liagora

Hi all ! Got our visas on Saturday ! Very happy bunny ! Nearly gave the postman a hug)) it took just over 4 weeks (amazingly). I don't know, but maybe the fact that my hubby had landed in Toronto a week before helped to speed the process up. Off we go in 3 weeks !!!

dunniflat

we have been waiting 8 weeks today for our work permit authorisation letter!!
it very frustrating!!
hope it arrives soon then its all go for us too!!
good luck everyone else!!x

Fisherman Bob

hi folks.

it's been a few weeks since anyone has posted on this thread. has anyone received their work permits in that time? how long was it from the submission of the application to receiving a reply?

it's just over 4 weeks since my application went in, so i guess i still have a long wait.

dunniflat

well bob , you will realise that the first we have heard has taken just over ten weeks !i wouldnt expect to hear much quicker than that sorry but good luck!

liagora

well, our arrived in 4 weeks, so there is hope i guess

Fisherman Bob

arrived in only 4 weeks? can i ask when they arrived? was it within the last few weeks? months?

liagora

Applied in person on the 4th of May, visas arrived on the 5th of June. However, I think it had something to do with my husband flying over to Canada to start his job on the 1st of June. He got his work permit at the P.O.E. therefore there is a possibility that it sped up the process for me and our son. But it is only a guess, we'll never know for sure. But it took only 4 weeks and we are in Edmonton now living the dream

dunniflat

london received our wp appklication on the 23rd april!
we have now heard back and we should have our authorisation letter in a few days!!
only took over ten weeks !!!!!......too long!
good luck!

Member123

Well done dunniflat!!! We will be starting the WP in the near future we hope. So ten weeks would suit us at the minute or sooner depends on our house sale.

Fisherman Bob

letter from the high commission arrived in the post today BUT it's addressed to my wife and she's not home for another hour. it's driving me mad!!!!!

hopefully it will be the work permits come through already. the application arrived at CHC on 4th June, so it's only 4 and a half weeks!

i'll update later once the envelope has been opened.

dunniflat

good luck bob we will hear your news soon i hope!

Fisherman Bob

Great news!

A 3 year permit for my wife for her job in Saskatoon, and an open work permit for me!!!!!

All processed in 4 and a bit weeks.

We'll be off to celebrate then.

liagora

Well done !! Congrats! See, told you it was possible to get it in 4 weeks

Member123

Congratulations - hope opurs take as little time as yours. Have you a house and all sorted or are you doing all that when you land?

Fisherman Bob

No accommodation sorted out yet, but I am trying to buy a condo in Saskatoon at the moment. Hopefully 5 weeks should be long enough to get it sorted. If not we might have to make use of a few offers of hospitality that we have received from some contacts in Saskatoon!