For all who are worried about filing through Accra, I think things have changed at their office. Before applying I was under the impression that this would take 8 months to complete at best; I figured this from my experience with immigration and researching forums such as this, but to my surprise our application took 2months and 22 days, God be praised.
I’m Nigerian and so is my wife, I just immigrated to Canada last year from the U.S. We sent everything with the initial application, (medicals, police cert., photos, emails, screenshots from skype, etc). My wife had an interview, she said it was as though the IO did not go through our file but it was just on the table, she said the questions were basically the how’s and why’s of our relationship, almost random and follow-up questions from her answers, and that the IO was polite and cordial.
We had missed a signature on the form IMM5406E during our initial submission to Mississauga, I was still approved as a sponsor and informed that the application was incomplete; the incomplete form IMM5406E was returned and we were requested to send the signed copy to Accra.
04/06/2010 --Sent to CIC Mississauga
04/07/2010 --Recieved by CIC Mississauga
5/11/2010 --Received letter; approved to sponsor --requested missing document, informed that app.
has been sent to accra (also on ECAS)
5/28/2010 – fedex delivers to accra documents to complete application
5/28/2010 --Wife received call from accra office, informed of interview on 6/29/2010
5/28/2010 --Saw on ECAS that accra started processing application on 5/27/2010
6/12/2010 -- I received letter in Canada informing of wife’s interview (interview date was already on
ECAS before letter was received)
06/29/2010 --interview, visa collected same day
Hope this gives some insight to dealings with Accra, we are happy and Thanking God, good luck to all
I’m Nigerian and so is my wife, I just immigrated to Canada last year from the U.S. We sent everything with the initial application, (medicals, police cert., photos, emails, screenshots from skype, etc). My wife had an interview, she said it was as though the IO did not go through our file but it was just on the table, she said the questions were basically the how’s and why’s of our relationship, almost random and follow-up questions from her answers, and that the IO was polite and cordial.
We had missed a signature on the form IMM5406E during our initial submission to Mississauga, I was still approved as a sponsor and informed that the application was incomplete; the incomplete form IMM5406E was returned and we were requested to send the signed copy to Accra.
04/06/2010 --Sent to CIC Mississauga
04/07/2010 --Recieved by CIC Mississauga
5/11/2010 --Received letter; approved to sponsor --requested missing document, informed that app.
has been sent to accra (also on ECAS)
5/28/2010 – fedex delivers to accra documents to complete application
5/28/2010 --Wife received call from accra office, informed of interview on 6/29/2010
5/28/2010 --Saw on ECAS that accra started processing application on 5/27/2010
6/12/2010 -- I received letter in Canada informing of wife’s interview (interview date was already on
ECAS before letter was received)
06/29/2010 --interview, visa collected same day
Hope this gives some insight to dealings with Accra, we are happy and Thanking God, good luck to all
Do some more research and perhaps you can find someone in your situation with a positive story to tell. 
