Trini100 said:
Hey guys I'm a long time reader first time poster. I would like to thank all of you guys on this forum for helping my wife and I to prepare our application. I just got married to my wife in August and just sent my application to Mississauga yesterday. Just have a few questions, i used my wife's married name in the application but all the passport info and docs shows her maiden name.. Is that ok?
My wife did her meds on November 5th, what's the process of the doctors office sending the files to the processing center?? Does the Canadian office have to request it or do they send it in?
How long do I have to wait for a reply for the application from Canada immigration?
Thanks guys
Welcome Trini100! Hopefully someone will add you to the spreadsheet based on the information you have provided and you can track your progress along with us.
I think you will be ok with the name change as long as you included your marriage certificate showing the new last name. I applied common-law so I can't be 100% sure on that advice - but I think you're ok.
The meds will automatically be sent from the doctor to Mississauga now, so you don't need to worry about that. They will match your meds up with your file when they start processing your file based on that receipt that you included.
Once your application reaches Mississauga, you will currently have to wait about 35 days (give or take) to hear back on Stage 1. This is where they will email or mail you telling you whether you are allowed to sponsor your wife (or vice versa, whoever is immigrating). If you pass this stage, which you likely will, your package will be forwarded to the POS office. It can take up to 2-3 months to hear anything from them about receiving your package (if at all, some people never hear anything about that) in the form of an AOR (Acknowledgement of Receipt). After that, processing time at POS ranges widely from 5 months (lucky people!) to 15 months (which is the time they say it takes) or even longer if you're really unlucky. I'd say we're averaging about 8-10 months at POS right now and more people are getting interviews than usual.. so it's hard to say.
Good luck on the process!
