I sent an email to CIC asking why I hadn't couldn't log into ECAS using my file number.
I got this back:
Dear Madam/Sir,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Sponsorship applications must be sent to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (CPC-M) where the application will be reviewed. If the person being sponsored is residing in outside Canada the file will be sent to the appropriate visa office abroad, new a file is created and processing of the permanent residence application will begin. Visa offices abroad do not process sponsorships application but get involved later in the process to review the permanent residence application of the spouse.
If you, the sponsor, have questions related to your sponsorship application, please contact the Citizenship & Immigration Call Center at: 1-888-242-2100 (you have to call from Canada). There is no telephone service available from overseas. For Canadian citizens living exclusively outside Canada, send a fax or write to
Case Processing Centre - Mississauga
P.O. Box 3000, Station A
Mississauga ON, L5A 4N6
Fax: +1 (905) 803-7392
Please see the following website for a list of standard Mississauga processing times: www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/times/process-in.html#sponsorship
The Case Processing Center (CPC-M) will advise you when your sponsorship is processed and what the next steps are.
If your sponsorship has already been processed, and you have already received the letter from CPC-M, note that as soon as our office receives the completed application from CPC-M, a file will be created and the processing of the permanent residence application for the spouse will begin. Please note that file acknowledgements of receipt in our visa office in London are not sent to the applicant. Please rest assured that you will be contacted when we are in a position to proceed with your application. We endeavour to finalise sponsorship application for spouses within the validity of the applicant's medical examinations.
Our office is unable to provide any further information at this time.
Yours sincerely,
Client Service Unit
Immigration and Medical Services Division | Direction de l'immigration et des services médicaux
Canadian High Commission | Haut-commissariat du Canada
38 Grosvenor Street
London, W1K 4AA | Londres, W1K 4AA
United Kingdom | Royaume-Uni
Government of Canada
Web site: www.unitedkingdom.gc.ca
Email: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/united_kingdom-royaume_uni/visas/contact_visa_contactez.aspx?lang=eng
Consent & Disclaimer: By supplying your email address (in your enquiry or previously in your application), you are initiating an email communication with CIC, and CIC is thereby authorized to use the email address provided by you for communication with you including the transmission of personal information on your file/case. When you supply your email address to CIC, it is also understood that you are aware that this channel may not be a secure channel. CIC is not liable for the disclosure of personal information to a third party where CIC has taken reasonable means to ensure the identity of the party. CIC is also not liable for the misuse of this information by a third party.
What a load of BS.
