November 2012 Applicants Unite!

[Need to be with Hubby]

Hi everyone,

I just mailed off our application on Thursday - it is supposed to arrive in Mississauga on November 5th. I don't see another thread yet for November folks so I thought I'd start one!

I just returned to Canada (BC) after spending 4 years in California. My partner is still living and working in California. We are seriously hoping that waiting period will go quickly - she is hoping to move here in June, which will be 8 months away.

We did the paperwork all ourselves, without a lawyer, but did have some input and advice from friends who had recently gone through the process -- and from this forum, of course!

Looking forward to hearing from some others!

Your application went into processing fast

 

[MP]

Hi there,
I applied to Visa Office - Vegreville
Application Recieved - Nov 16 2012
No update recieved yet....

I am currently on implied status but need to leave the country mid July. I need to fly to Ireland for a wedding.

Does anyone have a current timeline as to how long the first step in the process takes?
It says 6 months on CIC website, it has been over 6 months now.

 

[Lena1984]

Hi Lena 1984,

It took right about four months from the time I was notified of spousal approval and actually got a file number to the "decision made" being changed. My status never said, "in process." Got COPR three days after status change.

oh wow so there is hope then lol . I was approved Feb 5 and the papers didn't get to Mexico till April 3.Really hope things will start moving faster.Checking ecas everyday and same thing everyday....Application received...medical results received...

 

[dayver1331]

@ erinblaak - sorry, i meant that for bscinto!!!

 

[m_and_m]

Hi there,
I applied to Visa Office - Vegreville
Application Recieved - Nov 16 2012
No update recieved yet....

I am currently on implied status but need to leave the country mid July. I need to fly to Ireland for a wedding.

Does anyone have a current timeline as to how long the first step in the process takes?
It says 6 months on CIC website, it has been over 6 months now.

Hi!
It says on CIC's website that they're working on applications received on October 8th at the moment, so I'm sure you'll hear from them in a few weeks! You can check that at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp

 

[m_and_m]

Congratulations bscinto92!

Hope the rest of our group also gets their COPR/PPR/DM soon!!

 

[nanediniz]

Congratulations bscinto92!

Hope the rest of our group also gets their COPR/PPR/DM soon!!

How does it feel to be just landed?

 

[m_and_m]

How does it feel to be just landed?

It feels weird to be honest! But good weird haha!
I have to admit Canadians are super super nice.. I can't even count how many "welcome to Canada" I've heard...at the border (CBSA and Customs officers), at Service Canada...and pretty much everywhere else I don't think my country welcomes every new immigrant like this though they should!

 

[bscinto92]

hahaha thank you m_and_m .... i have to admit i also think its a weird feeling knowing that the process is very close to being over for me as well... i think what makes it feel that way is the fact that it all came about wayyyy faster than i imagined, so it kind of snuck up on me when i wasn't all that prepared for it lol. but!! for as strange as it may feel i am also very relieved and very excited to start my new life up in canada : )

 

[katelynlc]

Well with this strike going on I can see I'll be around for a while longer!
Honestly wouldn't know what I would do without this forum - it's keeping what's left of my sanity lol.

 

[nanediniz]

Well with this strike going on I can see I'll be around for a while longer!
Honestly wouldn't know what I would do without this forum - it's keeping what's left of my sanity lol.

I feel the same way... :'(

 

[bscinto92]

Well with this strike going on I can see I'll be around for a while longer!
Honestly wouldn't know what I would do without this forum - it's keeping what's left of my sanity lol.-

Uh oh whobis on strike????

 

[IvanP]

Well with this strike going on I can see I'll be around for a while longer!
Honestly wouldn't know what I would do without this forum - it's keeping what's left of my sanity lol.

Sanity... too precious to share!

 

[brightredscream]

Uh oh whobis on strike????

Foreign Service Workers

 

[IslandAnnie]

Uh oh whobis on strike????

The people that process our applications :-(