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Spousal sponsorship

Admirable

Hero Member
Aug 13, 2011
613
3
Category........
Visa Office......
POS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-12-2010
Doc's Request.
09-02-2011
AOR Received.
24-01-2011 & 27-01-2012
File Transfer...
17-03-2011
Med's Request
08-03-2012 (2nd medical redo)
Med's Done....
06-06-2010 and 09-03-2012
Interview........
08-03-2012 Positive
Passport Req..
18-04-2012
VISA ISSUED...
23-05-2012
LANDED..........
June 2012
@ Sannkam Family Sponsorships have a processing time of 18 months coming from POS. Keds is right. Now is the waiting part.
 

Can4Vincy

Star Member
Feb 13, 2011
164
1
124
Ontario Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
POS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-09-2010
Doc's Request.
05-05-2011
AOR Received.
28-12-2010
File Transfer...
01-11-2010
Med's Request
05-05-2011, 15-11-11, (kids)29-05-12
Interview........
23-03-2011
Passport Req..
No need to submit PP.
VISA ISSUED...
17-07-2012
LANDED..........
09-08-2012
POS sends an AOR which states average processing time of 6 to 12 months. CIC website states 14 months.
Good luck!
 

Admirable

Hero Member
Aug 13, 2011
613
3
Category........
Visa Office......
POS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-12-2010
Doc's Request.
09-02-2011
AOR Received.
24-01-2011 & 27-01-2012
File Transfer...
17-03-2011
Med's Request
08-03-2012 (2nd medical redo)
Med's Done....
06-06-2010 and 09-03-2012
Interview........
08-03-2012 Positive
Passport Req..
18-04-2012
VISA ISSUED...
23-05-2012
LANDED..........
June 2012
Processing times from POS VO is now up 1 mth. Spousal Sponsorships are now 15 mths (no longer 14 mths). Parents/ Grandparents sponsorships is now 27 mths (no longer 26 mths). Other family members (children, adopted children etc) is now 19mths (no longer 18 mths).
 

Kurisuti

Member
Nov 2, 2011
14
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D8

Great sticky, lots of good info here that I'm sure will help me and my wife be together in Canada. :)

However, I am very confused about something. It says a sponsor may not be approved if they are on social assistance. My Canadian sweetheart is disabled, and receives assistance for it. Will that mean it is impossible for her to sponsor me? :c

I hope that's not the case, cause I've already looked at us being in the USA. USA is much harder on those who are disabled and want to immigrate. It does not help that she has loads of medical issues that would just eat her bank account alive here. Our savings would be gone within the first year if she lived here in the USA.
 
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magpie

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Re: D8

If your wife is on Provincial disability then that would not disqualify heê from sponsoring you. It can not be regular welfare but must be a government disability. Ontario has ODSP which is provincial disability. If it is just welfare and on it because of disability then she may have to explain in a cover letter and maybe a doctors letter to explain.

Kurisuti said:
Great sticky, lots of good info here that I'm sure will help me and my wife be together in Canada. :)

However, I am very confused about something. It says a sponsor may not be approved if they are on social assistance. My Canadian sweetheart is disabled, and receives assistance for it. Will that mean it is impossible for her to sponsor me? :c

I hope that's not the case, cause I've already looked at us being in the USA. USA is much harder on those who are disabled and want to immigrate. It does not help that she has loads of medical issues that would just eat her bank account alive here. Our savings would be gone within the first year if she lived here in the USA.
 

Kurisuti

Member
Nov 2, 2011
14
0
Re: D8

Yes, it's definitely government disability, not welfare. That makes me breathe a bit easier, thanks for the tip on having a cover letter as well as a doctor's note to explain. :)

magpie said:
If your wife is on Provincial disability then that would not disqualify heê from sponsoring you. It can not be regular welfare but must be a government disability. Ontario has ODSP which is provincial disability. If it is just welfare and on it because of disability then she may have to explain in a cover letter and maybe a doctors letter to explain.
 

lilyy00

Star Member
Sep 11, 2011
90
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can anyone answer me please ,

my e-cas states that they received PR application in april , they started processing it on 3 october, medical were received HOWEVER my CSQ was attached with a letter stating that PR application was sent to cairo visa office in may to be processed then in september i received an email stating that the application was sent to pilot office in ottawa , so i have 3 different dates related to application processing.

on which date exactly they started processing the application .... i called immigration canada but they didn't give me an answer they just said that everything is ok with my application
 

shaunryder

Member
Nov 2, 2011
18
0
My wife has been living illegally in Canada for 3 yrs. I am trying to sponsor her inland so she doesn't have to return to the states. In this process, it has come up that our marriage (which took place in the US) is not valid as when her ex-husband told her they were annulled, it was untrue. Should we first invalidate the marriage in the States before applying for sponsorship? She fears the cbsa may be looking for her :( I have heard that it's best to get the sponsorship application in before she gets a removal letter?
 

