PR application processing time for spouse

[bonne]

Hi All,

How long does it take to process PR application for my wife. I sponsor her and she has Canadian work permit.
Anyone has this experience before?

Thank you!

 

[scylla]

Depends. Did you sponsor her inland or outland? If outland, which visa office will her file be processed through?

 

[bonne]

She is in Canada with me now and she has work permit. We sent the application to Vegreville, AB.

 

[scylla]

That means you applied inland.

Inland has two processing stages/steps.

The first stage takes 11 months to complete (assuming there are no complications with your file).

The second stage can take anywhere from a few weeks to more than a year to complete. The official processing time for the second stage is 8 months.

So it will probably take around 19 months total.

Official processing times are posted here:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp

 

[uplander]

hi bonne, did you hear back anything from CIC yet for your spouse sponsorship? i have the same situation and I applied even late (Sep 7,2012).

 

[bonne]

Yes, we've heard from them. We were asked to do medical check up on Nov 19, 2012. Yet, due to health issues we postpone the x-ray till next couple months. My friend also had the same situation like me. And I think it won't take too long to get the final decision - PR Card (hopefully)!

How bout you @uplander?