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Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
doljan said:
hi all, i received a letter from CEM, i just wonder why they didn't ask for appendex a and Advisory on marriages... if anyone has the same experience pls let me know... it seems that almost all were ask for their appendex a and AOM....just wondering
me and my wife are really happy right now and we are checking for affordable flights......


Dear XXXXX:
We are pleased to inform you that your visa(s) for permanent residence to Canada is/are ready to
be issued, conditional to a final admissibility review by an immigration officer. In order to
complete the process you must submit within 10 days, BY COURIER, the following:
1. The original passports for yourself and every family member who will accompany
you to Canada.
NOTE: Your visa(s) will be valid for your initial entry to Canada until 04/25/2013
(mm/dd/yyyy). Please ensure that the validity of your passport(s) is at least six (6)
months beyond this validity date (note that any passport received with a shorter
validity than the date shown above will result in a reduced validity for entry to
Canada for all members of your family, if any).
You must ensure that you have sufficient free/empty pages in your passport(s) for the
insertion of each immigrant visa (if your children do not have their own passports and are
included in your passport, a separate visa will be inserted in your passport for you and
each one of your children; for example, if your passport includes three accompanying
children, you will then need four blank passport pages in your passport as each immigrant
visa requires one full passport page).
Check that your passport(s) is/are all in good condition. We cannot accept passports
which have torn pages, damaged laminates or mismatched passport numbers (at the
picture page and passport page), and these will be immediately returned to you without
any visa.
2. A travel or airline booking certificate for a confirmed flight within the validity of
your visa(s). Please note that we are not requiring a fully paid airline ticket. Kindly defer
the final purchase of your airline ticket until you are in possession of your passport(s) and
the appropriate visa(s).
The validity of a permanent resident visa - once issued - may not be extended, nor
can replacement visas be issued with a new validity date. If you submit a booking
certificate, it is taken as an indication of your ability and willingness to travel to
Canada within the current validity of your visas as stated above.
3. Please comply within 10 days to ensure that we are able to finalize your application
within the current validity of your visas. If you do not provide us with your passport(s)
and/or do not use your visa(s) before this expiry date and still wish to go to Canada,
additional requirements may be required and could result to delays or extended
processing times.
4. You MUST then send your package by COURIER TO:
Embassy of Canada
ATTN: Visa Section, FRU-ASP
Level 6, Tower 2, RCBC Plaza
6819 Ayala Avenue
Makati City 1200
Philippines
CHANGE OF STATUS. Should any of the following circumstances apply to you (or any
person included in your application), you must immediately inform this office, in writing, for
further action:
• change in marital status by reason of marriage, divorce, separation, annulment or
death;
• death of applicant, dependant(s) or sponsor;
• birth of a child;
• change in health
• the laying of any criminal charges or conviction for a criminal offence;
• change in your mailing address and / or telephone number
Failure to inform this office of any change of the above may render you and your family
members inadmissible to Canada.
Sincerely,
Family Reunification Unit
Visa & Immigration Section
Embassy of Canada, Manila
Wow, congrats you guys!! You skipped straight ahead to PPR and Visa at the same time! I'm so happy for you guys ;D ;D ;D ;D
 

doljan

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2012
235
6
Category........
Visa Office......
mnl
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
july 24, 2012
Doc's Request.
mar 25, 2013
Med's Done....
apr 24, 2012
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
mar 25, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
apr 8, 2013
LANDED..........
apr 22, 2013
thanks steph, your visa is coming as well, i feel it....
and to all who are still waiting, it will come....just be patient
;) ;) ;) ;)
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
doljan said:
thanks steph, your visa is coming as well, i feel it....
and to all who are still waiting, it will come....just be patient
;) ;) ;) ;)
8 months exactly for you.. that's so good! Hope you have enough time to pack your bags ;D
 

Iay

Champion Member
Feb 4, 2013
1,562
48
Vancouver, BC
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 2, 2017
AOR Received.
2017/02/10 In-process 2017/02/16 Test 2017/03/22 DM 2017/03/23
Steph, have you tried calling St. Lukes?
Any news about your remed?
 

doljan

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2012
235
6
Category........
Visa Office......
mnl
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
july 24, 2012
Doc's Request.
mar 25, 2013
Med's Done....
apr 24, 2012
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
mar 25, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
apr 8, 2013
LANDED..........
apr 22, 2013
Steph C said:
8 months exactly for you.. that's so good! Hope you have enough time to pack your bags ;D
ahaha...thanks
i will be bringing lots of stuff............tanduay and SMB with pulutan
;D
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
doljan said:
ahaha...thanks
i will be bringing lots of stuff............tanduay and SMB with pulutan
;D
haaaaha
8) my guy is a big fan.. I call them pollutants for your health ::)

