STEP BY STEP POST-ITA PROCESS

[harnav sra]

Pls help
I received ITA on 15th. I need to complete my applications and have multiple questions
1. My name in education documents is permutations of first name, last name and fathers name as we changed states and all had different forms and format. So names appear in variations
I have entered yes for use of different name and given all names as name before marriage.. is this correct what document i need
2. Eca mentions that document have different names
3. My spouse ECA has a missing letter in surname in transcripts by mistake which resulted in a letter i missing from his last name. Wes report mentions that different names
4. Sibling proof- i am using passport gor me and my sister. Fathers name is first name, last name in hers and in mine it is last name, first name
Please help what needs to be dobe in thesesituations

Never heard of this situation before. .. otherwise name change can be solved by affidavit. Like if ur fathers spelling is John. There can be change in alphabet. By mistake it can be written as Johhn or Johnn. But if wes report has pointed the change.., m sorry I don't know

 

[sleekchic]

Hello,

Please am I required to upload my old passport or only the valid passport is ok.

 

[umairbm33]

Our application is already submitted and waiting for the golden email.

Have you received your COPR yet?

 

[AmB20]

Hi. How do I fill out the marital status part?. I am going through a divorce that isn't over yet and the form is asking me for the end date of the separation. what do I do?

Why dont you opt for married and choose spouse not moving with you. You will get same points and once you get your divorce you can raise a CSE to change marital status.

 

[Billoo3108]

Why dont you opt for married and choose spouse not moving with you. You will get same points and once you get your divorce you can raise a CSE to change marital status.

Even if he chooses that option that spouse not accompanying he needs to provide his spouse's medical and police clearance papers and passport pages scan in the PR application. So if the spouse agrees to give his/her papers then its a good way .

I have almost the same situation of marital discord but my spouse agreed to give his papers.

Chiomao- You can consult a lawyer to guide you through this. I have consulted them at every step. let me know if you would want the details.

 

[chiomao]

Even if he chooses that option that spouse not accompanying he needs to provide his spouse's medical and police clearance papers and passport pages scan in the PR application. So if the spouse agrees to give his/her papers then its a good way .

I have almost the same situation of marital discord but my spouse agreed to give his papers.

Chiomao- You can consult a lawyer to guide you through this. I have consulted them at every step. let me know if you would want the detai

Thanks Bill. I think I would get a lawyer when the time comes. for now I just want to know what to fill at the express entry profile level... before I start attaching documents.... I chose the option Legally separated and they are now asking me how the marriage ended and when it ended. The only option i have to pick is divorce but the divorce hasn't come through yet so can't say I am divorced and can't put an end date. I don't know what to do.

 

[nns14]

Supporting Documents for Primary Applicant

Details Document Name Instructions Options
1 Not Provided Passports/Travel Documents Instructions Upload file
2 Not Provided Marriage License/Certificate Instructions Upload file
3 Not Provided Proof of medical exam Instructions Upload file
4 Not Provided Education (diplomas/degrees) Instructions Upload file
5 Not Provided Employment Records Instructions Upload file
6 Not Provided Police Certificates (Required) (Multiple) Instructions Upload file
7 Not Provided Proof of Means of Financial Support Instructions Upload file
8 Not Provided Digital Photo Instructions Upload file
9 Not Provided Letter of Explanation Instructions Upload file





Supporting Documents for Spouse

Details Document Name Instructions Options
1 Not Provided Passports/Travel Documents Instructions Upload file
2 Not Provided Proof of medical exam Instructions Upload file
3 Not Provided Police Certificate Instructions Upload file
4 Not Provided Digital Photo Instructions Upload file






Supporting Documents for Child

Details Document Name Instructions Options
1 Not Provided Passports/Travel Documents Instructions Upload file
2 Not Provided Proof of medical exam Instructions Upload file
3 Not Provided Digital Photo Instructions Upload file
4 Not Provided Birth Certificate Instructions Upload file
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POST ITA PROCESS

For those who are waiting for ITA, check the following and prepare the necessary documents.

After you receive ITA, once you log in to your Express Entry profile, you will have two buttons
- Continue Application
- Decline Invitation

Note: You will have 90 days to submit your PR application electronically with all supporting documents. 90 days start from the day you get ITA, if you feel that you will not be able to arrange all the documents in 90 days, you can decline the ITA anytime before the expiry of 60 days and you will be back in the pool. In case you decline your ITA, then you will be eligible to be invited again provided you meet the CRS cut-off requirement.

