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adanac2011 said:
hi everyone! hope you could help me with my queries.. under family sponsorship, when submitting your application to our embassy, is a cover letter really needed? if yes, ano po yung usual na nilalagay sa cover letter?

aside from the requirements listed in the checklist like police clearance/certificate, birth certificate, travel docs, and proof of relationship in canada, kailangan pa bang magsubmit ng mga TOR, diploma, COE of past and present employers, payslips, ITR, and bank statements? hope someone could enlighten me about this. thanks!

hi adanac2011, your aunt is your sponsor right?
Im not expert with Family Class-other relatives category, but upon checking they almost have the same requirements as spousal.
Nasa Family class ka and you're sponsor is obliged to support you for a period of time; saka you're not applying under skilled worker or PNP kaya you wont need TOR, diploma, COE, payslip, etc.

About sa cover letter naku diko po alam. hope someone could help you on this. Asawa ko kasi nag ayos nyan eh. :D ;D

Good luck :D
 
HI, IM JUST NEW HERE AND JUST READ SOME OF THE POST. I AM JUST A BIT CONFUSED ABOUT THE PROCESSING TIME BECAUSE MY FRIEND ALREADY RECEIVED HER VISA ON APRIL 7 AND WE HAVE ALMOST THE SAME DATE OF SUBMISSION, SHE IS JUST AHEAD OF TWO DAYS.

TIME LINE:
DEC 2: SENT THE APPLICATION
JAN 25: DM
JAN 18: RECEIVED APPLICATION
FEB 28: PASSPORT SENT
MARCH 18: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SENT
APRIL&MAY: STILL WAITING............................................................

I JUST WONDER HOW MANY MORE DAYS DO WE HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE THEY'RE GONNA SEND THE VISA AND WILL THERE BE ANY UPDATE ON ECAS BEFORE THEY SEND IT OR WILL THEY SEND IT FIRST BEFORE THE UPDATE COZ UNTIL NOW I DONT SEE ANY CHANGES ON ECAS.

HOPE SOMEONE COULD GIVE ME A BIT OF INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MATTER..
THANKS A LOT!

~KATE~
 
HI, IT'S ME AGAIN!!! CAN'T SLEEP STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THINGS HERE..MY ECAS STATUS HASN'T CHANGE YET. IT STILL "WE RECEIVED YOUR APPLICATION ON.." I JUST WANNA KNOW IF THEY ARE GOING TO CHANGE IT TO "IN PROCESS" AND THEN "DECISION MADE" OR IS THERE AN INSTANCE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO SEND THE PASSPORT EVEN WITHOUT NOTICE OR UPDATE IN ECAS? AND AS I AM READING SOME PREVIOUS POST HERE I SEE THAT SOME ALSO NOTICED THE ADDRESS BEING UPDATED IN ECAS AND SOME SAYS THAT ONCE THEY REMOVE THE ADDRESS, VISA WILL ARRIVE AFTER LIKE A WEEK. IS THAT TRUE? THANKS!

TIME LINE:
DEC 2: SENT THE APPLICATION
JAN 25: DM
JAN 18: RECEIVED APPLICATION
FEB 28: PASSPORT SENT
MARCH 18: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SENT
APRIL&MAY: STILL WAITING.................................. :(
 
Hi everyone! Tanong ko lang po san kaya mas mabilis ang processing ng application for spouse/dep.children sponsorship, is it from inland (Canada) or sa manila visa office, any idea? Thank you.
 
asitoja said:
Hi everyone! Tanong ko lang po san kaya mas mabilis ang processing ng application for spouse/dep.children sponsorship, is it from inland (Canada) or sa manila visa office, any idea? Thank you.

