Cam1234 said:
Hi CalVdS:
Thanks for the information. I realize you are FSW2, but during the meeting, did you happen to hear or get a feel for how long the specialist thought the process would take for FSW1 applicants?
Thanks,
Cam
Hey Cam1234,
The processing time given in the presentation was 6-12 months for FSW (other then Québec.)
This is the same as quoted on the Paris VO website where they say "in Paris" but also give the following statement: " We are currently experiencing delays in the first steps of processing for permanent residence applications. Please be assured that the total processing time remains unchanged", from which I take it that those 6-12 months are the total processing time, CIO and VO combined (I interpret the "first steps of processing" to be those performed by CIO...)
On the CIC website, processing times for Paris are given as 11 months for pre-26 June applicants so I guess they are anticipating the new procedure will speed things up at least a couple of months for straightforward cases. Of course, I'm an optimist so...
By the way, don't be fooled by the few applicants via Paris VO on this forum. They have ma very large number of applications to process but the bulk of those are French speaking. The presentation in Brussels was also unilingual French, as if Belgium is a French speaking country, pff. ??? Of course it's not a country at all, but TWO countries.