VIENNA OFFICE

[Toronto ASAP]

Thanks. I was hoping to avoid booking a return flight until things were sorted out with where he'd be flying out from, but perhaps that will be the best bet. Any other tips on what he should bring with him to help demonstrate to border security he will leave on time?

As you can see, experiences are different but generally it is much easier if you come from visa exempt countries, he might pass without any questions but I would not take that chance. I come from a country where I need a visitor visa to enter Canada and I got it a week ago (check my posts at that time) even though it was said to be almost impossible while PR application was in process. It seems I managed to prove my DUAL INTENT, see
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op11-eng.pdf

It involved a loooot of paperwork which is luckily not your case. But it is my advice that besides proving your ongoing sponsorship process he brings papers that can show his ties to home country such as bank accounts, proof of owning property or business, letter from employer... and he should not bring all his belongings of course bcs they will think he is moving permanently.

 

[DutchCanadian]

Congratulations Toronto ASAP on getting that visa! I've heard it's difficult, so that's really great that you were able to obtain it!

Thanks so much for the advice everyone! I'll incorporate all of your ideas to decrease the chance he'll get refused at the border. Let's hope for some friendly border service agents .

 

[europe]

Congratulations Toronto ASAP on getting that visa! I've heard it's difficult, so that's really great that you were able to obtain it!

Thanks so much for the advice everyone! I'll incorporate all of your ideas to decrease the chance he'll get refused at the border. Let's hope for some friendly border service agents .

DutchCanadian , i told you what the customs of immigrations told us how we can sell the tickets, hionestly i would do the RT tickets, and also you can just cancell or change the dates, but if you change the dates is goign to be penalty and diffeence of the price, and sometimes the RT ticket is cheaper than OW tickets.

 

[Hungary]

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the New members
I am right at the Hungarian border, sleeping here and tomorrow heading over to Vienna for the interview....
I am kind of anxious, I dont know what to expect at all.... ??? But my husband told me that my heart will tell me the right answers.. yes, this is what I am afraid of, I am already homesick??!! ??? :-[ now, that I have the feeling there is a chance for me to get the PR back in a short period, I am freaked out. I am completely NUTS :-[ :-X Travelling here I was already looking at Lake Balaton like I am seeing it for the last time... And I was watching the Hungarian X-Factor the same way, thinking about that Maybe I wont even see the finale around Christmas.. I hate this stupid feeling in my stomach, I don't even deserve my chance.... :-[
Please do tell me, how on Earth do or did you Guys deal with that?! Am I the only one being like this?

Why ooohhh why does Canada have to be sooooooooooooooooooooo far away?! :'(
Everyone is jealous of me who knows about my current situation (Canada) and asking me to find a man for them out there so they can move once, but all I wish is that my husband could move to me.... is Thats the truth :'(

 

[Toronto ASAP]

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to the New members
I am right at the Hungarian border, sleeping here and tomorrow heading over to Vienna for the interview....
I am kind of anxious, I dont know what to expect at all.... ??? But my husband told me that my heart will tell me the right answers.. yes, this is what I am afraid of, I am already homesick??!! ??? :-[ now, that I have the feeling there is a chance for me to get the PR back in a short period, I am freaked out. I am completely NUTS :-[ :-X Travelling here I was already looking at Lake Balaton like I am seeing it for the last time... And I was watching the Hungarian X-Factor the same way, thinking about that Maybe I wont even see the finale around Christmas.. I hate this stupid feeling in my stomach, I don't even deserve my chance.... :-[
Please do tell me, how on Earth do or did you Guys deal with that?! Am I the only one being like this?

Why ooohhh why does Canada have to be sooooooooooooooooooooo far away?! :'(
Everyone is jealous of me who knows about my current situation (Canada) and asking me to find a man for them out there so they can move once, but all I wish is that my husband could move to me.... is Thats the truth :'(

Hungary, you are not alone... I feel almost the same! I've never been such an emotional mess in my whole life. In a way I am anxious for this process to be over at once, on the other hand I am so afraid of what happens after it really ends. Situation in Serbia is sooo bad that I know for sure this is the right thing for us to do at this point of life, but it does not stop me from feeling so emotional when I walk the streets of my city alone, I even make photos of the city which I never did before. When I go out and have great time with my friends, they sing songs for me and I really try my best not to cry sometimes. When I celebrate some holidays or birthdays with my family I am so sad bcs I won't be there next year. I already make plans with them when they could visit me, show them pics of Toronto etc. I also wonder did it have to be sooooo far away??? I learn my grandparents how to use a computer, mostly skype OMG I even learn to cook and prepare some home made meals which I know I will miss (big deal for me ) , I search for Serbian food stores in Toronto... and so many other things!!!

