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lazytitan

Star Member
Apr 18, 2017
137
95
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
02/22/2017
Doc's Request.
03/15/2017
AOR Received.
03/08/2017
File Transfer...
06/04/2017
Med's Request
N/A
Med's Done....
11/27/16 PASSED - UPFRONT
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
14-07-2017
MontrealPQ said:
It's really surprising to me. We first sent our file on January 27, and on April 24 my Filipina wife received a Passport request (PPR) in her e-mail, even though a few days before that (April 20), we also received another email asking for a few more documents, and for us to redo IMM 5669 (because it didn't include all her occupations on a single piece of paper, due to there not being enough room on the sheet and only five rows). What does it all mean? Could we really be nearly approved, and so fast? If so I never expected it in a million years.

We are a bit disappointed, because I am visiting her in June, and we had bought plane tickets to travel to Singapore for a few days. If her passport is in the hands of a Visa processing center within that timespan, I don't see how she can leave the country :(

Can I also ask what people did to make all their occupations fit on form 5669? What I had done initially was put everything in the five rows (of section 8 of the form) until there was no more room, and put all the rest on a separate piece of paper... but it seems it wasn't proper since they are now requesting this. I'm scared of making a mistake again.
Wow that was blazingly fast and happy to hear that you already got your wife's PPR! Though, I wonder about the timing of their PPR that overlapped the request for the additional docs. I suggest it would be best to email the Manila Visa office to confirm this. I tried to email them before and I got a response after 2 business days.
 

minejewel

Star Member
Apr 1, 2017
75
1
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
March 8, 2017
AOR Received.
March 21, 2017
File Transfer...
09-06-2017
Med's Request
April 11, 2017
Med's Done....
April 17, 2017 - PASSED
NomTGuzman said:
Hi jewel! Ahh un nakalagay lang medical passed pero app received pa din. Bumalik na ko dito vancouver, nahihirapan ako mag adjust na hindi kasama si hubby, 5 1/2 months kasi ako nag stay. Sa inyo ba may progress? Nung april 24 meron ako nareceived sa email ni hubby:

Thank you for contacting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Once an online application is in process, the responsible office may contact you by email to provide additional documentation in support of your application.

If that is the case, we invite you to:

Log into your account,
Click on the appropriate Check status and messages button under the View my submitted applications or profiles section,
Click on View submitted application,
the office will let you know how long you have to provide the additional document(s).

Once the document is uploaded, you may:

Click on Next,
Review & Validate the latest information provided,
Sign the online application by entering your given name(s) and last name, and
Click on Submit.

The following message should appear on your screen:

You have successfully submitted your additional or replacement document(s).

We also recommend that you access the letter from a computer as it may not view accessible from a smart phone or an electronic tablet.

We hope the information provided is helpful in assisting you with your enquiry.

We would also like to suggest the following online services that might be helpful to you with any immigration, refugee and/or citizenship future requests:

Download application forms and guides
Change of address
Check your application status
Help Centre - To find answers, you may consult the different sections or type keywords related to your question.

Sincerely,

Sonia, Agent 3587
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
www.cic.gc.ca

Sinagot lang nila ung sinubmit ko na technical problem nung apr.6, ahh un, parang for real na nga na nasa MVO na ung app.
Preho lng tau, 2 lines parin ecas nmin. Keln kaya mgstart processing ng PR? Dun sa nreceived nting email na "We verified the information you provided and can confirm that your file is currently located at a visa office outside Canada." Ibig bang sabihin naattached na din Schedule A ntin? Wala ng balita mula nun.
 

MontrealPQ

Full Member
May 5, 2016
35
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-01-2017
AOR Received.
AO1 15-02-2017, AOR2 27-02-2017
NomTGuzman said:
Hi there, I think u used the old version of schedule A or you filled it up by hand? Because the new version now allows you to add more rows. If you will do what they ask for now, and submit it together with her passport then there is more chances that she can get back her passport before your singapore trip. Try to look on someone else' timeline, because after they send their passport they get it back after few weeks. I think maximum of 2 weeks. Why dont you just be thankful that your wife's app processed really fast, just look at it on the bright side. You will be coming home, will have a singapore trip, then you two can come together in canada. If the dates wont work then just make some adjustments like rebooking your flight. But I think you still have lots of time, so go ahead and fill up a new schedule A form and send together with her passport ASAP!
Yes, I used the old version. When I submitted it, the new version of the application already existed, but we used the old version of the application forms because we had a lot more work already done on them, and it would have been a pain for my wife to re-sign everything, and send me everything by courier to Canada yet again.

