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[horizonyeah]

today finally i have some news on the ecas, "decision made" about the sponsorship
but no email has been sent so i guess we will have to wait in the mail.... :-X

my visa office has a procesing time of 18 months, so some days of delay on the first stage will not put me down =)

be patient guys =)
wishing we all have what we want in the end of this process

 

[Millertimez]

@ rogerset: You have to calm down. Lashing out on the forums about CPC-M and Immigration Canada is not going to help you much. We're all here to share this long and tedious process together, share advice and give each other hope. There are so many people that have nice words for those who are desperate, which is the best thing from the forum, I think.

But being negative all the time, is only gonna ruin the day for everyone else. Some people are lucky, some people encounter some impediments in their journey. But this is life, you win some, you lose some.

When I sent my application on the 3rd of Dec., the processing time was at 28 days. Because it was during the holidays, their website didn't even get updated till mid January. Last update was 17 December. It took them 36 days to send me an email. I was worried, of course, but I knew it was out of my hands. So I waited patiently, and in the end, everything turned out ok. Got AOR and SA on the 8th of January. So even if your "due date" has passed, don't despair.

My ECAS hasn't changed since, but I can't beat myself over it. It's a process that everyone who wants to immigrate to Canada has to go through. I guess it's the price I have to pay for marrying a Canadian.
It is a frustrating process, some might say unfairly long, but you have to keep calm to be able to keep your sanity. If it says I have to wait 13 months, then I guess that's what I have to do. I don't like it, but that's life. We can't always have what we want.

Sweet dreams December people and may we all have a smooth and stress free process. By the way, anyone here going to Vancouver? I was thinking it might be nice to keep in touch once we "land" and maybe grab a drink or two together.

Well said Avadava. We all knew going in that this was going to be a long journey. Putting the application together was a stressful process for many of us and one that we do not wish to repeat. As far as I can tell, our job is done and we should relax and let CIC do their job.

 

[rogerset]

today finally i have some news on the ecas, "decision made" about the sponsorship
but no email has been sent so i guess we will have to wait in the mail.... :-X

my visa office has a procesing time of 18 months, so some days of delay on the first stage will not put me down =)

be patient guys =)
wishing we all have what we want in the end of this process

Horizon- do you know what date it says on your 'decision made'?

 

[JenPin]

I just took another look at ecas. It says SA approved but also says PR application received December 4th. That's the date they would've received the whole package went I first sent it. Thoughts anyone? So would I count my 8 months (Havana) from this date?

Your 8 months processing time would begin once Step 1 that is SA is completed. So only after your file has been transferred to the VO you can consider 8 months. But then again it is only an average of 80% of the cases processed in the previous year so you could get lucky and hear from them earlier.

All they very best!

 

[JenPin]

Well said Avadava and Millertimez.

The only issue is delay in step 1 means delay in step 2 and for countries whose processing time is over 12 months, it is just too long a wait. It feels like you just won't make it!! :'(

Though I agree there's nothing much we can do about it but wait and wait and have faith.

My husband's in Toronto so that's where I will be headed for now I guess.....

 

[rogerset]

All,

I just received an email from CIC (Mind you- i have already received AOR AND the below email is out of the blue): what does this mean?

Dear Client,

This email confirms that your Application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class was received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) at the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga on December 19, 2013, on behalf of the following family member(s):

xxx, xxx

What happens next?
You may be contacted at any time during this process to provide additional information before a decision is made by an officer. Once a sponsor’s eligibility has been assessed, the sponsor is informed of the eligibility decision in writing.
Please note that while the sponsorship application is in process, email inquiries about the status of the application will not be acknowledged and you will not receive a response.

 

[PatriChan]

All,

I just received an email from CIC (Mind you- i have already received AOR AND the below email is out of the blue): what does this mean?

Dear Client,

This email confirms that your Application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class was received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) at the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga on December 19, 2013, on behalf of the following family member(s):

xxx, xxx

What happens next?
You may be contacted at any time during this process to provide additional information before a decision is made by an officer. Once a sponsor's eligibility has been assessed, the sponsor is informed of the eligibility decision in writing.
Please note that while the sponsorship application is in process, email inquiries about the status of the application will not be acknowledged and you will not receive a response.

Rogerset, I got that too on December 31st then on January 8th I got the Sponsorship approval Email. Hope that helps! So close!

 

[rogerset]

But why am i getting this mail again? I already received my AOR on Jan 10th........

 

[PatriChan]

But why am i getting this mail again? I already received my AOR on Jan 10th........

I would email or call them to clarify since you've received something similar...have you done that yet?

 

[dollinexile]

But being negative all the time, is only gonna ruin the day for everyone else. Some people are lucky, some people encounter some impediments in their journey. But this is life, you win some, you lose some.

but you have to keep calm to be able to keep your sanity.

Amen.

 

[rogerset]

The call center people are useless. they dont even know what an AOR is. And when you call them, different people talk differnet things- some say it is 35 days from day you receive AOR, same say it is 35 BUSINESS days since App received, soem say 35 WORKIGN Days...they are absolutely useless, the least to say

 

[CanadianWifey89]

Good morning all

 

[rogerset]

good morning Wifey...

Pl pl pl predict....your words have a way on CIC......

 

[Patience09]

It would be a nice transition into the weekend with some SAs today!

 

[PatriChan]

Power of positive thinking peopple!! Put it out there!