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September 2014 OUTLAND Applications

Mariac819

Hero Member
Feb 29, 2012
967
43
New York USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept. 10, 2014
Doc's Request.
May 06, 2015 - they lost my relationship proof and FBI clearance. They will accept copy of FBI, I sent in more relationship proof.
AOR Received.
Oct. 23, 2014 (By Phone)
File Transfer...
Oct. 28, 2014 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 25, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
none
VISA ISSUED...
DM - June 23, 2015 COPR June 24, 2015
LANDED..........
July 12, 2015
mandy_28115 said:
Mariac819 are a SAINT! Thank you for your most HELPFUL reply! I am aware of the B4 form. I am using the 1000 ISLAND Bridge PORT of Entry. I will read the forms. When should you get the process started? I am under the impression that you will turn in your B4 when you land? I have a visitor status in my passport that lets the boarder know I am awaiting status. I was going to SELL my car because I didn't want to pay taxes! It cost enough money for everything else. Thank you for the info!

QUESTION FOR YOU: You told them you are visiting while you wait and they stamped your passport with a visitor visa? They haven't stamped my passport in 4 years lol... I didn't know they did that anymore for US citizens.

I use the 1000 Island bridge to cross also. This is the link to the USA export port. At the bottom of the link it has the phone number for exporting cars.

http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/alexandria-bay

Officer in charge is O'conner.

The export port has to receive your Title and ITN# 72 hours before export. The car also has to be in the USA for 72 hours before you export it.

I will be in Ottawa before I land so I am going back to NYC, and when I pass the port I am dropping off all my documents and filling out the export paperwork (the officer told me I can do this). Then 72 hours later I will drive up to land and export my car at the same time before I go to the Canadian Border.

Hope that made sense.
 

Mariac819

Hero Member
Feb 29, 2012
967
43
New York USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept. 10, 2014
Doc's Request.
May 06, 2015 - they lost my relationship proof and FBI clearance. They will accept copy of FBI, I sent in more relationship proof.
AOR Received.
Oct. 23, 2014 (By Phone)
File Transfer...
Oct. 28, 2014 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 25, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
none
VISA ISSUED...
DM - June 23, 2015 COPR June 24, 2015
LANDED..........
July 12, 2015
mandy_28115 said:
I want to also state that I did not send in the certificate until I requested because I wanted to have a file number first. I also sent a original of my FBI background check with it to complete everything. The background check took a long time to get done!
FBI original IS REQUIRED.

Marriage certificate original IS NOT required. We sent in a certified copy, I don't even think it has to be certified but we weren't sure so we just had it certified.
 

DANERIN

Star Member
Jun 7, 2013
52
0
Vancouver
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2014
AOR Received.
21-10-2014 (SA)
File Transfer...
22-10-2014
Med's Request
Upfront- Spouse
Med's Done....
03-05-2014
Mariac819 said:
FBI original IS REQUIRED.

Marriage certificate original IS NOT required. We sent in a certified copy, I don't even think it has to be certified but we weren't sure so we just had it certified.
Nothing has to be Notarized UNLESS it is a translation. It's expensive and unnecessary :)
 

Mariac819

Hero Member
Feb 29, 2012
967
43
New York USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept. 10, 2014
Doc's Request.
May 06, 2015 - they lost my relationship proof and FBI clearance. They will accept copy of FBI, I sent in more relationship proof.
AOR Received.
Oct. 23, 2014 (By Phone)
File Transfer...
Oct. 28, 2014 (SA)
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
July 25, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
none
VISA ISSUED...
DM - June 23, 2015 COPR June 24, 2015
LANDED..........
July 12, 2015
DANERIN said:
Nothing has to be Notarized UNLESS it is a translation. It's expensive and unnecessary :)
Yeah we figured that out AFTER we had paid $50 to notarize (certify) our marriage certificate, birth certificates and passport copies! LOL... Oh well.. I figured better safe than sorry! lol

DANERIN! .. I asked you a question some where up there! lol.. Go look :)
 

MilesAway

Champion Member
Jul 26, 2012
1,760
69
Category........
Visa Office......
Warsaw
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-09-2014
Doc's Request.
09-04-2015
AOR Received.
12-11-2014
File Transfer...
30-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014
Passport Req..
23-04-2015
VISA ISSUED...
07-05-2015
LANDED..........
04-06-2015
I had to get a notarized copy of my marriage certificate, even though it's in English. :( It said so in my guide.
 

fizban

Star Member
Sep 7, 2014
54
3
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-09-2014
Doc's Request.
26-05-2015 IMM5409 Requested
AOR Received.
14-11-2014
File Transfer...
17-11-2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
03-09-2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
IP: 29-06-2015, DM: 03-07-2015, COPR: 11-07-2015
LANDED..........
12-09-2015
Can anyone tell me what email address CIC sends SAs from? I want to make sure it's on my whitelist so it doesn't get lost. :)

I'm really hoping for my SA tomorrow! 50 days tomorrow exactly!

