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Okay that makes me feel better. Thanks! I got all worked up because I sent my US one through a company that expedites the process, and even though I have delivery date confirmations, I got all paranoid that they stopped accepting background checks through channeling companies, yadda yadda...

This morning I received an e-mail from CIC with a request for police certificates. I obtained my background check from the US through a channeling company that sent the results directly to CIC, and my German background check was translated and notarized and all of it was also sent to CIC...

Has CIC asked you for another FBI background check? I received my AOR but not my SA. Should I expect a missing documents request soon? I also used a 3rd party, a channeling agent, to avoid the 4 month FBI background check wait. Was the March update, the thread's update or CIC's update? If...

10th post: Does anyone have experience/advice/links to online time calculators about visiting Canada under a Visitor Visa as a PR applicant? I know as a U.S. citizen I'm allowed 6 months in Canada. Is this 6 months per year, or total? When does the count start over? At the New Year? After...

It's official! My application made it! Thanks Deutsche Post!

Yeah, I considered applying Inland for that reason, but in the end I decided to go with Outland because I want the option of being able to go back to school without having to pay international tuition fees.

Thanks so much! I feel much better, but I'll follow up with rhcohen.

Oh. Hmm... Then those processing time estimates for Los Angeles and New York are for the applicants who are requested an interview?

How exciting! I've been obsessively refreshing my DHL Track and Trace page. My application is with the courier now, so it should arrive any moment now!

Hi Andrew-Brit, Ahh, very good answers; I'm less baffled now. I'm actually not too worried about the extra SA time, just curious as to what the factors are that affect this stage, and you very nicely answered that question for me :). But I am put off by the 33-month processing time for U.S...

Hi! I'm also a U.S. applicant. My partner and I chose to do Outland because it was "faster in the long run" according to a lot of advice and google searches. But the 33 month wait for the NYC visa office applicants is really off-putting. How did you learn that it takes 6-7 months for most...

I'm trying to hit the 10 post minimum so I can update my profile. When I was putting together my application in November, the current part 1 Sponsor Approval time was only 30 days. Does anyone know why the time has almost tripled in the past 2 months? It's at 85 days now.

Hello fellow January 2015 Outland Spousal Applicants! I'm excited to be on this journey with someone other than my partner for the next (hopefully not) 33 months :o according to my application center of New York.