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You're right, they all start at Mississauga and once you get SA it is transferred to another office. Lots of US applications go through Ottawa which seems to be going very very fast in the past couple of months.

Turns out the answer is ... one week??? We got our decision made last night at 12:15 am! I got a notification email from MyCIC to check our application and it says we passed background checks and the application has been approved!! So thankful that Ottawa is processing US applications so so fast!

Do not know why CIC sends emails at 12:15 am EST, butttt we got a decision made!!! MyCIC now says "Final Decision: This application has been approved" !!!! Thank you so much to everyone on this forum. Such an incredible community

Does anyone have a sense of how long it takes once your background check is in process? We got SA on July 27, did medical upfront, paid upfront, and there shouldn't be a passport issue (I'm sponsoring my American husband who isn't changing his name or passport). The myCIC thing says it's been in...

Outland and my spouse is a citizen of the United States

And already I have a question... Does anyone know how the passport request stage works? Does it matter what country the applicant is in when they send it? How long does it take? Can CIC return it to any address or only the address listed?

I phoned CIC this morning who confirmed they did send the SA email July 27 and that my email blocked it (was out of space). Mississauga is going to resend the email asap. They told me over the phone that our application was transferred to Ottawa! I'm hoping that this means the next few steps go...

I'm a May 18th applicant and (finally) the Applicant's side has been updated to say "in process" as well. I've been having email issues (inbox full) so I'm worried I missed the SA email. Should I call to ask them to resend? I'm worried I've called CIC too many times.

Have any May w US spouse applicants received SA yet?

Met too. Got both of these on June 10. Submitted May 18

I got AOR1 today! Application was received May 18. How long does it take for the CIC website to update so I can see my application status? Thanks!

Congratulations! Out of curiosity, what did you wife list as her "current residence" on the application? Thanks!

I'm sponsoring my American husband. I'm currently a law student and have a job secured May 2 to August 17. I start school again September 6. We hope to submit our application by April 15....should I list myself as unemployed on IMM 5481? My concern is, but the time they get around to reading our...

What should I say: I'm a law student most of the year, but work in the summer (at the Ministry of the Attorney General as a summer law student). I'm sponsoring my American spouse who supports himself on a family trust. I do not have any debt as I'm supported by my parents as well.

Just want to say thank you for this advice. My husband came across the border today at Pearson. They sent him to secondary screening after they saw that he left on Thursday and was returning today (Monday) and that his work permit expired Sunday (Mar 27). At secondary screening once he said that...

Here is my situation: I am about to submit to sponsor my American husband. He is unemployed and lives on significant investments/savings. I'm a law student, so only employed in the summer months, but without debt thanks to family loans. How should I explain my situation on "IMM 5481...

Thank you so much for this advice! Just want to clarify - can you pay the application fees at anytime? Do you actually think printing out our in-progress PR forms would help? Also, in regards to ties to the US would a return ticket to Boston and significant US investments help?

Hi everyone, I'm Canadian about to sponsor my American husband via outland. He is currently in Canada on the Post-Graduate Work Permit but it expires March 27. Our plan is to go visit his family in Boston for Easter (leaving March 24) and return to Toronto on March 27 and switch his status to...