Spousal sponsorship

[scylla]

Hi there,
can any 1 suggest me as it had already 66 days since my sponsor applied @ CPC-M till date we havn't get any letter from them
My question is that can we ask them through email about the status of our application (whethet it got approver or still in process.)

Thanks in advance.

The CIC processing times don't include mailing times - and this is a busy time of the year for Canada Post. I would give it another week.

 

[parker24]

hi leon,
pls how much is it for spouse application fee
thanks

It varies. Around 1500-2000 is the general amount, this includes medical, fingerprints and actual fee (1040) for application.

 

[curious_one]

Hello all,

I'm going to direct my question at Leo as he seems to be giving straight to the point advise but if anyone else has helpfull advise please post reply also! I appologize in advance for the long story however I need you to understand the situation fully for the most accurate response and help.....thank you in advance.

I have read almost ALL 167 pages of this trying to gather information and allot was helpful while some was confusing.....
I have applied as the sponsor for my husbands PR within Canada (I am a PR living here for 17 years but have applied for citizenship FINALLY and am waiting for my test) - he is currently here with me going crazy as he can not work, study, or visit his family back home until he receives PR. He arrived in Canada October of 2010 and received news his father was hospitalized right before christmas in December of 2010. His father was healthy no sign of any illness when my husband left to come to Canada but suddenly dropped and lost feeling in right side of his body not long after my husband arrived in Canada. My father in law was rushed to the hospital and tests were done it was discovered he had brain tumors, and cancer that had spread throughout his entire body. In other words they gave him only a few months (best guess) of remaining life. My husband and I were engaged at that point, married in February 2011 in Canada. By the point of our marriage doctors were saying his dad could die at any moment. My husband rushed back to at least see him and say good bye - he left beginning of April, stayed two weeks and came right back. We officially applied for my husbands PR in May this year. Unfortunatley my husbands father past away in June and as our application was in process CIC call center agents kept telling us that he CAN NOT leave Canada as the application will be considered canceled. I wish I would have found this thread and comments back then....but I didn't. My husband was not able to be there for his fathers funeral. To make matters worse, when we called CIC in July to find out status of the application they notified us that they LOST our application! We had to send in copies of everything again with new pictures and evidence and send to Team Leader at Case Processing in Vagerville. Finally an update showed up online as received on July 27th and we have not seen an update since.

My dilemma is this:

My husbands mother is now ill and we would like to go visit them for the holidays but we are afraid to leave in case of him being refused entry. This is too much to take! We are afraid and don't know what to do......my husband is visa exempt however upon his re-enterence in April he was granted temporary residence and advised that should he leave again he may not be able to re-enter as a visitor is allowed to be in the country for a maximum of 6 months in a year. He has been in the country now 8 moths and his TRV expires Dec. 31st. (We have applied for an extension). Can he leave on compassionate grounds if so who do we contact - where do we turn to for assistance?

Secondly, I see posts about letters approving sponsors within months of the application being sent in and am now concerned as we haven't received anything yet. We are going on to 7th month of first stage. CIC call centers are of no assistance - can someone PLEASE help! As many, we have also included within the original application, an application for an open work permit for my husband. Is it normal that it has taken this long? When he receives it EVENTUALLY - will this grant him the ability to leave and re-enter?

As he waits for his PR does he have the right for ESL through the immigration program? He would like to better his English but is told he can not study until the PR is approved....If he CAN take ESL does anyone have any recommendations as to where and how much?

As a side note - we are in our late 20s and it is not NORMAL for anyone to lose parents at this age so you can imagine the hardships we are facing with the limitations at hand.....I have a great paying job and a great employer who has offered a job to my husband and has kept it open for him since JULY of this year but he can not do anything prior to first stage approval....

SOMEONE...PLEASE HELP.....My heart is breaking watching him go through this......

 

[curious_one]

I applogize - slight correction- the status online states original date received (We had Fed Ex proof of delivery) of May 31st 2011 but it shows in processing July 27th. And nothing since.....

