Congrats SirMichael and andy.fsw.inland. I am really happy for you guys

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Deccan and tomneversfield, thank you for still caring. It means a lot.
darphil: I am still with you ...you are not alone,,,but it is, you are right, past frustration.
My update:
After the famous disregard ppr email, i received a letter on december 4 saying that they are "almost ready" to issue my copr and visa but that they needed another document. I sent it two days later by many means since there was no way or space to upload it in MYCIC :-X go figure. I also sent it by email to the famous ppr email address I got just to make sure. They replied next day saying that they received the document and that it is forwarded for processing. Good, no? nope...after that nothing....I sent the document again five times by CSE all through the month of december and sent 4 technical issues, and a couple of other email just as far back as yesterday to reiterate that I sent what was asked of me. I called the CIC centre two weeks ago, and the guys tells me, without looking at my application, that I shouldn't worry and that they haven't made a decision yet probably and still processing (since august 19, 2015 by the way). Wrong again. Today I managed to call the call center again and this time the agent accessed my application and after I told him what happened: Yes, they received your document and are reviewing it (still) and then he asked: when was the last time you called? I said two weeks ago. He said " if you don't hear back from us by April 1, 2016" you can call again :-\ And all I can say right now is halluluieh... so darphil my friend...you are not alone. Me too I passed the frustration point. It seems that we both are of a particular breed. :'(