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Case transferred to Etobicoke, anyone know how long they will contact us?

hotsjf

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Hi guys

Our In-Canada sponsorship application was transferred to the local office (Etobicoke), anyone know how long they will schedule the interview for us?

thanks in advance!
 

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hotsjf said:
Hi guys

Our In-Canada sponsorship application was transferred to the local office (Etobicoke), anyone know how long they will schedule the interview for us?

thanks in advance!
It really depends on why your application was transferred to that particular office:

If this really is your local office, the wait will probably be minimal (maybe a month [guessing).

If this is NOT your local office...it could mean that there's an issue with your application, as many have mentioned that Etobicoke is the place where apps go that are being scrutinized, for various reasons...and the wait times can be several months.
 

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Ponga said:
It really depends on why your application was transferred to that particular office:

If this really is your local office, the wait will probably be minimal (maybe a month [guessing).

If this is NOT your local office...it could mean that there's an issue with your application, as many have mentioned that Etobicoke is the place where apps go that are being scrutinized, for various reasons...at the wait times can be several months.
Files are sent to Etobicoke when CIC has concerns about the relationship or something else related to the file. There's an extremely high chance of an interview if your file ends up in Etobicoke and a person should come prepared with as much new / additional evidence as possible to demonstrate their relationship is genuine. It is difficult to provide timeframes. The Etobicoke office unfortunately tends to be a bit of a black hole.
 

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scylla said:
Files are sent to Etobicoke when CIC has concerns about the relationship or something else related to the file. There's an extremely high chance of an interview if your file ends up in Etobicoke and a person should come prepared with as much new / additional evidence as possible to demonstrate their relationship is genuine. It is difficult to provide timeframes. The Etobicoke office unfortunately tends to be a bit of a black hole.
That's exactly what I was afraid of.

So, is this the only office in Canada that handles cases that are in question? If an applicant in another province has their application routed to Etobicoke...does that mean that they in fact have to travel to that office eventually?
 

hotsjf

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thanks guys, for all your input

We just had our best evidence a few days ago, we have a baby now. I think this would be a very strong evidence once we are asked to the interview.

I'm in Toronto, Ontario. So I don't know if this is really my local office, or I'm in the black hole now.

I hope it won't be longer than the 8 months time span of Stage 1...