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Hi, So I think this is the right forum thread for me. I'm sponsoring my fiancee and two weeks ago I received SA and was told our application was to be sent to CPC Ottawa. It goes on to say: "This visa office was selected based on your relative’s home address and the requirements of the...

Currently my application (I'm sponsoring my fiancee) is at this step: SA recieved, and the application now sent to the Ottawa office (rather than the Sydney one we expected). We got SA over two weeks ago, so I presume the Ottawa office has received the files (I've seen on this forum that they...

I have another question that my fiancee wondered... Following the instructions on the official sites, rather than giving a police certificate we gave an official authority to request one. This is exactly what we were told to do for New Zealand, as the visa office in Sydney can easily check for...

Just out of curiosity - given that I feel like our application is quite a simple, routine one - and very thoroughly filled out with plenty of evidence proving our relationship - does anyone have a sense of what a best case scenario might be for how long it takes? Or are there simply far too many...

Thanks for the explanation. This is interesting - first we've heard of this as the immigration website seemed quite adamant we'd be processed by Sydney. But hey, if it's quicker that's cool! What should we expect to hear next? Will we hear when the Ottawa office starts working on the rest of...

One thing I'm wondering... In the email where I got my SA, it told me that the visa office doing the processing would be in Ottawa. The entire time we've expected it would be in Sydney, where all NZ applications are apparently processed. Is this just an error in the letter? Or might there be a...

Hello there. Just found this thread now. My fiancee and I have referenced this forum repeatedly throughout the process of filling out our forms - it's been such a huge help. Anyway, now it's sent in, mailed out from here in New Zealand in the middle of April. So I thought I'd join this thread...