Then of course I talk to my husband and he is so alone and I miss him so much that I just wanna fall asleep and wake up by his side. I feel so positively excited when searching for our apartment together at more than 7000km distance!!! I explore the neighborhood and picture how my life will look like and I feel true happiness. Then I feel afraid when I think about job hunting in a completely unknown labor market! It goes on.. emotions just mix and mix. I guess you've all been there.

OK, that was my confession I wanna say good luck with the interview, be yourself and it will go perfect!!!

 

[Hungary]

Hungary, you are not alone... I feel almost the same! I've never been such an emotional mess in my whole life. In a way I am anxious for this process to be over at once, on the other hand I am so afraid of what happens after it really ends. Situation in Serbia is sooo bad that I know for sure this is the right thing for us to do at this point of life, but it does not stop me from feeling so emotional when I walk the streets of my city alone, I even make photos of the city which I never did before. When I go out and have great time with my friends, they sing songs for me and I really try my best not to cry sometimes. When I celebrate some holidays or birthdays with my family I am so sad bcs I won't be there next year. I already make plans with them when they could visit me, show them pics of Toronto etc. I also wonder did it have to be sooooo far away??? I learn my grandparents how to use a computer, mostly skype OMG I even learn to cook and prepare some home made meals which I know I will miss (big deal for me ) , I search for Serbian food stores in Toronto... and so many other things!!!

Then of course I talk to my husband and he is so alone and I miss him so much that I just wanna fall asleep and wake up by his side. I feel so positively excited when searching for our apartment together at more than 7000km distance!!! I explore the neighborhood and picture how my life will look like and I feel true happiness. Then I feel afraid when I think about job hunting in a completely unknown labor market! It goes on.. emotions just mix and mix. I guess you've all been there.

OK, that was my confession I wanna say good luck with the interview, be yourself and it will go perfect!!!

Oh Gosh, you said everything so so sooo deep from my heart, you made me cry a lot and its not easy to read and cry at the same time i was just celebrating my birthday last weekend with my best friends from high school, we are friends for 14 years now, and I was feeling the very same as you wrote. :'(
Well, if tomorrow I happen to be refused I will start to cry about that nothing is good enough for me I guess
Thank you so much for your honesty and your reply



Tom, Buddy, are you okay?! You are lost. Is it time for us to congratulate to your family?

 

[Toronto ASAP]

Oh Gosh, you said everything so so sooo deep from my heart, you made me cry a lot and its not easy to read and cry at the same time i was just celebrating my birthday last weekend with my best friends from high school, we are friends for 14 years now, and I was feeling the very same as you wrote. :'(
Well, if tomorrow I happen to be refused I will start to cry about that nothing is good enough for me I guess
Thank you so much for your honesty and your reply



Tom, Buddy, are you okay?! You are lost. Is it time for us to congratulate to your family?

Ohhh please don't do that that, I can cry these days for no reason whatsoever not to mention when I speak to someone who is going through the same thing! But I must admit, it felt good to say all of this, thank you I believe it's in human nature to always wish for everything and always need something we do not have. We just need to learn to settle with the best possible option life is giving us at a certain point! easy to say, I know

Tom, we miss you, it isn't the same here without you, hope to hear the best news from you soon!

 

[little_apple]

Toronto ASAP and Hungary: I'm sorry for you that you feel already homesick without having left your country yet.
I don't even know how I could help you because I've never been homesick in my life.

Moving to Canada was not planned at all. I couldn't really say good-bye to everybody. 18 months ago, I started a 1 year world trip in Canada, met my boyfriend 2 weeks later and stayed. I cancelled all my other plane tickets and started a new life here. I felt home right from the beginning. I always liked travelling but I never wanted to leave Germany. Canada is, of course, different but very welcoming. People are helpful, friendly and not as stressed as in Germany. I like that here are so many cultures at one place. It might be hard in the beginning to make some friends but it will happen. Of course there are days when you will miss friends and family back home but you'll make new friends. You will be with the love of your life and (maybe) with his family close to where you will live.

Don't worry too much. Enjoy your new life. You can still fly back for a visit or your friends and family can come visit you. There is Skype, Email, Whatsapp etc. It's pretty easy to stay in contact with everybody.

And all over Canada there are many European stores ;-)

Big hug to both of you. Try to enjoy the rest of the time you have back home.

 

[ralph79]

... On the border I was sent to speak with immigration officer and presented them the e-mail that my husband was approved as a sponsor and also an e-mail from CIC Canada that I can be in Canada while waiting for application to be done (it is called dual intent)....

How did you get this email from CIC if I may ask? Did you do an inland application and are able to contact CIC directly?

 

[ralph79]

Hello everyone!

I've been reading posts in preparation for sending the paperwork in and am now in the process of waiting (papers received by Mississauga September 5/13) to bring my fiancé over. Thanks for all the information! We appreciated it during the preparation process.