May I have a link to that new version of the form?

As for rebooking, I am not sure it is worthwhile... because with Cebu Pacific, rebooking is not possible when buying on a flash sale, or it is so expensive that it ends up costing more than the original ticket price... it's all a racket lol... I might have to chalk it up as a loss if we do not get the passport back in time

But I do not care that much, as of course all that matters to me is to have my wife live here with me. :)

And of course I will complete everything as quickly as possible. I wonder if my wife will have to physically go to either Manila or Cebu to hand over her passport and 2 pictures? They say they do not accept couriered passports.

As for the documents they are asking... it is a CSQ (I already received it), an advisory on marriages (my wife obtained one yesterday at the NSO), and the fixed IMM 5669 form. Can we just scan them all and send them by email or through their website, or should we send physical copies to the address they provided in the email?
 

NomTGuzman

Hero Member
Feb 10, 2017
375
123
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
MANILA
App. Filed.......
March 7, 2017
Doc's Request.
May 30, 2017
AOR Received.
AOR1: March 22, 2017, SA: March 28, 2017
File Transfer...
May 19, 2017
Med's Request
April 10, 2017
Med's Done....
April 17, 2017
Passport Req..
Waiting
minejewel said:
Preho lng tau, 2 lines parin ecas nmin. Keln kaya mgstart processing ng PR? Dun sa nreceived nting email na "We verified the information you provided and can confirm that your file is currently located at a visa office outside Canada." Ibig bang sabihin naattached na din Schedule A ntin? Wala ng balita mula nun.
I think oo, kung sakaling hindi eh si MVO ang mag request nun. Pero for sure yan nasa manila na app natin, three times ako nakareceived ng ganung email eh sa dami ko kasing beses sinend , so meaning inopen nila un. Sabi din ng iba pagdating daw talaga sa manila eh medyo wala ng balita na maririnig unless before PPR eh additional docs pa tayo. So tiwala langs, pero na oobserve ko parang umaabot ng 2-3 months sa MVO before sila mag PPR. Parang ngaun ata january applicants ang waiting sa PPR, eh march tayo, so expect natin mga late may or june
 

MontrealPQ

Full Member
May 5, 2016
35
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-01-2017
AOR Received.
AO1 15-02-2017, AOR2 27-02-2017
lazytitan said:
Wow that was blazingly fast and happy to hear that you already got your wife's PPR! Though, I wonder about the timing of their PPR that overlapped the request for the additional docs. I suggest it would be best to email the Manila Visa office to confirm this. I tried to email them before and I got a response after 2 business days.
I might contact them if there are additional issues.

My best guess as to why the PPR was received mere days afterward, is that the government of Quebec stated in the letter accompanying the CSQ which I received that they would send confirmation that they had approved me to Immigration Canada. So maybe if they got confirmation of this, it was enough for them.

As for what I did... I don't think I really did anything special... I just tried to be as thorough as possible, providing multiple screenshots of our IM conversations on WhatsApp over time, to show a continuing relationship... and also screenshots of Facebook posts that we made when we first met each other, traveled together in other areas of the Philippines, got married, etc...
 

minejewel

Star Member
Apr 1, 2017
75
1
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
March 8, 2017
AOR Received.
March 21, 2017
File Transfer...
09-06-2017
Med's Request
April 11, 2017
Med's Done....
April 17, 2017 - PASSED
NomTGuzman said:
I think oo, kung sakaling hindi eh si MVO ang mag request nun. Pero for sure yan nasa manila na app natin, three times ako nakareceived ng ganung email eh sa dami ko kasing beses sinend , so meaning inopen nila un. Sabi din ng iba pagdating daw talaga sa manila eh medyo wala ng balita na maririnig unless before PPR eh additional docs pa tayo. So tiwala langs, pero na oobserve ko parang umaabot ng 2-3 months sa MVO before sila mag PPR. Parang ngaun ata january applicants ang waiting sa PPR, eh march tayo, so expect natin mga late may or june
Ou nga, pray nlng tau na sana may good news ng dumating sa atin. Hintay2 na lang muna tayo, haha... Thank you Nom! God bless sa ating lahat.
 

