Chevy23 said:
On the spreadsheet you can see processing times going back to 2010. They used to be 3-4 months, then they went out to 6-8 months, then they were at 4-5 months aroundt his time last year, the past few months they've been more like 7 months. The spreadsheet is the best indication of timing that you can get. Very, very, very few people take more than a year to have their applications sorted... right now CIC's website says that just sponsor approval for inland applications is at 12 months, then stage 2 is at a further 8 months so you're looking at an average of 7 or so months vs an average of 20ish months.cioannou said:
If it helps at all, I'm one of the last of my application date range (late Nov) who hasn't yet received the PR approval. Now the hiccup with our paperwork was a police check that should have been waived but both our lawyers and the government failed to realize it at first. That's delayed us probably by a month at least but on the positive side we have just moved to in processing as of the 7th.cioannou said:
keep in mind too though, it depends on when the inland app was sent. it takes some time to confirm a withdraw and to get the fees and paperwork back. Also, new forms and a new police record will be needed, which will add time. let's say the person has been in inland queue for 8 months already. if they withdraw now, get an outland app together and send it in, it will still be another 6-7 months at best to get approved. so that's 14-15 months total time (not including the time to get the app together). also, if a work permit is essential, they will lose out on the OWP, and could potentially still see the same wait time as if they were still in queue for inland. i'd say if the app was submitted less than 4 months ago and AOR has NOT been received, then it would probably be worth it to change.SchnookoLoly said:
Not sure why your application would have gone to Ottawa...KarlR said:Hey all!
We received our SA today!
Buuuuuuuuuuuuuut...our file has been sent to Ottawa instead of London...guess I'll have to be removed from the spreadsheet
Thanks of your help everyone and beat of luck with your applications!!
-Karl
Thanks!!Chevy23 said:
Hmm weird I've never heard of that before, I would still be inclined to question it...KarlR said:
Well I would just to be sure because if it has been seen to the wrong VO it's going to delay your applicationKarlR said:
most likely it's not a mistake. this seems to be very common right now. it can also be attributed to the fact that the applicant is not living in his home country, and perhaps related to his current status in australia. i wouldnt consider it a concern at this point. CIC does things that may not make sense on the outside. it doesn't necessarily mean they don't have a good reason for keeping apps in canada. unfortunatley it's difficult to determine why cic does ANYTHING. ottawa's processing time has dropped significantly, so there's a big chance the application can be approved faster than if it was sent to london.Chevy23 said:
I haven't heard of London apps going to Ottawa beforerhcohen2014 said:
while it may not be common in the london thread, there are quite a few other applicants who's applications were sent to ottawa when they weren't expecting it to. this isn't necessarily bad or wrong. it just is.Chevy23 said:
