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So January is about to wrap up... looks like very little progress by Ottawa this month. Hopefully February is kinder.

Why don't you just visit relatives before the expiry and come back as a visitor again?

First off, thanks for the read. Interesting stuff. However, why wouldn't this be an acceptable approach? They're not saying this is the only method of determining if a relationship is genuine, it's simply one of the issues that may raise a flag. If the rest of their stories and documentation...

If your relationship is genuine, and you showed this in your application package - why would you be nervous?

They never said it was the only thing they look at, but it's one of the aspects of the relationships that may raise a flag. If the rest of the story and documentation checks out, I'm sure the application will be approved.

Nah. They're still working on June and July applications.

Seems like overall processing time has gone up from around 120-130 days (Application to COPR) to around 180 days now in the last 2 months. They seem to be working on June/July applications at the moment. Looks like my fiancee and I are waiting 2 more months at least.

Little to no movement from Ottawa for over a month now... :( ...and the ones who got their COPR are getting errors :( What's going on? Are there actually budget cuts?

If you gave them an email, you will receive your SA (and presumably subsequent stages) by email. Other than things that require original documentation of course.

Congrats! Things seem to be moving slow in Ottawa. Hope it picks up.

The August one is here if you're interested https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lRSH4pqyXYxZ8Y9O6dCuDdSXJO1w9vuUyLrTIsOUmtE/edit#gid=1673089838 I'm aware of the Ottawa spreadsheet, just wondering if there was one specific for US applicants. Or is Ottawa specific to US applicants?

August 2014 outland checking in. Applied outland since we thought it would be faster. Guess not lol. Currently at SA stage, "Application Received" for the 2nd stage @ CPP-Ottawa. Any spreadsheet for US applicants? Based on the Ottawa spreadsheet, seems like things haven't moved much the last month.

Do people generally update the spreadsheet? Seems like the last batch of visa issuance took about 100-120 days from application submission. Coming up on that time range (submitted August) and still stuck at sponsorship approval, along with a bunch of people above us on the spreadsheet, it looks...

CPC-Ottawa processing time for Outland is now at 16 months :'(

Does Ottawa typically not update status to "In Progress" in ECAS and skip to some sort of decision?

Hey everyone, we got our sponsor approval about a month ago. The emailed approval notice said one would be coming by mail as well, but we are yet to receive it in the mail. Did anyone else not get their SA in the mail? Thanks and best wishes to everyone waiting for their SA still. A&S

It was at 11:30 AM.

We just got our Sponsorship Approval by email. Says that: "You have met the requirements for eligibility as a sponsor. Accordingly, the Application for Permanent Residence for your relative(s) has been forwarded to a visa office abroad for further processing." We submitted on Aug 21 with the...

IMM5490 should be August 2013, so you should be fine. Just update IMM1344. The only other August 2014 form is IMM0008DEP.

We submitted August 20th and received on the 21st via UPS!!