Cool_5 said:
Hi a2008
Can you please tell when you applied for your parents?
Hi Cool_5, we submitted initial application in beginning of 2008, in Jun 2008 we got letter from CPC-Mississauga saying that they revived our application. Then in Dec 2013 we got another letter form CPC-Mississauga saying that they started processing of our application and requested re-submit tax forms proving our finical situation for 2008 and to fill in immigration application forms for parents and pay permanent residence fee if I want. I did pay because letter was clearly saying that processing will be faster if fee is paid. They also advised start requesting police certificates. Then in April 2013 we got another letter from CPC-Mississauga saying that we were approved as sponsors and our case was forwarded to CPC-Kiev (Ukraine) for processing. On April 25, 2013 I received email from CPC-Moscow (Russia) asking to resend Schedule A Background Declaration. I realized I did a typo there and there was a gap in section 8 (Personal history). They gave me 30 days to provide form. I sent the forms right away and have not heard form them since then. Not sure why our case ended up in Moscow, but my guess is that my wife's mother has Ukrainian Citizenship but she was born in Russia. I believe CPC-Kiev forwarded our case to CPC-Moscow because of that.
2 weeks ago I decided to ask my MP to make am inquire about our case, but all he told me that yes we were approved as sponsors but it could take another 53 month to get visas for my parents, which is pretty much that CIC website saying in processing times. However, I can see most people here who submitted application in New Delhi normally get their application processed in 18 month since file transfer, even though CPC processing time is 56 month for New Delhi. So I am confused, not sure how they measure that time. Now I am going to order GCMS to see what is going on there.
P.S. Our parents have been living with us in Canada since Feb 2007. They had worker status for 2 years and the rest of time we were able to keep extending their status as visitors. Now they got a visitor status extension until 2015.