Welllll, millslu, I'm just 'assuming' the interview is being waived because KG requested an extension on my hubby's medical, asked for another police certificate, and asked us to pay the PR fee (which we did when we applied :
). We've been in this process for a little over a year and I believe things are taking a little longer for us because of when hubby did his medical (Jan 9, 2012), first police certificate (Dec 31, 2011), we applied in March 2012 when they were changing systems and we didn't get first stage approval until June 2012.
. We got married in January 2012 and I thought I was going to submit our application as soon as I returned to Canada. Unfortunately it took quite a while for us to get our marriage certificate and then when we did there were some mistakes on it so we had to send it back to Jamaica. :
Soooo, in conclusion to my long-winded story, I believe we may have gotten through sooner if we a) could have submitted our application in January 2012 because the medical and police certificate wouldn't have expired or b) applied in the fall of 2012 when first stage approvals were being done in a couple of weeks or even days!
And to make myself feel better :
: according to KG, 80% of the applications are completed in 17 months from the time they receive the application. Which means I should be thankful if I get a decision made by November 2013!!!
And don't forget, EVERY application is unique and cannot be compared to that of others... :
And yes, I'm aware that they can request an interview at any time during the process...
Thanks for listening, er, I mean, reading! (Boy, do I ever know how to be a party pooper)!
