US outland applicants' thread :)

[cempjwi]

What I don't understand is why some countries visa offices process application faster than Ottawa? I know Canada has to be careful with fraud but I always figured foreign documents are lot easier to forge than American documents. Also some couples are married for over five years and have kids, shouldn't those files be easier to determine if any forgery or not? I guess I always thought US citizens married to Canadian citizen wouldn't take as long as other countries.

There a re many factors to consider here. While Ottawa processes US cases, not all cases are for US citizens applicants. Ottawa processes most cases filed in the US for people living in the US. Some US-filed cases are filtered in Mississauga and sent to other VO's if the applicant is not a US citizen, but many are sent to Ottawa if the non-US citizen meets a specific criteria. It is also not about forgery only. US documentation is easier and quicker to verify or more believable than those coming from other countries. Also, US citizens are less likely to wish to come to Canada to improve their standard of living and therefore those cases are less subjected to scrutiny by CIC because they are believed less likely to be fraudulent. My case was processed in Ottawa while I was not a US citizen because I was living there at the time and it took longer than most of the other cases filed in Ottawa during the same period, in part because I still had to submit documents from my country of citizenship (along with US originated documents), but of course it took a lot less time than it would have taken if my file had been sent to the VO that handles cases for my country of citizenship. There are, however, many of other VO's that will process cases way quicker than Ottawa.

 

[rockgurl1965]

I have a question, my wife received an email from CIC concerning a form they said was missing, It was addressed to my wife using her maiden name, ??? curious , the only piece of paper work that was sent that had her maiden name was a copy of her birth certificate, Is this normal?

 

[KelseyTVS]

I have a question, my wife received an email from CIC concerning a form they said was missing, It was addressed to my wife using her maiden name, ??? curious , the only piece of paper work that was sent that had her maiden name was a copy of her birth certificate, Is this normal?

It probably is not a big deal, they may have just made a mistake. Send the missing form along and it should be okay!

 

[dbentley1313]

I have my landing interview tomorrow (I opted for the "office landing" instead of crossing the border and flag poling), and I'm wondering if anyone else has gone this route? I am not sure if I need to bring a B4 form with me as I still need to go over the border to get my belongings! I know it's taking about 90 days for people to receive their actual PR card and I'm hoping I won't have to wait that long to be able to travel...

Thanks!

 

[DanOCan]

So our ECAS updated on July 23rd to show that we had DM (stage 1) as of July 20th and it said that correspondence had been sent. We still haven't received an email - should we expect an actual letter?

If you provided an email address, the sponsor will get the correspondence via email, no actual letter will be sent. For me, the SA email arrived nine days after eCAS status had changed.

 

[DanOCan]

I have a question, my wife received an email from CIC concerning a form they said was missing, It was addressed to my wife using her maiden name, ??? curious , the only piece of paper work that was sent that had her maiden name was a copy of her birth certificate, Is this normal?

I have a similar situation. eCAS still shows my wife's maiden name even though we submitted the forms using her married name and we waited to change to her married name on the passport before we submitted. I figured in our case it was probably because we had a failed application in 2013 that we had submitted under her maiden name. I'm hoping it gets updated when they actually get around to looking at our application because I'd sure hate for her COPR to come with her old name on it.

 

[Aquakitty]

I figured in our case it was probably because we had a failed application in 2013 that we had submitted under her maiden name.

How did you have a failed application? You mean they sent it back due to a mistake?

 

[Sunset0505]

Yea that's pretty messed up, I see LA listed on your sidebar, does that mean you've been selected for an interview?

I hope not we have been married for 10 years...lol..had long distance relationaship for a year, lived together in the US for 3 months and then got married...mine you I would not mind a trip to LA!...I have noticed that there seems to be more then a few cases from Apr 2014 that have not been approved...I am thinking its like the border every 300th car gets pulled in and examined..CIC has just picked a month...I am betting that next year you will see May 2015 cases pending.....and I have no doubt we will not hear anything until March of next year...

 

[rockgurl1965]

It probably is not a big deal, they may have just made a mistake. Send the missing form along and it should be okay!

Thank you Kelsey,
we took care of the form the same day, thanks again.

 

[WDWgirl2011]

I just received an email from CIC about document requests. It says I need to send them copies of proof that my husband lives in Canada like utility bills, pay stubs from work, employment letters (which we sent in his pay stubs and employment letter) banking history, etc. and I have to pay the Right of Permanent Resident Fee. Could this mean I'm getting close to the end?

 

[Confused987]

I just received an email from CIC about document requests. It says I need to send them copies of proof that my husband lives in Canada like utility bills, pay stubs from work, employment letters (which we sent in his pay stubs and employment letter) banking history, etc. and I have to pay the Right of Permanent Resident Fee. Could this mean I'm getting close to the end?

Yes it sure sounds like you are very close since they are asking for PR Fee. What is your timeline/when did CIC get your application?

 

[WDWgirl2011]

Yes it sure sounds like you are very close since they are asking for PR Fee. What is your timeline/when did CIC get your application?

We sent it in in February and we got AOR February 10th 2015 and SA on April 10th

 

[Confused987]

We sent it in in February and we got AOR February 10th 2015 and SA on April 10th

I had a SA at end of April. I hope I get lucky like you. Are you and your spouse married for over 5 years and do you have kids? I just want to know if that makes any difference in the speed of application completion.

 

[WDWgirl2011]

I had a SA at end of April. I hope I get lucky like you. Are you and your spouse married for over 5 years and do you have kids? I just want to know if that makes any difference in the speed of application completion.

We have only been married 9 months and we have no kids

 

[ChellyCat]

I had a SA at end of April. I hope I get lucky like you. Are you and your spouse married for over 5 years and do you have kids? I just want to know if that makes any difference in the speed of application completion.

I got the same email today and am also a February applicant. We aren't married, did common law sponsorship, and have been together just short of two years. I'm so excited now, hopefully once I send the documents things will be fast from here!