Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London
Jul 21st 2011, 1:21 pm
#1936
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Jul 21st 2011, 3:17 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Thought I would share my story. I came to Canada in June 2010 as a visitor and married my Canadian fiance here at the end of November. After some delays, finally sent the completed sponsorship application to Missisauga on 28 February this year. Was notified by email on 18 May that my application had reached final stage of processing and I sent off my passport to London the same day. Last Wednesday 13 July the passport, complete with permanent resident visa, was delivered and on Saturday 16 July we went over to Port Huron in Michigan and on coming back into Canada my permanent resident status was activated! 
So, only 4.5 months from start to finish, which is a lot less than I was expecting.
The bureaucratic problems for me occured in the lead-up to application: waiting 10 weeks to get my British divorce validated by Canadian authorities (plus $250 required letter from Canadian lawyer) before being able to plan the wedding; waiting 10 weeks after the wedding for the marriage to be registered before we could get the marriage certificate; then waiting for a replacement British passport in my new name (which meant I had a new passport with no evidence of my entry into Canada - crossed the border with it at Niagara where a USA immigration officer with a gun and an attitude gave me a really hard time before letting me in but on coming back into Canada the immigration officer couldn't have been more helpful and gave me a visitor extension of 9 months).
We sent the sponsorship application before I received my new passport so I did two front pages of the application form, one in my previous name with those passport details, and one in my new name with a note that the passport details would follow (a scanned copy of the passport was sent on 19 April) and it all seemed to work out. I got my health card three months to the day after the letter of 1 March accepting my husband as my sponsor and got issued a social insurance number a couple of days ago so now I can look for work and feel like a normal member of society.
Completely unrelated topic - after 13 months of driving without incident on the right (in both senses!) side of the road I found myself last week doing 80kph on the highway wondering why the the cars coming in the other direction were in the same lane as I was before realisation hit me and I veered back to where I should be. Very scary!
So, only 4.5 months from start to finish, which is a lot less than I was expecting. The bureaucratic problems for me occured in the lead-up to application: waiting 10 weeks to get my British divorce validated by Canadian authorities (plus $250 required letter from Canadian lawyer) before being able to plan the wedding; waiting 10 weeks after the wedding for the marriage to be registered before we could get the marriage certificate; then waiting for a replacement British passport in my new name (which meant I had a new passport with no evidence of my entry into Canada - crossed the border with it at Niagara where a USA immigration officer with a gun and an attitude gave me a really hard time before letting me in but on coming back into Canada the immigration officer couldn't have been more helpful and gave me a visitor extension of 9 months).
We sent the sponsorship application before I received my new passport so I did two front pages of the application form, one in my previous name with those passport details, and one in my new name with a note that the passport details would follow (a scanned copy of the passport was sent on 19 April) and it all seemed to work out. I got my health card three months to the day after the letter of 1 March accepting my husband as my sponsor and got issued a social insurance number a couple of days ago so now I can look for work and feel like a normal member of society.
Completely unrelated topic - after 13 months of driving without incident on the right (in both senses!) side of the road I found myself last week doing 80kph on the highway wondering why the the cars coming in the other direction were in the same lane as I was before realisation hit me and I veered back to where I should be. Very scary!
Jul 21st 2011, 3:18 pm
#1938
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Thought I would share my story. I came to Canada in June 2010 as a visitor and married my Canadian fiance here at the end of November. After some delays, finally sent the completed sponsorship application to Missisauga on 28 February this year. Was notified by email on 18 May that my application had reached final stage of processing and I sent off my passport to London the same day. Last Wednesday 13 July the passport, complete with permanent resident visa, was delivered and on Saturday 16 July we went over to Port Huron in Michigan and on coming back into Canada my permanent resident status was activated! So, only 4.5 months from start to finish, which is a lot less than I was expecting.
