January 2012 Applicants - Join here!

[Dr Eng X]

I remember reading it somewhere that we would receive a letter

here I found it

CIC link Sponsor, will be notified in writing of the decision and of the visa office to which your relative's application has been sent.

Sorry not exactly what I was looking for! I thought it said sponsor will be notified of AOR or so..

 

[-FIREFLY-]

Our eCAS was updated today... 5 days after we were approved.

" Sponsorship

We received your application to sponsor FIREFLY on January 11, 2012.

We started processing your application on March 7, 2012.

We sent you a letter on March 19, 2012 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us."

The phone agent confirmed my PR was forwarded to Sydney on the 19th of March and will arrive there within 10 business days.

 

[hayatz]

Thnx everone, he would try to call the centre.

 

[canadiangirl78]

Our eCAS was updated today... 5 days after we were approved.

" Sponsorship

We received your application to sponsor FIREFLY on January 11, 2012.

We started processing your application on March 7, 2012.

We sent you a letter on March 19, 2012 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us."

The phone agent confirmed my PR was forwarded to Sydney on the 19th of March and will arrive there within 10 business days.

Fabulous!

 

[Amoss]

Our eCAS was updated today... 5 days after we were approved.

" Sponsorship

We received your application to sponsor FIREFLY on January 11, 2012.

We started processing your application on March 7, 2012.

We sent you a letter on March 19, 2012 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us."

The phone agent confirmed my PR was forwarded to Sydney on the 19th of March and will arrive there within 10 business days.

10 days?! wow... you'd think their mail system would be faster.

This process will definitely help me with my patience! ???

 

[Amoss]

By the way, just for people's reference here... My total step 1 took 70 days. From when they received it to when I was officially approved as the sponsor. Not 55 days...

They should put something closer to 70 days, as a processing time, so people can have more realistic expectations

 

[canadiangirl78]

By the way, just for people's reference here... My total step 1 took 70 days. From when they received it to when I was officially approved as the sponsor. Not 55 days...

They should put something closer to 70 days, as a processing time, so people can have more realistic expectations

I agree they should change it. They seem to be going two or more weeks without REALLY updating so we will see what happens on Wednesday.

 

[Amoss]

I have a question

At the moment, my husband and I are both in East Asia and the plan was to wait out the application process from here. However, I am getting really homesick, and I am wondering if it is possible for us to go to Canada before he gets his PR.

As you may have seen, I have already been approved as the sponsor (as of March 20th), and now our file is in transit to Buffalo-- but according to CIC processing times, it COULD be another 11 months. He is American, so he's visa exempt. I am just wondering if he can go to Canada for the last few months of the process without it affecting his approval?

Does anyone know if this is possible or have experience with this?

 

[canadiangirl78]

I have a question

At the moment, my husband and I are both in East Asia and the plan was to wait out the application process from here. However, I am getting really homesick, and I am wondering if it is possible for us to go to Canada before he gets his PR.

As you may have seen, I have already been approved as the sponsor (as of March 20th), and now our file is in transit to Buffalo-- but according to CIC processing times, it COULD be another 11 months. He is American, so he's visa exempt. I am just wondering if he can go to Canada for the last few months of the process without it affecting his approval?

Does anyone know if this is possible or have experience with this?

Yes that is possible. I know several people on the forum have done that. He just has to prove that he will leave. But he will have a much easier time getting in because he is a US citizen. Show proof of sponsorship approval, proof of money to support him, his ties to his home country etc.

 

[Amoss]

Yes that is possible. I know several people on the forum have done that. He just has to prove that he will leave. But he will have a much easier time getting in because he is a US citizen. Show proof of sponsorship approval, proof of money to support him, his ties to his home country etc.

Thanks for the quick reply. I don't know if you would know this... but what if he doesn't have any ties? Like he actually hasn't lived in the US for several years, and if we left Asia, it would entail quitting his job, so he couldn't really show proof that he would move back here I don't think.

 

[canadiangirl78]

Thanks for the quick reply. I don't know if you would know this... but what if he doesn't have any ties? Like he actually hasn't lived in the US for several years, and if we left Asia, it would entail quitting his job, so he couldn't really show proof that he would move back here I don't think.

Well that makes it trickier if they ask him more questions at the border because if he has no ties they won't believe he will leave when his visa expires. But it does help that you are already approved as a sponsor. I think some more experienced members need to give you some input. I would say it would be very risky for him to quit his job unless you guys don't need the income. I know Americans have it easier and some just say they are visiting, don't mention the PR application or anything.

I know that Americans can apply for a temporary resident visa at the border.

We tried getting one but my husband is Mexican but has no ties to Mexico. The immigration officer was very nice and called us to get more info and recommended we withdraw our application so we didn't have a denial on our record. And if he approved, my husband could get turned away at the border and stuck in Mexico where he hasn't been since he was a child. So it was very risky for us.

I hope you can get more input. Might want to start a new thread.

 

[Amoss]

Well that makes it trickier if they ask him more questions at the border because if he has no ties they won't believe he will leave when his visa expires. But it does help that you are already approved as a sponsor. I think some more experienced members need to give you some input. I would say it would be very risky for him to quit his job unless you guys don't need the income. I know Americans have it easier and some just say they are visiting, don't mention the PR application or anything.

I know that Americans can apply for a temporary resident visa at the border.

We tried getting one but my husband is Mexican but has no ties to Mexico. The immigration officer was very nice and called us to get more info and recommended we withdraw our application so we didn't have a denial on our record. And if he approved, my husband could get turned away at the border and stuck in Mexico where he hasn't been since he was a child. So it was very risky for us.

I hope you can get more input. Might want to start a new thread.

Thanks very much for the detailed response. I will go ahead and start a new thread...

this immigration stuff sure is tricky!

 

[canadiangirl78]

Thanks very much for the detailed response. I will go ahead and start a new thread...

this immigration stuff sure is tricky!

Sure is! Good luck.

 

[indian_spouse]

Hi All

not logged in here from quite sometime...
hope, all are doing good..

this is to keep you guys posted!

i checked status on ecas, it says-

Sponsorship
We received your application to sponsor SHAGUN RAWAT on January 16, 2012.

We sent you a letter on March 16, 2012 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

Permanent Residence
We received SHAGUN RAWAT's application for permanent residence on January 16, 2012.

Medical results have been received.

so this looks like a good news to me, though havent got any email or mail post by yet.

Regards

 

[ashunandal]

Hi All

not logged in here from quite sometime...
hope, all are doing good..

this is to keep you guys posted!

i checked status on ecas, it says-

Sponsorship
We received your application to sponsor SHAGUN RAWAT on January 16, 2012.

We sent you a letter on March 16, 2012 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

Permanent Residence
We received SHAGUN RAWAT's application for permanent residence on January 16, 2012.

Medical results have been received.

so this looks like a good news to me, though havent got any email or mail post by yet.

Regards

congratulations on your approval indian_spouse, i hope you hear something soon from ND VO also.
if your wife dsnt have any travel history, she will get her visa within 2 months.
best of luck