NomTGuzman

Hero Member
Feb 10, 2017
375
123
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
MANILA
App. Filed.......
March 7, 2017
Doc's Request.
May 30, 2017
AOR Received.
AOR1: March 22, 2017, SA: March 28, 2017
File Transfer...
May 19, 2017
Med's Request
April 10, 2017
Med's Done....
April 17, 2017
Passport Req..
Waiting
MontrealPQ said:
Yes, I used the old version. When I submitted it, the new version of the application already existed, but we used the old version of the application forms because we had a lot more work already done on them, and it would have been a pain for my wife to re-sign everything, and send me everything by courier to Canada yet again.

May I have a link to that new version of the form?

As for rebooking, I am not sure it is worthwhile... because with Cebu Pacific, rebooking is not possible when buying on a flash sale, or it is so expensive that it ends up costing more than the original ticket price... it's all a racket lol... I might have to chalk it up as a loss if we do not get the passport back in time

But I do not care that much, as of course all that matters to me is to have my wife live here with me. :)

And of course I will complete everything as quickly as possible. I wonder if my wife will have to physically go to either Manila or Cebu to hand over her passport and 2 pictures? They say they do not accept couriered passports.

As for the documents they are asking... it is a CSQ (I already received it), an advisory on marriages (my wife obtained one yesterday at the NSO), and the fixed IMM 5669 form. Can we just scan them all and send them by email or through their website, or should we send physical copies to the address they provided in the email?
Hi, I'm only using my phone now so I cant find the IMM5669, but try to google it and make sure you download the file that allows you to validate it.

And yes, somehow thats true with cebu pacific. What you can do now is to hope that you will get back her passport before the singapore trip.

I'm not really sure on how to send the passport, so I cant help you with this

Anyways, congratulations for the fast processed of your wife's app. I hope to get the same process for my husband as well.
 

NomTGuzman

Hero Member
Feb 10, 2017
375
123
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
MANILA
App. Filed.......
March 7, 2017
Doc's Request.
May 30, 2017
AOR Received.
AOR1: March 22, 2017, SA: March 28, 2017
File Transfer...
May 19, 2017
Med's Request
April 10, 2017
Med's Done....
April 17, 2017
Passport Req..
Waiting
MontrealPQ said:
I might contact them if there are additional issues.

My best guess as to why the PPR was received mere days afterward, is that the government of Quebec stated in the letter accompanying the CSQ which I received that they would send confirmation that they had approved me to Immigration Canada. So maybe if they got confirmation of this, it was enough for them.

As for what I did... I don't think I really did anything special... I just tried to be as thorough as possible, providing multiple screenshots of our IM conversations on WhatsApp over time, to show a continuing relationship... and also screenshots of Facebook posts that we made when we first met each other, traveled together in other areas of the Philippines, got married, etc...
Hey, I remember about my co-worker when she was on the processed of sponsoring her husband. So what happened was they already asked for the husband's passport, but they also asked for his police certificate in guam. I dont know which one they asked first,but I remember that guam took forever to send his police certificate. So they had delays and MVO hold his passport for sometime until they received the pcc from guam. So I think requesting additional docs and PPR isnt unsual to MVO
 

