rhcohen2014
VIP Member
- Apr 6, 2014
- 185
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Ottawa
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- March 17, 2014
- Doc's Request.
- April 11, 2014
- AOR Received.
- May 8, 2014
- File Transfer...
- May 9, 2014
- Med's Request
- upfront
- Med's Done....
- Nov 15, 2013
- Interview........
- waived
- Passport Req..
- July 15, 2014
- VISA ISSUED...
- July 25, 2014/ received August 1, 2014
- LANDED..........
- August 29, 2014
a large majority US outland applicants are approved in LESS than 1 year. the times posted on the CIC website are not averages, and reflect mostly worst case scenarios. a majority of US outland applicants are approved in 6-10 months, depending on the speed of the Ottawa visa office. if the application is taking longer than 12 months, it's usually because there is an issue with the application and/or an interview has been requested. At this point (until we know the TRUTH about the new OWP pilot program), a US citizen will be approved and able to work legally in canada MUCH quicker by applying outland. Inland gives no guarantee that an OWP will be issued before an OUTLAND application would be approved. in my opinion, apply inland at your own risk...kaosezmu said:Second, having an OWP would be great since I've been unable to work for over year (and we don't mind the long wait when there's an OWP). But then third, we still want to travel by the end of this year (and of course in the future), but obviously not at the risk of losing the PR application or my status. ....which I know, but can't a girl have it all?
Any advice will be helpful! And feel free to tell me if something is not a good idea!