Use of Representative...re Immigration Canada

[Sweetkiwi]

Hi Everyone,

I hope this is not a silly question. I'm sponsoring my husband and we included a Use of Representative form with me as the representative. I was hoping that meant that any mail would be coming to me. We did this in part because we worried about the reliability of the post system there.

thanks for your reply in advance.

[AnnaC]

Hi
I take it this is for Immigration Canada and your papers are being processed in Haiti and your husband is living in the DR?

[Sweetkiwi]

Originally Posted by AnnaC

Hi
I take it this is for Immigration Canada and your papers are being processed in Haiti and your husband is living in the DR?

Oops, sorry. Yes, I live in Canada and his application is being processed in Haiti- he lives in Santo Domingo.

[lexi]

It is a GREAT thing that you filled that form out!! It is best to have that done right from the beginning!

Good Luck!

[Sweetkiwi]

Originally Posted by lexi

It is a GREAT thing that you filled that form out!! It is best to have that done right from the beginning!

Good Luck!

So does that mean that I will be receiving all the communication? I was worried because when I was reading different timelines it appeared that the Dominican being sponsored was receiving mail (and really late too!).

[sangria]

Hi SweetKiwi!

Welcome to the Group!

The Use of Representative Form allows you to make inquiries and have access to information on his file. It doesn't have anything to do with where mail is sent.

Whether they contact you or your husband seems to depend on the officer assigned to your file and/or how you filled out the forms. Some people only recieve emails and others only snail mail.

On one of the forms they ask for the applicants home address & then the mailing address and if they have an email.

Communication is sent to whichever address you listed as your husbands mailing address on the application form.

If you want to ensure they have the correct mailing information & to update them with your preferred method of communication you can do that by following the instructions in this link.

https://dmp-portal.cic.gc.ca/cicemai...port-au-prince

Don't stress if they don't reply to you. The odds of receiving a reply are slim. As long as you include your file number or client id number, husbands full name and date of birth with the inquiry (which i believe they ask for anyway) then you can be pretty confident that they got it.

Good Luck!
Sangria

[Sweetkiwi]

Originally Posted by sangria

Hi SweetKiwi!

Welcome to the Group!

The Use of Representative Form allows you to make inquiries and have access to information on his file. It doesn't have anything to do with where mail is sent.

Whether they contact you or your husband seems to depend on the officer assigned to your file and/or how you filled out the forms. Some people only recieve emails and others only snail mail.

On one of the forms they ask for the applicants home address & then the mailing address and if they have an email.

Communication is sent to whichever address you listed as your husbands mailing address on the application form.

If you want to ensure they have the correct mailing information & to update them with your preferred method of communication you can do that by following the instructions in this link.

https://dmp-portal.cic.gc.ca/cicemai...port-au-prince

Don't stress if they don't reply to you. The odds of receiving a reply are slim. As long as you include your file number or client id number, husbands full name and date of birth with the inquiry (which i believe they ask for anyway) then you can be pretty confident that they got it.

Good Luck!
Sangria

Thank you so much for your answer, it was very clear and concise.

[sangria]

no problem!

i worried about the same thing when we applied so i put my address as his mailling address.

in the end they never sent anything to us so it didnt matter...we only received 1 email & some phone calls.

[Sweetkiwi]

Sangria,

Did you receive an AOR from PAP? Or was it an email? I understand this will be the letter that has the b-file number on it...? Or am I confused...? :-/

[sangria]

Typically AOR's are letters that are sent out by mail and have your immigration file listed on them (B file number).

In the past, very few people received them but in the last year people have started to get them.

I believe most received them about a month or so after they went "in process".

Things are different now as last year we all waited about 3-4 months to see the words "in process" on e-cas. Now it shows up within a week or 2...

I would wait a few months to see if one comes. If not, you could again use the case specific enquiry or have your MP request the Bfile number for you so that you can follow along with ecas. In the meantime any info will be available using your client id number.

Don't worry about being confused because what happens to some does not happen to others. It is a very unpredictable system and their procedures seem to change like the weather. As long as you eventually see the words "in process" on e-cas then you know they have it and they are working on it.