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Spousal Sponsorship Interview Questionaires, Experience, Preparations

Rumu

Full Member
Feb 1, 2016
45
4
zee7447 said:
Hey Hasan
I find first GCMS and second is Email. As you know from your experience the email helped you and the email also helped me to get a interview date faster. There is one thing changed in last couple of months. Before when you used to email them from CIC website, "case Specific Inquiry" The email used to go straight to your visa office. They used to take their time to replay back and all used to say its in process which you can see already. They new system it doesn't do that anymore. Now it goes to Ottawa Canada immigration and they ask your visa office for the update on behalf of you and they give you better answer and pretty fast. Recently i did 2 email and they are really quick. You get response in 1-2 days. This is my opinion. Thanks
Hi zee
Could I please get the email address for CIC that you use to mail them since they are not responding to my email. Probably I'm using the wrong one.
Thanks
 

farhana766

Hero Member
Feb 1, 2016
799
68
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/06/2014
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
N/A
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
11/08/2014
Med's Request
19/04/2016
Med's Done....
23/04/2016
Interview........
14/03/2016
Passport Req..
03/05/2016
VISA ISSUED...
Date Of Issue 13/05/2016 And Date Expiration 23/04/2017
LANDED..........
08/09/2016
Rumu said:
Hi zee
Could I please get the email address for CIC that you use to mail them since they are not responding to my email. Probably I'm using the wrong one.
Thanks
spore.immigration@international.gc.ca
 

farhana766

Hero Member
Feb 1, 2016
799
68
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12/06/2014
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
N/A
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
11/08/2014
Med's Request
19/04/2016
Med's Done....
23/04/2016
Interview........
14/03/2016
Passport Req..
03/05/2016
VISA ISSUED...
Date Of Issue 13/05/2016 And Date Expiration 23/04/2017
LANDED..........
08/09/2016
Rumu said:
Hi zee
Could I please get the email address for CIC that you use to mail them since they are not responding to my email. Probably I'm using the wrong one.
Thanks
Dear Rummu,

I sent you Singapore email address. I always use this email id for my information.
 

sjgolfer014

Hero Member
Oct 22, 2015
402
44
Category........
Visa Office......
singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-10-2014
VISA ISSUED...
04-11-2016 Passport received back on 17/11/2016 visa expiry date 14/10/2017
LANDED..........
29 dec 2016
farhana766 said:
Hello Hasan,

IN simple matter I think GCMS NOTE is better because you can get it from your home. In GCMS note you can get everything about your application within 30 days.

If you have done your interview and do not get any result. You request GCMS note but do not get your proper answer that time you can go PM office.

Regards

Farhana

Farhan did you see the Process time from Singapore is now 12 month for spousal sponsership , wow new applicant will be very lucky
Farhana could you please check from CIC website it show the process time is 12 month for Singapore visa office and 27 month for pakistan
islamabad visa office ,but i am waiting for interview
 

zee7447

Star Member
Jun 16, 2015
126
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2015
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
N/A
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
27-05-2016
Med's Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Done....
24-02-2015
Interview........
09-05-2016
Passport Req..
12-06-2016
VISA ISSUED...
23-06-2016
LANDED..........
05-10-2016
farhana766 said:
spore.immigration@international.gc.ca
I donno if they will respond to this email or not. They changed the direction of emails for last 2 months. Even before when i used to email they used to go to your address but now when you do Case Specific Inquiry, it gets redirected straight to Ottawa Citizenship and Immigration. I used Case Specific Inquiry last 2 times and they replied in 5 days.

Now all the emails go to Citizenship_and_Immigration_Canada@cic.gc.ca
 

zee7447

Star Member
Jun 16, 2015
126
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2015
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
N/A
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
27-05-2016
Med's Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Done....
24-02-2015
Interview........
09-05-2016
Passport Req..
12-06-2016
VISA ISSUED...
23-06-2016
LANDED..........
05-10-2016
Rumu said:
Hi zee
Could I please get the email address for CIC that you use to mail them since they are not responding to my email. Probably I'm using the wrong one.
Thanks
Hey Rumu
I used to email to all these 3 address at the same time so there is no chance of missing the email. I always used to get response in 24 hrs. here are the addressees

Singapore-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
spore@international.gc.ca,
spore-cs@international.gc.ca


You will get response for sure
 

zee7447

Star Member
Jun 16, 2015
126
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-03-2015
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
N/A
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
27-05-2016
Med's Request
Submitted with Application
Med's Done....
24-02-2015
Interview........
09-05-2016
Passport Req..
12-06-2016
VISA ISSUED...
23-06-2016
LANDED..........
05-10-2016
Hey sjgolfer014

Its 17 months. First option you put Family Sponsorship, 2nd Option you put Spouse Common law living outside Canada. 3rd one is always CANADA. Because you are the sponsor and you are applying from Canada. You don't Choose Singapore because you are not applying from Singapore. Singapore is the visa office for Bangladesh but not applying from there. Thanks
 

sjgolfer014

Hero Member
Oct 22, 2015
402
44
Category........
Visa Office......
singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-10-2014
VISA ISSUED...
04-11-2016 Passport received back on 17/11/2016 visa expiry date 14/10/2017
LANDED..........
29 dec 2016
zee7447 said:
Hey sjgolfer014

Its 17 months. First option you put Family Sponsorship, 2nd Option you put Spouse Common law living outside Canada. 3rd one is always CANADA. Because you are the sponsor and you are applying from Canada. You don't Choose Singapore because you are not applying from Singapore. Singapore is the visa office for Bangladesh but not applying from there. Thanks
no its say visa office singapore , you can check now its say 12 month process time including sponsor assesment , you can now , i just check this morning as my wife just told me , that is why singapore office is doing interview now days regularly , could you please check now , i am living in thailand so my visa office is also singapore
 

