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Thanks, mate. Good to know that most go to Ottawa (and stay in Canada). I've had a hard time finding other US applicants in the groups I was in prior in order to get an accurate timeline. What do you think the average is lately for US applicants?

Spinning_Sponsor, I hear you! It looks though that the times between the application being received and the time that people are getting AOR are down considerably even from January. (I'm looking at the google doc for 2015.) Still, I keep making my spouse check the spam folder in the event...

I sent my application out on May 4th, and it arrived May 5th. Is anyone else from the US who submitted theirs?

Thanks! Don't know how that didn't show up in the search. Will join now.

I didn't see a thread yet for those who submitted their applications in May, so I figured I'd go ahead and start it. We sent ours on May 4th, and it arrived at Mississauga on May 5th. I've seen some unbelievably fast turnaround times for outland apps that have been staying in Mississauga...

Sorry, I have follow up question about that. Do I have the FBI check sent to my house, or to the Visa office? I actually lived and worked in Japan for a year, so I have to go to a Japanese Consulate in order to request a police certificate in addition to a USA FBI check. Oh joy!

I'm assuming that filling for a background check prior to the wedding is okay then. I'll definitely do that. Thanks a ton, Ponga! I had no idea about submitting it all together.

I could hug you right now. Thank you, tink23!!

Hello, all! Thanks for such an informative thread. With more than 1,000 pages to look through, I hope you'll forgive me if I'm duplicating any already-answered questions. My partner is Canadian, and I'm an American. We'll be getting married next month, and are prepping all the paperwork for...