PR - H&C time process

[Elize_2011]

Hi!

I sent my application for PR under H&C and after 2 months, they sent me a letter saying they sent it to my local office for processing, and that they will contact me if other information is needed, etc. This was 6 months ago.

I went online to check the status of my application and it still says it's in process in my local office.

Question 1: How long will it take from now?

Question 2: It says it's an application for Permanent Residence, but it doesn't say it's under H&C. Below they show links about the steps of a regular PR, but there's no link about H&C. Is this normal?

Question 3: If Vegreville sent my application to the local office for processing, does that mean they confirmed all the proper documentation was attached with the application?
Thanks for your help!

 

[kourts]

did you apply under spousal and ask them to consider it with H&C factors or did you apply strictly H&C?

 

[tstarks]

Hi!

I sent my application for PR under H&C and after 2 months, they sent me a letter saying they sent it to my local office for processing, and that they will contact me if other information is needed, etc. This was 6 months ago.

I went online to check the status of my application and it still says it's in process in my local office.

Question 1: How long will it take from now?

Question 2: It says it's an application for Permanent Residence, but it doesn't say it's under H&C. Below they show links about the steps of a regular PR, but there's no link about H&C. Is this normal?

Question 3: If Vegreville sent my application to the local office for processing, does that mean they confirmed all the proper documentation was attached with the application?
Thanks for your help!

From my experience:

1: Please see time lines here (this is a two stage process): http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-other.asp
H&C can take up to 20 months. In my experience (H&C of a child) it took almost 8 months to get Stage 1 approval. Stage 1 means she is approved for processing on H&C within Canada and can be used to get OHIP, etc. Stage 2 is supposedly background check, etc.

2: This was the same as the application I made for H&C for my child. So it is normal. Here is the text from it:
We received your application for permanent residence on October 15, 2010.
We started processing your application on November 30, 2010.
We transferred your application to the local CIC office on January 16, 2011. The local CIC office may contact you.
A decision has been made and you will be contacted. (June 24th 2011)

3: Yes. They check your docs and send them on for further processing if they are complete and correct. This doesn't imply approval but just correctness of your application. If you don't mind me asking which office was your application sent to for further processing: Etobicoke, Vancouver, some place else? I ask because if it is sent to Vancouver that is a good sign because Vancouver handles backlog of Etobicoke and can lead to speeding up the process.

 

[Elize_2011]

I applied under H&C, with one of my parents (who has a PR) as a sponsor. It was sent to the Vancouver office.

 

[Elize_2011]

When they said a decision has been made. Was it an approval?

 

[tstarks]

When they said a decision has been made. Was it an approval?

Yes Stage 1 approval. We used it to get my child's OHIP renewed.

 

[Elize_2011]

Yes Stage 1 approval. We used it to get my child's OHIP renewed.

Oh okay. Did you get a letter or did they call you? Are you waiting for Stage 2 now?

 

[tstarks]

Oh okay. Did you get a letter or did they call you? Are you waiting for Stage 2 now?

Saw it on E-CAS and also got a letter (pretty late because of the damn Postal strike! )

Now waiting on Stage 2. Spoke to local MP's office and he feels it should be done by September because the applicant is a child.

 

[Elize_2011]

Saw it on E-CAS and also got a letter (pretty late because of the damn Postal strike! )

Now waiting on Stage 2. Spoke to local MP's office and he feels it should be done by September because the applicant is a child.

Oh okay, thank you for your help! I hope to pass Stage 1, as well.

 

[tstarks]

Oh okay, thank you for your help! I hope to pass Stage 1, as well.

Good luck.

Word of advice, set yourself up on the e-CAS tracker: https://ecas.carroll.org.uk/

It saves you from checking the e-CAS website daily. I still recommend you check it once a week just because the tracker might not be fool proof. But it did work for me. I know it can be kind of draining to log in to the website so often.

 

[sombrero]

Hi!

I sent my application for PR under H&C in October 2015.
I went online to check the status of my application and it still says it's in process.

1. We received your application for permanent residence on December 29, 2015.
2. We started processing your application on June 24, 2016.


Question: How long will it take from now?


