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No clue. Same thing happened to us and we wondered the exact same thing.

Really? Because a friend of mine has been working as a production assistant for years for various production companies (in both film and television) and has always been paid, and paid fairly well. Either that or she has a money tree in her back yard :)

That's not entirely true. You can do volunteer work in positions that are not normally paid (e.g., house building for Habitat for Humanity), but not for positions that are considered "normal work". I that that a production assistant position falls into that latter category unfortunately.

Congratulations!!!

I spoke too soon! My husband got his passport request early this morning! Interesting timing as our MP's office put in a formal status request to Buffalo just yesterday! Good luck to everyone! g (can't stop typing with exclamation points today!)

No, still waiting.

Don't worry SCsquare, you're not alone!

Take a look at the trackitt website for timelines. You can sort by visa office to see just the ones processed in Buffalo.

No, it sounds like they can update ecas on any day (some people like redeagle have even reported updates on weekends). You might not want to check everyday though as it could make you go crazy. :) The RPRF you can pay at anytime, but I would recommend sending copies of the receipt to both...

Yay! Congratulations! :)

I know you are trying to be helpful, but it's not possible to call Mississauga or Buffalo so you probably shouldn't suggest that to others. The CIC person we talked to was helpful (not sure where I said they weren't - they are the reason we found out that there had been a miscommunication...

I agree with the others that you don't really have a genuine barrier to allow you to qualify under the conjugal partners category. Same sex marriage is legal in Canada and you are both adults and free to make your own decisions (even if that means alienating your parents). I would recommend...

Thanks, but you are missing the point. They have processed everything and there appears to be no means for them to identify when this file has gone past normal processing time - there is no bring forward date. We haven't had luck contacting Buffalo, but we did talk to someone at CIC and...

Thanks PMM. Any idea what they've been doing with the file for the past three months or if they will ever look at it again (it says location is PA but there is no bring forward date)? There hasn't been any activity, whereas people who have applied months after us have gotten approval already.

I saw another post from a person who had the same thing happen. But in their case the immigration office requested another RCMP name check after they didn't get a response within a month to their first request (it is only supposed to take a week - if I go into an RCMP detachment in person I can...

We just got them today and they are dated May 14. The RCMP name check request date is January. It has been 4 months.

This isn't from ECAS. Please read my initial post! We ordered the CAIPS notes which provides detailed descriptions of all activities on the file.

But is has been FOUR months. Doesn't that seem a bit long to you??

Doesn't that require fingerprints though? They haven't requested any...

What do you mean? What is done internally? If they requested a name check from the RCMP that would be done by the RCMP, no? From what I've read this should only take a few DAYS, not months. All the other checks (documents, medicals, FBI) have been completed.