Singapore timeline

[lenardparnold]

The only thing I'm worried about is our medicals. Is there not a 1 year validity for them? We did ours in mid August 2010, so doesn't that mean that we must be landed by mid august of 2011 or else we need to do the medicals again? If we got the letter of approval within a week or two we could still land within the a year from when we did our medicals. If not, we might get a letter asking for more medicals, delaying us by months....

Or is that not how it works with the medical validity? (1 year)

 

[lenardparnold]

Can we go see the doctor without the office asking to do the medicals in advance, and have the medicals sent? Because I'm worried, if we do get a letter soon that was backlogged because of the strike, that it will be hard to enter Canada before August 17th if they stamp our passport.... We may need the new medical anyways too.

 

[JT1979]

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to update ya'll, my wife got her Passport back with the Visa stamped. now its just waiting until i go back to vietnam on Aug 30 2011, then wait til our baby comes out in mid-sept, and do all the paperwork for baby then come back with both of them in Late Nov 2011. then no more checking Ecas. we i dont need to check it anymore anyways.


Hope the rest that is waiting will hear it soon to give passport or get theirs back.

 

[lenardparnold]

Yea I am like you in that I did the medical too quick (about 3 months before sending the docs) and will need to do another one. But that's weird that you got an interview just one year from the date the files were transfered to singapore. That seems much faster then others who are waiting for an interview. I hope I don't need an interview, just an updated medical.

Why do you think you got an interview? Did you send very little proof of the relationship?

 

[JT1979]

Yea I am like you in that I did the medical too quick (about 3 months before sending the docs) and will need to do another one. But that's weird that you got an interview just one year from the date the files were transfered to singapore. That seems much faster then others who are waiting for an interview. I hope I don't need an interview, just an updated medical.

Why do you think you got an interview? Did you send very little proof of the relationship?

Hey, not sure who you are talking too,

but ya i think it is required to do Medical checks before sending in sponsor/sponsored apps isnt it? it does say it on the sponsored apps checklist that that is required, then after interview or when they are ready to issue visa if it has expired which i think is 10month to 1 year then they will request another medical check in case that your sponsored persons health status has changed? but i dont think you can go ahead and find a DMP and do the medical and just send it in, never found anyone that has done that. some people will get their letter saying they will require interview after a month being process in singapore, thats what i happened to me and my friend in toronto, and some has been waiting over a year and didnt receive a letter from singapore, could be a good sign or bad. but hes flying to singapore on July 20th 2011 with his wife to do the interview which if he chose to do it in vietnam it wouldve been a longer wait. when we gave our app in we didnt have much proof,. like 50 calling cards but they accepted it and never gave it back, wedding photos and reception photos and money order that i support my wife, and so on. but when she went to interview she had way more proof then needed and they scanned it and they didnt ask much about the application or the proof we brought, but they just talked to her casually. and asking mostly about the baby. she was about 23 weeks then and now she is almost 30 weeks , and they made sure she had first priority of getting the passport back really.

 

[Hello121]

So JT1979, am I right in that you sent in your application in April 2010 and she wont be coming here to Canada until November 2011?

If so, was your case a complicated one? That seems like an awful long time.

My friend married his wife(vo singapore) and she was in Canada within 6 months, neither had any previous children but he was previously married. This was about 4 years ago however.

 

[JT1979]

So JT1979, am I right in that you sent in your application in April 2010 and she wont be coming here to Canada until November 2011?

If so, was your case a complicated one? That seems like an awful long time.

My friend married his wife(vo singapore) and she was in Canada within 6 months, neither had any previous children but he was previously married. This was about 4 years ago however.

Yes you are correct, she was on the waiting list for like 8 to 10 months and dont know why they needed an interview, maybe lack of proof? but weird was in the interview they didnt ask anything just where'd you meet your husband and so on was like 5 questions then they started talking about her pregnancy and where she wants to have the kid, so she said if husband is in canada then she wanted it there, so they made our case even faster into getting the visa. but i remember we didnt have much proof, but had alot more after a year. and we both were never married and no kids and this is her first pregnancy. we thought it wouldve been 6 months but in 2010, they made it tougher as our application went along maybe thats what dragged everything along?

 

[lenardparnold]

I think the processing time is slowing down alot for spouses, but not for workers. The government just wants money, but family isn't a priority.