Thanks!
 

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
fizban said:
Can anyone tell me what email address CIC sends SAs from? I want to make sure it's on my whitelist so it doesn't get lost. :)

I'm really hoping for my SA tomorrow! 50 days tomorrow exactly!

Thanks!
CIC-Email-Communications-CPCM <CPCM-EXTCOM@cic.gc.ca>
 

fizban

Star Member
Sep 7, 2014
54
3
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-09-2014
Doc's Request.
26-05-2015 IMM5409 Requested
AOR Received.
14-11-2014
File Transfer...
17-11-2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
03-09-2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
IP: 29-06-2015, DM: 03-07-2015, COPR: 11-07-2015
LANDED..........
12-09-2015
andrew-brit said:
CIC-Email-Communications-CPCM <CPCM-EXTCOM @ cic.gc.ca>
Thanks!
 

fizban

Star Member
Sep 7, 2014
54
3
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-09-2014
Doc's Request.
26-05-2015 IMM5409 Requested
AOR Received.
14-11-2014
File Transfer...
17-11-2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
03-09-2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
IP: 29-06-2015, DM: 03-07-2015, COPR: 11-07-2015
LANDED..........
12-09-2015
Well, I just received an email from CIC... Says:

Dear fizban,

This confirms that your application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class has been received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on 2014/09/25 on behalf of the following member(s):

Fizban Spouse
What is this? Is this an AOR? Why didn't I get an SA? :(

What does this mean? :(
 

andrew-brit

Champion Member
Jan 16, 2014
1,651
149
Calgary, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
London, UK
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2014
Doc's Request.
15-10-2015
AOR Received.
SA: 31-10-2014 In Process: 07-09-2015
File Transfer...
31-10-2014
Med's Done....
26-08-2014 extended until 19-10-2016
Passport Req..
DM 05-12-2015
VISA ISSUED...
17-12-2015
LANDED..........
30-12-2015
fizban said:
Well, I just received an email from CIC... Says:

What is this? Is this an AOR? Why didn't I get an SA? :(

What does this mean? :(
What else does it say? Does it have an address? Mississauga does not send AOR's, however I have seen some people receive a message like this because their application has mistakenly been seen as an inland application.
 

michminn

Hero Member
Aug 26, 2014
330
6
124
Nanaimo, BC
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Miss to Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23/09/2014
AOR Received.
05/12/2014
File Transfer...
05/12/2014
Med's Done....
18/03/2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Waives/US citizen
VISA ISSUED...
COPR 17/6/2015
LANDED..........
Soon... 25/6/2015 !!!!!!!!!!! Anticipated
Mariac819 said:
QUESTION FOR YOU: You told them you are visiting while you wait and they stamped your passport with a visitor visa? They haven't stamped my passport in 4 years lol... I didn't know they did that anymore for US citizens.

I use the 1000 Island bridge to cross also. This is the link to the USA export port. At the bottom of the link it has the phone number for exporting cars.

http://www.cbp.gov/contact/ports/alexandria-bay

Officer in charge is O'conner.

The export port has to receive your Title and ITN# 72 hours before export. The car also has to be in the USA for 72 hours before you export it.

I will be in Ottawa before I land so I am going back to NYC, and when I pass the port I am dropping off all my documents and filling out the export paperwork (the officer told me I can do this). Then 72 hours later I will drive up to land and export my car at the same time before I go to the Canadian Border.

Hope that made sense.
When I came across the border my passport was also stamped.
 

Macanadian

Member
Sep 21, 2014
12
0
Category........
Visa Office......
London-Mississauga
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
23.09.2014
AOR Received.
14.11.2014
Med's Done....
12.08.2014
Passport Req..
25.11.2014
VISA ISSUED...
03.12.2014
fizban said:
Well, I just received an email from CIC... Says:

What is this? Is this an AOR? Why didn't I get an SA? :(

What does this mean? :(
Fizban, I got the same email as you did:


UCI: ********
Application No.: F*********
Quote these numbers when corresponding with our office.

