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Thanks for the info scylla. If we chose the other option of booking a CIC appointment, would there still be a 50 day delay in receiving the PR card? I imagine so since everything happens in super slow motion at CIC but thought I'd ask anyway. Thanks again.

Hi everyone, Would someone please tell me what happens after my wife gets her CoPR stamped at the US-Canada border tomorrow? Do we then wait for the PR card to be mailed or do they give it right there? Thank you. We've been waiting for 18 months after many delays and CIC mistakes. ??? All the...

long story short: over the last 2 months I called CIC 4 times regarding the same issue. Got 4 different responses. Only one of them can be right. Therefore, when you call in expect most of what they tell you to be useless bullshit. The one thing they most often agree on and nail every time is...

I would've gladly paid triple to get it processed like a real business, such a BARGAIN! We've been waiting for 14 months now and the extra medical exam will probably tack on another 6 months. At $2,500 a month in lost income and storage fees for our stuff in the US, we've currently lost $30k and...

I have a question for the veterans here. In my experience, CIC is definitely not working FOR us but against us. If I were a customer of theirs (which I actually am since I paid them to do work for me and also pay income tax) I would have fired them long ago for inaction and incompetence (lost...

We've been fighting it with all our might but may lose the battle. High cost of living here. At this point my wife may have to go back to the States to work for some income. How ironic that CIC triggered the bankruptcy and then would refuse our application because of it. I'm becoming very...

Thanks for your empathy bigredmoose. Well, in Christianity the assumption is that God is all-powerful, he cares about us and provides our needs. When we pray to him, he's supposed to help us out. But despite our prayers and scores of other people's for months, the nightmare continues in full...

Hello everyone. I applied May 2014 to sponsor my wife. I'm a Canadian citizen; she's a US citizen. We were living in the US but found out with Obamacare we would have to pay $1,000US per month for only partial healthcare coverage. In Alberta I had paid $0 per month for full coverage. So we sent...

Thanks Linden. Actually the problem was resolved on page 1046 by canuck_in_uk.

Thanks canuck_in_uk! You are 100% correct. I confirmed it with CIC internet support in Montreal this a.m. I appreciate you spelling it out in detail for us. :D I've been trained to never saying my wife is residing here, just visiting. When you do the questionnaire before registering a myCIC...

Once again CIC has my head spinning and blood pressure high with more bureaucratic bullshit. >:( Please help if you can. I'm approved as my wife's sponsor for her PR application that's being processed in Ottawa, since she's a US citizen. She is here in Canada on a visitor status that expires...

Wow, processing time for outland apps SA is now up to 52 days! Was 47 days a week ago and 28 days a couple months ago. Baaad trend. :-[ http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp

Thanks rcohen and ponga.

Thanks for the info computergeek. I think truthfulness is best but also know too much truth can get you in deep trouble. Forgive my ignorance but what is the PCC? It's not in the list of acronyms. That's good to know the option hasn't been used. Gives us more hope. :)

Hello all. I'm a Canadian citizen and my wife is a US citizen. We are preparing to "run the gauntlet" next week, i.e. crossing the Canadian border via an airline. I sent in our outland app 2 weeks ago. I only have the CIC receipt for fees paid and the Fedex invoice for mailing it to CPC-M. I'm...

That is soooOO nasty, seems like pure bureaucratic heartlessness to me. >:( So sorry for you and your hubby. I had to pay $382 extra interest this week on my credit card balance transfers cuz I didn't know they applied any payments I made on the highest interest rate first. Spent an hour on the...

On no lleahdoll. :( So sorry to hear that. What went wrong?

How wonderful for you lleahdoll!!! Do you mean you extended your visitor visa in Canada by applying & paying $100 for it? We'll be flying back to Canada next month & that's what we'd like to do to stay together.

I lived all my life in Alberta so I think the heat and humidity of Costa Rica would be intolerable. It's too hot here in California for me but it's dry heat at least. :)

lleahdoll, I'm the sponsor. Excellent advice to do "lots of reading on the forum and CIC's website." That's what I did too. What I read in the forum often illuminated what CIC said on their website.