We agreed that he would do a big clothing shop before he left, to get a few pairs of jeans and sweaters and shoes at good prices! Then we disagreed about his undies, I said it's equally cheap in Walmart here but he wants to stock up ::) Anyways, you get 2 x 50 pound bags on Philippine Airlines
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
Iay said:
Steph, have you tried calling St. Lukes?
Any news about your remed?
No request yet! We're just awaiting the AOM today or tomorrow, then to send the Passport off.
 

doljan

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2012
235
6
Category........
Visa Office......
mnl
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
july 24, 2012
Doc's Request.
mar 25, 2013
Med's Done....
apr 24, 2012
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
mar 25, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
apr 8, 2013
LANDED..........
apr 22, 2013
i'm flying with cathay to hongkong then air canada to vancouver then calgary
:)
 

Steph C

VIP Member
Nov 11, 2009
3,052
71
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 30 2012
Doc's Request.
N/A
File Transfer...
Sep 27 2012
Med's Request
April 15 2013 (re-med)
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 18 2013
VISA ISSUED...
May 22 2013
LANDED..........
June 6 2013
doljan said:
i'm flying with cathay to hongkong then air canada to vancouver then calgary
:)
Yeaaaaa! You already got your tix ;D
 

doljan

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2012
235
6
Category........
Visa Office......
mnl
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
july 24, 2012
Doc's Request.
mar 25, 2013
Med's Done....
apr 24, 2012
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
mar 25, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
apr 8, 2013
LANDED..........
apr 22, 2013
yes, wifey booked a ticket right away...hahaha
april 23 is the day i fly to canada.... excited to experience snow for the first time
 

the_14th

Star Member
Oct 25, 2012
171
6
doljan said:
hi all, i received a letter from CEM, i just wonder why they didn't ask for appendex a and Advisory on marriages... if anyone has the same experience pls let me know... it seems that almost all were ask for their appendex a and AOM....just wondering
me and my wife are really happy right now and we are checking for affordable flights......

Congrats Doljan! You were late in getting sponsorship approval but got your visa earlier than most of your July-mates! That's awesome! :)
 

Luckyman

Hero Member
Sep 18, 2011
475
10
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
doljan said:
yes, wifey booked a ticket right away...hahaha
april 23 is the day i fly to canada.... excited to experience snow for the first time
Lucky for you, you'll have to wait until next winter to experience....which is good for the slow ease into winter..haha

By April 23, it'll probably be all gone, and hopefully all the traces of the salt and sand for the roads will be too so that it looks green.
 

Hibiscus_gurl

Newbie
Mar 26, 2013
1
0
Hello everyone, my first time to join here. I'm glad that I found this conversation about sponsorship.
Anyways, I need your help guys I am just confusing I'm here in Philippines. Got married this jan 2013 my hubby is in Canada. My questions is what are the applications that I will fill up is it IMM 5490 is that the only forms I can fill it up. If you know what are the forms please guide me. I really appreciate for the help.

Thanks everyone!
 

Luckyman

Hero Member
Sep 18, 2011
475
10
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Here would be a good place to start...lists all the forms relevant to you (immigration forms) and your husband (sponsorship forms).
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

Make sure you scroll down and download the guide for the Philippines.

I'd suggest to download all forms and save in the same folder structure as the page above...(sponsor folder, and applicant folder)

Then read....read....and re-read the guide.

Cheers!
 

doljan

Hero Member
Sep 9, 2012
235
6
Category........
Visa Office......
mnl
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
july 24, 2012
Doc's Request.
mar 25, 2013
Med's Done....
apr 24, 2012
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
mar 25, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
apr 8, 2013
LANDED..........
apr 22, 2013
Luckyman said:
Lucky for you, you'll have to wait until next winter to experience....which is good for the slow ease into winter..haha

By April 23, it'll probably be all gone, and hopefully all the traces of the salt and sand for the roads will be too so that it looks green.
ayayay... i'm expecting to atleast experience the snow for the first time... if there will be no more snow, then i guess i have to wait next winter..haha and i'm pretty sure lots of snow (then i will wish i'm in the phil...) well, thats life, we want what we dont have.... :D :D :D