ImABule

Champion Member
Mar 4, 2016
2,406
95
Ottawa, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
February 25, 2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
March 24, 2016 AOR2 April 15, 2016
File Transfer...
SA April 5, 2016
Med's Done....
February 02, 2016
Interview........
Queue- August 29, 2016 Waived- November 15, 2016
Passport Req..
November 17, 2016 DM- November 18, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
November 29, 2016
LANDED..........
December 19, 2016
sjgolfer014 said:
no its say visa office singapore , you can check now its say 12 month process time including sponsor assesment , you can now , i just check this morning as my wife just told me , that is why singapore office is doing interview now days regularly , could you please check now , i am living in thailand so my visa office is also singapore
It is now Country specific and not visa office specific. The 12 months you are seeing is for the country of Singapore. Vietnam is 23 months, Thailand 29 months, Cambodia 26 months, Bangladesh 25 months, and Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Brunei, and Timor Leste all 17 months. All of these countries are processed through Singapore VO.
 

goodlife123

Full Member
May 9, 2016
32
0
Canada
Visa Office......
NDVO
App. Filed.......
21-03-2016
AOR Received.
19-04-2016
File Transfer...
02-05-2016
Med's Done....
Upfront
Does anyone have an idea what kind of application get interview?
 

ImABule

Champion Member
Mar 4, 2016
2,406
95
Ottawa, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
February 25, 2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
March 24, 2016 AOR2 April 15, 2016
File Transfer...
SA April 5, 2016
Med's Done....
February 02, 2016
Interview........
Queue- August 29, 2016 Waived- November 15, 2016
Passport Req..
November 17, 2016 DM- November 18, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
November 29, 2016
LANDED..........
December 19, 2016
zee7447 said:
Hey sjgolfer014

Its 17 months. First option you put Family Sponsorship, 2nd Option you put Spouse Common law living outside Canada. 3rd one is always CANADA. Because you are the sponsor and you are applying from Canada. You don't Choose Singapore because you are not applying from Singapore. Singapore is the visa office for Bangladesh but not applying from there. Thanks
Incorrect. You do not choose Canada. An Outland application an application for PR that is applied for from the country of the applicants citizenship or residence. If the PA is Thai then you would refer to the Thailand timeline. The only thing being applied for in Canada is the sponsor eligibility. The exception being, if the PA is in Canada and you file Outland then and only then would you select Canada.
 

sam54562

Hero Member
Jan 19, 2014
230
11
123
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
SINGAPORE
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-08-2013
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
N/A
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
24-02-2014
Med's Request
14-04-2016
Med's Done....
17-04-2016
Interview........
13-03-2016
Passport Req..
03-05-2016
VISA ISSUED...
13-05-2016
LANDED..........
WAITING!!!
ImABule said:
It is now Country specific and not visa office specific. The 12 months you are seeing is for the country of Singapore. Vietnam is 23 months, Thailand 29 months, Cambodia 26 months, Bangladesh 25 months, and Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Brunei, and Timor Leste all 17 months. All of these countries are processed through Singapore VO.
I second that. So for Bangladesh it will be 25 months...
 

sjgolfer014

Hero Member
Oct 22, 2015
402
44
Category........
Visa Office......
singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-10-2014
VISA ISSUED...
04-11-2016 Passport received back on 17/11/2016 visa expiry date 14/10/2017
LANDED..........
29 dec 2016
ImABule said:
It is now Country specific and not visa office specific. The 12 months you are seeing is for the country of Singapore. Vietnam is 23 months, Thailand 29 months, Cambodia 26 months, Bangladesh 25 months, and Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Brunei, and Timor Leste all 17 months. All of these countries are processed through Singapore VO.
So now what would be my process time as my wife submit our application in mississauga office in canada , but i live in thailand
so the 3rd colum would be Country Specific is Canada right bcause my spouse and daughter live in Canada so it should be 17 month ?

regard
 

ImABule

Champion Member
Mar 4, 2016
2,406
95
Ottawa, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
February 25, 2016
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
March 24, 2016 AOR2 April 15, 2016
File Transfer...
SA April 5, 2016
Med's Done....
February 02, 2016
Interview........
Queue- August 29, 2016 Waived- November 15, 2016
Passport Req..
November 17, 2016 DM- November 18, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
November 29, 2016
LANDED..........
December 19, 2016
sjgolfer014 said:
So now what would be my process time as my wife submit our application in mississauga office in canada , but i live in thailand
so the 3rd colum would be Country Specific is Canada right bcause my spouse and daughter live in Canada so it should be 17 month ?

regard
If you are the applicant and are a Thai national living in Thailand filing Outland with Singapore VO your timeline will be the Thailand timeline of 29 months. Keep in mind that this is simply the number of months it takes SVO to process 80% of applicants within and with a strong application processing time will be shorter than posted times.
 

sam54562

Hero Member
Jan 19, 2014
230
11
123
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
SINGAPORE
NOC Code......
N/A
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-08-2013
Doc's Request.
N/A
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
N/A
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
24-02-2014
Med's Request
14-04-2016
Med's Done....
17-04-2016
Interview........
13-03-2016
Passport Req..
03-05-2016
VISA ISSUED...
13-05-2016
LANDED..........
WAITING!!!
goodlife123 said:
Does anyone have an idea what kind of application get interview?
Dear Goodlife Fitness,

Application contains red flags ( second marriages, quick marriage, unclear/missing information in application etc...) has the potential for interview. The bottom line is, IF THE CASE OFFICER FEELS THAT YOUR MARRIAGE IS NOT GENUINE (BASED ON INFORMATION YOU PROVIDED), YOU WILL END UP HAVING AN INTERVIEW.

Hope it helps...