Express Entry Scores and Progress Thread
Sep 23rd 2015, 5:10 pm
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No. The yanks just write 'Flagpole' on the rejection slip in the office and send you back on a link road to the Canadian border approach road.
They probably don't like doing this on a cold, wet day, because it involves them walking across the yard and moving a plastic barrier to allow your car through.
We did this two weekends ago at Peace Arch (Douglas Border Crossing). It was very quiet that Saturday morning and the round trip from joining the back of the queue to enter USA to being Canadian PRs took us approx. 30 minutes at most.
They probably don't like doing this on a cold, wet day, because it involves them walking across the yard and moving a plastic barrier to allow your car through.
We did this two weekends ago at Peace Arch (Douglas Border Crossing). It was very quiet that Saturday morning and the round trip from joining the back of the queue to enter USA to being Canadian PRs took us approx. 30 minutes at most.
Sep 23rd 2015, 5:15 pm
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If theres no negativity then this is what I`d prefer to do, I briefly looked at the closest potential crossings and the nearest civilized places in the USA and all were, well, pretty basic at best and not somewhere I`d want to spend any time in TBH
Sep 23rd 2015, 5:54 pm
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Re: Express Entry Scores and Progress Thread
Thats good news, some of the stuff I read suggested that it was necessary to go into the US for a reasonable period of time (day trip or whatever) or the Americans could be awkward and/or question your motives possibly resulting in a refusal
If theres no negativity then this is what I`d prefer to do, I briefly looked at the closest potential crossings and the nearest civilized places in the USA and all were, well, pretty basic at best and not somewhere I`d want to spend any time in TBH
If theres no negativity then this is what I`d prefer to do, I briefly looked at the closest potential crossings and the nearest civilized places in the USA and all were, well, pretty basic at best and not somewhere I`d want to spend any time in TBH
Sep 23rd 2015, 6:16 pm
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Re: Express Entry Scores and Progress Thread
Sep 24th 2015, 12:10 am
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Yeah, the US side. When I went through the US border the second time the agent seemed a little confused about why I'd flagpoled that day and said that if they'd seen me the first time around, they would've just let me go. So frustrating! 
Sep 24th 2015, 3:02 pm
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Re: Express Entry Scores and Progress Thread
I finally managed to log in to CAS this morning and have found that I've had a Decision Made! 
I'm guessing that the next thing I'm waiting for is PPR? Does this come through email and need to be scanned & uploaded? Or will it be back to the old method/paper trail?
Thanks, I'm so excited to (hopefully) be almost done!
I'm guessing that the next thing I'm waiting for is PPR? Does this come through email and need to be scanned & uploaded? Or will it be back to the old method/paper trail?
Thanks, I'm so excited to (hopefully) be almost done!
Sep 25th 2015, 1:01 am
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Re: Express Entry Scores and Progress Thread
I finally managed to log in to CAS this morning and have found that I've had a Decision Made!
I'm guessing that the next thing I'm waiting for is PPR? Does this come through email and need to be scanned & uploaded? Or will it be back to the old method/paper trail?
Thanks, I'm so excited to (hopefully) be almost done!
I'm guessing that the next thing I'm waiting for is PPR? Does this come through email and need to be scanned & uploaded? Or will it be back to the old method/paper trail?
Thanks, I'm so excited to (hopefully) be almost done!
Yeah! you are likely to get an email. I got my email before any decision made seen on mycic. but never checked it any where else.
Hurrah! finally got my COPR today
)
...AT last some feeling of security!Perfect timing! as flying back to UK in 2 weeks for holiday so hopefully can do my Landing in Pearson International on my return.
oh! what to expect at the POE? do I need to take any documents with me? other than the COPR paper of course! thank
Sep 26th 2015, 2:52 am
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Good evening all, good news for me received PPR this evening approx 30 mins ago!!
what a huge relief, posting the passport copies tomorrow!
time to open a beer,
what a huge relief, posting the passport copies tomorrow!
time to open a beer,
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Sep 26th 2015, 5:05 am
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Re: Express Entry Scores and Progress Thread
You might even get PR before you get to 2 years...
Sep 29th 2015, 10:36 am
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I'm wondering if anyone knows the answer to this question. My older brother is married with kids in Alberta. He's been there for at least 10 years and has his permanent resident card. I'm looking for ways to possibly boost my score and help me get over there a lot sooner. Is there anything my brother could do on his end to help me out with my application that wouldn't cost him any money? He does own his own buisness, but I wouldn't ask him to give me a job offer to get me over as I believe that costs some considerable money on his part.
Sep 29th 2015, 2:55 pm
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Congrats ally and Chris! I just mailed my passport and photos on Friday and was delivered yesterday.... Anyone on here able to give their timeframe from sending to receiving their passport back?
Sep 29th 2015, 3:00 pm
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I'm wondering if anyone knows the answer to this question. My older brother is married with kids in Alberta. He's been there for at least 10 years and has his permanent resident card. I'm looking for ways to possibly boost my score and help me get over there a lot sooner. Is there anything my brother could do on his end to help me out with my application that wouldn't cost him any money? He does own his own buisness, but I wouldn't ask him to give me a job offer to get me over as I believe that costs some considerable money on his part.
HTH.
Sep 29th 2015, 8:27 pm
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Re: Express Entry Scores and Progress Thread
So, I got a CIC email a couple of hours ago. My status has been updated, the "a background check is needed" line went from "not started yet" to "In progress".
To sum up :
11/04/2015 EE Profile activation
17/04/2015 ITA
13/05/2015 Application, payment
16/05/2015 AOR
21/05/2015 Medicals status to "passed"
29/09/2015 Background check to "in progress"
So I still don't have a date, but it feels like some human being has opened my file, it gives me hope again ! (Well I hope that's what it means...)
To sum up :
11/04/2015 EE Profile activation
17/04/2015 ITA
13/05/2015 Application, payment
16/05/2015 AOR
21/05/2015 Medicals status to "passed"
29/09/2015 Background check to "in progress"
So I still don't have a date, but it feels like some human being has opened my file, it gives me hope again ! (Well I hope that's what it means...)
Sep 29th 2015, 9:34 pm
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Re: Express Entry Scores and Progress Thread
So, I got a CIC email a couple of hours ago. My status has been updated, the "a background check is needed" line went from "not started yet" to "In progress".
To sum up :
11/04/2015 EE Profile activation
17/04/2015 ITA
13/05/2015 Application, payment
16/05/2015 AOR
21/05/2015 Medicals status to "passed"
29/09/2015 Background check to "in progress"
So I still don't have a date, but it feels like some human being has opened my file, it gives me hope again ! (Well I hope that's what it means...)
To sum up :
11/04/2015 EE Profile activation
17/04/2015 ITA
13/05/2015 Application, payment
16/05/2015 AOR
21/05/2015 Medicals status to "passed"
29/09/2015 Background check to "in progress"
So I still don't have a date, but it feels like some human being has opened my file, it gives me hope again ! (Well I hope that's what it means...)
Glad to hear you've had some movement though. This process isn't half tiresome, isn't it?
