PR - H&C time process

[Elize_2011]

Hi!

I sent my application for PR under H&C and after 2 months, they sent me a letter saying they sent it to my local office for processing, and that they will contact me if other information is needed, etc. This was 6 months ago.

I went online to check the status of my application and it still says it's in process in my local office.

Question 1: How long will it take from now?

Question 2: It says it's an application for Permanent Residence, but it doesn't say it's under H&C. Below they show links about the steps of a regular PR, but there's no link about H&C. Is this normal?

Question 3: If Vegreville sent my application to the local office for processing, does that mean they confirmed all the proper documentation was attached with the application?
Thanks for your help!

[kourts]

did you apply under spousal and ask them to consider it with H&C factors or did you apply strictly H&C?

[tstarks]

Hi!

I sent my application for PR under H&C and after 2 months, they sent me a letter saying they sent it to my local office for processing, and that they will contact me if other information is needed, etc. This was 6 months ago.

I went online to check the status of my application and it still says it's in process in my local office.

Question 1: How long will it take from now?

Question 2: It says it's an application for Permanent Residence, but it doesn't say it's under H&C. Below they show links about the steps of a regular PR, but there's no link about H&C. Is this normal?

Question 3: If Vegreville sent my application to the local office for processing, does that mean they confirmed all the proper documentation was attached with the application?
Thanks for your help!

From my experience:

1: Please see time lines here (this is a two stage process): http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-other.asp
H&C can take up to 20 months. In my experience (H&C of a child) it took almost 8 months to get Stage 1 approval. Stage 1 means she is approved for processing on H&C within Canada and can be used to get OHIP, etc. Stage 2 is supposedly background check, etc.

2: This was the same as the application I made for H&C for my child. So it is normal. Here is the text from it:
We received your application for permanent residence on October 15, 2010.
We started processing your application on November 30, 2010.
We transferred your application to the local CIC office on January 16, 2011. The local CIC office may contact you.
A decision has been made and you will be contacted. (June 24th 2011)

3: Yes. They check your docs and send them on for further processing if they are complete and correct. This doesn't imply approval but just correctness of your application. If you don't mind me asking which office was your application sent to for further processing: Etobicoke, Vancouver, some place else? I ask because if it is sent to Vancouver that is a good sign because Vancouver handles backlog of Etobicoke and can lead to speeding up the process.

[Elize_2011]

I applied under H&C, with one of my parents (who has a PR) as a sponsor. It was sent to the Vancouver office.

[Elize_2011]

When they said a decision has been made. Was it an approval?

[tstarks]

When they said a decision has been made. Was it an approval?

Yes Stage 1 approval. We used it to get my child's OHIP renewed.

[Elize_2011]

Yes Stage 1 approval. We used it to get my child's OHIP renewed.

Oh okay. Did you get a letter or did they call you? Are you waiting for Stage 2 now?

[tstarks]

Oh okay. Did you get a letter or did they call you? Are you waiting for Stage 2 now?

Saw it on E-CAS and also got a letter (pretty late because of the damn Postal strike!  )

Now waiting on Stage 2. Spoke to local MP's office and he feels it should be done by September because the applicant is a child.

[Elize_2011]

Saw it on E-CAS and also got a letter (pretty late because of the damn Postal strike!  )

Now waiting on Stage 2. Spoke to local MP's office and he feels it should be done by September because the applicant is a child.

Oh okay, thank you for your help! I hope to pass Stage 1, as well.

[tstarks]

Oh okay, thank you for your help! I hope to pass Stage 1, as well.

Good luck.

Word of advice, set yourself up on the e-CAS tracker: https://ecas.carroll.org.uk/

It saves you from checking the e-CAS website daily. I still recommend you check it once a week just because the tracker might not be fool proof. But it did work for me. I know it can be kind of draining to log in to the website so often.