Hello all,
I am new to this forum but hope to get an help and support. I've learned a lot from reading many pages of this forum.
My husband is a Canadian citizen (our application is processed in Ottawa though we are not in Canada or the USA). I had to print out all requested forms, sign them, scan and e-mail the copies to CIC. I hope this doesn't cause an issue as Adobe would not let me sign the paperwork on the computer.
Our timeline is as below:
Applied: November 25, 2013
Medical Received: February 19, 2014
Sponsor Approved: March 3, 2014
Lots of questions asked about our relationship and proof of intent to relocate and there was a delay with my criminal background check because of a backlog
Denied: July 6, 2015 on the basis of inability to show proof of intent to relocate (despite providing letters from my employer saying they are aware of my interest in relocating, a letter from my husband's aunt in Toronto saying she would house us until we found housing, e-mail communication with apartment rental companies/leasing agents, itineraries of our trips to Toronto to look at apartments and meet prospective employers, e-mail correspondence of job applications and correspondence between my husband and prospective employers, e-mails between us and members of the church we were interested in joining, e-mails with professionals within my husband's field providing advice for his job search and resume etc.). They claimed they never received the e-mail sent to them on March 23, 2015 detailing everything they asked for.
Blue book received: December 12, 2015
Filed appeal: December 15, 2015
Notification of intent to re-open our file: October 4, 2016
Notice of receipt of withdrawal of appeal: November 14, 2016
Application Reopened: November 28, 2016
Request for information (completed IMM008, IMM5669, IMM5406, updated medical, a copy of the bio page of my passport and the Right of PR fee. The RoPR fee was paid in November 2013 and, according to the bluebook, a refund was not issued so we did not repay it. I am hoping this does not become something that we have to fight CIC over): December 22
Documents sent in: January 10, 2017
Medical received and passed: January 13, 2017
Waiting.....
Where is this application? Details
Application/profile status Open
Review of eligibility Review in Progress
Review of medical results Passed
Review of submitted documents
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
A background check is needed In Progress
Final decision Not Started