Once you click Continue Application, you will be taken to pages similar to your Express Entry forms that you filled up. This page would have all the information carried forward from your Express Entry profile and additionally you also need to fill up Address History, Personal History and Travel History for each member listed in the application.

DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

Post completion of each section, the system would generate a personal document checklist based on the information submitted by you in the previous pages. A sample document checklist for a family of two (FSW) without any Canadian relatives would look like something below.

Supporting Documents for Primary Applicant
Details Document Name Instructions Options
Not Provided Passports/Travel Documents (Multiple) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Marriage License/Certificate (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Proof of medical exam (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Education (diplomas/degrees) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Employment Records 1 (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Employment Records 2 (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Employment Records 3 (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Police Certificates (Multiple) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Proof of Means of Financial Support (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Digital photo (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Letter of Explanation (optional) instructions Upload file

Supporting Documents for Spouse
Details Document Name Instructions Options
Not Provided Passports/Travel Documents (Multiple) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Proof of medical exam (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Education (diplomas/degrees) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Police Certificates (Multiple) (required) instructions Upload file
Not Provided Digital photo (required) instructions Upload file

FEE PAYMENT

Once you have uploaded the documents, you have the option to make payment and submit your eAPR. Post ITA after clicking Continue, you will be asked whether you want to pay RPRF upfront, in case you have mentioned Yes and later want to modify it, you can do so by going to Modify Family Information which you can find in the menu bar.

Permanent Resident Application Fee: CAD 550 per applicant
Right of Permanent Resident Fee (RPRF): CAD 490 per applicant

You can make payment using credit card and debit cards provided international transactions are allowed on your card. Contact your bank to check the same. MasterCard, Visa and Amex cards are accepted. Ensure that your bank has not put any transaction limit, contact your bank before using your card for payment. In case you do not have suffcient balance or credit limit, you can use your family member's or friend's card as CIC has no restriction on the same.

You will get Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) immediately after you make the payment.

THINGS TO NOTE

Police Certificate - If you already have nomination do not wait for ITA, apply for police certificate soon. For countries that you have already left, in case you do not have the police certificate, initiate the process for the same as well as some countries take time to issue you a police certificate.

Medicals - CIC has a list of empaneled clinics/hospitals where you need to get medical tests done. Check this link http://www.cic.gc.ca/pp-md/pp-list.aspx. The following basic tests and checks are carried out (If you have had any or have any medical conditions, you need to let them know and also carry any medical records that you have)
1. Blood
2. Urine
3. Chest X-Ray
4. Eye Sight
5. Blood Pressure
6. Height/Weight
7. Physical examination by physician

You will not be given the results of the tests, the clinic will upload it directly to CIC. You will be given an Acknowledgement Form which you need to upload as proof of medical exam. Please ensure all the information on the Acknowledgment Form is correct as per passport and that the category on your medicals is mentioned as Non-EDE/Worker. If you find any discrepancy, get it corrected then and there itself and get an updated Acknowledgement Form.

Digital Photo - The final frame size of the photo should be at least 35mm x 45mm. The photograph must show a full front view of the head and tops of shoulders. The size of the head, from chin to crown, must be between 31mm and 36mm. The physical dimensions in pixels must be at least 420 x 540. The final size of the image should not be less than 60KB. The file should be submitted in JPEG format.

Reference Letter - For previous employers, the letter obtained after you have left is good enough, unless and until you want to get a fresh letter or want to get the letter updated. For current employer as a rule of the thumb, get a fresh letter if the previous one which you got is older than 6 months. For other questions related to reference letter check this thread http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/nail-the-challenge-of-getting-reference-letter-from-current-employer-t397796.0.html

ECA, IELTS - There is no separate placeholder for IELTS and WES. So you can upload IELTS and WES along with educational documents.

Proof of Funds (POF) - Get latest and updated POF. Ensure you cover as much as information requested by CIC in the Bank Letter/Bank Certificate.

Letter of Explanation(LOE) - Though this is an optional document, please use it to your advantage to explain anything you feel the officer should know or consider while assessing your application.

Provincial Nominees(PNP) - If you are a provincial nominee would suggest you to submit copy of nominaton certificate and Schedule 4 (IMM0008_4E) upfront along with LOE. Though these are not asked for when submitting eAPR, later you will be requested to submit Schedule 4.

