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Reply: Right of Permanent Residence Fee Hi again mrsaskatoon, and thanks for contributing your wisdom @sweden ;)! Sweden is correct, as there are so many variables and even with your wife having 100% custody of your step-daughter, sometimes CIC will ask for an sworn affidavit as well. They...

Hi @ mrsaskatoon, great that you paid the ROPR fee immediately, so one step finished. People are given the choice to pay this fee either with the application or defer it until a later date when requested by CIC, which is what happened in your case. The fee is paid by everyone. Because your...

Reply: EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE QUESTION Hello shadowpetit, I have never heard of this being required for a spousal sponsorship in my personal experience. Having said that, CIC does publish (on their website - just google it) a "country specific guide" to filling out the application forms...

Reply: Next Update of Processing Times on CIC website Hi sadafh, yes Sweden is correct. Absolutely "if" I get a reply I will post it. I use to work for a gov't office (not immigration related) and it makes sense to me that their quarterly update would be a month or so...

Reply: Next Update of Processing Times on CIC website Thanks for clarifying @ blueboom. I guess we are all hopeful that we will see a miracle adjustment in reducing all of the visa processing times :)

lol.....thanks Sweden you are way nicer, faster and more well-informed than the Minister.......and me! I would like to see if they do respond though. So why haven't they updated for April 2013 then? Will it not show until May? Thanks for the prompt correction :)

Reply: Next Update of Processing Times on CIC website Hello @ sadafh, this question was puzzling me as well because it appears that there are 2 different pages on the CIC website - one that says the info. was updated on April 24th 2013 and one that continues to say Jan. 16th 2013. Anyway I...

Reply: OMG! Application Status saying "processing" as of 3 days ago! lol....stay excited, you will need that energy and enthusiasm. I think there are some specific posts and threads on this topic. Try using the search function on the top right side of the forum and I bet you will find some...

Hi @ Behopeful and yes you should e-mail your case specific enquiry (CSE) to the POS e-mail (see below) they provided you in your sponsorship approval letter. Double check the e-mail before you send it and send a copy to yourself. It will also be in your sent file. If you can, attach a...

Hi Can-Vin, re: the name change - here is what I did. At first I was not willing to do it as I have always kept my birth surname (even in a prior marriage). I am also middle aged (so is my husband) - in other words not a young bride/groom :) so I thought what a pain in the butt to have to...

Reply: Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago Congrats on passing your exam Miss D! That's some good news for all of us even if not from POS. When @ Behopeful gets time to send her CSE and if POS responds, and Millslu has his interview maybe then we will hear some updates. Have a great...

Reply: Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago Hi Millslu & forum friends - I can share a common experience from the very first time I travelled to Trinidad and returned back to Toronto - something similar happened to me. They pulled me off the plane in Trinidad just as we were getting...

POS - Does ARC supersede the PRA or vice versa - Seniors? Hi @ Millslu, sorry I do not know anything on this topic - hopefully some of the seniors can chime in

Reply: Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago So true about the infrastructure. Smaller economies/countries, especially islands do not have the same resources and unfortunately this is one of the ways it affects people. My hubby is a born Trini but his father was from St. Vincent and he...

hi @ behopeful, at least we know CIC is doing something. Have you sent a case specific enquiry (CSE) to POS to confirm receipt of your application in that office? I know people feel differently about how long they are willing to wait to do this. In my case I am still early days and I know...

Reply: Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago Hi @Can-Vinc, I am a month behind you on the spread sheet so it will be interesting to compare the 2013 processes with the previous years. I believe I read on one of the old audits CIC did of the Kingston and Port of Spain Offices, that they...

Reply: Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago lol.....we share the pain Miss D. If I stop to think about it and how this process seriously affects people's lives, it can be absolutely crazy-making.

Reply: Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago You are most welcome Millslu. Have fun with your wife and let us know how the interview goes. Also if you don't mind asking them "why they so damn slow" for all your friends waiting on the forum here!! ;D

Reply: GCMS Notes - POS Office, Trinidad and Tobago This sounds like good news, a bit more efficient hopefully. Thanks for sharing the info. @ Dadzin. Hello to all other POS (and Kingston @Maddants!) brothers and sisters, hope and pray someone hears something good this week.

Reply: Travel Costs - POS Office, Trinidad and Tobago hi @ millslu and as promised here are some costs for a guest house and taxi travel (individual car) when you go for your interview in POS. 1) Airport pick-up after 10:00 p.m. to Alicia's guest house is $45 US. Airport pick-up between 6...