Long wait for medical after RFPR paid

[clodaoc]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone out there can provide some advice. I received an email from CPC Ottowa on 26 Sept 2014 saying I have been found eligible for a permanent resident visa under the class within which I applied. The email requested I pay the RFPR which I did 2 days later. I have since been in touch asking for an update as I am aware the next step is to receive another email asking that me and my partner (who is also on my application) go for a medical test, provide the results, and then assuming they are clear we will then receive a final email with our residency granted.

A number of my friends already have their residency and when they received their email regarding the final fee to be paid, they received their medical email at practically the same time. This was earlier in 2014 but as I am now waiting almost 5 months and still nothing I'm wondering if anyone knows why this may be the case? If they have said the application has been accepted are there more checks that need to be made before the acceptance is final? Or perhaps there's a known backlog for applications that I'm not aware of? My last correspondence from CPC Ottowa was mid November 2014 and they said the application was still in progress and they would be in touch. I emailed them yesterday for an update and my lawyer has also been in touch but no news back yet.

Is this happening to anyone else? Should I worried and taking this as bad news? Or is this a standard waiting time? I applied in November 2013. The application was "rejected" June 2014 based on a tiny black mark on my partners police cert (he knocked over an ornamental snowman on someone's property while drunk about 6 years ago..) which my lawyer appealed (appeal sent early August last year) and it was accepted as stated in their email 26 Sept 2014.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[rezafc]

Hi,

First off stay calm and patient lad.

Secondly from what you wrote down here I assume they are still doing background check on your partner. That stage if ever gets under review will take some time. On the other hand medical request and paying RPRF usually follow at the same time, but in some cases RPRF is earlier and in some medical is. Bare in mind that every application is unique so is the VO taking care of the application.

In my case my medical request was via mail and to my house address. They had my email, my representative's email and also my mailing address, but for some reason they decided to send the medical request to my home address and via mail & paper. So you might wanna check on that as well. But then again my case was different and this was my second medical request since the first one's results were not satisfying.

I suggest that you follow up with your local MP. That is your local member of parliament. They have their own contacts inside CIC and they usually get back to you in 48 hours. At least you get to know where your application is stuck.

Nevertheless I don't think you need to be worried about anything. As I mentioned before probably your application is stuck at the security check stage.