Please refer to this URL http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp
 
eijay_jeoren said:
just finished my PDOS hay...

mahirap din mabuhay sa canada hihi ??? ??? ??? ???

sinabi mo pa... pero tulong tulong lang tau mga pinoy, this is a new place for us to begin a new life.sana wala ng corruption at kapwa pinoy na maglokohan dun.. :( kaya natin yan!!!
 
asitoja said:
Hi everyone! Tanong ko lang po san kaya mas mabilis ang processing ng application for spouse/dep.children sponsorship, is it from inland (Canada) or sa manila visa office, any idea? Thank you.

outland gawin mo matagal pag inland.. dapat ganyan gagawin ko pero umuwi ako after maapproved asawa ko as a sponsor..outland 3-6 months pag complete ang inland 1 1/2 years so mag outland ka na lang.. umuwi ka na lang pag asa kalagitnaan ka na ng processing pwede dn wag ka na umuwi hehe sabihin mo lang sa application mo na asa canada ka pero expect na medjo matagal dumating ung mail sayo kase sa canada pa imamail yan and ung mga additional docs na need mo malamang asa manila. so un lang advice ko sayo outland pwede ka naman magstart habang asa canada ka eh uwi ka na lang pag passport request na mga 2months na lang siguro aantayin mo nun then balik canada ka na ulit.

... and pahabol implied status ka pag inland and hindi ka pwede mag work matagal sila mag bigay ng open work permit mahirap din kase walang insurance mahirap magkasakit sa Canada mahalia :)
 
aginaya said:
HI, IM JUST NEW HERE AND JUST READ SOME OF THE POST. I AM JUST A BIT CONFUSED ABOUT THE PROCESSING TIME BECAUSE MY FRIEND ALREADY RECEIVED HER VISA ON APRIL 7 AND WE HAVE ALMOST THE SAME DATE OF SUBMISSION, SHE IS JUST AHEAD OF TWO DAYS.

TIME LINE:
DEC 2: SENT THE APPLICATION
JAN 25: DM
JAN 18: RECEIVED APPLICATION
FEB 28: PASSPORT SENT
MARCH 18: ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SENT
APRIL&MAY: STILL WAITING............................................................

I JUST WONDER HOW MANY MORE DAYS DO WE HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE THEY'RE GONNA SEND THE VISA AND WILL THERE BE ANY UPDATE ON ECAS BEFORE THEY SEND IT OR WILL THEY SEND IT FIRST BEFORE THE UPDATE COZ UNTIL NOW I DONT SEE ANY CHANGES ON ECAS.

HOPE SOMEONE COULD GIVE ME A BIT OF INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MATTER..
THANKS A LOT!

~KATE~

don't use All Caps pls :)

and don't compare your timeline sa friend mo.. iba iba ang case ng each applicant :)
yes may update pag may visa na pag Complete/Decision Made na meaning may Decision na VO sa application mo pero minsan hindi naguupdate ung ecas minsan asa bahay mo na lang yung visa..just wait and pray darating din yan.
 
asitoja said:
Hi everyone! Tanong ko lang po san kaya mas mabilis ang processing ng application for spouse/dep.children sponsorship, is it from inland (Canada) or sa manila visa office, any idea? Thank you.

outland ang mas mabilis kasi 3-6 months lang meron na. mas matagal lang ang mailing though. pag ppr ka pede mo naman mail through fedex eh. yun lang yung pag mail sau pabalik ang baka matagalan kasi regular mail lang yata ang gamit. and if i am not mistaken papadalhan ka rin nila ng copr para makapagland ka sa border.

outland rin ako eh pero nandito na ako sa canada. next week mag submit na ako ng papers ko. yippeee
 
pahabaol to asitoja

pag outland ka pala and asa Canada ka need mo mag exit ng Canada then balik ka lang ulit sa Border kase kailangan mo mag land (try mo mag exit sa Buffalo if Toronto ka.. California naman kapag Vancouver..) parang "U Turn" lang hehe pwede mo naman sabihin yun sa border eh.. unlike pag Inland ka pupunta ka sa isang Immigration Office (d ko alam tawag eh) and Interview (formality lang naman un) para makapag"land" ka.. and ang alam ko pag yan may schedule yan sa Office ng bawat City and matagal daw ung pag land sa inland un lang..

so better mag Outland ka na lang..
 
