Spousal Sponsorship in-land Applications 2017 timeline and updates

[marcewang]

Congrats. I am not sure how long but I guess around a week or two. Someone who had the experience will clarify that but once you have the owp paper form in your hands you can go to service Canada and apply for your SIN. Bring a valid piece of ID. This is either your passport or provincial ID. It’s pretty fast to apply for SIN. You can start applying for jobs and once hire you can just follow up the SIN to them.

thank you so much!!

 

[marcewang]

I received mine 2-3 days after approval. You can get your SIN right away - it took me a total of 15 min with waiting time.

awesome ! thank you so much for the information. !

 

[nkoff]

Hello all!

I started this process in the beginning of 2017 and received my UCI in the beginning of April 2017 and have done my police certificates and my medical exam and then last week received an email stating that my application process is complete and I will be contacted by Etobiccoke to arrange for an appointment for the finalization of my permanent residence application. My questions are

What's next?

What should I expect?

What should I do to prepare?

Any and all advice or direction would be greatly appreciated

just wait to be contacted by the landing office. you'll either have to go in for the interview or you'll get an invitation for a telephone one. the whole thing will take about 15 min. make sure you and the sponsor will be able to attend the interview. and bring whatever documents the office asks for.

 

[Sarahrabelo]

Hello... my OWP was just approved!!!! My OWP application was received on November 10 2017 and I paid the right fees. Thx and good luck for everyone

 

[SsJohn]

Hi everyone, just to update on my application: I just found out that my OWP application was approved! The CIC system shows that my application was received Nov. 7, 2017 but the application files (with the PR files) were actually received on Nov. 14, 2017.

 

[Noslord2003]

Hello all!

I started this process in the beginning of 2017 and received my UCI in the beginning of April 2017 and have done my police certificates and my medical exam and then last week received an email stating that my application process is complete and I will be contacted by Etobiccoke to arrange for an appointment for the finalization of my permanent residence application. My questions are

What's next?

What should I expect?

What should I do to prepare?

Any and all advice or direction would be greatly appreciated

Congrats you have come to the end of your wait. Just relax and wait for your landing interview email. You'll be fine

 

[SunnyK17]

geezz i am november 30th so i guess there is still a long way for me to get a med request.

Did you get your OWP yet?

 

[alienfingers]

hey, this is not true. you need your PR card to reenter Canada. COPR is not a valid travel document. in fact after your landing interview and they issue you your COPR, they will advise you NOT to travel until you receive your PR card.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=064&top=10

Hi all,

I thought I'd update on this from last week having had my interview on the Thursday at the Montreal office. I had collected together some supporting information to try to get urgent processing of my PR card, including a letter from my employer saying I needed to go to the conference.

The first question I was asked at the interview was "are you planning to travel outside Canada in the next 8 weeks?". I explained my situation and asked if I could request urgent processing. I was told that they do not provide urgent processing for landed PRs for their 1st card (this is so stupid as that is the group of people who need them the most surely). She gave me three options:

1) They could cut short the 'interview' there and reschedule until after my conference.
I said no to this as it's been such a long journey, I just wanted it over with - I'll deal with the conference another way.

2) If I flew out of Canada and intended to fly back, I could apply to the consulate in the country I am travelling to, to get the Permanent Resident Travel Document.
This wouldn't work as I'm in the US for just 4 days so would not get processed in time.

3) I can drive across the border to a nearby US airport, fly from there to the conference then back to the US airport. Then I drive back across the Canada border from the US with just my passport. I don't need my PR card to drive back. The stipulation being that I have to be in a private vehicle when I cross back into Canada.
This is the option I've gone for - it's cost me a little bit to change flights but some will be covered by my work and the rest is worth it to not have to delay the interview and still get to the conference.


Other notes about the interview - it really did take less than 10mins - we didn't even sit down (it was just at a counter in the Montreal office). Most of that time was covering the travel stuff above.

They asked me where the first and last entry points into Canada were (note they aren't bothered about any as a visitor).

They asked if I'd ever been convicted or arrested.

They asked my sponsor if she was still happy to sponsor me.

She stamped the Confirmation of Permanent Resident form, got me to verify the info on it and sign it...

...and that was that!

 

[jorge216]

Did you get your OWP yet?

I did not apply for owp.

 

[chhm1215]

hi, i'm a March 24 Applicant, I just got a passport request today. does anyone know how long will more take to get approved or landing.
my consultant says it will take 2-3 months. I'm so confused.

 

[SunnyK17]

Hi everyone, just to update on my application: I just found out that my OWP application was approved! The CIC system shows that my application was received Nov. 7, 2017 but the application files (with the PR files) were actually received on Nov. 14, 2017.

Do you remember the date when you signed the forms? Was it nov 7Th? Maybe because of that?
Congrats by the way!

 

[Doomitch]

Do you remember the date when you signed the forms? Was it nov 7Th? Maybe because of that?
Congrats by the way!

I don’t know why ... same situation here I signed the forms november 25th, received by cic november 29th.
My PR aplication says « received november 29th », but OWP app says « received November 22th ».

There are several applicants who have this 7 days difference ... and I cannot find the explanation ...

 

[Perrybrown]

I don’t know why ... same situation here I signed the forms november 25th, received by cic november 29th.
My PR aplication says « received november 29th », but OWP app says « received November 22th ».

There are several applicants who have this 7 days difference ... and I cannot find the explanation ...

Same here, 7 days difference

 

[Source_Of_Smile]

Application Received on 18th April.
Still Background check in progress and medical passed in Dec.
how long I have to wait.... any idea??

 

[newcan1]

How long until an inland spousal sponsor can leave travel and leave Canada? is it a 6 months, a year or two?