The bureaucratic problems for me occured in the lead-up to application: waiting 10 weeks to get my British divorce validated by Canadian authorities (plus $250 required letter from Canadian lawyer) before being able to plan the wedding; waiting 10 weeks after the wedding for the marriage to be registered before we could get the marriage certificate; then waiting for a replacement British passport in my new name (which meant I had a new passport with no evidence of my entry into Canada - crossed the border with it at Niagara where a USA immigration officer with a gun and an attitude gave me a really hard time before letting me in but on coming back into Canada the immigration officer couldn't have been more helpful and gave me a visitor extension of 9 months).
We sent the sponsorship application before I received my new passport so I did two front pages of the application form, one in my previous name with those passport details, and one in my new name with a note that the passport details would follow (a scanned copy of the passport was sent on 19 April) and it all seemed to work out. I got my health card three months to the day after the letter of 1 March accepting my husband as my sponsor and got issued a social insurance number a couple of days ago so now I can look for work and feel like a normal member of society.
Completely unrelated topic - after 13 months of driving without incident on the right (in both senses!) side of the road I found myself last week doing 80kph on the highway wondering why the the cars coming in the other direction were in the same lane as I was before realisation hit me and I veered back to where I should be. Very scary!
So, only 4.5 months from start to finish, which is a lot less than I was expecting. The bureaucratic problems for me occured in the lead-up to application: waiting 10 weeks to get my British divorce validated by Canadian authorities (plus $250 required letter from Canadian lawyer) before being able to plan the wedding; waiting 10 weeks after the wedding for the marriage to be registered before we could get the marriage certificate; then waiting for a replacement British passport in my new name (which meant I had a new passport with no evidence of my entry into Canada - crossed the border with it at Niagara where a USA immigration officer with a gun and an attitude gave me a really hard time before letting me in but on coming back into Canada the immigration officer couldn't have been more helpful and gave me a visitor extension of 9 months).
We sent the sponsorship application before I received my new passport so I did two front pages of the application form, one in my previous name with those passport details, and one in my new name with a note that the passport details would follow (a scanned copy of the passport was sent on 19 April) and it all seemed to work out. I got my health card three months to the day after the letter of 1 March accepting my husband as my sponsor and got issued a social insurance number a couple of days ago so now I can look for work and feel like a normal member of society.
Completely unrelated topic - after 13 months of driving without incident on the right (in both senses!) side of the road I found myself last week doing 80kph on the highway wondering why the the cars coming in the other direction were in the same lane as I was before realisation hit me and I veered back to where I should be. Very scary!
congratulations...and we're close to you...stay on the right side of the road!!!!
Jul 21st 2011, 5:20 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Thought I would share my story. I came to Canada in June 2010 as a visitor and married my Canadian fiance here at the end of November. After some delays, finally sent the completed sponsorship application to Missisauga on 28 February this year. Was notified by email on 18 May that my application had reached final stage of processing and I sent off my passport to London the same day. Last Wednesday 13 July the passport, complete with permanent resident visa, was delivered and on Saturday 16 July we went over to Port Huron in Michigan and on coming back into Canada my permanent resident status was activated! So, only 4.5 months from start to finish, which is a lot less than I was expecting.
The bureaucratic problems for me occured in the lead-up to application: waiting 10 weeks to get my British divorce validated by Canadian authorities (plus $250 required letter from Canadian lawyer) before being able to plan the wedding; waiting 10 weeks after the wedding for the marriage to be registered before we could get the marriage certificate; then waiting for a replacement British passport in my new name (which meant I had a new passport with no evidence of my entry into Canada - crossed the border with it at Niagara where a USA immigration officer with a gun and an attitude gave me a really hard time before letting me in but on coming back into Canada the immigration officer couldn't have been more helpful and gave me a visitor extension of 9 months).
We sent the sponsorship application before I received my new passport so I did two front pages of the application form, one in my previous name with those passport details, and one in my new name with a note that the passport details would follow (a scanned copy of the passport was sent on 19 April) and it all seemed to work out. I got my health card three months to the day after the letter of 1 March accepting my husband as my sponsor and got issued a social insurance number a couple of days ago so now I can look for work and feel like a normal member of society.
