**OCTOBER 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS**

[hniazi86]

Got my AOR1 this morning! Woooo!

It is awsome. We both sent our app. on Oct.21 and it was received at the office on Oct.24 and we both got the email today! hope everything goes very fast for both of us!

 

[graham_crackers]

It is awsome. We both sent our app. on Oct.21 and it was received at the office on Oct.24 and we both got the email today! hope everything goes very fast for both of us!

We're application twins! ;D

Also, I don't think you can sign in to ECAS until after you receive your SA, but you may be able to log in to myCIC

 

[CaroM8]

Just Got AOR1 Email! but can't check anything on ECAS. Is this Normal? should I wait longer to be able to check ECAS?

Yes ECAS can take a while to update, don't worry too much about that.. Congrats on AOR!

 

[Cookielicious]

Congrats on AOR1 guys...

I tried calling CIC several times, no luck... the machine says they have too many callers and cannot transfer me to an agent and to call another time...

So out of curiosity I tried logging into ECAS and succeded. It says : your app has been received on Oct.06 and medicals have been received.

So, I linked to mycic AND can login to ECAS but no AOR or SA... i am pretty sure now that something is messed up with mail adresses...
hope to have more luck with call centre on monday

 

[hniazi86]

Congrats on AOR1 guys...

I tried calling CIC several times, no luck... the machine says they have too many callers and cannot transfer me to an agent and to call another time...

So out of curiosity I tried logging into ECAS and succeded. It says : your app has been received on Oct.06 and medicals have been received.

So, I linked to mycic AND can login to ECAS but no AOR or SA... i am pretty sure now that something is messed up with mail adresses...
hope to have more luck with call centre on monday

what info did you use to login on ECAS?

 

[floribec]

I was finally able to link my account to mycic and can see my status as open and the application number starting with XF.

Took a few attempts to get it right. It worked by putting exactly what's on my general application for all fields (name, city of birth, etc.). I had to put 2 for the number of applicants.

 

[Cookielicious]

what info did you use to login on ECAS?

My last name, app number that i got when i linked my app to mycic and my date and country of birth.

 

[Cookielicious]

Did you include the XF letters? Thanks!

My app number starts with an F , there is no X... but, yes I put it in the Fxxxxxxxxx form.

 

[acwikla4769]

Are there any other October applicants still waiting to receive AOR1? I haven't received an email yet with my application number

we are still waiting. app filed october 25th. hopefully this week we'll see something

 

[Cookielicious]

I see. Thank you. Mine still starts with XF, maybe that's why I cannot log in to ECAS. They say when it starts with F, they started working on it already. Have you received any correspondence yet?

Nope, that's what i am upset about.... i have a feeling it was sent but to the wrong adress
or something...

 

[danawhitaker]

I guess I would like to check if they have everything right in their system. If I (the applicant) call them, will they give me any info? Or should my husband call (sponsor)? Has anybody from here tried to call CIC recently?

My husband (the sponsor) was the one who called, for two reasons. First, he's in Canada, I'm not at the moment. Two, he's the sponsor, and we were trying to confirm information about his contact info, and we opted not to use the use of representative forms for each other so I don't think I would have been able to speak to them on his behalf. He had no issues getting through when he called pretty much first thing in the morning, but when he was calling later in the afternoon he ran into problems with the lines being too busy to get through.

Ultimately, all his contact information was correct, but for some reason the SA e-mail didn't go out initially like it should have. It may be similar for you.

 

[Cookielicious]

My husband (the sponsor) was the one who called, for two reasons. First, he's in Canada, I'm not at the moment. Two, he's the sponsor, and we were trying to confirm information about his contact info, and we opted not to use the use of representative forms for each other so I don't think I would have been able to speak to them on his behalf. He had no issues getting through when he called pretty much first thing in the morning, but when he was calling later in the afternoon he ran into problems with the lines being too busy to get through.

Ultimately, all his contact information was correct, but for some reason the SA e-mail didn't go out initially like it should have. It may be similar for you.

Thnx. I thought so. We will try first thing in the morning on monday.

Also, you said that things changed on your mycic account when you received SA. Can you share what exactly changed? Thnx.

 

[danawhitaker]

Thnx. I thought so. We will try first thing in the morning on monday.

Also, you said that things changed on your mycic account when you received SA. Can you share what exactly changed? Thnx.

Sure! Review of Eligibility changed to "Review in Progress" and A Background Check is Needed changed from "Not needed at this time" to "Not started."

We (unknowingly) received SA on the 28th of October, I saw those change on the afternoon of the 31st.

 

[Cookielicious]

Sure! Review of Eligibility changed to "Review in Progress" and A Background Check is Needed changed from "Not needed at this time" to "Not started."

We (unknowingly) received SA on the 28th of October, I saw those change on the afternoon of the 31st.

That is exactly what changed for me yesterday to the exactly same things...

 

[Emily12]

yes and no
because you can check your file with your IUC without having an account
but when you open an account like MYCIC you find more details about
if you dont have one already, i advise you to do it

clic on continue to gckey... and follow the steps
and when you do it, loggin and look where you can link your application to your account

Wonderful, thank you for the information. Would I be entering my details as I am the sponsor?