AmericanGirlinLove said:
They requested more passport sized photos of myself, the RPRF, another copy of my passport page, and my original police certificate again. My FBI clearance request was sent back due to a bad fingerprint job, and I had to resubmit it. I resubmitted it in September and JUST received them Dec 26. (Apparently they got a new system the week I resubmitted them and slowed the process down a lot.)
well it's safe to assume as soon as you get everything to CIC they will probably issue the visa. those are the last things needed before they can make a decision. Decision Made (DM) *usually* happens ~ 2-4 weeks after CIC receives everything requested. so the sooner they get everything, the sooner your process will be complete.
it's important to get the requested information back to cic before the due date listed on the request. not doing so can result in the application being cancelled. if the date has already passed or is close to passing because of a delay out of your cotrol, then it's best to communicate to CIC as soon as possible to let them know of the issue and you are working to get it completed.
here is a list of the acronyms.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/immigration-acronyms-t3007.0.html