Completely unrelated topic - after 13 months of driving without incident on the right (in both senses!) side of the road I found myself last week doing 80kph on the highway wondering why the the cars coming in the other direction were in the same lane as I was before realisation hit me and I veered back to where I should be. Very scary!
So, only 4.5 months from start to finish, which is a lot less than I was expecting. The bureaucratic problems for me occured in the lead-up to application: waiting 10 weeks to get my British divorce validated by Canadian authorities (plus $250 required letter from Canadian lawyer) before being able to plan the wedding; waiting 10 weeks after the wedding for the marriage to be registered before we could get the marriage certificate; then waiting for a replacement British passport in my new name (which meant I had a new passport with no evidence of my entry into Canada - crossed the border with it at Niagara where a USA immigration officer with a gun and an attitude gave me a really hard time before letting me in but on coming back into Canada the immigration officer couldn't have been more helpful and gave me a visitor extension of 9 months).
We sent the sponsorship application before I received my new passport so I did two front pages of the application form, one in my previous name with those passport details, and one in my new name with a note that the passport details would follow (a scanned copy of the passport was sent on 19 April) and it all seemed to work out. I got my health card three months to the day after the letter of 1 March accepting my husband as my sponsor and got issued a social insurance number a couple of days ago so now I can look for work and feel like a normal member of society.
Completely unrelated topic - after 13 months of driving without incident on the right (in both senses!) side of the road I found myself last week doing 80kph on the highway wondering why the the cars coming in the other direction were in the same lane as I was before realisation hit me and I veered back to where I should be. Very scary!
Scary about the driving....
Jul 22nd 2011, 1:55 pm
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Wow, just totally stressed to the wall now, can't stop checking our email and beginning to think we've done something wrong.
Anyone heard ANYTHING in the last couple days from May 12ths?
Jul 22nd 2011, 2:01 pm
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I might have asked this before and apologies if I have - can I send my husband's passport to my Mum (who lives in the UK) and have her deliver it to the High Commission and then pick it up two weeks later and then she can courier it back to us?
The paperwork I got sent states that 'you can nominate someone else to collect the passport' but doesn't say anything about someone else dropping it off...
I need to get it back ideally before 6 weeks so am trying to figure out how... any comments most gratefully received!
Thanks
TSC
Jul 22nd 2011, 4:54 pm
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re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland
Hi everyone - have been away so not been reading all the updates - congrats to those who have had news and still fingers crossed to those waiting!
I might have asked this before and apologies if I have - can I send my husband's passport to my Mum (who lives in the UK) and have her deliver it to the High Commission and then pick it up two weeks later and then she can courier it back to us?
The paperwork I got sent states that 'you can nominate someone else to collect the passport' but doesn't say anything about someone else dropping it off...
I need to get it back ideally before 6 weeks so am trying to figure out how... any comments most gratefully received!
Thanks
TSC
I might have asked this before and apologies if I have - can I send my husband's passport to my Mum (who lives in the UK) and have her deliver it to the High Commission and then pick it up two weeks later and then she can courier it back to us?
The paperwork I got sent states that 'you can nominate someone else to collect the passport' but doesn't say anything about someone else dropping it off...
I need to get it back ideally before 6 weeks so am trying to figure out how... any comments most gratefully received!
Thanks
TSC
My passport request said,
"You may also deposit your package in our drop box, which is located inside the entrance to the address above.
Packages may be placed in the drop box any time that the building is open (opening hours are on our website).
Address your package to “PHEP Processing”."
It's halfway down the forth page.
Hope this helps!
Jul 22nd 2011, 6:45 pm
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We just submitted our application today (YAY!), so I thought I'd introduce myself as I'll be hanging around this thread a bit.