 

[jatinder430]

hELLO eVERY ONE,

Please tell after how many days, CPC-M mails letter to sponsor about approval?
My sponsor called call centre but no one answers (all agents were busy) and my sponsor dissconnected the phn after 15 minutes of wait.
Is there any shorcuts that allows us to talk to an agent directly (without waiting)?

 

[Ms.X]

No. No short cuts but try calling from a different phone number. That worked for me.

 

[Leon]

I'm going to direct my question at Leo as he seems to be giving straight to the point advise but if anyone else has helpfull advise please post reply also! I appologize in advance for the long story however I need you to understand the situation fully for the most accurate response and help.....thank you in advance.

Unfortunately, if you applied inland, it is not even safe for him to leave after first stage approval. If he is gone too long and they find out, they will refuse your application as he is no longer residing in Canada. Same if he leaves and can't get back in for some reason. Taking the risk to leave is up to him. Some people have done it and been fine and some have been burned and had to apply again or apply again outland if they couldn't get back into Canada.

If your employer wants to hire him, have they tried applying for an LMO for him? With an LMO, he could apply for a regular work permit. He is also allowed to take short courses as long at they are completed before his TRV's expire and do not lead to college credits.

 

[ziaulhaq75]

Hi Members,
i have visited Canada in January 2008 and in a family gathering my mother introduce me a girl. we exchange our phone numbers and email addresses. After one year of relationship we decided to marry. so our Nikah ceremony was arranged by our parents on telephone. i was in Pakistan and she was in Canada. My wife applied my immigration and her cases was approved in Canada in January 2010 and they sent my case on CHC in Islamabad in April 2011. after this in January 2011 CHC ask for current prove of relationship with my wife. I have send current phone call detail, Hotmail, gmail messages, e card etc. after the enquirey of my wife MP the CHC reply that that have revived my medical and my case is in process.
Now when i again contact them in November 2011 they :
"Your / your spouse’s file is in a queue to be scheduled for an interview. You will receive notification by mail advising you of the date and time of the interview well in advance of the interview date."
Will any one tell me now how much time the canadain high commission take and when i go for interview what documents i will take with myself because i have also send fresh contact detail (9-moths) with my wife like phone call details, emails, pic of my wife with my other family members etc.
thanks in advance

 

[rajneet]

Hi
My eCAS is not working since i sent my application .I used my all ID's numbers also.i checked multiple times but it didn't work.
Plz help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sumant]

Hi jatinder , could you please tell me wat was the exact date wen u sent ur application. coz i am also in the same boat. mine was 30 sept 2011

 

[gentledovee]

thanks leon.God bless.

 

[mianz]

Hi Everyone,

Please can anyone tell, Is the Application processing date is actually the sponsorship approval date?
and the letter sending date by CIC-mississauga about the decision on our application is actually when the file transferred to CIC- of your country for further process??

Please help me...

Kind Regards

 

[sivathegreat]

Hi Everyone,

Please can anyone tell, Is the Application processing date is actually the sponsorship approval date?
and the letter sending date by CIC-mississauga about the decision on our application is actually when the file transferred to CIC- of your country for further process??

Please help me...

Kind Regards

I got approved Nov 30th.

CPC-M takes processes and decided the app same time (say 1-3 days in 80% cases)
I am not sure about transfering to VO.

But I think they enter in the GCMS system which is accessible by your VO and aroundthe world
and generate the file number. Maybe later they bunch all approved applications and send it to to VO
every two weeks.

 

[jatinder430]

Hi jatinder , could you please tell me wat was the exact date wen u sent ur application. coz i am also in the same boat. mine was 30 sept 2011

HI SUMANT,

MINE IS ALSO 30th SEP.

 

[jatinder430]

Can any one tell whether we can login ECAS with PR Card number or record of landing?
if yes, then how many days after the sponsorship approval?