Statutory Questions - In case you answer 'Yes' to any Statutory Questions, then explain the reason for the same in LOE and also submit Schedule A (IMM5669E) along with LOE. Though Schedule A is not asked for when submitting eAPR, later you will be requested to submit Schedule A.

Document Size & File Format - All documents should be uploaded as PDF not more than 4MB, except for digital photo which should be in JPEG format and not less than 60KB. For each placeholder, it should be one PDF. If you have multiple pages, merge them into one PDF for each placeholder. If the file size exceeds 4MB, scan the documents with scanner settings at 100 dpi or less but ensure that the files are legible. You can also use online tools like Small PDF to compress, merge and split PDFs etc (https://smallpdf.com/).

Help/Instructions - If you have any doubt about the documents that needs to be uploaded, check the help, blue button (Instructions) next to the Upload File button

Link to Generic Document Checklist - http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/perm/express/intake-complete.asp

COLLECTED

How you have so few likes I will never know. This is by far one of the best threads on this forum. It gave me a great view of what to expect. Thank you so much.

 

[Kurco]

Guys, I have one doubt if you can please help me out. I am filling out my experience and have this case:
From 2004 to 2015 I worked in the same company as Petroleum Engineer but covering 4 different designations (all of them under Petroleum Engineering). I{ve put all of them in my profile very detailed but now thinking about it I should put just: Petroleum Engineer from 2004-2015. That way I would not need to ask for 4 different reference letters, different managers, different department, etc. Anyways for the company is the same and dont think should matter to CIC. What do you think? ​

 

[SSheena Bansal]

I have received ITA and currently gathering all the required documents.
Can someone apprise me of the time allotted to submit our passport once one gets a PPR request?

I am planning foreign travel. So I have to decide accordingly.
Help appreciated.

 

[Peacekeeper87]

Guys, I have one doubt if you can please help me out. I am filling out my experience and have this case:
From 2004 to 2015 I worked in the same company as Petroleum Engineer but covering 4 different designations (all of them under Petroleum Engineering). I{ve put all of them in my profile very detailed but now thinking about it I should put just: Petroleum Engineer from 2004-2015. That way I would not need to ask for 4 different reference letters, different managers, different department, etc. Anyways for the company is the same and dont think should matter to CIC. What do you think? ​

It all just needs to reflect the reference letters you have.
If your employer is okay with giving you one letter for one position "Petroleum Engineer" for the whole 2004-2015 period, then that's what you're going to put. Do note however that your experience will only be considered starting 10 years preceding your application date (i.e mm/2009)
If it's one letter for each position, then you'll have to separate them in your Profile. Even if it's the same NOC.

 

[Peacekeeper87]

I have received ITA and currently gathering all the required documents.
Can someone apprise me of the time allotted to submit our passport once one gets a PPR request?

I am planning foreign travel. So I have to decide accordingly.
Help appreciated.

If you're just about to submit, then PPR is a still a long way...
It depends on the country, but generally, it's 30 days from the date mentioned in your PPR email.

 

[hrishikesh6589]

I have received ITA and currently gathering all the required documents.
Can someone apprise me of the time allotted to submit our passport once one gets a PPR request?

I am planning foreign travel. So I have to decide accordingly.
Help appreciated.

If you applied under express entry, such applications take 6 months or less to process after you have submitted all your documents and paid the necessary fees.. in today’s scenario the PPR request is not going to come to you at least for 4 months from the time you submit your application. And when it does, you have 30 days to submit your passport and provide biometrics if you are asked to do so. I suggest you plan your travels considering all of these factors and be around each time you are asked to take steps to take your application process ahead. Hope this helps thanks!

 

[sbbrampton]

Recieved my ITA, filled the form and moved to Document Upload section. Now I remember that I need to update an answer in previous forms. Please help if I need to press Start Again.

Modify my answers is just taking to few questions asked at first.

Thanks in advance and waiting for quick help !!

 

[hrishikesh6589]

Recieved my ITA, filled the form and moved to Document Upload section. Now I remember that I need to update an answer in previous forms. Please help if I need to press Start Again.

Modify my answers is just taking to few questions asked at first.

Thanks in advance and waiting for quick help !!

What is this form exactly? I will be able to give you a better picture then.

 

[sbbrampton]

What is this form exactly? I will be able to give you a better picture then.

Once we continue application post ITA, we are asked certain questions after which a page similar to express entry profile appears for applicant and dependent. Once we complete all the sections on this page it takes us to upload document page. I need to go back to page that looks like express entry profile from document upload page but do not see any option.