Originally Posted by earthless

Hi Everyone!

I'm probably going to be the billionth person to ask this question on the forum but I was wondering if there's anyone out there in the same situation as me;

My husband and I (I should note that when we applied, we were common-law partners, and since applying have gotten married) have been living together in England for 2 years now and applied for our sponsorship (me being the sponsor as I was born and raised in Canada) sometime early July 2011. Our Application was received on July 20th and I was approved as his sponsor on September 26th. After checking the CIC website every once in awhile to see if our application status had changed, I noticed today that it says "medical results have been received". Since I've been looking around online and in these forums, I've noticed that people who have their medical results received usually get approved (or denied) quite quickly after. I was wondering if anyone has been/is still in the same situation as us? How long after receiving the medical results does it usually take to be approved??

Any responses would be greatly appreciated!! I'm itching to get my feet back on Canadian soil!

Originally Posted by Fidget

Hi there we are in the same position as you. Sent forms on July 15th, and sponsorship approved 20th sep! Hopefully hear something this week!!

Originally Posted by shudda

Hi Everyone

So, I have finally finished putting together the application. EIIK!! I'm so nervous - it's crazy!

Any last minute advice/reminders/cautionary thoughts before I post tomorrow?

Thank you all for your help these past months - there is no way I could have gotten through this gruelling, stressful and time-consuming process without all your help! xx

Originally Posted by shudda

Just about to make the payment online - can someone please confirm that I'm doing this right??

We're applying through London but as the sponsor I'm sending everything to Mississauga first. So the payment options only give me the Mississauga option then the payment "checkout" page is headed: "Immigration Applications for Persons in Canada." We both live in London though - is this right?

Also, when selecting which ones we are paying - we select:

Permanent Residence
Right of Permanent Residence Fee $490.00

Family Class
Sponsorship application (per application) $75.00
Principal applicant $475.00

Is that right? Because at the bottom of that page it also reads:

Spouse and Common Law Partner In Canada Class
Sponsorship application (per application) $75.00
Principal applicant $475.00

This is really confusing me! Any help would be great!

Originally Posted by shudda

SENT!!!!!!! Courier has just collected it. I feel sick in my stomach. Excitement, nerves, fear and relief. Whoa!

Thanks again everyone...I'm now on the waiting side with most of you! xx

Originally Posted by 123me

I see that it is back to 8 months for step 2 in London. Can anyone tell me how long their entire process took? I see 70 days for step 1, which will take us to January, but then to wait another 8 months seems daunting.

Originally Posted by Lou109

Hi, I'm new to this thread applying outland via London (Common-Law) and thought I'd introduce myself

123me - We have a very similar timeline so far. I sent our application on the 1st November and it was received in Mississauga on the 2nd November.
The waiting is already killing me and I'm not expecting to hear anything until mid-January! Any tips to avoid going insane during this process?

Originally Posted by Lou109

I noticed that the waiting time had crept back up to 8 months too - but if you take a look at this spreadsheet available on another forum (I think someone on here has already posted a link to it in a previous post) then it's clear to see that a majority of applications are processed well-under the 8 month guideline.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...CJyi-IYE#gid=0

I'm keeping my fingers crossed to hear something by April 2012, which I think is feasible