US outland applicants' thread :)

[Rose2D2]

We're in PROCESSSSSSS! As of August 21! Things are rolling at Ottawa..FINALLY.

Yay! That is GREAT news for you, and pretty good news for the rest of us!

 

[URIFiggy]

Did any of you include a state clearance report as well as a FBI report in your application?

If you didn't, did any of you get requested to send one?

I included a state clearance report along with a FBI report when I sent in my application. I met with a lawyer prior to sending in my application just to get some information and possibly have a lawyer take care of everything (ended up not using him/any lawyer); He had mentioned that he would include a state specific clearance report as well as a FBI report. I don't think it is necessary, but it's better to include more if you can rather than less cause otherwise the CIC may hold up your application as they wait for you to send additional documents.

 

[Belinasha]

We included an expired state report. I asked my hubby to stop by and get one before he came to Canada so he could show it at the border if they asked for one. It was 6 months expired when we sent it, but if they looked at the date, they could see it was from a week before he stepped foot in Canada and has been here ever since.

 

[Cheerio]

I included a state clearance report along with a FBI report when I sent in my application. I met with a lawyer prior to sending in my application just to get some information and possibly have a lawyer take care of everything (ended up not using him/any lawyer); He had mentioned that he would include a state specific clearance report as well as a FBI report. I don't think it is necessary, but it's better to include more if you can rather than less cause otherwise the CIC may hold up your application as they wait for you to send additional documents.

I only sent in an FBI report but I have a feeling it wont be valid by the time they process my application (I received it a month prior to us sending our application). I wonder if they will request either just another FBI report and/or a state clearance report additionaly. My husband is comming over to visit me in mid September and then I plan to go back to Canada with him on October. When he gets here I plan to send off another set of fingerprints to the FBI so that those can start getting processed and they should get done by the time they get to our application (which was delivered August 1st). I'm just not sure if I should also request a state clearance report before we take off since Im probably going to be over there by the time they request anything. I don't want to have to cut my trip short-- at the same time it all keeps adding up. -.-'

 

[URIFiggy]

I only sent in an FBI report but I have a feeling it wont be valid by the time they process my application (I received it a month prior to us sending our application). I wonder if they will request either just another FBI report and/or a state clearance report additionaly. My husband is comming over to visit me in mid September and then I plan to go back to Canada with him on October. When he gets here I plan to send off another set of fingerprints to the FBI so that those can start getting processed and they should get done by the time they get to our application (which was delivered August 1st). I'm just not sure if I should also request a state clearance report before we take off since Im probably going to be over there by the time they request anything. I don't want to have to cut my trip short-- at the same time it all keeps adding up. -.-'

The FBI report is valid for a year, but the CIC has to have it in within 3 months of you recieving it, even though they might not start processing your application until several months down the road.
Example.
I got my FBI report March 13th 2012
I sent in my application April 25th 2012
They recieved the application April 27th 2012
They started Stage 2 on Aug. 2nd 2012 but haven't started processing it yet.
So long as they process my application before March 13th 2013, I'm all set. Any time after that, I'll need a new FBI report.

As far as the state reports, I know mine I got it the same day. They just gave it to me after I provided them some personal info. Other states may vary though. It can't hurt to see how long it'd take to get one.

 

[Cheerio]

Well I know state reports here take 1-3 weeks to receive so I'm not so worried about that-- at the same time I don't want to invest if its not going to be necessary... I think I will though just in case because It would be a bigger investment if they do end up requesting it and Im in Canada.

I was under the impression that the FBI reports were only valid for 3 months, it makes me feel better the hear its valid for a year... thank you for that clarification!

 

[URIFiggy]

Well I know state reports here take 1-3 weeks to receive so I'm not so worried about that-- at the same time I don't want to invest if its not going to be necessary... I think I will though just in case because It would be a bigger investment if they do end up requesting it and Im in Canada.

I was under the impression that the FBI reports were only valid for 3 months, it makes me feel better the hear its valid for a year... thank you for that clarification!

No problem. I had the same question when I was applying, and someone here clarified it for me, so I'm glad I could help

 

[brightredscream]

I am doing the paperwork now, and it asks if my husband has lived anywhere other than the US...
He had been living with me for 9 months when we had thought that we were going to do this whole thing inland, but then changed our minds.

