Originally sent my outland application May 2014, then received application back in the mail August 2014 stating I was missing a form, we were not missing a form as they were asking for a form that was for OUTLAND application. We updated forms and sent application off again August 2014 . Didn't hear anything till January after we had got some polatition involved and CIC told us they had lost my application but had found it. Then we got an email a few days later saying my husband had been approved as a sponsor. This was January 2015 now they say my paperwork has been sent to Ottawa and could take another 15 months. This whole process has been a nightmare, someone from the MLA office told us that CIC is working at 13 % efficiency. In the meantime my life is on a desk somewhere and I have to keep applying for visitor permits. Some folks get really lucky and get it done pretty fast. I read so many things on here that make me feel sorry for all of us.