 

[JT1979]

so my wife picked up her passport with Visa stamped and got a COPR with her picture on it and a 4 page letter, 1 page kind of confused me, saying that BIRTH, if you given birth to another child or adoption it can render your visa to be canceled?

would it matter to us? because the visa does state No. of Entry ONE and how Many is ONE , something like that, and when my kid is born which will be abroad , it would be a canadian citizen by birth so he would have his own passport which i would need to get a Limited Validity Passport, and that wouldnt affect my wifes visa, am i right?

hope someone can answer that,.

thanks.

 

[JT1979]

Heres the scenario that i have asked Visa Office in Singapore. so that really doesnt leave me much options? please read below and advices from expert would greatly be appreciated.

ME -

when my wife got her Passport back with the VISA, there was a 4 page letter, which states: Birth or Adoption, If your Family size increases through birth of another child or Adoption after your visa has been issued BUT before you land in Canada, your visa(s) will be rendered invalid? - does that mean if for some reason my wife cant leave vietnam yet for any reason and has to have our baby in vietnam (because shes really close to the due date, does that mean her visa will be cancelled?
if not, because my son will be born as a canadian would we just notify you by any means and just supply his birth certificate and you just put it in my wifes file?

SINGAPORE -

Dear Sir

Your wife has not delivered therefore that statement you pointed out does not apply.

Your wife can land in Canada as soon as she receives her visa.


Immigration Section
High Commission of Canada/Haut-commissariat du Canada
One George Street #11-01
Singapore 049145
Fax: 65-6854 5874


ME -

Thank you for the quick response,

I understand that my wife has not given birth and that statement does not apply to her, what i quoted was if she for some reason cannot leave vietnam or wants to have baby in vietnam, does that mean that statement applies to her or not? although the kid will be born a Canadian Citizen. would that affect her VISA?

Please let me know..


Singapore -

Dear Sir

If your spouse plans to have the child in Vietnam, then the baby has to do medicals.

The visa that has already been issued to your spouse will no longer be valid.


Immigration Section
High Commission of Canada/Haut-commissariat du Canada
One George Street #11-01
Singapore 049145
Fax: 65-6854 5874

 

[lenardparnold]

Yes, it seems to me that if the baby is born in Vietnam, then you will have to do new medicals for him/her and the visa issued will be invalid and you will have you apply again.

Your best bet it to go to Canada asap, have the baby in Canada, and get your life started there.

 

[JT1979]

Yes, it seems to me that if the baby is born in Vietnam, then you will have to do new medicals for him/her and the visa issued will be invalid and you will have you apply again.

Your best bet it to go to Canada asap, have the baby in Canada, and get your life started there.

Hey Thanks for the Reply,

not sure what you mean get my life started there,? i;ve been in canada for 28 years and i'm a naturalized canadian, and i read alot of other posts related to being a Canadian Citizen my kid no matter where its borned it should be automatically become a canadian once born, just need to do his Proof of Citizen and get his passport to come to canada, its weird why Singapore would say if my wife gives birth in vietnam when her visa is Issued already would become invalid after the birth of a new born, that just seems weird to me?

any other advices, because if it comes down to it i will have to just fly back asap and bring my wife over but she is already at 30 weeks into the pregnancy. which i might not have that option.

 

[hope17]

Your wife submitted pp on 28th june and got it back on 11th july? That is fast. I have submitted my pp on 8th june and nothing yet. My visa office is also singapore. They told me to wait for the notification letter and once i had that i should show that to canadian embassy in dhaka and get my pp with visa . god knows how long i have to wait.

 

[JT1979]

Your wife submitted pp on 28th june and got it back on 11th july? That is fast. I have submitted my pp on 8th june and nothing yet. My visa office is also singapore. They told me to wait for the notification letter and once i had that i should show that to canadian embassy in dhaka and get my pp with visa . god knows how long i have to wait.

Yes when she submitted her Passport to IOM in vietnam, they noted on there to get VISA stamped and returned back FAST, and noted 27 weeks almost 28 weeks pregnant. so now she has her PR visa shes 30 weeks now.

 

[Lifer]

On the CIC website, I find this:

We received _________'s application for permanent residence on November 3, 2010

And it still says our status is 'Application Received' 8 months later.
That means it's sitting in a stack waiting to be looked at, right? Otherwise it would say 'In Process'?


When we submitted the application, the estimated service time was 8-9 months iirc, but it was changed to 20 months some time while we were waiting.
So should we expect to be processed very soon? Or will we most likely be waiting another year?

PS, I asked this same question in an email to the Singapore office and they didn't reply. I'm very dissatisfied with their service.