Spousal Sponsorship in-land Applications 2016 timeline and updates

[profiler]

Hey guys, how is the weekend going? Soggy weekend. The fella from London seems to have chased the rain from there to the Maritime. Recuperating from a grueling dental procedure. Hoping for an avalanche of dm's here next week.

Sunny and blue skies here...for now.

Hope the dentistry heals soon

 

[profiler]

So everyone rushes to submit stuff in 1 or 2 days and that's really useless. If you submit in 30 days its pretty much the same as per my understanding here

Well no. It will take 30 days just to attach it. So if you submit in the second day, it's 32 days. If you submit in the 28th day, it's 58 days, for example.

Then there is more time to wait for the requesting officer to pick up the file again.

 

[Sam8119]

It already is law. The pieces are coming into force in stages..

I see, do you have any idea when this 3/5 year clause is gonna come into play? Or is there any link on that info?

 

[Sam8119]

Hi Sam, Bill c-6 received the royal assent, so it is a law now, but not everything becomes a law right away:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2017/06/bill_c-6_receivesroyalassent0.html
So for those being here for at least 2 years before PR, they can apply for citizenship 2 years after PR! (3 years out of 5, each day prior to PR = half a day, max a year can count prior to PR).

Okay, so if I understand correctly, you are saying the 3/5 year stay is already a law? and is enforced? Along with the previous stay count?

 

[profiler]

Okay, so if I understand correctly, you are saying the 3/5 year stay is already a law? and is enforced? Along with the previous stay count?

It states those come into force in fall 2017. Note the bolded title above the table.

 

[Sam8119]

Okay, so if I understand correctly, you are saying the 3/5 year stay is already a law? and is enforced? Along with the previous stay count?

So from the link it seems that the time benefit will come into effect in Fall only.

 

[profiler]

So from the link it seems that the time benefit will come into effect in Fall only.

In practice, it doesn't effect you. It will be there when you apply for citizenship WRT now or fall... It's retroactive.

 

[Sam8119]

In practice it doesn't effect you. It will be there when you apply for citizenship

Ya that is true, helps people just completing the new timeframe.

 

[profiler]

Ya that is true, helps people just completing the new timeframe.

I work with a Frenchie who got screwed by the changes just undone. He got his PR just after the Cons switched the law around. It used to be lower timeframes etc.

So, he has enough time. He will get his paperwork done and file in the fall for citizenship..

 

[dskeard]

Hey guys, how is the weekend going? Soggy weekend. The fella from London seems to have chased the rain from there to the Maritime. Recuperating from a grueling dental procedure. Hoping for an avalanche of dm's here next week.

raining lots here in Newfoundland, not complaining, the garden is loving it
Also hoping for DMs for those waiting..... and for me, Im hoping for my landing letter soon...have a wonderful weekend

 

[profiler]

raining lots here in Newfoundland, not complaining, the garden is loving it
Also hoping for DMs for those waiting and for me, Im hoping for my landing letter...have a wonderful weekend

Apparently DMs were discovered over last weekend. I believe ECAS updates every morning sometime now-ish... (I think 730-8am eastern)

 

[profiler]

Apparently DMs were discovered over last weekend. I believe ECAS updates every morning sometime now-ish... (I think 730-8am eastern)

They were also working on hiring case processors for rotating shifts (3 shifts per day, 7 days a week)

 

[profiler]

So, how's about it? Folks waiting for SA/AIP/DM? Give ECAS a check. Let's see if anyone got approved since yesterday

 

[dskeard]

They were also working on hiring case processors for rotating shifts (3 shifts per day, 7 days a week)

I know they are working weekends, got a call on Saturday last week to make sure our address was correct (we had moved since applying and I sent in the corrected address)

 

[profiler]

I know they are working weekends, got a call on Saturday last week to make sure our address was correct (we had moved since applying and I sent in the corrected address)

Did they ask anything else??? That was likely a processing officer!