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I am overseas dependent in UAE I received this email today
Dear Applicant,
You have been identified as a family member/dependent of an in-Canada applicant for permanent residence. As a result, you must be assessed for eligibility and admissibility whether or not you will be accompanying the in-Canada applicant. A visa may or may not be issued to you at the end of the processing even if it has been established that you meet all statutory requirements.
Family members of protected persons in Canada do not need to be examined to enable the protected person to become a permanent resident, however, an examination is still required so may you be sponsored as dependents.
In order to initiate the processing, family members/dependents living abroad must submit a completed application to the nearest Canadian Visa Officer. In this case, your application will be processed by the Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Please note that as of July 18, 2011, applicants for Permanent Residence are asked to complete the new Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008). Applicants must complete the form electronically and validate the information to generate 2D barcodes before printing. Please submit all the required forms and supporting documents in the attached checklist via the following method:
My question is that I have submitted all the documents to them earlier, so they sent me the checklist again of all the documents, so I don't understand that now I have to send all the documents to them again.
Dear Applicant,
You have been identified as a family member/dependent of an in-Canada applicant for permanent residence. As a result, you must be assessed for eligibility and admissibility whether or not you will be accompanying the in-Canada applicant. A visa may or may not be issued to you at the end of the processing even if it has been established that you meet all statutory requirements.
Family members of protected persons in Canada do not need to be examined to enable the protected person to become a permanent resident, however, an examination is still required so may you be sponsored as dependents.
In order to initiate the processing, family members/dependents living abroad must submit a completed application to the nearest Canadian Visa Officer. In this case, your application will be processed by the Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Please note that as of July 18, 2011, applicants for Permanent Residence are asked to complete the new Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008). Applicants must complete the form electronically and validate the information to generate 2D barcodes before printing. Please submit all the required forms and supporting documents in the attached checklist via the following method:
My question is that I have submitted all the documents to them earlier, so they sent me the checklist again of all the documents, so I don't understand that now I have to send all the documents to them again.
I think yes as you are instructed to do so.
Can I know which forms are requested to be filled? And what are other supporting documents they asked you to provide?
Good luck bro
Good morning.
My issue is with a phrase in the first paragraph that you may or may not be issued with a visa even after meeting the statutory requirement.
Also what is your timeline because from the email, it seems your file has just been transferred to Abu Dhabi and your sponsors PR has not been issued yet.
Lastly if you are asked to do it again please do. I'm sure there is a reason for it.
I don’t see any ambiguity in this. Just complete the forms in the checklist and submit the required documents as requested.
My spouse has completed some of the forms up to four times in this journey. There’s no time he’s sent a communication without being asked to complete Schedule A: Background Declaration form.
Just ensure you have a file of your communication with them and always give them accurate information to avoid mixup.
I have already submitted all the supporting documents in the checklist, I don't understand why they asked for it again. All forms, picture, passport, family certificates, marriage certificate etc etc
Like I already said, their request is not uncommon. My spouse has submitted wedding certificate, data page of international passport and birth certificate on two or three different occasions. First to CPC Mississauga and eventually to his countries visa office in Accra.
Therefore, just accept it’s their procedure.
Wishing you all the best in the immigration journey.
And how long roughly it take from them to finish the procedure and issue PPR as per your experience?
Sign this petition to facilitate the refugees families reunification.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4941
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4941
There’s no definite timeframe. Different people have different timelines and sometimes, it depends on the region they are from. Therefore, it’s difficult to benchmark your application with another person.
We’re seeing a processing time of 48 months (counted from the date the principal applicant submitted the application) for people but some get PPR at less while some get it at more.
Well, people on this platform are mainly resident outside Canada. Don’t you think so?
Exactly.my point. Most of us here are dependent of protected persons outside Canada.