BethanyM
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- May 20, 2016
- 13
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Paris
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 13-05-2016
- Doc's Request.
- 30-09-2016
- AOR Received.
- 03-06-2016
- IELTS Request
- SA 19-07-2016
- File Transfer...
- 22-07-2016
- Med's Request
- Med Status: Passed
- Med's Done....
- April 2016
- Interview........
- 26-09-2016
- Passport Req..
- WAITING SOON PLEASE
- VISA ISSUED...
- SOON I HOPE
- LANDED..........
- ASAP
Hi you should definitely call them again tomorrow first thing.CanadianPrairieGent said:Today is Day 70 waiting for news of my SA, which should be nothing but straightforward. The original processing time for SA, when our application was received was 43 days, and now it's up to 55 days. I called two full weeks ago and made an inquiry. The agent said that he would initiate a formal inquiry, and that it could take up to 3 months, but that a response would likely come much more quickly. That being said, I see so many people on here who have been waiting for SA were able to receive confirmation of SA over the phone, after the processing time had passed, and they called CIC. Even though a formal inquiry was started 2 weeks ago, should I persist and call again? Will a different agent be able to tell me more? Should I take the time to link my profile with our application now, and will I learn more? Or, do I just need to be exceedingly patient and not try to understand CIC, or hope to look for any patterns, based on others? My wife is here now on a TRV, for a one-month visit, and we were hoping to receive some exciting and positive news before she returns home next week (Day 80 of waiting for SA).
Also, I have a question about Guide 3900 (pgs. 12 & 13), and the Length of Undertaking section. The note says that if payments from the federal, provincial, or municipal assistance program are made to your relative while the undertaking is in effect, you will be considered in default. Does this note apply to student loans? My step-daughter will be eligible for university soon after they arrive, and we were hoping to access student loans, or is this not possible because of my undertaking?
Thanks!
They second time I called the agent told me not to call again for a week.
The third time I called the agent told me I passed SA on the same date the second agent told me not to call for another week.
It was another 10 days after my third call when I finally received the SA letter in the mail, not by email as I had been expecting.
The third agent confirmed I had received SA but wouldn't confirm where the file was forwarded to or any other information,
he told me he was not allowed to tell me and told me to wait for the letter.
When I called a fourth time to complain of not receiving the letter yet the agent confirmed where the file was sent and couldn't
understand why I didn't already know that.
They are not consistent, some are not diligent, and it was actually 69 days when I was approved for SA
but about a week later when I phoned as instructed when I actually found out I'd already passed SA.
Call and ask your questions in a determined but calm and polite voice.
And nobody responds to the 'enquiry' they made for you. You will hear absolutely nothing in response to this.
The inquiry goes to the officer to remind them this file is past the average expected time and someone is asking about it.
That's all. The officer either gets it finished soon or he doesn't. Nobody will actually followup with you on that specific inquiry.
Waiting 3 more months is absolutely ludicrous. Don't accept that. Push back, gently and politely, but be a little assertive in inquirying for you answer and your information.