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Total speculation disclaimer: It seems to me that Ottawa is being used for political fixes, rather that just a straight case processing centre. I'm just wildly guessing with no evidence, but I wonder if the stories that appeared in the national media a few months back about the horrible Inland...

I understand what you are saying, OP, but sadly there is no way around it-- you will most likely apply and then he either has to sit in Canada doing nothing for a while, or you will have to spend some time apart. Before my wife and I applied, we pursued a similar route. We tried so hard to get...

Double check to make sure you haven't checked off the "co-signer" box

Hi there, My wife is American and we grappled with this decision before we applied last summer. We ended up applying via Outland. As a US citizen, yes, Outland is definitely the way to go. Though it fluctuates, US citizens are typically getting approved in 5-8 months by Outland, whereas some...

Your entire packages should be mailed together. We had 1 big envelope/package to contain everything, then split up the content insides into their own envelops: 1. Sponsor Documents 2. Applicant Documents 3. Supporting evidence (photos, letters, call logs, social media records etc. There are...

Exactly. Not sure if you've started on your application yet, but you'll need at least the next two months to get everything together.

I follow this thread as well as the monthly thread pretty regularly. It seems to me Ottawa has come to a screeching halt. It looks to be stuck on Mid-June approvals and I haven't really heard of anyone getting approved lately, other than a few on this thread who had applications in earlier in...

Weirdly similar situation to us. We got married with just a commissioner and my parents in attendance in July, applied for PR in August and plan to have our ceremony next September 2015 in the US after my wife is (hopefully) approved for PR. We had already been engaged for about 9 months...

Finally! Congrats.

If you check out the Ottawa thread, the spreadsheet shows that PR approvals stop about mid-June, so that is probably where they are at right now. Seems things have slowed down a bit, I bet the new form update that hit a lot of July/August applicants probably created some havoc, as well as Fall...

May I ask why it took 5 YEARS to get your immigration sorted? Was that just for PR, or do you mean PR and citizenship?

Also you should be including that Option C printout. All you do is call Revenue Canada and follow the automated prompts. It will be mailed in a week. I got a proof of employment letter from my employer, and threw some paystubs just to be safe. The minimum income only applies if dependents...

I have a follow-up to this. I just got SA for my wife's application (American). By the time we actually submitted her Outbound app, it was approx 4 months after she got her criminal check (I know they want it within 3 months). Since she was in Canada with me, she sent copies of her passport page...

So looks like I've just joined in a long tradition of people who complain on this forum one day then receive word the next... SA approval came today! ;D ;D ;D I'm the sponsor so will update the spreadsheet for the applicant (Pakster84). Best of luck to everyone else in round one!

So our application was received Aug 25th. We haven't received any word whatsoever about forms or SA. Our app should be pretty straightforward (US applicant, no dependents, sponsor has stable job/no issues that would cause a problem). I'm starting to get worried here as I see people with later...

I'm watching you carefully because it seems we are in a similar boat! Did you resubmit the form? If so, when did you receive that email?

I have not received the email yet. We filed Aug 22, 2014. I guess I should expect that any day now

So if we have no dependents, will that still be an issue at the section is not applicable to us regardless of which version we submit? (BTW, we sent Aug 22 and I believe it was recieved on Aug 25)

All tell you what we did, though I can't vouch if I'm correct, as our application is still pending: 1. I (sponsor), provided the main page of my passport with the bio-data. I didn't include additional pages. 2. We didn't certify all photocopies (as the checklist doesn't specifically say so). I...

uggg.. ok thanks. we are trying our best to find a resolution to this. some of these things we can satisfy though not all. the other major issue we have, is that in the last five years we have lived in korea and thailand. Does she also need criminal record checks from both countries?