Hi Guys,
Glad to share my experience and timeline for MPNP until receiving my Visa:
14 Nov. 2015 - submitted EOI
27 Nov. 2015 - Received LAA
27 Jan. 2015- LAA expired due to missing documents from spouse
(unofficially separated from spouse and had bad relationship afterward so spouse don't want to help in documents needed.
Lesson here: always maintain good relationship with your ex's!
)
02 Feb. 2016- sent new EOI
(had to submit legal documents of proof explaining spouse's non-submission of documents)
11 Feb. 2016 - Received LAA
01 Mar. 2016- MPNP application sent
03 Mar. 2016- MPNP file number received
24 Nov. 2016 - My brother in Canada had a background interview
10 Dec. 2016- received confirmation of Nomination
22 Mar. 2017- submitted AOR
(this took a lot of time as need proof and explanation of spouse's non-submission of documents as well as explanation of
non-submission of Chinese police clearance- I worked at at least 4 different countries before and China had a
problem of issuing police clearance to expats compared to other countries)
24 May. 2017- CIC acknowledged the application and start of processing
14 Jun. 2017- CIC sent correspondence for Medical examination
06 Jul. 2017- had medical exam and clinic sent it 4 days later
27 Jul. 2017- CIC requested additional documents related to non-submission of Chinese police clearance
18 Aug. 2017- Additional documents requested
31 Aug. 2017- requested documents requested
28 Sep. 2017- CIC request notarized declaration of non-accompaniment of spouse
17 Oct. 2017- sent requested document
(took some time to do this since I was working abroad in a non-English speaking country, had to find a notary public office that does
English legal papers)
29 Nov. 2017- Passport request
18 Dec. 2017- Sent passport
04 Jan. 2018- received passport with visa expiring on July 2018
Well, that's it! It is longer than stated here and harder than explained. Harder in a sense that there were a lot of document issues pertaining to spouse's, police clearances, other legal (but non-criminal) issues. I am sure that if other applicants with no marital woes, didn't work abroad and such will have a lot easier time to apply,