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MAY 2016 - OUTLAND SPOUSAL APPLICANTS

badpusacat

Hero Member
Jun 18, 2013
683
33
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
2147
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
FeDex-ed 26-06-13
Doc's Request.
15-10-2014/FeDex-ed 26-10
IELTS Request
included in the application
Med's Request
15-10-2014
Med's Done....
29-10-2014
Interview........
29-09-2014
Passport Req..
Nov 2014
VISA ISSUED...
Dec 2014
LANDED..........
July 2015
taniam00 said:
looks like cic has fixed/in the process of fixing the problem about Sponsors not being able to access the sponsors side online. I am now able to access it! Looks like they are slow in updating things because I received SA June 3, 2016 but online its saying in process still. anyone else in a similar position?
Same boat!
 

Btoronto_12

Full Member
Jul 7, 2016
48
0
vaibhavxv said:
For me, the wait is even longer...May 11 Applicant here!!!! Let's hope for the best, Good luck!!
am on the same boat. it's not that we're unlucky, i guess the processing time for SA is increased recently
 

taniam00

Hero Member
Jan 26, 2016
275
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Abu Dhabi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-05-2016
AOR Received.
Nil SA June 3 2016
File Transfer...
June 3, 2016
Med's Done....
June 21, 2016
Interview........
no interview background check started Oct 4,2016
Passport Req..
October 18, 2016, application approved Nov 14,2016
VISA ISSUED...
November 10, 2016 All the glory to our God!
badpusacat said:
Same boat!
it seems odd to me that even after fixing the website for us to access it that they wouldn't put updated info about our apps. Why not put that it is been approved or decision made since already being approved to be a sponsor. weird!
 

vaibhavxv

Hero Member
Mar 26, 2014
258
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taniam00 said:
it seems odd to me that even after fixing the website for us to access it that they wouldn't put updated info about our apps. Why not put that it is been approved or decision made since already being approved to be a sponsor. weird!
Just checked with my friend, he told me it is never updated as Approved, it always stays in In Process until a decision is made (He got SA 4 months back). It may be just in his case and maybe it's different for other people.
 

GG and B

Star Member
Mar 28, 2016
108
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Vienna
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-05-2016
AOR Received.
10-06-2016
File Transfer...
27-07-2016
Med's Done....
21-03-2016
Passport Req..
09-11-2016 COPR
LANDED..........
15-03-2017
SA processing up from 53 to 56 days...

I can now access ECAS from Sponsor's side as well.

App received: May 24
AOR1: June 10
SA: waiting...
 

vaibhavxv

Hero Member
Mar 26, 2014
258
21
GG and B said:
SA processing up from 53 to 56 days...

I can now access ECAS from Sponsor's side as well.

App received: May 24
AOR1: June 10
SA: waiting...
I could only see it as 53 days on CIC website. Where did u get this info? btw, May 11 Applicant waiting for SA!!
 

Btoronto_12

Full Member
Jul 7, 2016
48
0
waiting time for SA approval is indeed increased to 56 days !!!!!

source: cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/index.asp
 

fiona_baby

Star Member
May 12, 2016
82
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 3 2016
Doc's Request.
03-10-2016
AOR Received.
20-05-2016; AOR 2: 4-07-2016
File Transfer...
SA: 23-06-2016
Med's Request
Upfront
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
12-12-2016
LANDED..........
01-14-2017
Btoronto_12 said:
waiting time for SA approval is indeed increased to 56 days !!!!!

source: cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/index.asp
Omg.
 

May2016

Star Member
May 30, 2016
145
0
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-05-2016
AOR Received.
AOR1 : 16-06-2016 AOR2 : 02-08-2016
Med's Done....
12-05-2016
Passport Req..
23-01-2017
VISA ISSUED...
26-01-2017
LANDED..........
Per my Convenience.... :)
mrsm2016 said:
We have exactly the same timeline. Just got checked my Sponsor's side today, and it showed the same infos. Hope we get our SAs sooooooon! ☺
I Hope so mrsm2016....Though just figured out that SA processing time went up to 56 days ....wierd !!
 

BorisTheFaun

Star Member
Mar 4, 2016
68
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-05-2016
AOR Received.
01-06-2016
File Transfer...
26-07-2016
Med's Done....
23-03-2016
VISA ISSUED...
12-09-2016
LANDED..........
23-09-2016
Can now access sponsor's side as well, AOR received 1st June, said they started processing the sponsors application on 31st May with no further updates.
 

dolly0530

Star Member
May 1, 2016
112
0
Philippines
Category........
Visa Office......
Mania VCO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-05-2016
Doc's Request.
29-07-16
AOR Received.
11-06-2016 AOR2: 29-07-16
File Transfer...
07-25-2016
Med's Done....
29-03-2016 Status: PASSED
Thanks God..Finally updated ECAS on sponsors side..

We received your application to sponsor -------- on May 25, 2016
We sent you correspondence acknowledgement receipt on your application(s) on June 11, 2016
We started processing application on June 10, 2016

Does that mins SA? Or AOR 1?

Another question is..as what is stated in his address..Winnipeg, Alberta nakaindicate s ECAS instead of Winnipeg, Manitoba? Do we need to update that? Will it affect the status of our application?

Thank you so much..Godbless..
 

serge.bender

Newbie
Jun 22, 2016
6
0
Why is everyone so worried about SA time going from 53 to 56? When I sent my documents, I think it was 38, by the time my docs arrived, it was 43 days ? (I may be a day or so off).
They accepted my documents on May 5th, and I got SA on June 30th.
My application was simple and clean, there were no obstacles and I provided more than required.

If you do your math, that is 56 days. Most of the people (99%, but there were couple of lucky ones that got it quicker) that match my dates got it the same day +/- 1 day.
People who sent a week later, got their SA a week later.
So the number 56 is realistic number that reflects what actually is happening.

With the limit increased for immigration in Canada this year that is approaching historic records, and very little money been added to the budget, I can only predict the numbers going up, unless people all suddenly will not want to immigrate to Canada :)
 

just a square

Hero Member
Mar 12, 2016
219
23
Category........
Visa Office......
Warsaw
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-06-2016
AOR Received.
08-07-2016
File Transfer...
SA 08-08-2016, AOR2 16-08-2016
Med's Done....
06-05-2016
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
23-01-2017
VISA ISSUED...
15-02-2017
LANDED..........
14-03-2017
I believe SA time provided on the website reflects the time from last one or two months, you can't expect today's applications to be processed in the same amount of time, as serge.bender mentioned. It's for people to just have an idea of how much, approximately, you should expect waiting.
 

CDNPR2014

VIP Member
Mar 1, 2016
3,180
187
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
2014
serge.bender said:
With the limit increased for immigration in Canada this year that is approaching historic records, and very little money been added to the budget, I can only predict the numbers going up, unless people all suddenly will not want to immigrate to Canada :)
sponsor approval goes up and down as a normal course of business throughout the year based on many factors such as application volume, # of officers assigned, etc. this current "increase" is really nothing new. there are times people wait 90 days for sponsor approval.
 

foeyshell

Full Member
Jun 8, 2016
23
2
I requested GCMS notes. and from notes, it says my file is "Case forwarded to CPC-Ottawa for processing" in April, although the decision says "passed" back in April too. But I haven't received any approval letter.

Anyone had the same experience and can share what this means "case forwarded to CPC-Ottawa"?