NomTGuzman

Hero Member
Feb 10, 2017
375
123
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
MANILA
App. Filed.......
March 7, 2017
Doc's Request.
May 30, 2017
AOR Received.
AOR1: March 22, 2017, SA: March 28, 2017
File Transfer...
May 19, 2017
Med's Request
April 10, 2017
Med's Done....
April 17, 2017
Passport Req..
Waiting
minejewel said:
Ou nga, pray nlng tau na sana may good news ng dumating sa atin. Hintay2 na lang muna tayo, haha... Thank you Nom! God bless sa ating lahat.
Yun na lang talaga! Pray and pray na lang, and inaavoid ko na din icheck ng icheck ung myCIC and ecas kasi mas nakaka disturb sa isip. Focus na lang muna sa ibang bagay. God bless sa atin lahat
 

Shajnemb

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2016
379
121
123
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
11 Jan 2017
Doc's Request.
none
AOR Received.
no AORS
File Transfer...
01-FEB-2017
Med's Request
23-03-2017
Med's Done....
31-03-2017 PASSED
Interview........
none
Passport Req..
nov 15 2017
VISA ISSUED...
nov 16 2017
LANDED..........
nov 27
Survivor27 said:
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MontrealPQ

Full Member
May 5, 2016
35
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-01-2017
AOR Received.
AO1 15-02-2017, AOR2 27-02-2017
NomTGuzman said:
Hi, I'm only using my phone now so I cant find the IMM5669, but try to google it and make sure you download the file that allows you to validate it.

And yes, somehow thats true with cebu pacific. What you can do now is to hope that you will get back her passport before the singapore trip.

I'm not really sure on how to send the passport, so I cant help you with this

Anyways, congratulations for the fast processed of your wife's app. I hope to get the same process for my husband as well.
I found it on the Immigration Canada website... however, they mention to only use this form with the new kits... I don't want to create a problem because we made our application with the old kits.

So I really don't know what to do anymore. I'm worried of making a mistake or giving them something that doesn't correspond to what they expect again.
 

HeyKenGuy

Hero Member
Mar 10, 2017
406
132
Vancouver
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
04/04/2017
Doc's Request.
n/a
AOR Received.
04/27/2017
File Transfer...
06/01/2017
Med's Request
05/01/2017
Med's Done....
05/04/2017:Meds Passed 05/12/2017
pa singit po

may nakuha na po ko email requesting to link my application.....yan na ba po ang AOR?

wala ksi iba nkalagay except to link my application daw
 

YURRY178

Full Member
Feb 8, 2017
41
7
Category........
Visa Office......
CEM
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Jan 19,2017
Doc's Request.
Feb 17,2017
AOR Received.
Feb 17,2017
File Transfer...
March 1,2017
Med's Done....
Sep 2017
HeyKenGuy said:
pa singit po

may nakuha na po ko email requesting to link my application.....yan na ba po ang AOR?

wala ksi iba nkalagay except to link my application daw

yes po. yan na po aor1 mo :)
 

cheesecake

Member
Jan 20, 2012
14
1
Toronto, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
December 14, 2016
Doc's Request.
March 9, 2017
AOR Received.
December 31, 2016
File Transfer...
January 16, 2017
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
Nov. 16, 2016
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
April 25, 2017
VISA ISSUED...
May 5, 2017
minejewel said:
Hi cheesecake! Paano mo sinend yung additional AOM mo? scanned & email, or via mail?thank you!
Drop off po in person sa VFS global ang ginawa namin, eto po yung website http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/Philippines/contact_us.html

IamhazelCE said:
Congratulations po.
Thanks po!

Tinjon said:
Kayo po ba yung Principal Aplicant?
Ako po ang sponsor :)

mrs.paranoid02 said:
Hi everyone! I just wanted to ask something.. I haven't yet submitted my AOM though it was included on AOR2 that it is part of requirements. Our consultant told us that it's fine as long as we have the cenomar as it is not included in the checklist.. Now I see that most of the applicant have received an email requesting that document.. I haven't received an email yet requesting that document. Now my question is, should I submit it now even without request OR should I wait for another email to come? Please help..
It would be better to wait for any additional documents request :)
 

airon06

Hero Member
Apr 13, 2017
235
24
Visa Office......
Manila
Guys,
Sa my CICaccount

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pano po ba mag attach ng file dito so i can post here what I am talking about. Thank you.