Thank you Mrs VIP and Blestcheche sa reply :)
Hindi ko masyadong na getz hehe,,Ganito kasi yun, ako yung mag i-sponsor sa husband and kids ko, nandito ako ngayon sa Canada under PR status while sila, yung family ko e nasa pinas pa,,so pano ang gagawin ko dito ba ako mag-aaply sa canada to sponsor my family or diyan sa Pinas ko ipafile yung application? san mas mabilis? Pasensiya na ha,,nagtatanung ako dito sa mga immigration consultant e painagbabayad agad ako ng $100 consultation fee, tapos kung gusto ko daw sila ang umayos i need to pay them $2k I feel it's too much e pafile lang naman nilan ang papers ako rin magproprovide ng lahat..
 
asitoja said:
Thank you Mrs VIP and Blestcheche sa reply :)
Hindi ko masyadong na getz hehe,,Ganito kasi yun, ako yung mag i-sponsor sa husband and kids ko, nandito ako ngayon sa Canada under PR status while sila, yung family ko e nasa pinas pa,,so pano ang gagawin ko dito ba ako mag-aaply sa canada to sponsor my family or diyan sa Pinas ko ipafile yung application? san mas mabilis? Pasensiya na ha,,nagtatanung ako dito sa mga immigration consultant e painagbabayad agad ako ng $100 consultation fee, tapos kung gusto ko daw sila ang umayos i need to pay them $2k I feel it's too much e pafile lang naman nilan ang papers ako rin magproprovide ng lahat..
check mo n lang po ung site n ito nd2 lahat ng sagot sa mga tanong mo... http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp
 
asitoja said:
Thank you Mrs VIP and Blestcheche sa reply :)
Hindi ko masyadong na getz hehe,,Ganito kasi yun, ako yung mag i-sponsor sa husband and kids ko, nandito ako ngayon sa Canada under PR status while sila, yung family ko e nasa pinas pa,,so pano ang gagawin ko dito ba ako mag-aaply sa canada to sponsor my family or diyan sa Pinas ko ipafile yung application? san mas mabilis? Pasensiya na ha,,nagtatanung ako dito sa mga immigration consultant e painagbabayad agad ako ng $100 consultation fee, tapos kung gusto ko daw sila ang umayos i need to pay them $2k I feel it's too much e pafile lang naman nilan ang papers ako rin magproprovide ng lahat..

outland gagawin mo. kasi ang inland eh applicable lang sa mga nandito na sa canada. ang gagawin mo is fill out mo lahat ng forms for outland sponsorship found here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/famcls.asp and then prepare mo lahat ng needed documents and requirements. meron din yang guidelines na dapat mong basahin to walk you through the whole application process. then once completed na lahat sesend mo yan sa cpc missasauga and then once approved yung first stage, they will transfer your papers sa manila canadian embassy for the final stage of application.
 
mrsh said:
hi adanac2011, your aunt is your sponsor right?
Im not expert with Family Class-other relatives category, but upon checking they almost have the same requirements as spousal.
Nasa Family class ka and you're sponsor is obliged to support you for a period of time; saka you're not applying under skilled worker or PNP kaya you wont need TOR, diploma, COE, payslip, etc.

About sa cover letter naku diko po alam. hope someone could help you on this. Asawa ko kasi nag ayos nyan eh. :D ;D

Good luck :D

thank you mrsh for your response. yes, my aunt is sponsoring me under family class-other relatives. i'm a bit confused kasi about the other requirements if needed ba talaga or hindi na. yung nakalagay lang kasi sa visa office specific instructions na requirements eh yung mga birth cert, police cert, travel docs, proof of relationship in canada, and photos. but when i went to a consultant for a free assessment, sabi nila need daw mag-pass din ng COE, cover letter, etc.

sa mga naka-experience na ma-sponsoran under family class, hope you can share naman if u did pass a cover letter, COE and other docs pa sa embassy when you submitted your application. thanks in advance.