MARCH 2014 OUTLAND APPLICANTS

[abbybc]

Hey O_guy

Merry Christmas.

You're welcome to update ours when you have time.

My wife had her Interview on December 2, 2014. I flew from Hong Kong to Vancouver to be there with her. She was with the Officer for over an hour, then I was called in for a period of 15 minutes together with my wife. In the end, the interviewing officer told us that my wife would receive her visa as long as we turned in more documentation, plus a new medical and criminal checks. Initially, we were given only until January 1 for documents that would normally take 6 plus weeks, however they have extended the deadline to January 21. We will have no problem with that.

We are now In Process, Immigration should have everything requested by the 10th of January. Hopefully after that, progress will be swift and my wife will be with me in Canada by March.

 

[O_guy]

abbybc, Congrats on the "In Process". Interview are always worrisome, but thankfully it went well for you and your wife.

 

[Gumby749]

Just a lesson learned for folks to keep in mind...

We did my wife's SIN, Medicare, etc., last week; it was uneventful except for the SIN name. They have to use what is on the visa sticker in the passport for the SIN records. This was annoying as the sticker didn't match her passport name, nor what we had used in the application paperwork. They left out her middle name. This is something that you might want to keep in mind for processing and correct if it isn't the way that you want it.

Also, a paperwork shortcut - in order to get on Medicare you need to prove proof of residency, which is hard to do for those of us who have just come from overseas. A workaround was to add my wife to our vehicle registration, which costs about $100 (I don't know the cost in other provinces), then the registration can be used as proof of residency for Medicare. I don't know the rules in other provinces, but it might be something to look into.

Also, (and again this may vary by province), while my wife's home country drivers license couldn't be swapped for a NB license, her international license could be. All told, it took about an hour all told at Service Canada and Service NB to get a SIN, on the waiting list for Medicare (there is a 90 day wait, so make sure you have private health insurance for this time) and a drivers license. We then did a trip to the TD for a newcomer's package which took about an hour. Anyway, getting her settled in and as a resident only took a morning.

Check the requirements for residency for your province, I would imagine that it is similar - copies of utility bills, rental agreements, etc. This can take a while to get, but putting your spouse's name of a mortgage, vehicle registration, or rental agreement seems to be a quick way of getting residency proof. It may cost a bit, but it is quick.

 

[O_guy]

Gumby, thanks for the information. I'm sorry that you had uneventful experience. But at least it is over now and can enjoy your life with your wife. Happy holidays.

 

[thesniperz]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anyone has the same situation as us.
My wife worked for 2 years in Saudi Arabia before we got married last year in the Philippines. We've included recent police clearances, work certificates, etc.. to our application so there won't be any problems.

Up until now we have no update of our application (ecas just says "Application Received"). I've emailed the Manila office a couple of times (waiting for that 28 day email period noted on their auto-response before sending a new one) but only got a generic response that our application is in queue for review. We've seen some other March applicants and even those April, May or June get proper updates to their application, others even got their DM or visa already.

Would someone working from a different country (like Saudi Arabia) beforehand affect how they process our application?
Any others with the same experience?

Thanks,
JC

 

[O_guy]

I will send you a private message in a few minutes, so check your inbox after 1:00pm.

 

[thesniperz]

thanks!

 

[spaceexp]

Forgot to post here, I got my CoPR yesterday. Unfortunately, because of a mistake, need to send it back and wait for them to send me another second copy. Anyways, it's good news!

O_guy, I updated all the dates in my profile info, so you can update the spreadsheet when you find some time...

 

[O_guy]

Forgot to post here, I got my CoPR yesterday. Unfortunately, because of a mistake, need to send it back and wait for them to send me another second copy. Anyways, it's good news!

O_guy, I updated all the dates in my profile info, so you can update the spreadsheet when you find some time...

Sure. Only your In Process date is missing.

 

[spaceexp]

Sure. Only your In Process date is missing.

Oh, sure. Went in process the day before the passport request - 18-11-2014.

Thanks!

 

[Canadianfairy]

in 10 days my husband will be landing and I am returning home after living overseas for 8 years and our kids will be calling Canada home from now on. I am excited, nervous and sad but we are ready for new adventure to the next chapter of ours lives.

 

[O_guy]

in 10 days my husband will be landing and I am returning home after living overseas for 8 years and our kids will be calling Canada home from now on. I am excited, nervous and sad but we are ready for new adventure to the next chapter of ours lives.

Congrats. One chapter closes and another begins. Best of luck to you and your family in Canada.

 

[cowfeepanda]

hi o_guy, did you get any response from CEM?

 

[O_guy]

hi o_guy, did you get any response from CEM?

I haven't had much luck with CEM which I will write about in detail when this process ends. Luckily we got DM on Dec 19 and still waiting for the passport to come.

Thanks for asking. Is there anything in particular you want to know?

 

[Grum]

COPR issued 2014/12/22 finally arrived to me in Canada today. I'm going to head to the border today to land as a resident as there is a 1 month wait for doing it downtown Vancouver. Also I found out there is a 176 day wait for PR cards to be issued