Thanks for your help!

 

[can1989]

my husbands parents applied h&c grounds we receieved letter ill attach below- can someone tell me what it means?


From: NiagaraFallsBRO-BRA <NiagaraFallsBRO-BRA@cic.gc.ca>



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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Backlog Reduction Office – Niagara Falls
4318 Portage Road
Niagara Falls ON
L2E 6A4

Date:
UCI: cxx
Application:xxxxxx
RE:xxxxx
This refers to your application for permanent residence from within Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Recently, you received a letter advising you that a representative of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada approved your request for an exemption from certain legislative requirements to allow processing of your application for permanent residence from within Canada.
This letter also informed you that you were required to meet all other statutory requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for which you have not been granted an exemption, for example, medical, security, passport and arrangements for your care and support.

Before a decision can be made about whether you meet the admissibility requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, further information is required, specifically:


MEDICAL EXAMINATION

At this time, you (and any family member that has been included in your application) are required to undergo a medical examination. Please note that Immigration Health Services (RNH) will only accept an immigration medical performed by one of the designated medical practitioners listed on our website at:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/pp-md/pp-list.aspx

Please contact one of these physicians or clinics and make arrangements for them to complete the medical. This form will be sent to the email address which you had provided to us on your application. The completed form must be sent by you or the physician to Health Management Branch (HMB) in Ottawa. Do not send the forms to our Niagara Falls office.


POLICE CERTIFICATES

It is necessary that you (and your spouse or common-law partner, if applicable, included on this application) provide criminal records check / police certificate from all countries, excluding Canada, in which you resided for 6 months or longer since the age of 18. This check must be national and not just local. For more information on how to obtain a police certificate, please visit:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/index.asp

The police certificates must include all criminal records under your name or confirm that you do not have a criminal record. You may be required to pay a fee to the agency. These fees are your responsibility. Please forward the ORIGINAL police certificate(s) by mail to this office together with, a certified translation document if the information submitted is not in English or French.

PASSPORT

Please be advised that you (and any family member that has been included in your application) must be in possession of a valid and subsisting passport in order for us to finalize your application for permanent residence. Please send a copy of the bio-data pages of your passport or travel document to our office. If you are unable to obtain a valid passport, please provide us with evidence of your passport application.

RIGHT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE FEE

We require you to submit proof that you have paid the $490.00 Right of Permanent Residence Fee. Information on how to pay this fee can be found on our web site at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/index.asp. Please be advised that this fee applies to the principle applicant of this application and the spouse/common-law partner (if applicable). It does not apply to dependent children that may have been included in the application. After you have paid your fees, you must email/fax a copy of your receipt to our office.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Your application for permanent residence could be refused if you are not self-supporting, that is, in receipt of social assistance or welfare benefits, either directly or indirectly and you have not been granted an exemption from the requirement to be self-supporting. Please provide our office with copy of bank statements (3 months), proof of your employment and/or reasons why you are not working.
Please send all requested documents and/or information to our office within 60 days of this letter. If you have already provided any of the documents requested above, please advise when you submit all of the outstanding documents.
Ensure that you include your application number and CS3950 in subject line when corresponding with this office.

Regards,
C & I Assistant
Backlog Reduction Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
4318 Portage Road Niagara Falls ON L2E 6A4

NiagaraFallsBRO-BRA@cic.gc.ca
Facsimile | Télécopieur 905-354-4491

 

[navneetgarg120]

Congratulations!!! Your parents H&C application is approved. Now, you are required to get medicals, passport, policy inquiry etc done. Do it asap to avoid any closure of file.

my husbands parents applied h&c grounds we receieved letter ill attach below- can someone tell me what it means?


From: NiagaraFallsBRO-BRA <NiagaraFallsBRO-BRA@cic.gc.ca>



http://cicintranet.ci.gc.ca/connexion/communications/poli-guide/fip-pcim/images/fip-e.jpg


Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Backlog Reduction Office – Niagara Falls
4318 Portage Road
Niagara Falls ON
L2E 6A4

Date:
UCI: cxx
Application:xxxxxx
RE:xxxxx
This refers to your application for permanent residence from within Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Recently, you received a letter advising you that a representative of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada approved your request for an exemption from certain legislative requirements to allow processing of your application for permanent residence from within Canada.
This letter also informed you that you were required to meet all other statutory requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for which you have not been granted an exemption, for example, medical, security, passport and arrangements for your care and support.