The thing is - he was never told by the border crossing agents, and neither of us had any idea, that a maximum stay is only 6 months...will this hinder us on our application? :'(

 

[parker24]

I am doing the paperwork now, and it asks if my husband has lived anywhere other than the US...
He had been living with me for 9 months when we had thought that we were going to do this whole thing inland, but then changed our minds.

The thing is - he was never told by the border crossing agents, and neither of us had any idea, that a maximum stay is only 6 months...will this hinder us on our application? :'(

Did he apply for an extension? If not, I would strongly advise in leaving and coming back. If so, then it's fine. You don't need to get a background check for him living in Canada because... he's not LIVING in Canada. He's still a visitor.

 

[expatboarder]

Hi everyone

My wife got an email from cpp-ottawa that she was approved as my sponsor. Please update me in the spreadsheet. Will I be processed through Ottawa or LA? I heard the visa will be processed at the LA office and the checks will be from Ottawa?
Good luck to all

boarder

 

[parker24]

Hi everyone

My wife got an email from cpp-ottawa that she was approved as my sponsor. Please update me in the spreadsheet. Will I be processed through Ottawa or LA? I heard the visa will be processed at the LA office and the checks will be from Ottawa?
Good luck to all

boarder

The e-mail should say which VO it's going to

 

[brightredscream]

Did he apply for an extension? If not, I would strongly advise in leaving and coming back. If so, then it's fine. You don't need to get a background check for him living in Canada because... he's not LIVING in Canada. He's still a visitor.

He's been back in Florida now for three months. As soon as we found out about the whole 6 month limit thing - he left and returned home to avoid any complications.

Should we just leave that out of the application then, since he was technically only visiting? Or what would our best option be?

 

[Kiri]

So my sponsor called CIC just now and they said they haven't even opened my package yet. That if we haven't seen online that they have opened it in the next couple days (which there is no way we can because he has no client ID) to call back because they are working on apps around our time.

Pfft, it's been 101 days since I sent it, and 97 days since received... both over limit. What bugs me is that it hasn't even been touched and yet there are more PPRs from June and almost all of June completed and there are still a handful of May remaining. This is just like how the other months went. I'm so frustrated. I'm already sick of this process. Once you cross 100 days without even an AOR (at least some early May people got that much), that's not even cool...

I really hate this because we also want to have a baby and without me being able to have OHIP yet until I get PR, we can't afford the costs and we both refuse to be apart since I have the extension until next May. Besides, I just can't accept going through the pregnancy and birth of our first child without him.

*sigh*

 

[cgagnon]

So my sponsor called CIC just now and they said they haven't even opened my package yet. That if we haven't seen online that they have opened it in the next couple days (which there is no way we can because he has no client ID) to call back because they are working on apps around our time.

Pfft, it's been 101 days since I sent it, and 97 days since received... both over limit. What bugs me is that it hasn't even been touched and yet there are more PPRs from June and almost all of June completed and there are still a handful of May remaining. This is just like how the other months went. I'm so frustrated. I'm already sick of this process. Once you cross 100 days without even an AOR (at least some early May people got that much), that's not even cool...

I really hate this because we also want to have a baby and without me being able to have OHIP yet until I get PR, we can't afford the costs and we both refuse to be apart since I have the extension until next May. Besides, I just can't accept going through the pregnancy and birth of our first child without him.

*sigh*

Hey...don't get discourage...call again!! They don't know what they are talking about! We are waiting for PR too to have children and we just went in process. Look at it this way you will wait more for Step 1 but Step 2 will be a lot easier trust me on that! Get him to call your MP you are over the processing time....put fire up their butts! After the Buffalo closing we all called numerous amount of times and finally we all got the story straight...they had not clue what was going on at the beginning! Hang in there!!

 

[Kiri]

Hey...don't get discourage...call again!! They don't know what they are talking about! We are waiting for PR too to have children and we just went in process. Look at it this way you will wait more for Step 1 but Step 2 will be a lot easier trust me on that! Get him to call your MP you are over the processing time....put fire up their butts! After the Buffalo closing we all called numerous amount of times and finally we all got the story straight...they had not clue what was going on at the beginning! Hang in there!!

MP, does that mean Member of Parliament? What do I do concerning that?