Hi everyone,
So my husband just received email from Vienna 2 days ago on the 4th requesting for his new medicals. Back in January they requested his ARC, we submitted it end of Feb, and his 1 yr exclusion order expired March 19. In the email a few days ago from Vienna they included a letter stating that "you do not need a formal authorization to return to Canada because you were issued an exclusion order that has now expired as your departure was confirmed more than a year ago" and continues with if you would like to visit Canada you remain subject to all other requirements etc etc. We were shocked at this and alittle confused also. Why did they request it from us in the first place? And they requested it exactly 2 months before his exclusion order expired. We are now reaching 15 months into our overall sponsorship application which the process time currently says 15 months. Our question though is, since they requested for his me medicals (his first one has since expired awhile ago) is this a positive sign? Can this mean we are in the final stage? We know they can just extend an expired medical so can there be a reason why they are requesting for a new one? Also giving into consideration that they stated he doesn't need ARC anymore and our overall timeline, can this mean passport request next? We are sos hopeful on that as we can't wait to be together again soon!
Thank you for your replies!