Before a decision can be made about whether you meet the admissibility requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, further information is required, specifically:


MEDICAL EXAMINATION

At this time, you (and any family member that has been included in your application) are required to undergo a medical examination. Please note that Immigration Health Services (RNH) will only accept an immigration medical performed by one of the designated medical practitioners listed on our website at:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/pp-md/pp-list.aspx

Please contact one of these physicians or clinics and make arrangements for them to complete the medical. This form will be sent to the email address which you had provided to us on your application. The completed form must be sent by you or the physician to Health Management Branch (HMB) in Ottawa. Do not send the forms to our Niagara Falls office.


POLICE CERTIFICATES

It is necessary that you (and your spouse or common-law partner, if applicable, included on this application) provide criminal records check / police certificate from all countries, excluding Canada, in which you resided for 6 months or longer since the age of 18. This check must be national and not just local. For more information on how to obtain a police certificate, please visit:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/index.asp

The police certificates must include all criminal records under your name or confirm that you do not have a criminal record. You may be required to pay a fee to the agency. These fees are your responsibility. Please forward the ORIGINAL police certificate(s) by mail to this office together with, a certified translation document if the information submitted is not in English or French.

PASSPORT

Please be advised that you (and any family member that has been included in your application) must be in possession of a valid and subsisting passport in order for us to finalize your application for permanent residence. Please send a copy of the bio-data pages of your passport or travel document to our office. If you are unable to obtain a valid passport, please provide us with evidence of your passport application.

RIGHT OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE FEE

We require you to submit proof that you have paid the $490.00 Right of Permanent Residence Fee. Information on how to pay this fee can be found on our web site at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/fees/index.asp. Please be advised that this fee applies to the principle applicant of this application and the spouse/common-law partner (if applicable). It does not apply to dependent children that may have been included in the application. After you have paid your fees, you must email/fax a copy of your receipt to our office.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Your application for permanent residence could be refused if you are not self-supporting, that is, in receipt of social assistance or welfare benefits, either directly or indirectly and you have not been granted an exemption from the requirement to be self-supporting. Please provide our office with copy of bank statements (3 months), proof of your employment and/or reasons why you are not working.
Please send all requested documents and/or information to our office within 60 days of this letter. If you have already provided any of the documents requested above, please advise when you submit all of the outstanding documents.
Ensure that you include your application number and CS3950 in subject line when corresponding with this office.

Regards,
C & I Assistant
Backlog Reduction Office
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
4318 Portage Road Niagara Falls ON L2E 6A4

NiagaraFallsBRO-BRA@cic.gc.ca
Facsimile | Télécopieur 905-354-4491

 

[gejash]

Hi, congratulations on acceptance of the parents PR under H&C. May i ask how long did it take right from submitting the initial application to getting this message? besides, are the parents in Canada? and what is their country of citizenship! moreover, what were some of the strong points that you put in your application! The reason i ask is because i want to sponsor my parents, being the only child and always having lived outside of my home country, along with my parents, all our lives we do not have any close ties and no one to look after my parents in the home country. They are retired now and i want to have them here.

Thanks & appreciate your feedback. It will definitely help me a lot.

 

[scylla]

Hi, congratulations on acceptance of the parents PR under H&C. May i ask how long did it take right from submitting the initial application to getting this message? besides, are the parents in Canada? and what is their country of citizenship! moreover, what were some of the strong points that you put in your application! The reason i ask is because i want to sponsor my parents, being the only child and always having lived outside of my home country, along with my parents, all our lives we do not have any close ties and no one to look after my parents in the home country. They are retired now and i want to have them here.

Thanks & appreciate your feedback. It will definitely help me a lot.

Your parents need to be physically in Canada in order to file an H&C application. You can't do this while they are outside of Canada. Expect processing to take around two years.