MAY 2014 OUTLAND Applicants

[uskyoot]

Wow, lightning speed uskyoot! You must have done something very well for such smooth processing. Congratulations!

Thanks.....I did have experience after preparing my application for my Green Card and well, I work for an immigration lawyer here in the U.S. My motto is, When in doubt, Include it!

 

[llij21]

i do wanna say that this process is NOT for the light-hearted.. i have friends that complain that their girl/boy friend/spouse is 10-20 km away or across the country (~400-500 km)... and i'm like B*TCH PLEASE, we're at over 6000 km apart i'd give anything to only have to deal with such a small distance.

oh well.. as long as we love each other it'll be fine. we have the most amazing connection so it's very worth it. hard not to complain everyday though. i'm sure many of you can relate

definitely! it's very disheartening . My husband and i are seeing each other once every year! i dunno whether it's okay to visit him or he can visit me while waiting for my papers.

all the wait is worth it. let's just hope the VO won't give us a hard time.

 

[CutiePie92]

definitely! it's very disheartening . My husband and i are seeing each other once every year! i dunno whether it's okay to visit him or he can visit me while waiting for my papers.

all the wait is worth it. let's just hope the VO won't give us a hard time.

i'm so sorry for this in comparison we can't complain, we see each other twice a year, but everytime he visits me he stays around 2 months.. (now he stays 3 months, he arrives tomorrow!!! yay! ;D) ... he does have to quit his job everytime he comes to see me though .

well it's ok to visit, it's just that if you apply for a TRV you have 99,99% chance to get refused since CIC will consider him your strongest family tie and will conclude that you're at risk of overstaying your visa.. i have the same problem.. no matter how much i respect the laws and want to do it by the book, no one will give me the "benefit of the doubt" unfortunately. :

we'll get through this, stay strong! it will be over at one point!

 

[llij21]

i'm so sorry for this in comparison we can't complain, we see each other twice a year, but everytime he visits me he stays around 2 months.. (now he stays 3 months, he arrives tomorrow!!! yay! ;D) ... he does have to quit his job everytime he comes to see me though .

well it's ok to visit, it's just that if you apply for a TRV you have 99,99% chance to get refused since CIC will consider him your strongest family tie and will conclude that you're at risk of overstaying your visa.. i have the same problem.. no matter how much i respect the laws and want to do it by the book, no one will give me the "benefit of the doubt" unfortunately. :

we'll get through this, stay strong! it will be over at one point!

oh boy i envy you.. he only stays for a month or even less as his work wont allow him to go on leave that long.. happy for you! guess, you wont be that active from tomorrow onwards

that's what im thinking as well. guess i have to wait till next year to see him again :'(

 

[CutiePie92]

yeah i was assuming that your husband has a job that won't allow him to leave for too long.. well we're a young couple (21 and 23) so the jobs we have are easily replaceable.. he does get hired at the same job everytime he returns ;D the whole office knows the story and the bosses understand , lol. he does a very good job so that's why they keep hiring him back.

and NO, no more forum for some time now!

i'm so sorry you have to wait so much the longest we waited were 7 months.. but i can tell you that as time passes, waiting gets more and more difficult.. saying goodbye at the airport is the worst thing. i have mixed feelings about the airport, tomorrow i'll be so excited to be there but when we go back so that he flies back to Canada it's a completely different story.. i HATE that place.

 

[ydj_dil]

Well, I'm for India. And the culture there is such that if people don't see me and my wife together often they start asking very personal questions to my wife. Like, how come you are still here? Where is your husband? Why aren't you living with him and so on....Its annoying and sad. Aside from the main reason that I miss her so much, I need to go visit her often just to show that we are still together. So, I visit every 3 months, for 3 days. And I like it! Its like mini vacations - just very expensive.

 

[buttar]

Well, I'm for India. And the culture there is such that if people don't see me and my wife together often they start asking very personal questions to my wife. Like, how come you are still here? Where is your husband? Why aren't you living with him and so on....Its annoying and sad. Aside from the main reason that I miss her so much, I need to go visit her often just to show that we are still together. So, I visit every 3 months, for 3 days. And I like it! Its like mini vacations - just very expensive.

I m from india too..can we make small visit of 2-3 months..Is it safe..

 

[ydj_dil]

I'm not quite sure. I was thinking until recently that its okay, but a guy (canadian citizen) posted about his story on the forum where he started staying in Russia with his wife for couple of months, every now and then. Then all of a sudden, he got a mail saying he needs to prove that he will return to Canada when his wife gets PR - as though they were applying from outside. I'm not sure what happened after that. I'm not saying it will happen to all, and may be he stayed in Russia a bit too much, but its something to keep in mind.

 

[jammv]

Just to give an update....My e-cas was update today with 'Medicals received' for my wife and Decision Made for me (sponsor). SA was received on 29th July.

 

[ydj_dil]

Excellent, congrats! Please update the spreadsheet

 

[buttar]

Excellent, congrats! Please update the spreadsheet

My still shows app received and they requested document of PCC and fee receip with AOR from NDVO.there is nothing update..document r arrived on 1aug friday...what progress assume,if we see medical result has been receieved...plz reply ydj...how do i know they got documents...thanks

 

[CutiePie92]

Well, I'm for India. And the culture there is such that if people don't see me and my wife together often they start asking very personal questions to my wife. Like, how come you are still here? Where is your husband? Why aren't you living with him and so on....Its annoying and sad. Aside from the main reason that I miss her so much, I need to go visit her often just to show that we are still together. So, I visit every 3 months, for 3 days. And I like it! Its like mini vacations - just very expensive.

every 3 months for 3 days? man, i'd die. you wait 3 long months and you only have 3 days sucks. i don't get those questions here necessarilly but people do seem to think this process is smooth and keep asking "so when are you going to leave already? in 2-3 months? " and i'm like well .. try in 1 year : and they start arguing with me cuz we're married it's normal that we want to stay together in Canada. well i know that but that doesn't mean CIC has families' interests at heart

 

[lellen]

every 3 months for 3 days? man, i'd die. you wait 3 long months and you only have 3 days sucks. i don't get those questions here necessarilly but people do seem to think this process is smooth and keep asking "so when are you going to leave already? in 2-3 months? " and i'm like well .. try in 1 year : and they start arguing with me cuz we're married it's normal that we want to stay together in Canada. well i know that but that doesn't mean CIC has families' interests at heart

I know people do NOT understand (probably because it doesn't make any sense) that things just don't "work out" if you get married. It's always like... BUT YOU'RE MARRIED? Or people who just assume we're not married because I'm not a PR yet, "well just get married then".... I'm like, we ARE married, it doesn't help AT ALL.

 

[uskyoot]

COPR arrived today. Cant believe it. Hubby will be landing August 30th.....Thanks to everyone for your help....I'll let you know how the landing goes.

 

[kasia333]

I know people do NOT understand (probably because it doesn't make any sense) that things just don't "work out" if you get married. It's always like... BUT YOU'RE MARRIED? Or people who just assume we're not married because I'm not a PR yet, "well just get married then".... I'm like, we ARE married, it doesn't help AT ALL.

Trying to explain things to family and friends is.... hard. Especially since some ask at every dinner and family get together about progress of our application... At one point I was like "Trust me, we'll let EVERYONE know if there's any news... You'll be informed".. *sigh* I also have people tell me "but your case is SOOOO easy.. it'll only take few months... Don't worry so much. Just show them your wedding picture and they'll see the loveeee is there"...