September 2014 OUTLAND Applications

[fizban]

Strange, it appears the Sept 2014 spreadsheet is locked and nothing can be edited. Any reason for this? Can whoever the owner is unlock it?

 

[moneey]

Guys i sent my new forms on sep 16th but still i didn't get sa

 

[slb]

I CANT GET THROUGH TO AN AGENT !! I am trying to call but its just automated everything... PLEASE someone tell me the secret to talk to a human...

 

[sam_1985]

I usually select French because it goes faster I think and I speak it too... but in any case, the agents are usually bilingual. So select 1 then 1, and 1 again... basically, you need to get to the option where it says "if you are sponsoring a spouse who currently lives in Canada or from Canada" something along those lines, then it asks u to enter the UCI (doesn't matter what you enter it seems), so just enter 0 then press # and then it prompts you for the date of birth, so enter that and press # and right after that it will attempt to connect you to an agent. Best days are Thursdays and Fridays and Mornings at around 8:30 AM! Hope this helps... this is what I have been doing.

 

[moneey]

Guys i called the cic call centre today they asked me my uci no i gave them, but then that lady told me dat ur husband is a sponsor and he should call us...wr can't give u any information, guys will it create any problem....

 

[andrew-brit]

Processing Times have been updated

Last updated: October 29th
Assessment of sponsor: 44 days, Working on applications received on September 15th.

 

[michminn]

I CANT GET THROUGH TO AN AGENT !! I am trying to call but its just automated everything... PLEASE someone tell me the secret to talk to a human...

Press 3 after they're done talking then 3 again then 0, this is what I do.

 

[lleahdoll]

I must have the slowest worker doing our SA -_-

 

[zimporter]

@lleahdoll - Are you doing an Inland or Outland application? You have Ottawa listed as your visa office, and you got an AOR while many others are just getting SA without an AOR, which makes me think that you may be on a different process... The waiting times for sponsor approval for Inland applications are much longer than Outland, if you scroll to the bottom of the processing times page (sorry, I can't post links), you'll see it's 14 months...

 

[lleahdoll]

I'm doing outland though...

 

[michminn]

I'm doing outland though...

Did you mail it to the Outland processing center? Some people mistakenly send it to the wrong address and then it sits as though it was SENT inland, hence the AOR you received. Double check the address.

 

[lleahdoll]

Did you mail it to the Outland processing center? Some people mistakenly send it to the wrong address and then it sits as though it was SENT inland, hence the AOR you received. Double check the address.

Def sent it outland. Sent it to the first address:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/canada/mississauga.asp

Called and the guy put a note to basically hurry it up with our SA.

 

[michminn]

Def sent it outland. Sent it to the first address:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/canada/mississauga.asp

Called and the guy put a note to basically hurry it up with our SA.

Awesome, perhaps they are just digging in a little. Or, perhaps its ALREADY approved and the officer conducting the investigation on your file FORGOT to update the system BEFORE taking his/her Halloween vacation? LOL, wouldn't doubt it! Hang in there I am sure you'll hear something by Monday hun, its easy to feel like you've been forgotten, especially when everyone around you is getting SA.

 

[lleahdoll]

Haha who takes vacation for Halloween?

That is exactly how I feel! Left out.. :-\
These kinds of things always happen to me so I shouldn't be surprised.

 

[andrew-brit]

We got Sponsor Approval today! It took 42 days for us! Application is going to London, UK!

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