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KJG said:
ppsandy79....you certainly did not offend anyone at all....I SWEAR!!!! and yes everyone's outcome will be good....some may take longer than others but if the outcome is positive it is worth the wait :)
phewwwww it really was not my intention....
omg did he really like sushi???? god i hope my hubby does because i crazy love sushi :D have an amazing weekend!
 

sassylassie

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Sep 18, 2012
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ppsandy79 said:
heyyyy i am getting too old to party 33 style means dinner and in by 11 pm lol god where has the time gone! Amen to what was said above...i could have not said it better myself.

Also i wanted to mention sassylassie, i myself saw my date on the CIC go by with receiving no approval. I picked up the phone and called CIC and they they sad it can take up to 2 weeks after that actual date to receive your approval. I got mine a week after ;D thought you might want to know this!
Good to know. Thanks : ) At least if I call I might get some info. But now I will be prepared for the 2 week answer. Good to be prepared for all scenarios
 

sassylassie

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Sep 18, 2012
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29-05-2012
DDG said:
POSITIVITY is surely what I need right now! I've just been sitting back waiting my turn. My husand is confident about the Minister's promise to help his liberation move quickly. They have him writing papers, training manuals and education cirriculum to leave behind. It is why he is confident the minister is letting him go....I'm assuming my app has been sitting in Havana now for 2 weeks. I still need to pay the 490 I *beeeeep*ed up on! See Avana, we've all made mistakes along the way... so glad you had a copy anyway!! I'm paying my fee next friday, can I have some advice if I should do it at the bank, or online. My rep has the receipt for paying at the bank, but would online be faster? I've just heard people having problems with this payment.

I agree with you sassy about the comments about who's been married before, or has an age difference, or has kids............. I was down right offended bc I have all of them things haha. Nothing should move any faster than it was recieved nomatter the circumstance. In fact, if there was an acceptable circumstance, maybe it is for the birth of a baby as in sassy's case, or maybe it was for my husband to be here to meet my Grandmother before she died 3 months ago or for anyone else who has something going on in thier lives that they need and want thier husband for. Situations are different, emotions are the same.....we all want our husband here and noone is no more deserving than the other...

I think this place is a great way to compare notes, time lines...it's gives us a grasp as to what's going on in that office. We can sense a date to start inquiring and not be considered 'pestering'...I'm totally 100% with Avana on that one!! Actually, I think this is why we are all here. I'm certainly not here in an immigration forum to talk about the weather unless it's Cuba weather haha!
I think if you can...pay online. I paid this way and got a receipt right away. It is what I felt most comfortable with. OTHER LADIES what do you think???
 

sassylassie

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29-05-2012
ppsandy79 said:
OH MY i was not trying to offend no one. I SWEAR. I just wanted to show that NOTHING matters to Havana!!!!!! All we can pray for in the end is a very happy outcome for all! I would give my place to any pregnant woman as that for me is the number one situation where I think hubby should get that VISA fast!!! rapidooo!
Kind in thought.
But really I would not want it this way. If the system was perfect and the way I want it. Then people would be processed in the order they are received. People who submitted days after me...would receive AOR's and Approvals after me, and my file would be sent to Havana before them and processed before them, and I would not be processed no matter if we have a child or not before someone who submitted before me.

BUT alas this is not the CIC world we entered. OH!!! And there would not be any stupidos who abuse the system and ruin it for the rest of us ( see Avanas earlier post about the Jamaican man wanting to sponsor his new wife after leaving his sponsor right away! )
 

sassylassie

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29-05-2012
KJG said:
I think alot depends on the agent who gets your file...you know how when you go to the grocery store you think you are in the good line and uffff.....yeah turns out you got the suckiest one.....same with agents except we don't have control over the one we pick!!!

GREAT way to compare the process!!!! BRUHAAHAHAHAA :D

So tonite took my husband out for sushi...the all you can eat.....and boy did we eat...and then....god forgive me......I dragged him to Breaking Dawn Part 2.......he is not a fan.....but he enjoyed it on the big screen....special effects were better and it was good...amazed at the size of popcorn bags people had and the drinks!!! I of course loved the movie!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA well if there was any doubt you know your hubby REALLY loves you....he sat through Breaking Dawn for you!!!!! I hope he enjoyed Ottawa!!!!!
 

