Mexico

[nzk0]

Hi Mark Kar, I'm glad someone is expressing their outrage, I've also felt like protesting how this situation is being handled, if I were in Mexico City I would definitely join you. But I'm writing because of something I noticed on the PAFSO facebook page; while reading some of the comments to a recent PR statement, I saw one post about a class action lawsuit against the government of Canada and any parties/entities responsible for the damages inflicted on applicants. Shortly after, these comments were eliminated, which leads me to believe that perhaps there something to this idea and the fact that the comments were censored by the page administrator is suspicious to me.

The fact that we pay service fees should mean that the government of Canada should be accountable to us for any financial, emotional, professional damage retained on our part and perhaps a class action law suit is something that could be looked into depending on how long this strike keeps going. Maybe it could be used to demand that priority be placed equally on family class applications?

I can't help but feeling scared of joining a class action lawsuit against the government of Canada. I don't want my file to be singled out and become one of those "problem cases"... Crazy thing, for a citizen to be so hopeless...

 

[Lena1984]

WOHOOOOOO MY HUSBAND GOT HIS VISAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! HE WILL BE HERE IN LESS THAN 4 WEEKS! THIS IS OVER,THE WAIT IS OVER!!!! I'M SO SO SO HAPPY.

 

[Oscar27]

WOHOOOOOO MY HUSBAND GOT HIS VISAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! HE WILL BE HERE IN LESS THAN 4 WEEKS! THIS IS OVER,THE WAIT IS OVER!!!! I'M SO SO SO HAPPY.

Congrats!!!! That's awesome!!

So he received the passport request today?? Did he go to the embassy in person?

 

[ksimental]

WOHOOOOOO MY HUSBAND GOT HIS VISAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! HE WILL BE HERE IN LESS THAN 4 WEEKS! THIS IS OVER,THE WAIT IS OVER!!!! I'M SO SO SO HAPPY.

Yay!! That is amazing, Lena1984!! I'm so happy for you!! Congratulations!!
It's also nice to hear that someone is working over there.

 

[agarand8]

Congrats!!!! That's awesome!!

So he received the passport request today?? Did he go to the embassy in person?

If they request your passport you can just go to your local embassy? You don't have to mail it somewhere? That would be way faster for us!

 

[Frida19]

WOHOOOOOO MY HUSBAND GOT HIS VISAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! HE WILL BE HERE IN LESS THAN 4 WEEKS! THIS IS OVER,THE WAIT IS OVER!!!! I'M SO SO SO HAPPY.

thats awesome news , congratulations !!! how long was ur process ???

 

[Lena1984]

He will send the passport tomorrow and he has to land before October 25 which should be easy They asked to send a prepaid air bill and the address he intends to live at in Canada! Ok our timeline: my husband is from El Salvador,
we submitted the application Nov 19,2012 I was approved as sponsor Feb 2013, they requested documents in June and Passport request today =) So approx 10 months for the whole process which is sooo fast.
I want to encourage everyone not to give up! One day you will have a sudden surprise like we did!!!

Good luck to everyone and God bless you all!

 

[gamyover]

Congrats I'm so happy for you!!! I love to see someone getting PPR. That gives me hope

 

[mark_kar]

Hello All

Congratulations Lena1984 on your Husbands Visa. Our hearts go out to you because a lot of us understand the anxiety you went thru.

This is proof that there is some PR activity at the Mexican Embassy.

I had asked the speak to a Canadian but the Mexican employee told me it's a conflict of interest since they're the ones that approve or deny the applications.

Its not a conflict of interest, Its a lack of accountability. If you have been waiting a year or your email status inquiries go answered for months , or the attendant refuses or cannot give you an approx schedule (where you are in the que) you should demand to speak to the official in charge of your file (probably a Canadian). They should be able to tell you what the delays or problems are. The process should be transparent. You should not have to drag this information out of the attendant.

Unfortunately communication between CIC and is one way. They only communicate when they need something or after a month of waiting send you a boiler plate email with irrelevant links.