Sriz

Star Member
Nov 2, 2011
85
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 5th 2011
File Transfer...
May 27th 2011
Med's Request
June 27th 2012
Med's Done....
August 10th 2012
Passport Req..
June 27th 2012
At the time the visa office received my husband's PR application, the processing time was 22 months but I checked recently and the processing time changed to 26 months. I'm wondering if the current processing time applies to his case (which is 26 months) or the processing time at the time they received his application would apply to his case (which would be 22 months) ? They keep increasing the processing time so frequently :( My second question is, I'm pregnant, is it possible to somehow get my spouse to be in Canada before the delivery of the baby? What are the chances of getting a visit visa?
 

chelseaviel

Hero Member
Dec 15, 2010
521
2
Philippines
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila, Philippines
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
June 04, 2012
Doc's Request.
addt'l docs sent on Jan. 11 and recv'd by CEM on Jan. 14 2nd addt'l docs reqt'd on Feb 26,2013 sent on March 21 recv'd on March 22,2013
AOR Received.
July 31,2012
File Transfer...
Aug.13, 2012...in-process June 7, 2013...DM July 11, 2013
Med's Request
May 09, 2013 (remed)
Med's Done....
Jan. 31, 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Jan. 03, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
July 19, 2013
LANDED..........
August 09, 2013
Hello everyone! I just want to ask if it is possible that I could visit my husband in canada while waiting for the approval of our sponsorship papers? Hope to hear from you guys. Thank you in advance.
 

Stumpedmom

Hero Member
Sep 16, 2010
541
14
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22/03/2011 Receivd CPC-M
AOR Received.
16/06/2011
File Transfer...
06/05/2011 Received in Buffalo, 06/2011 to Los Angeles
Med's Done....
12/10/2010
Interview........
waived...obviously cuz we got the PPR
Passport Req..
16/8/2011
VISA ISSUED...
24/8/2011 in our hands 8/29/2011
LANDED..........
3/9/2011
chelseaviel said:
Hello everyone! I just want to ask if it is possible that I could visit my husband in canada while waiting for the approval of our sponsorship papers? Hope to hear from you guys. Thank you in advance.
If all depends on where you are from. If you are visa exempt you can come and visit. If you need a visitors visa, then you can apply, but its a slim chance that you will get one...
 

Admirable

Hero Member
Aug 13, 2011
613
3
Category........
Visa Office......
POS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22-12-2010
Doc's Request.
09-02-2011
AOR Received.
24-01-2011 & 27-01-2012
File Transfer...
17-03-2011
Med's Request
08-03-2012 (2nd medical redo)
Med's Done....
06-06-2010 and 09-03-2012
Interview........
08-03-2012 Positive
Passport Req..
18-04-2012
VISA ISSUED...
23-05-2012
LANDED..........
June 2012
lilyy00 said:
can anyone answer me please ,

my e-cas states that they received PR application in april , they started processing it on 3 october, medical were received HOWEVER my CSQ was attached with a letter stating that PR application was sent to cairo visa office in may to be processed then in september i received an email stating that the application was sent to pilot office in ottawa , so i have 3 different dates related to application processing.

on which date exactly they started processing the application .... i called immigration canada but they didn't give me an answer they just said that everything is ok with my application
Go with Ottawa. They will be processing your application for PR.
 

Stumpedmom

Hero Member
Sep 16, 2010
541
14
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22/03/2011 Receivd CPC-M
AOR Received.
16/06/2011
File Transfer...
06/05/2011 Received in Buffalo, 06/2011 to Los Angeles
Med's Done....
12/10/2010
Interview........
waived...obviously cuz we got the PPR
Passport Req..
16/8/2011
VISA ISSUED...
24/8/2011 in our hands 8/29/2011
LANDED..........
3/9/2011
shaunryder said:
My wife has been living illegally in Canada for 3 yrs. I am trying to sponsor her inland so she doesn't have to return to the states. In this process, it has come up that our marriage (which took place in the US) is not valid as when her ex-husband told her they were annulled, it was untrue. Should we first invalidate the marriage in the States before applying for sponsorship? She fears the cbsa may be looking for her :( I have heard that it's best to get the sponsorship application in before she gets a removal letter?
Even with a sponsorship application filed, does NOT mean that your wife will not get a removal letter. If your wife is American, why does she not just return to the states, and then file outland. You will find the time so much faster for processing, and if she tries to cross back to "visit" you and is allowed in, she will be legal again, and be able to stay for up to 6 months (or as approved by the border officer) and can either cross back and forth for renewal, or apply for an extension....
 

shaunryder

Member
Nov 2, 2011
18
0
Stumpedmom said:
Even with a sponsorship application filed, does NOT mean that your wife will not get a removal letter. If your wife is American, why does she not just return to the states, and then file outland. You will find the time so much faster for processing, and if she tries to cross back to "visit" you and is allowed in, she will be legal again, and be able to stay for up to 6 months (or as approved by the border officer) and can either cross back and forth for renewal, or apply for an extension....
She has nowhere to go in the states and we were married invalidly as her ex-husband told her her 1st marriage was annulled when it really wasn't. This has come to light when we tried hiring an immigration lawyer. So, we have to get that marriage invalidated (which took place in the states) so that we can remarry properly up here. It's a huge headache and is costing a fortune. How do i get the sponsorship filing underway? I really need help here!!
 

AW2011

Hero Member
Oct 26, 2011
230
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Check out these applicants. I think they are getting PPR faster than the spousal class:

canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/medical-results-have-been-recived-and-after-how-many-days-you-got-ppr-guys-t85234.240.html

There have been lots of PPR with them lately.