from my experiance there is no consistency! We have had them answer in 1 day, 5 days, 2 weeks and a month. Or not at all.. sucksChuladaa said:
Hello! The SSP certificate was required for almost a year (search this thread for details if you want history on it). However, it is no longer required, I would recommend replying to the letter with a print-out of the current police certificate requirements showing that, once again, only the PGR is required and ask for clarification on the latest request. You can find the current CIC instructions at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/north-america/mexico.aspLoops said:
mrscruz said:
Hi Jim - the way I think of it is that you are trying to provide sufficient evidence to a illustrate the genuineness of your relationship to a total stranger whose responsibilities include being skeptical. There is no recipe for this as the specifics of a relationship vary tremendously. Spending your anniversary together is just one piece of a much greater puzzle of how you have intertwined your affairs. Similarly, arguably, photos of you and your wife - and with her family, if you have any - are much stronger proof of you being together than an immigration stamp indicating that you entered the country. The posts at http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/any-advice-from-people-who-have-done-this-journey-before-t112120.0.html may help you think through the categories of evidence you may wish to consider. I really would encourage you to think of the bigger picture and provide select evidence across a variety of aspects of your relationship to illustrate how you communicate, support each other, are aware of details in each other's lives, plan for your future together, and how your relationship has grown over time naturally.JimE2013 said:
Hi! My post at http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/case-processing-speed-at-visa-offices-step-2-t102206.0.html has additional details on processing times and a link to the source data so you can track the latest info since they break it down beyond the 80% available at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.aspLena1984 said:
I think its just us still..Chuladaa said:
we applied in October...I was approved after 37 days and on November 6th they confirmed they received the medical in DF, in late December my wife sent the police reports and on January 15th our status changed to "in process"....I'm anxiously waiting for them to let us know something!Lena1984 said:
It does help, and I appreciate the reply.Loops said:Hey JimE2013!
Just to let you know, we did sent a loooot of pictures specially with our family, me during easter and few weddings with his family and of us while visiting my parents in Mexico, another thing we did was asking for letters to all our friends and family members writing or testifying that our relationship is genuine and know that we have been together for a long time, they dont have to be long, we sent a copy of our lease with both names, a letter from our neighbour also mentioning that he knows we have been living together for over a year.
We traveled together 2 times and sent them as well the copies of our e-tickes and hotel booking (we sent some pictures of the trip as well)
We also sent a copy of our joint bank account statement, since we mainly communicated via facetime, skpe or phone and we didnt kept any track of it.
I know asking letters might sound like a lot but both our families and friends are very supportive and they helped us, until now we havent have an interview or been asked for more proof.
Hope it helps and in this case it really comes to quality and not quantity!