I know we're all concerned about the delays with the Vienna office and in looking into it, my fiancé found some good information. The link is put together by the government and lets you look at the general timeline for each office by each type of application. The most recent includes data until April 2013. Unfortunately it won't let me post the link here, but the general timelines for spousal/partner sponsorship at the Vienna office alone is as follows:

Total approval rate: 90%
20% completed in 4 months
30% completed in 6 months
50% completed in 7 months
70% completed in 9 months
80% completed in 11 months

It gives a little more detail than the general one put on the CIC website. It may help people feel a little better about things, although it is noteworthy that the timeline doesn't include the period since the strike began as I believe it's an annual report.

very useful, thanks from a fellow Dutchie.

 

[Toronto ASAP]

Toronto ASAP and Hungary: I'm sorry for you that you feel already homesick without having left your country yet.
I don't even know how I could help you because I've never been homesick in my life.

Moving to Canada was not planned at all. I couldn't really say good-bye to everybody. 18 months ago, I started a 1 year world trip in Canada, met my boyfriend 2 weeks later and stayed. I cancelled all my other plane tickets and started a new life here. I felt home right from the beginning. I always liked travelling but I never wanted to leave Germany. Canada is, of course, different but very welcoming. People are helpful, friendly and not as stressed as in Germany. I like that here are so many cultures at one place. It might be hard in the beginning to make some friends but it will happen. Of course there are days when you will miss friends and family back home but you'll make new friends. You will be with the love of your life and (maybe) with his family close to where you will live.

Don't worry too much. Enjoy your new life. You can still fly back for a visit or your friends and family can come visit you. There is Skype, Email, Whatsapp etc. It's pretty easy to stay in contact with everybody.

And all over Canada there are many European stores ;-)

Big hug to both of you. Try to enjoy the rest of the time you have back home.

Thank you for the encouragement little apple. I am a huge fan of travelling and I did travel a lot for someone who is 25 but always enjoy coming back home. I have lived in the same city with my family since I was born but always felt independent enough, so far at least. As I grew up I realized how that actually makes an important part of me and that's why this moving for me is a bigger deal, I am going away from home for the first time and have no idea what kind of reaction I will have to all those changes after several months pass I visited Canada twice and I like very much the cosmopolitan spirit and the fact that after few days I didn't feel like a stranger at all. I am very positive about all that, just trying not to have enormous expectations bcs I don't wanna be disappointed if everything doesn't turn out the way I imagined it.

By thy way, I like your story very much, so brave and inspiring, thanks for sharing!

Hug to you too.

 

[europe]

Tooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm any news , do i have to congratulate you m

Hungary how was your interview, let us know

 

[Hungary]

Hi Everybody!

The interview was not really good. I got the travel document but not the Status, because 12 years passed since I had the right to make my own decisions... Now I could go to Canada with the TD , appeal her decision which will take a year and I can spend that time in Canada with a a PR card with short validity. If I win, Its good, but if not, well, I must leave Canada and submit sponsorship again.
Please try your best to avoid the interview. It was a "simple" one for me, not a spousal interview with a suspicious VO questioning the marriage, but it was still a bad and uncomfortable situation... Sitting in a tiny room , like a box with no windows, with security window between you and the VO is talking into a microphone... I already felt "guilty" and ashamed for some strange and unknown reason just sitting there.

Thank you for asking and the support!

 

[Muby]

Hi Hungary !!!

Thank you for try to share your interview experience, Iam wishing you ll win the case and get your PR back. As you said everybody can try to avoid the interview offcourse we all affraid for it even if u have genuie relationship you are too much affraid for the moment, because u never know what they ll ask you. I hope all we can make it without interview

 

[europe]

Hi Everybody!

The interview was not really good. I got the travel document but not the Status, because 12 years passed since I had the right to make my own decisions... Now I could go to Canada with the TD , appeal her decision which will take a year and I can spend that time in Canada with a a PR card with short validity. If I win, Its good, but if not, well, I must leave Canada and submit sponsorship again.
Please try your best to avoid the interview. It was a "simple" one for me, not a spousal interview with a suspicious VO questioning the marriage, but it was still a bad and uncomfortable situation... Sitting in a tiny room , like a box with no windows, with security window between you and the VO is talking into a microphone... I already felt "guilty" and ashamed for some strange and unknown reason just sitting there.

Thank you for asking and the support!

Hungary i hope your case will win the PR status, i know how you felt in the interveiw, my husband was in the interview like 30-45 minutes, and the officer make you sometimes to feel unconfortable, but as my husband said we dont hide anything , we are geniune relationship, i rembered when my husband told me that the officer told him if i said to you that you lost this case what would you do , and my husband said is easy my wife will move back to my country , and i was ready to move m, and alos my husband told them , i have myu business in Europe, but i love my wife and she is the one whos is maing me to go with here, with here i will live everywhere, and the officer told to my husband congratultaions you passed the test , cuz you answered honest,