This is an automated message. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this message.

Dear ****,

This confirms that your application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class has been received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on 2014/09/26 on behalf of the following member(s):

*****

...
When should I contact CIC?
What happens next?
How do I check the status of my application?
How long will it take to process my application?
 

fizban

Star Member
Sep 7, 2014
54
3
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-09-2014
Doc's Request.
26-05-2015 IMM5409 Requested
AOR Received.
14-11-2014
File Transfer...
17-11-2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
03-09-2014
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
Waived
VISA ISSUED...
IP: 29-06-2015, DM: 03-07-2015, COPR: 11-07-2015
LANDED..........
12-09-2015
andrew-brit said:
What else does it say? Does it have an address? Mississauga does not send AOR's, however I have seen some people receive a message like this because their application has mistakenly been seen as an inland application.
Apparently Mississauga does send AORs now... Entire text pasted below:

UCI: xxxx
Application No.: xxxx
Quote these numbers when corresponding with our office.

This is an automated message. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this message.

Dear fizban,

This confirms that your application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class has been received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on 2014/09/25 on behalf of the following member(s):

fizban spouse


When should I contact CIC?
You must notify CIC of any changes to your application. Examples of changes include:
• Changes in your personal circumstances, such as birth or adoption of a child, a marriage or a divorce
• Change of contact information (e-mail, mailing address, telephone number)
• Appointment or change of immigration representative or designated individual
• Decision to withdraw your application

To notify CIC of changes to your application you may contact this office at the address identified below. You may also contact the Call Centre, toll-free, at 1-888-242-2100. Changes to your address may be made through our online service at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/change-address.asp.

What happens next?
For further information about the sponsorship process, please refer to CIC’s website at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/index.asp.

You have the option to withdraw your application at any point in the process. You may be eligible for a refund of the sponsorship fee or the permanent resident application fee if processing of your file has not yet begun.

How do I check the status of my application?
You may use the UCI number above to check the status of your application on the CIC website. Please visit www.cic.gc.ca/english and in the “I Need To ...” section on the right-hand side of the page, select “Check application status.”

How long will it take to process my application?
Processing times vary. You can consult the processing times for reference at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp.

Please be advised that CIC will contact you as soon as your application is reviewed. We trust that this information concerning your Application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class is helpful.

CPC Mississauga
Mississauga, ON
L5A 4H4

www.cic.gc.ca

-----

This is an automated message. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this message.

By providing your e-mail address on your application form, you authorized CIC to transmit your file and personal information to this specific e-mail address. Please ensure that this e-mail address is checked regularly. Any e-mails sent to you by CIC will end in “@cic.gc.ca” or “@international.gc.ca.” Please add these to your “safe senders” list in your email program and check the junk mail folder in case important emails get filtered. If CIC is advised that the e-mail address you provided is not functional or no longer exists, we will communicate with you by mail.

Like other forms of communication, e-mail communications may be vulnerable to interception by unauthorized parties. If you do not wish us to communicate with you by e-mail, please notify us at your earliest convenience. In the absence of such notification, your consent is assumed. Should you choose to allow us to communicate by e-mail, we will not take any additional security measures (such as encryption).

The contents of this message may contain confidential and/or privileged subject matter. Any use of this information by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If this message has been received in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.
 

Claudzilla

Star Member
Sep 26, 2014
60
6
Airdrie, AB by way of Nashville, TN
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Sept 26, 2014
AOR Received.
November 14, 2014
Med's Done....
September 9, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
May 29, 2014
Okay, seriously, what in the world...?

Our application was received September 26th. We were hoping for SA any day now, and we just now got AOR. I don't know if this is good, or horribly, horribly bad. Ours is also the Missasauga office and the email I received is identical to fizban's.
 

farahtalha

Star Member
Jun 15, 2014
94
2
Category........
Visa Office......
LVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-09-2014
Doc's Request.
07-06-2015
AOR Received.
13-11-2014
File Transfer...
13-11-2014
Med's Request
17-06-2015
Med's Done....
08-07-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
18-08-2015
Wht is going on? my ecas has been updated since Monday but haven't received any SA or AOR? its frustrating .. they received my appl. on Sept 22, 2014.. :'(