Kingston,Jamaica

[greengurl]

good afternoon. Once your application gets to Kingston they are supposed to send you an AOR also to let u know that it is there, but I have been here over a year and no one has ever gotten one. My suggestion would be to send them an email in about a month and just ask what the status is on your application and if they received it. They may answer and they may not, it is really hit and miss sometimes..if they don't answer, then send another one a week later and so on. Basically once your application gets down there, it sits in line to be reviewed and assigned to an officer. When the officer starts to process it you should get a change on your ECAS on the principal applicant's side to say that it is in process......this is hit and miss also. Some peoples don't go into process for awhile and then they next week they get a PPR. When the officer finally looks at the application they will go over it to determine your genuineness of your relationship, etc and if they need more info they will ask for it or they may at this time ask for an interview. Once again, been here over a year and only 2 people have gotten interview requests. After they are done the eligibility they will move onto the criminality and security part of your application and after that it is PPR request. Kingston is very hard to pin down on how long it takes, some people get thru faster then others and there is no rhyme nor reason to it.....we all just go with the flow and hope it is one of us sooner then later hahahaha Hope that helps!

Hi Chickie72! Thanks for the information, it was very helpful! Frustrating that Kingston is so inconsistent when processing applications!!
Also, I checked my ECAS and it now shows Medicals Received so would that be CIC or the Kingston office?
Thanks!

 

[Maddants]

ok kool......there have a few places here where you can visit......it very beautiful here and hot too.......lol...make sure you go and visit lover leap and little ochie.. if you ever pass thru santa cruz look me up.....

 

[Samilanaire]

Everyone remains quiet tday? Whas going on forum family? Hope all is well those who await like myself hold the faith special shout out to everyone heading to ja have a safe flight

 

[chickie72]

Hi Chickie72! Thanks for the information, it was very helpful! Frustrating that Kingston is so inconsistent when processing applications!!
Also, I checked my ECAS and it now shows Medicals Received so would that be CIC or the Kingston office?
Thanks!

That would be CIC Mississauga that put in the information.

 

[chickie72]

Good afternoon everyone...just popped in for a sec. Work is mad busy lately so haven't had a chance to get on much. Come on Kingston you got two days left in the week....don't slow down now! Send some PPRs and passports returned to spouses before Thursday is finished!

 

[tyldim]

hi everyone, hope all is well, just checking in!

 

[Maddants]

Good afternoon everyone...just popped in for a sec. Work is mad busy lately so haven't had a chance to get on much. Come on Kingston you got two days left in the week....don't slow down now! Send some PPRs and passports returned to spouses before Thursday is finished!

yes Kingston you still have alot of work to do but keep up the good work also that you been doing.......but trust me you immigration officers need to pull your weight some more

 

[Maddants]

hi everyone, hope all is well, just checking in!

hey tyldim how things going for you

 

[Maddants]

Everyone remains quiet tday? Whas going on forum family? Hope all is well those who await like myself hold the faith special shout out to everyone heading to ja have a safe flight

yes everyone is sure quiet today...they are getting ready for the holidays coming up i think

 

[chickie72]

I have no idea where everyone is hiding!

 

[Need to be with Hubby]

I am not hididng I just got home from work. Now I am waiting on the cable company to come and hook me up.
Hello everyone

 

[chickie72]

Good evening! We won't see ya now, you'll be too busy watching tv LOL

 

[fromadistance]

Hi KGN,

Question for those who has had babies without the father being present in Canada. How do I get his name on the birth certificate? Does anyone know?

Thanks

 

[dlmo77]

Hi KGN,

Question for those who has had babies without the father being present in Canada. How do I get his name on the birth certificate? Does anyone know?

Thanks

I just did ours. You register the baby online with service canada 4 in 1 package and enter his name. It was easy.

 

[SweetieQ]

Just an FYI form the cic immigration web page posted today.

Faster processing times for workers and families
Mississauga, ON, March 26, 2013 — As a result of actions taken by the government since 2008, the backlog of permanent resident applications has been reduced by about forty percent, paving the way for a faster and more effective immigration system in 2013 and beyond, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.

“Backlogs and delays prevent Canada from attracting the best and brightest from around the world and ensuring that our immigration system is contributing to economic growth and long-term prosperity,” said Minister Kenney. “For too long, we accepted far more applications than we could process each year. That led to backlogs increasing every year and processing times of eight to ten years in some cases, which discouraged talented, dynamic people from coming to Canada.”

This has been accomplished, in part, by continuing to process a high number of applications from parents and grandparents in the Family Class while a temporary pause on new applications remains in effect until the end of the year. In addition, a pause was put in place on new Immigrant Investor applications and the oldest Federal Skilled Worker applications were eliminated while we continued to process record high levels of existing applications.

The government will continue to transform Canada’s immigration system to make it fast, flexible and more responsive to the labour market. The massive reduction in the backlog allows us to move toward a just-in-time system that recruits people with the right skills to meet Canada’s labour market needs, fast tracks their applications and gets them working in Canada in a period of months, instead of years. It also means that families will no longer have to wait close to a decade to be reunited with their loved ones.

“We still have work to do, but by taking clear and decisive action to deal with backlogs, we will attain our goal of having a fast and flexible immigration system,” said Minister Kenney. “Newcomers will arrive with skills and talents that are in short supply in Canada and contribute to our economy. The immigration system must work for Canada, which is why we will continue to reduce backlogs and speed up the system, so that people spend less time waiting and more time participating fully in the Canadian economy.”

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