Spousal Sponsorship for PR now that Seattle is closed?

[Maau0601]

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!

 

[opmama]

It should go to CPP-Ottawa for processing, and they are getting people through in 8-10 months, it looks like.

 

[Maau0601]

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

 

[parker24]

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!

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.

 

[opmama]

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

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]

Seattle is closed. As in - it is no more.

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

 

[Maau0601]

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