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Why does it take so long?

yeehaw

Newbie
Mar 13, 2015
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My wife and I applied (she is american living in Canada) last year (May),and when I go on the wait times for how long it will still take it is saying 25 months (17 months initial assessment and they are only working on October of 2013 - and then another 8 months for medical security and background checks).


Has anyone else experienced these wait time under these same circumstances?
Also has anyone who is in the process of waiting applied to work under the Open Work Permit, and how long did that take until you were actually allowed to work?

Thanks
 

Coni

Star Member
Mar 12, 2015
67
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
9/30/2014
Doc's Request.
10/10/2014//11/25/2014
AOR Received.
11/19/14// PR application recieved on 10/23/14//SA was approved on 11/27/14
IELTS Request
N/A
Med's Request
Sent with application
Med's Done....
8/18/2014
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
Decision Made 05/26/2015 PPR 05/26/2015
VISA ISSUED...
6/23/2015
LANDED..........
SOON :-)
yeehaw said:
My wife and I applied (she is american living in Canada) last year (May),and when I go on the wait times for how long it will still take it is saying 25 months (17 months initial assessment and they are only working on October of 2013 - and then another 8 months for medical security and background checks).


Has anyone else experienced these wait time under these same circumstances?
Also has anyone who is in the process of waiting applied to work under the Open Work Permit, and how long did that take until you were actually allowed to work?

Thanks
Hi,

Did you apply inland or outland? Secondly if you applied inland, if your wife has legal resident status, she can apply for an open work permit. Now I dont know how long that will take. Perhaps you might wanna do some research and find out about it. Outland applications are processed much more faster than inland applications...
 

yeehaw

Newbie
Mar 13, 2015
7
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We are doing it via inland, but it does not explain why it takes so long? Is there only a couple of people going through applications?
Is it quicker to withdraw the application and then apply via outland?
 

keesio

VIP Member
May 16, 2012
4,795
396
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-01-2013
Doc's Request.
09-07-2013
AOR Received.
30-01-2013
File Transfer...
11-02-2013
Med's Done....
02-01-2013
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
12-07-2013
VISA ISSUED...
15-08-2013
LANDED..........
14-10-2013
yeehaw said:
We are doing it via inland, but it does not explain why it takes so long? Is there only a couple of people going through applications?
Is it quicker to withdraw the application and then apply via outland?
CIC prioritizes outland over inland.

Outland is MUCH MUCH faster for Americans. Current times seems to be 6-8 months from start to finish (which is actually considered slow compared to the 3-4 month of last year).
 

gsize

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May 2, 2009
958
48
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2009....denied Feb 2010.....appeal allowed (August 2012)..waiting for processing
Doc's Request.
04/04/2013
File Transfer...
30/01/2013
Med's Done....
04/2013 (second time)
Passport Req..
21/02, 2014
VISA ISSUED...
18/03/2014
LANDED..........
05/04/2014
you should be aware that not applications are approved. Many are denied and have to appeal. At least Americans don't need a visa to come here and vica versa.
 

beans on toast

Star Member
Feb 2, 2015
93
1
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-03-2015
AOR Received.
17-04-2015
Med's Done....
Sent With App
LANDED..........
16-08-2016
Because they are f******g useless.
:D
 

yeehaw

Newbie
Mar 13, 2015
7
0
For those of you who finally received permanent residence, How long did it take you from start to finish. Those who applied inland.
We are finding it even takes a few months just to get the visitor record updated again.
 

SchnookoLoly

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Mar 5, 2012
1,147
79
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25 Jan 2012
File Transfer...
24 Apr 2012
Passport Req..
26 Jun 2012
VISA ISSUED...
21 Aug 2012
LANDED..........
08 Dec 2012
yeehaw said:
For those of you who finally received permanent residence, How long did it take you from start to finish. Those who applied inland.
We are finding it even takes a few months just to get the visitor record updated again.
There are a zillion threads on this, including one called INLAND APPLICATIONS 2014 or something like that - that gives you an idea, along with spreadsheets showing timelines. I think pretty much everyone is over 2 years.