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Spousal Sponsorship for PR now that Seattle is closed?

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Maau0601

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Feb 13, 2013
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My husband and I were just approved for sponsorship (YAY!) on June 21, 2013. I am unable to check the status of our outland application online, but saw somewhere within the CIC website that the Seattle, USA site for processing is closed now?! BUMMER! :( (It was the shortest, at 11 months)

Does anyone know how I can figure out how/where my application is now?! How is this affecting processing time?

Thank you!
 
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opmama

Star Member
Sep 3, 2012
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Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-17-2013
AOR Received.
07-17-2013
File Transfer...
07-23-2013
It should go to CPP-Ottawa for processing, and they are getting people through in 8-10 months, it looks like.
 
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Maau0601

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Feb 13, 2013
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Thanks OPMama!
Do you mind sharing how you discovered that info!? So Seattle is still open, orrr?
 
parker24

parker24

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Nov 26, 2011
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Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY --> Los Angeles, CA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
File Transfer...
05-06-2012
Med's Done....
16-11-2011
Passport Req..
16-11-2012
LANDED..........
04-01-2013
Maau0601 said:
My husband and I were just approved for sponsorship (YAY!) on June 21, 2013. I am unable to check the status of our outland application online, but saw somewhere within the CIC website that the Seattle, USA site for processing is closed now?! BUMMER! :( (It was the shortest, at 11 months)

Does anyone know how I can figure out how/where my application is now?! How is this affecting processing time?

Thank you!
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You can email Ottawa, they will tell you. I was confused where mine was going, as I got a letter from Ottawa for the SA and yet it was telling me that my file was going to LA (At the time I thought Ottawa only did second stage). So e-mail Ottawa.
 
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opmama

Star Member
Sep 3, 2012
98
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-17-2013
AOR Received.
07-17-2013
File Transfer...
07-23-2013
Maau0601 said:
Thanks OPMama!
Do you mind sharing how you discovered that info!? So Seattle is still open, orrr?
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Before my time, but last summer, I think, they stopped processing US outland applications through consulate locations in the US, and started handling them at CPP-Ottawa. So if you just submitted your application a month ago (assuming so if you just got sponsor approval), maybe the better question is why you thought Seattle would be handling it :). The consulate in Seattle is still open, they just aren't handling these PR applications anymore.
 
amikety

amikety

VIP Member
Dec 4, 2011
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Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-01-2013
AOR Received.
2-2-2013
Med's Done....
12-10-2012
Passport Req..
9-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
7-08-2013
LANDED..........
7-08-2013
Seattle is closed. As in - it is no more.

http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/seattle/visas/index.aspx?lang=eng&view=d
 
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Maau0601

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Feb 13, 2013
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Haha, wow, news to me! And here I thought we were semi-professionals after doing all of this-thanks for the info all~ :D
 
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