DDG

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Sep 26, 2012
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January 14/13
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January 24/13
I've been in a funk this week. I had my roomate move out with no notice just weeks before going away...bummer right. Been looking for a new one all week, and it's not going well. Perhaps I'm overly sensitive....in fact, I know I am haha.

Ok I will pay the fee online. CIC told me to do that too...but I wanted antoher opinion. haha

So how was everyone's weekend? I'm off to work a few hours this morning...I need a vacation!!
 

Double Rainbow

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ppsandy79 said:
CSQ received today! another step done!!!!!!
Yay Congrats ppsandy ;D
 

Double Rainbow

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Hello Ladies. I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I am only off today back to work tomorrow at 6 am. Work 4 more days then hopefully 3 days off coming yayyyyyy. Wishing everyone a good week ahead. XOXO ;D
 

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KJG

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Oct 4, 2012
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Hi everyone....hope all had a good weekend and ready for some more good news this week!!!

We just got back from Ottawa and had a great weekend. Yoani loved the drive up and the cleanliness of Ottawa. Had his first poutine and loved it. Troy and Holly took us to this little shack of a place near the Rideau Centre but man was the poutine awesome. Then later that night we went out to Dooly's and had some beer, played pool and watched the UFC event....well I kinda didn't watch...not a big fan. And you won't believe this we were in Dooly's and this guy walks by and Yoani goes I know him....and I gave him a look and he goes really....he was at the airport in Cuba and we talked.....sure enough it was the same guy he sat with at the airport. Unbelievable......what a small world! Home now and he is on the one computer emailing his family and I am here writing you guys.

And yes he really did like the sushi....not a fan of the wasabi though...hahahha!!!
 
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KJG said:
Hi everyone....hope all had a good weekend and ready for some more good news this week!!!

We just got back from Ottawa and had a great weekend. Yoani loved the drive up and the cleanliness of Ottawa. Had his first poutine and loved it. Troy and Holly took us to this little shack of a place near the Rideau Centre but man was the poutine awesome. Then later that night we went out to Dooly's and had some beer, played pool and watched the UFC event....well I kinda didn't watch...not a big fan. And you won't believe this we were in Dooly's and this guy walks by and Yoani goes I know him....and I gave him a look and he goes really....he was at the airport in Cuba and we talked.....sure enough it was the same guy he sat with at the airport. Unbelievable......what a small world! Home now and he is on the one computer emailing his family and I am here writing you guys.

And yes he really did like the sushi....not a fan of the wasabi though...hahahha!!!

haha neither I am :p
 

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Jan 18, 2012
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July 9th 2012
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January 31st 2012
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Waived
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Nov-1-2012
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Hopefully December 3rd
Happy Monday ladies!!!

Hope this week is filled with good news for all!!!

Hubby is going to check on the PRE today, hopefully it will be ready.
He still isn't able to come for another 2 weeks because of selling and buying a new house etc, but here's hoping they will tell him the PRE is ready and we can buy the ticket.

Positive vibes to all and here's to the embassy making lots of calls this week!!
 

Avana

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30-08-2012
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02-06-2012
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24-12-2012
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24-12-2012
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03-01-2013
Happy Monday ladies!! Couldnt not sleep last night in anticipation of a new week! wishing everyone good luck this week! Sassy, You`ll get approval this week! :), Shuster you`ll get the PRE! Hopefully my hubby gets a phone call ???

KJG- So glad for u that hubby likes sushi!! I LOVE It and I need to get hubby to love it too! lol Hes tried sushi in cuba, but lets face it, with cream cheese and all, its not really sushi... i told him he`ll change his mind when he gets here, but we`ll see! lol

Wishing all you guys a good week|
 

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Nov 9, 2012
Happy Tuesday Cuba thread......hoping to hear some updates this week!!!!!! Hoping everyone is having a great week so far.

Yoani is out and about this morning...we did up his resume last night and has a 9:00 am appointment with the New Canadian Centre and their employment counsellor; after that he is going to walk around town for a bit and meet me at my office at noon for lunch and after lunch I will take him to the local Y (all new comers to this area get a free 3 month Y membership!!) so he can work out a bit and then my parents will pick him up at about 3:30 and take him home. He is starting to get ansy. 10 days here and he wants a job bad and I am hoping the resource centre will be some help!!!

And ladies....I am gaining weight....Yoani is cooking every night and it is a mixture of cuban and canadian....but I am not used to eating so much....LOL....so yesterday I started and said baby.....only a little for me.......!!!!! So many carbs and my body is not used to that!!!