Necaras

Thanks SchnookoLoly

Good Luck lord1298!

Siouxie

The "Official line" seems to be that if your COPR is issued in the incorrect name, you would need to send it back to be changed before 'landing' as a PR.

Guide 5218 - Request to Amend Record of Landing, Confirmation of Permanent Residence or Valid Temporary Resident Documents

Whatever name is on your COPR (record of landing) and passport when you land will become your legal name in Canada. The chances are that CBSA officers would be quite happy to change it for you (if it was issued in your maiden name), with proof of marriage / passports etc., when you land though - but if you are concerned, it's relatively easy to change your COPR prior to landing - a bit more time consuming to have documents changed legally afterwards.

There is no requirement in Canada to change your name to your spouse's, by the way. You could just 'assume' their name, not make a legal name change.

Canadabound1980

Just a quick update, I have been asked for a copy of our passports if there has been any changes and 2 new photos for each family member.

SchnookoLoly

Wahoo, that's your passport request, aka decision made! Congrats! Updated!

Kingbsy

Congrats Canadabound! they must be so close finishing Octobers pool of applicants! just waiting on an email like yours!

Canadabound1980

Yeah, can't wait, my meds run out on the 23ed of July, so it's going to be close.
Ecas still not showing dm but our agent has email them and they have replied saying that they will send out my Corp once they have received the photos.
I would like to say a BIG thank you to the people running this forum it's been very informative and has helped me remain calm over the last 11 months.
Keep up the good work guys.
I will post my last feed after landing to let you know how it goes. Thanks

Siouxie

it comes through quickly!

Hopefully you will continue to hang around - we have lots of other forums here, including two non-immigration ones for Canada.. now we've got you, we don't want to lose you!

rtoddpm

Landed yesterday, only for a couple of days, moving properly in Dec.

Everything went very smoothly, even got my SIN issued at Toronto Airport.

Bexleybuttler

After the request for a criminal record check from Hong Kong this has now been completed and returned to LVO Hopefully they look at my case asap and give me DM....... Fingers crossed come the **** on London don't want to be the last one from OCTOBER 2015

Kingbsy

Bexley dont worry we are in this together still! the light is getting brighter towards the end of this tunnel!

Crayon

Lol so we have got an email saying that my application is going to Warsaw VO instead of London as I assumed as I live in London for 7 yeras now


I attached guide for Western Europe as this is where I live and it said to look at where I live - but as they forwarded app to Warsaw VO I worry now that it will take ages as I didn't fill Eastern Europe guide in my app as I don't live in Poland anymore? Any ideas?
Was initially happy as it takes 11 months to go through Warsaw and 14 London but now Panicking it will take longer because I attached Western Europe guide!

SchnookoLoly

Ugh. Well, CIC does reserve the right to send your app to the appropriate office based on residency OR on nationality. You were correct in filling out the western europe guide, though, as the instructions do say to fill it out based on residency. Sometimes CIC changes that, though.

It's possible that they will ask you for some other forms, but if I were you I would just sit tight and wait for the request to come through. They may not ask (since you are resident in London), so there's no point stressing about it at this point. Just sit tight.

The upside is, as you say, Warsaw is faster than London, so hopefully you'll hear something from them soon.

(If it makes you feel better, you COULD send a case-specific email and just state that you had filled out Western Europe in line with the instructions based on residency, but since your app has instead gone to Warsaw as your are a Polish national, to please let you know if you need to send in any additional forms in line with the Eastern Europe package of forms but you will wait to hear further before sending anything. They may not respond, but it may put your mind at ease to drop them a line.)

I've moved you to the bottom section of the spreadsheet since you aren't being processed through London, but do stick around and keep us updated on your progress!

Best of luck and hopefully hear more from you soon!

Snowy560

CIC reserve the right to send the stage two part anywhere they have resources and have been doing so in recent months. I've known people who really cannot work out the connection to the office their application has been sent to. On the upside, I think they're unlikely to send it somewhere you don't live if they thought you would require an interview. Well, that's my theory anyway!

S

Crayon

Thanks!


Might do that then. I was silly then to assume it will be London but oh well

Necaras

Afternoon,

Can you please update with In Processing Date

In Process: 13th June 2016

Thanks