Well, hubby landed today without incident. It's over! When we applied the wait time was six months. It took 18 months! Plus the year we lived together as common-law = a long time! The system is very broken. I hope that they sort the issues out for all of you who have applied after us. The OWP pilot program is a step in the right direction but obviously needs work since people are being left behind. I am thankful that we were able to be together during the process and also thankful that we were able to apply at all. Would just like there to be less hardship during the process. Good luck to those of you still waiting and congrats to everyone who has received good news. Thank you to all of you for sharing your stories. This forum has been a life line for me. And a special thanks to Sophieee and the others who created and maintained the worksheets. The information is valuable and very appreciated.