We're common-law and live in Canada, and we applied outland (to London). I'm Canadian and my partner is British. I like to think we're a fairly straight-forward case and we supplied lots of documentation (joint everything: leases, insurance, credit cards, and bank accounts, plus airline tickets, letters of support from family/friends and photographs spanning three years) so I'm hoping it'll take less time than the suggested 9 months on the website.
I'm very grateful for this forum. You've all kept me sane during the application-writing process; fingers are crossed that I shall remain sane as we wait.
We're common-law and live in Canada, and we applied outland (to London). I'm Canadian and my partner is British. I like to think we're a fairly straight-forward case and we supplied lots of documentation (joint everything: leases, insurance, credit cards, and bank accounts, plus airline tickets, letters of support from family/friends and photographs spanning three years) so I'm hoping it'll take less time than the suggested 9 months on the website.
I'm very grateful for this forum. You've all kept me sane during the application-writing process; fingers are crossed that I shall remain sane as we wait.
Jul 22nd 2011, 6:51 pm
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Hi TSC,
My passport request said,
"You may also deposit your package in our drop box, which is located inside the entrance to the address above.
Packages may be placed in the drop box any time that the building is open (opening hours are on our website).
Address your package to “PHEP Processing”."
It's halfway down the forth page.
Hope this helps!
My passport request said,
"You may also deposit your package in our drop box, which is located inside the entrance to the address above.
Packages may be placed in the drop box any time that the building is open (opening hours are on our website).
Address your package to “PHEP Processing”."
It's halfway down the forth page.
Hope this helps!
Thanks - yes I had seen that - my question is though does the drop box option take 6 weeks or does it take two weeks as per the 'in person drop off'?
Any ideas?
TSC
Jul 22nd 2011, 9:34 pm
#1945
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Not sure if someone else can drop it off for you, but they can definitely pick it up if they have authorisation.
Jul 22nd 2011, 9:49 pm
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Don't worry about it too much.. I know what you mean... It's so hard to wait... I've been keeping myself extremely busy to keep my mind off it. Just check my emails in the morning and evening now... But don't worry... sometimes no news is good news.
I must admit it is rather inconsistent and random so we just have to give it some more time and hope for the best... I hope it comes before mid August now :s
P.S. Who is this crillz from the spreadsheet from canadavisa.com... He claims his application was received in mississauga on 1st May and got sponsor approved on 4th MAy...??? WTH??? There are more such dramatically short timelines and it makes u think OMG is there discrimination involved?? It's the most depressing spreadsheet... Makes me wonder if they have made mistakes/confusions with the dates... I have never come across such a strangely short timeline on this forum.... we've had more realistic timelines unlike the frustrating and depressing canadavisa.com spreadsheet claims!!
Last edited by jaskp1; Jul 22nd 2011 at 10:31 pm. Reason: additional info
Jul 23rd 2011, 8:31 pm
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Hi everyone. I have limited internet access so I'm not sure when my status changed but our application was finally received in London on July 11th. Nothing more than that, but at least something is happening in London...
at, but at least something is happening in London...
Jul 23rd 2011, 10:12 pm
#1949
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Unfortunately if you put it in the drop off box it will follow the same route/timelines as if you were posting it to them. Only the person applying for PR can drop it off in person and take away the receipt and paperwork - as others have stated, you can however nominate someone to pick the passport on your behalf but they need to have a letter of authority from you and the receipt, in addition they need to take photographic identification with them when they go to pick up the passport.
Jul 24th 2011, 4:40 pm
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My very first dumb question in this thread:
After submitting to CPC-M, should we expect to hear anything from CPC-M before a decision is made? E.g., will they e-mail us to confirm receipt? (Presumably they e-mail to let us know when a decision has been made.)
I know there's some kind of online tracking system, but how does it work? What sort of ID number is needed to use it?
After submitting to CPC-M, should we expect to hear anything from CPC-M before a decision is made? E.g., will they e-mail us to confirm receipt? (Presumably they e-mail to let us know when a decision has been made.)
I know there's some kind of online tracking system, but how does it work? What sort of ID number is needed to use it?