US outland applicants' thread :)

[tavora]

Just sent our package out today via Purolator, just making the 5pm deadline. It should be at CPC-Mississauga by Monday, July 9 at 10:30am -- all 7 lbs of it! I am the sponsor and the principal applicant is my American husband, so for the 2nd stage I think it's going to CPC-Ottawa now that Buffalo is closed?

Good luck to everyone! And congrats to those that are getting their PPRs!

 

[OhCanadiana]

Just sent our package out today via Purolator, just making the 5pm deadline. It should be at CPC-Mississauga by Monday, July 9 at 10:30am -- all 7 lbs of it! I am the sponsor and the principal applicant is my American husband, so for the 2nd stage I think it's going to CPC-Ottawa now that Buffalo is closed?

Good luck to everyone! And congrats to those that are getting their PPRs!

Congratulations on getting the process officially started . May it go fast and smooth for you.

 

[marcopolocan]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if there are any sponsors (outland) that have been asked to do FBI fingerprint checks? I only ask because I would hate to waste precious time if asked to do so. However, I also don't want to be paranoid and get one done in advance (my application has already been sent) just to have that possibility covered if for some reason they do ask for one?

Any thoughts?
Cheers

 

[tavora]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if there are any sponsors (outland) that have been asked to do FBI fingerprint checks? I only ask because I would hate to waste precious time if asked to do so. However, I also don't want to be paranoid and get one done in advance (my application has already been sent) just to have that possibility covered if for some reason they do ask for one?

Any thoughts?
Cheers

I'm not aware of any sponsors who were asked to do FBI background checks, but maybe someone else may know otherwise?

 

[marcopolocan]

Cheers Tavora.

 

[simb]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if there are any sponsors (outland) that have been asked to do FBI fingerprint checks? I only ask because I would hate to waste precious time if asked to do so. However, I also don't want to be paranoid and get one done in advance (my application has already been sent) just to have that possibility covered if for some reason they do ask for one?

Any thoughts?
Cheers

not the sponsors.. just the applicants need to have fbi report

 

[GOGOGO]

My PR card came in today. It took 9 weeks (I landed on May10). Isometry, you should get it soon.

Looks like you landed 3 weeks before me, actually. Congrats on getting that PR card!

 

[OhCanadiana]

My PR card came in today. It took 9 weeks (I landed on May10). Isometry, you should get it soon.

Congrats! You're done ... at least until naturalization.

 

[OhCanadiana]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if there are any sponsors (outland) that have been asked to do FBI fingerprint checks? I only ask because I would hate to waste precious time if asked to do so. However, I also don't want to be paranoid and get one done in advance (my application has already been sent) just to have that possibility covered if for some reason they do ask for one?

Any thoughts?
Cheers

It's very rare. Only if the sponsor has a background that might make him/her ineligible for sponsorship (e.g., violent crime - see eligibility criteria here)

 

[GOGOGO]

Thanks OhCandiana! I don't need to worry about that long piece of COPR flying off when being handed over to the border officers in windy days.

Congrats! You're done ... at least until naturalization.

 

[Isometry]

My PR card came in today. It took 9 weeks (I landed on May10). Isometry, you should get it soon.

Congratulations!

I'm heading to Portugal tomorrow. I've instructed my husband to open my mail while I'm gone and bring my PR card to the airport when he picks me up on the 31st. Probably won't need it, but just in case.

 

[Tullysgirl]

Ohhhh Boy. What is eCAS??

And THANK YOU OhCanadiana for starting this thread. Now...to start reading thru it and Leon's too!

 

[Sweden]

Ohhhh Boy. What is eCAS??

And THANK YOU OhCanadiana for starting this thread. Now...to start reading thru it and Leon's too!

Hey Tullysgirl,

don't worry - it's normal to get a bit overwhelmed! a few tips for you - AOR : acknowledgement of receipt, that's when CIC receives your application and sometimes sends an email,but not too often.
PPR - Passport request, when you are done with stage 1 (sponsor approval)
ecas - once you have an UCI ( unique client identifier), you can log in online and follow some of the progress on your file - only after being approved for stage 1 - so you have time to get used to all of that...

good luck!
Sweden

 

[hsquared]

Hey All,
I was wondering, has anyone from the US received their corp after the buffalo closure/transfer of files scene.

 

[Tullysgirl]

Hey Tullysgirl,

don't worry - it's normal to get a bit overwhelmed! a few tips for you - AOR : acknowledgement of receipt, that's when CIC receives your application and sometimes sends an email,but not too often.
PPR - Passport request, when you are done with stage 1 (sponsor approval)
ecas - once you have an UCI ( unique client identifier), you can log in online and follow some of the progress on your file - only after being approved for stage 1 - so you have time to get used to all of that...

good luck!
Sweden

THANK YOU!!

LIST OF TO DOs IS ENORMOUS!! How did you decide what to do first??

Is there a list of "acronyms" for those of us new to it? And what the heck is a CORP? ???