exenglishman

yeh why are they asking for this? I have read posts before asking for this and it turned out to be a mistake, I would double check.

How long have you been in Canada if you dont mind me asking?

Edit: a quick search and it looks like these are usually requested when someone with the same name as the person doing the application is flagged in a criminal database. Doesnt look like it happens too often on this thread considering the amount of applications from people already living in Canada though.

carley_jackson

That's annoying. I hope my hubby won't need that as well. Does that take a while to get?

SchnookoLoly

The first communication we had from CIC was that our Sponsorship Application had been approved; we didn't get any communication saying it was processing or anything. Once I got the approval email I was able to check online at ECAS as I now have the UCI and Application numbers.

A separate question - I got married 3 weeks ago, I emailed CIC on the 26th to inform them of my change of circumstance (I included my UCI and Application numbers and all that). I haven't received any confirmation of the email other than the automated response... the autoresponse says that they will respond if you've emailed about a change in circumstance, but I'm yet to hear anything. Has anyone emailed and knows how long it should take for them to respond? Thanks in advance.

ek84

I'm not sure how accurate the processing times they publish are - my husband got an email yesterday saying that he has been approved to sponsor me , and our application was recieved on Feb 21st, so this is a bit quicker than what is posted. I think this happened to me once before when I was waiting for a work permit - I guess it depends who gets your application and how fast they are! Hopefully some others should be hearing in a few days

carley_jackson

Horay, This gives me hope

boredmonkeyman

I have a "Decision Made" in ecas... I'm hoping it's a good one!!! I see in the forum this status seems to be positive rather than negative, but how can I be sure? Do I just sit pretty and wait until a good/bad letter comes through? Can I call to find out exactly what the decision is? (Trying not to panic and freak out too much lol.)

For all of you guys with a similar timeline as me, there is movement in sight!

I agree - I thought you didn't need one even if you are living in Canada. I didn't submit one and I've been here since June 2010 and things seem to have gotten through ok. But then again that depends on what my 'decision' is...

stuabroad

Looks like our CPC-M dates for receipt are almost identical...let me know when you get an updates!!!! Damned paperwork.

carley_jackson

Will do although i've got a feeling it's gonna be a little while yet and patience is not one of my virtues lol

martyjay

OO same day as mine was received. so there is hope.

Deficient

The 7 month figure isn't an average, it actually means that 80% of applications are processed within 7 months (I suspect an average wouldn't be a useful measure because any anomalies that took a long time to process would stretch out the average). I'm just checking the big stats spreadsheet I downloaded about this covering October 2010 to September 2011 and it says for London spouses & partners:

20% processed within 2 months
30% processed within 2 months
50% processed within 3 months
70% processed within 5 months
80% processed within 7 months

Hopefully that sheds a little light on what lies beneath the surface of that 7 month processing stat, at least up to last year. I know a few people have commented that the processing time for London seems to be a little longer lately, so maybe the stats will look different for the year up to September 2012. I can imagine adding on an extra month to each percentage bracket would more than likely account for it.

I filed in late Feb and fly in mid Sept, and even with the additional step of dealing with Quebec and my medical furtherance, I'm still hopeful that perhaps I might be processed within 6 months in total. But I'm also prepared for that not being the case.

ek84

I thought I had seen someone else with the same date! I was totally expecting to wait another 2 weeks, so it was quite a surprise

martyjay

I can't say I'm not jealous lol.

ek84

Don't worry, I would be too!! Now I just have to try and forget about it again for a few months.......

conjonway

I think the turn around for an RCMP check is around 5 days once you get the fingerprints taken from a police station.

From what I've read then as long as my police check is ok (no reason why not) then it won't take long after that before a decision is made on mine. Just bad luck I guess

Ivesy

Hi there
i would like to notify pink lady of my corp date, i had a email from her asking of my position, but i was unable to log on to the account, i just need to email her
date of residency so she can add it to her spread sheet. If any one can give me her direct email that would really help.
thanks very much