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cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
KJG said:
well..that calls for a drink don't you think??? :p
A double please!!!
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013
cgagnon said:
A double please!!!
It's agreed then??? Several frosty beverages for all???
 

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
ccunnington said:
It's agreed then??? Several frosty beverages for all???
Ohh a double frosty beverage now your talking! I'm in!!!
 

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012

KJG

Champion Member
Jun 4, 2012
2,795
29
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Havana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
June 14, 2012
File Transfer...
June 20, 2012
Med's Done....
Jan 3, 2012
Interview........
Oct 4, 2012 9:00am
VISA ISSUED...
Oct 4, 2012
LANDED..........
Nov 9, 2012
cgagnon said:
Ohh a double frosty beverage now your talking! I'm in!!!
I am so in......... ;D
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
ccunnington said:
A double 6-pack for me then!
We won't be able to type anymore lol
 

ccunnington

Hero Member
Nov 19, 2011
548
7
Sincelejo, Colombia
Category........
Visa Office......
Bogota
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2012
AOR Received.
19-06-2012 (Mississauga). 06-11-2012 (Bogota).
File Transfer...
11-07-2012
Med's Done....
10-09-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
21-02-2013
cgagnon said:
We won't be able to type anymore lol
conference call drink fest?!?
 

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
ccunnington said:
conference call drink fest?!?
Lol I don't know about you guys but i'm at work!
 

santoki

Star Member
Aug 29, 2012
175
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2012
AOR Received.
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
02-02-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
26-11-2012
LANDED..........
17-12-2012
Hey Everyone,

New to the Forum and wanted to know how I go about changing my profile to reflect my timeline. Under Profile, there doesn't seem to be any options to edit anything besides your password and a security question.

Anyways, my wife is from the US and we did an outbound application. Medical and FBI were done before application was sent in. The application was received on March 5th and my sponsorship was approved May 30th. Our application was supposed to go to Buffalo, but of course that closed and it was instead meant to be sent to LA. No word back until last week and we get an email from Ottawa CPP requesting the FBI certificate and Right of Permanent Residence Fee (requested on August 21st).

The status simply says "In Process" now online. My question is, and I know this probably can't be answered, but what are the next steps in the process and how long should they "typically" take? My wife wants to stay with me during the holidays for a couple of months (about mid-December) regardless of if the PR approval comes in. If she were staying with me in Canada and her passport was requested, does that mean she would have to return home, send in her passport, and then wait from there for the rest of the approval?

Edit - Just read that only a photocopy of her passport will be requested, so that makes things a bit easier for sure. Now, let's say she were visiting and the confirmation of PR came through, would she simply have to leave the country and re-enter so that she could be approved by an Immigration Officer? Is there any time limit on how quickly you can leave and return?
 

Hunt71

Star Member
Aug 29, 2012
51
0
I'm new to this site and here is my timeline.


Category........: Spouse
Visa Office......: Mississauga
App. Filed.......: 20-Mar-2012
Medical:.........: 18-Jul-2012
Additional Form: 04-Aug-2012
Decision..........: 21-Aug-2012 ("We sent you a letter on August 21, 2012 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us").

Direct from the CIC Website on my Status:
Sponsored Person:

Sponsorship Application Status: Permanent Residence Application Status
Decision Made Application Received

Still waiting on letter...

What's next my friends?
 

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
santoki said:
Hey Everyone,

New to the Forum and wanted to know how I go about changing my profile to reflect my timeline. Under Profile, there doesn't seem to be any options to edit anything besides your password and a security question.

Anyways, my wife is from the US and we did an outbound application. Medical and FBI were done before application was sent in. The application was received on March 5th and my sponsorship was approved May 30th. Our application was supposed to go to Buffalo, but of course that closed and it was instead meant to be sent to LA. No word back until last week and we get an email from Ottawa CPP requesting the FBI certificate and Right of Permanent Residence Fee (requested on August 21st).

The status simply says "In Process" now online. My question is, and I know this probably can't be answered, but what are the next steps in the process and how long should they "typically" take? My wife wants to stay with me during the holidays for a couple of months (about mid-December) regardless of if the PR approval comes in. If she were staying with me in Canada and her passport was requested, does that mean she would have to return home, send in her passport, and then wait from there for the rest of the approval?
Wow you have the exact timeline as me from the date the application was received to the sponsorship approval as well..that's scary :) What day did you go in process? You can only add the information to you timeline once you have posted 10 times. All our application are being process in Ottawa and finalized from LA. I would fax a copy of the receipt back concerning the ROPF As for the FBI was in included when you initially sent out the application if it was i would send them a photocopy of it stating it was in the file with the rest of the application ( im sorry i'm asking so many questions...i just went into process on August 24th and they were missing my CSQ as we are landing in quebec) We don't really have a typical timeline as we are the first batch of people to be going through this route. Before LA took maximum 89 days...but who knows we are just waiting and waiting
 

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
You have both been added to the spreadsheet :)
 

santoki

Star Member
Aug 29, 2012
175
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-03-2012
AOR Received.
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
02-02-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
26-11-2012
LANDED..........
17-12-2012
cgagnon said:
Wow you have the exact timeline as me from the date the application was received to the sponsorship approval as well..that's scary :) What day did you go in process? You can only add the information to you timeline once you have posted 10 times. All our application are being process in Ottawa and finalized from LA. I would fax a copy of the receipt back concerning the ROPF As for the FBI was in included when you initially sent out the application if it was i would send them a photocopy of it stating it was in the file with the rest of the application ( im sorry i'm asking so many questions...i just went into process on August 24th and they were missing my CSQ as we are landing in quebec) We don't really have a typical timeline as we are the first batch of people to be going through this route. Before LA took maximum 89 days...but who knows we are just waiting and waiting
Hey, no problem. What do you mean by I should fax a copy of the ROPF? I just sent the required fee by courier yesterday.

As for when it went "in process", I think I saw the change online occur on August 24th, but it shows as August 21st. They emailed me requesting the FBI check and ROPF yesterday and I sent it off right away.

We took care of everything before we sent in our application so that we wouldn't have to send in anything else. I'm really hoping this can be taken care of before Christmas because it would be nice to settle in and enjoy the holidays.

So, for those of us at CPP-Ottawa, our files will still then be sent to LA? I'm not sure how this works because I don't understand how the file can be processed inside of Canada. Care to help me with that one?
 

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
Oh I thought you have already paid the fee at the beginning... It's the new thing Ottawa is a processing center since they closed buffalo. They will do all the work and LA will issue the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) An american citizen is visa exempt and therefore will only have to sent photocopies of the passport (or follow the directions) in the PPR. If you click on the in process when you check you application status online it will tell you that they started processing your application on this day...