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MAY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

those that have received the visa, what is to be done next? i read about a declaration card. what needs to be declared? my husband is the one that is being sponsored. he will just be taking personal effects. nothing major..
 
taniam00 said:
those that have received the visa, what is to be done next? i read about a declaration card. what needs to be declared? my husband is the one that is being sponsored. he will just be taking personal effects. nothing major..
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I arrived in Canada last month and we were supposed to have a Customs form (B4 or BSF186) accompanied by a list of items and description of goods. However, we forgot to prepare one, so luckily they let us through and told me to submit one at a later time. Go to the Canada Border Service Agency site to find more info.
 
mrkeuriseu said:
I arrived in Canada last month and we were supposed to have a Customs form (B4 or BSF186) accompanied by a list of items and description of goods. However, we forgot to prepare one, so luckily they let us through and told me to submit one at a later time. Go to the Canada Border Service Agency site to find more info.
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may i ask though, what are the types of things you would have brought? i feel like my husband won't have anything to declare..thanks will check the site as well!
 
Just a quick note for all May applicants from visa-exempt countries, your final document may get lost in the mail. I just called in to check on my application because it's been over 2 months after my status changed to "Decision Made". The first time I called in, they told me that DM means nothing and that it could still take the full time (12 months) stated on the website. This seemed strange to me because other May applicants who had DM were getting their PPRs and final documents.

When I phoned in this time, I was told the same thing; so I insisted that they check if it was sent out. After some negotiating, she reluctantly checked with some supervisors and 30 min later found that the PPR or COPR was sent out at the end of August! We did not receive any letter or email for the whole month of September. We moved to Canada together in mid-October (visitor visa with ETA) and just waited. They will NOT send you an email...it seems.

Thanks to this forum, I was advised to link my wife's application to my account and checked to see the status " Final Decision: This application has been approved ". THIS MEANS THAT SOMETHING HAS BEEN SENT OUT. In the end, the officer I spoke to said that she would send a note to CIC to see if they could send it to my Canadian address where my spouse and I are living now.

MAIN POINT: If you have status DM on ECAS, link your account and then if you have Final Decision: "This application has been...", double-check your mailbox and if it hasn't arrived in 7 days from this status, call it in.
 
taniam00 said:
may i ask though, what are the types of things you would have brought? i feel like my husband won't have anything to declare..thanks will check the site as well!
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If it's just in his suitcases, and it's nothing very valuable there shouldn't be any issues. We sent over 12 boxes with household goods, electronics and clothing. We just needed to declare on the form the value and state that any electronics brought in were not purchased within that last 6 months. If he's just bringing in his own personal belongings, it shouldn't be an issue. They just want to make sure you're not bringing in anything of great value or that you're trying to sell.
 
mrkeuriseu said:
If it's just in his suitcases, and it's nothing very valuable there shouldn't be any issues. We sent over 12 boxes with household goods, electronics and clothing. We just needed to declare on the form the value and state that any electronics brought in were not purchased within that last 6 months. If he's just bringing in his own personal belongings, it shouldn't be an issue. They just want to make sure you're not bringing in anything of great value or that you're trying to sell.
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so its really for those that have large amounts being transported. i don't think my husband is going to buy anything before going to canada. We will be going with whatever we have. Once we get to canada he will go shopping. The only things he would have that are of value is his laptop, his wedding ring, a gold chain and his phone. thats about it. in our case would we have to even list what he is bringing?
 
taniam00 said:
so its really for those that have large amounts being transported. i don't think my husband is going to buy anything before going to canada. We will be going with whatever we have. Once we get to canada he will go shopping. The only things he would have that are of value is his laptop, his wedding ring, a gold chain and his phone. thats about it. in our case would we have to even list what he is bringing?
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IMHO, I don't think he'll have to. They aren't really items for settling.
 
mrkeuriseu said:
IMHO, I don't think he'll have to. They aren't really items for settling.
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whats IMHO? ok thank you! :)
 
From what I have read it can delay PPR by up to a few weeks. There's no harm in doing it now and saving that time later!
 
ahalf89 said:
From what I have read it can delay PPR by up to a few weeks. There's no harm in doing it now and saving that time later!
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Thanks a lot!! I will do it tomorrow then!! Should I send the copy of receipt to the Warsaw VO only?
 
My husband and I sent our application off for spousal sponsorship May27 2016. I was approved to sponsor him towards the end of July and the Canadian embassy in Havana started processing our file July 29 2016 ! On Halloween day I got the email that my husband was to bring his passport on November 9 for the visa !!!! He is landing in Canada on November 21 2016 !!!!! We feel so blessed and thankful❤️

Good luck to everyone waiting ! There is a light at the end of the tunnel :)
 
Demarcomechtatel said:
Thanks a lot!! I will do it tomorrow then!! Should I send the copy of receipt to the Warsaw VO only?
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Th best way to assure they receive it is to send the receipt via mail to Warsaw VO.
 
Ap789 said:
My husband and I sent our application off for spousal sponsorship May27 2016. I was approved to sponsor him towards the end of July and the Canadian embassy in Havana started processing our file July 29 2016 ! On Halloween day I got the email that my husband was to bring his passport on November 9 for the visa !!!! He is landing in Canada on November 21 2016 !!!!! We feel so blessed and thankful❤️

Good luck to everyone waiting ! There is a light at the end of the tunnel :)
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Congratulations Ap789, thanks for the update
 
We got PPR today so ecstatic!
 
Hi Guys,
I need your assistance. My wife and I completed our landing in feb 18 2014. When we had applied for PR my wife was the principal applicant and i was a dependent candied.We both completed our landing on the same day on the 18th feb 2014 . There is no condition on my Landing paper however it states i am dependants. We have mutally decided to separate and go our different path. I would like to know one questions .

q1) if i did marry again can i sponcer my new potential wife?
q2) is it true i am not able to sponcer some one for 5 years starting form the date i landed?
q 3) how can i get my new wife to Canada ?

the answers will be help full
 
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