drives uninsured. I hoping that she can get a letter stating how many years she has been driving.

 

[GoonerClank]

Yeah, you have to re send it, the form is a bit different, more minimal.

Was it CJG who got his wife to get a letter to say she had been driving 3 years? Does anybody have details on that? My guy got his licence renewed but didn't get the letter.. he doesn't listen! I'm gonna badger him to go and get it this week.

Thanks Steph... I think I have the newer form anyways. I app is just a toddler compared to you guys.

I was also wondering about the driver license. Does anyone know the process for this?. I assume it is probably a province to province issue.

 

[Steph C]

My wife drives uninsured. I hoping that she can get a letter stating how many years she has been driving.

I don't think they care about insurance in the Philippines

 

[Steph C]

Thanks Steph... I think I have the newer form anyways. I app is just a toddler compared to you guys.

I was also wondering about the driver license. Does anyone know the process for this?. I assume it is probably a province to province issue.

The BC one says this:

http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/moving-bc/driving-experience

Basically he can drive right away, but has to get a letter from the Philippine place that issues drivers licences (what's it called? LTO?)

To be eligible for a full-privilege B.C. driver’s licence, you must have held a driver’s licence (not a learner’s) for at least two years.
Accepted documents
We accept any one of the following documents as proof of your driving experience:
driver’s licence
international driving permit plus its corresponding driver’s licence (We don’t accept permits that have expired more than five years.)
your driving record, or
a letter of experience.
How to get your driving record or a letter of experience
To get a copy of your driving record or a letter of your driving experience, contact the driver licensing authority in your area.


This scares me a little bit because he basically bought his licence. And it seems like he can just get one here? Nobody wants their wife telling them how to drive He has to learn the rules of the road.. I was really hoping he would have to study and take an exam. I know that sounds a bit mean.. but I didn't want to be the one telling him our traffic signs and laws. Maybe I will send him out on the road with my father to teach him

 

[GoonerClank]

The BC one says this:

http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/moving-bc/driving-experience

Basically he can drive right away, but has to get a letter from the Philippine place that issues drivers licences (what's it called? LTO?)

To be eligible for a full-privilege B.C. driver's licence, you must have held a driver's licence (not a learner's) for at least two years.
Accepted documents
We accept any one of the following documents as proof of your driving experience:
driver's licence
international driving permit plus its corresponding driver's licence (We don't accept permits that have expired more than five years.)
your driving record, or
a letter of experience.
How to get your driving record or a letter of experience
To get a copy of your driving record or a letter of your driving experience, contact the driver licensing authority in your area.


This scares me a little bit because he basically bought his licence. And it seems like he can just get one here? Nobody wants their wife telling them how to drive He has to learn the rules of the road.. I was really hoping he would have to study and take an exam. I know that sounds a bit mean.. but I didn't want to be the one telling him our traffic signs and laws. Maybe I will send him out on the road with my father to teach him

You are lucky there Ontario ones are much stricter (just found this)

http://icandrive.ca/ontario/immigrants-license-guide/

 

[Steph C]

You are lucky there Ontario ones are much stricter (just found this)

http://icandrive.ca/ontario/immigrants-license-guide/

Well... that explains all the Chinese drivers here.

 

[Iay]

Just thought I'd popped in regarding the driving insurance in Philippines.
My dad adviced my husband to get a letter from LTO (Land Transportation Office) stating how many year he has been holding a license in the Philippines, and a certificate that he never had any claims.
Dad said it will be helpful when husband applies for car insurance when he gets here. Apparently it will reduce 30-50% of the car insurance fee.
Plus, he doesn't need to go through a Novice license, and just get professional license right away after passing the road test.

Anyway, so husband doesn't have time to go to LTO and do all these. He paid someone 5K pesos to process it for him, I guess someone working in LTO. I think he's gonna get it by the end of this month. I know it's corrupt, but we did not really want all the hassle.

 

[GoonerClank]

Just thought I'd popped in regarding the driving insurance in Philippines.
My dad adviced my husband to get a letter from LTO (Land Transportation Office) stating how many year he has been holding a license in the Philippines, and a certificate that he never had any claims.
Dad said it will be helpful when husband applies for car insurance when he gets here. Apparently it will reduce 30-50% of the car insurance fee.

Anyway, so husband doesn't have time to go to LTO and do all these. He paid someone 5K pesos to process it for him, I guess someone working in LTO. I think he's gonna get it by the end of this month. I know it's corrupt, but we did not really want all the hassle.

Yeah the insurance things is a good idea. Even mentions it in the link I posted. I will have to get my wife to work on getting these documents.