Generally within 1-2 months after your file is transferred to Ankara they will process it. Check myCIC within a month and see if your background check changes to in process. For 80% of applicants the decision will be made the day after the background check goes in process but for the rest 20% they will be sent for security screening to CSIS and CBSA which will take minimum 6 months (up to 15 months now for some of us for background check).Unfortunately yes. 2 months after sending our application cic sent a letter to my wife and say that her sponsorship is approved. In the same letter they say that they will send a letter to me and will say to send tham schedual a in 5 days. But i didnt recieve that letter . A week ago,i my self without any request by cic send schedual a and police certificate to cic, finally yesterday they send a letter to my wife and said that my application sent ti ankara.