As for the PAFSO there work to rule delay tactics has directly affected family class applications. They should be disciplined.

The bottom line is this

Strike or no strike there is no reason for a Canadian to wait one year or more to bring there spouse to Canada. As CIC starts amalgamating Embassies throughout Latin America this wait time will only increase. Temp Visas will remain largely unaffected.

I was actually wondering, if I request to speak to the Canadian ambassador, wouldn't I have the right to do so as a Canadian citizen?

In theory maybe, in fact here in Mexico a direct interview with the ambassador concerning matters of immigration is impossible. On two occasions I visited the Canadian Consul (near the Museum of Anthropology) to seek an audience with the Ambassador or her rep. On the first the occasion Mexicans guards let me thru only after insisting I talk to someone inside. I meet a Mexican National behind a glass who refused to entertain my complaint because it concerns immigration issues.

On the second occasion the Guards simply refused to let me in because my inquiry was concerning immigration. The Consul deals largely with Canadians in trouble (lost passports etc) and other non immigration issues.

I am disillusioned. If a Canadian shows up at the consul gates he should have the right to speak to a fellow Canadian inside, for whatever reason, and not be told to go away by Mexican guards!

I know most of you want this hell to be over so you can get on with your lives. However if nothing is done the spousal processing times will increase well beyond the posted periods(I think its 13 months for the Mexico VO last time I looked) .

My wife and I protested in front of the Embassy on Sept 12. I think we got the intention of some of the inside office workers.
We will be planning another shortly

This thread should be for general issues so I will post the details on another thread.

Thanks Mark Kar

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/difficulties-with-mexican-visa-offce-t162283.0.html

 

[Cbn Cdn]

Hello again.

Here is my timeline:

- We started ___________ application for permanent residence on March, 2013
- We started processing ________________ application on July, 2013
- Medical results have been received.

Now the visa office is requesting me to send the ARC fee. My questions are:

I am a not visa exempt.

1) Am I required to fill and submit a TRV while my VO has only requested the ARC and its fee thru spousal Sponsorship?
2) Since the Spousal Sponsorship application is at the VO, does the TRV application go together with the ARC application?

Basically I want to know if I am required to do a TRV when the VO has not requested it in any correspondence letters.

Thanks in advance.

Cbn Cdn

 

[smontenegro]

WOHOOOOOO MY HUSBAND GOT HIS VISAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! HE WILL BE HERE IN LESS THAN 4 WEEKS! THIS IS OVER,THE WAIT IS OVER!!!! I'M SO SO SO HAPPY.

Congratulations, Lena!! I know how excited you must feel to know that you will finally be together with your husband!!

 

[Frida19]

He will send the passport tomorrow and he has to land before October 25 which should be easy They asked to send a prepaid air bill and the address he intends to live at in Canada! Ok our timeline: my husband is from El Salvador,
we submitted the application Nov 19,2012 I was approved as sponsor Feb 2013, they requested documents in June and Passport request today =) So approx 10 months for the whole process which is sooo fast.
I want to encourage everyone not to give up! One day you will have a sudden surprise like we did!!!

Good luck to everyone and God bless you all!

Yes that was very fast , congratulations lena !!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[LeisaP]

Congrats Lena!!! ;D

 

[Lena1984]

Thank you everyone =) 3.5 more weeks then we are finally together again

 

[pineapple87]

He will send the passport tomorrow and he has to land before October 25 which should be easy They asked to send a prepaid air bill and the address he intends to live at in Canada! Ok our timeline: my husband is from El Salvador,
we submitted the application Nov 19,2012 I was approved as sponsor Feb 2013, they requested documents in June and Passport request today =) So approx 10 months for the whole process which is sooo fast.
I want to encourage everyone not to give up! One day you will have a sudden surprise like we did!!!

Good luck to everyone and God bless you all!

That was so fast! Congratulations!

It gives us, the ones still waiting, so much hope!