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[Bynming]

The letter will be in Gckey...called Acknowledgment of receipt. It tells you they have "created a file" for you and will process your app.

Excellent, thank you

 

[Lisaexpat]

They will check on it anytime as far as I've read.

That's interesting because from my experience they will not do anything until the 12 month processing time as passed.

 

[lccliff]

That's interesting because from my experience they will not do anything until the 12 month processing time as passed.

Well, I guess they can choose to. That's why I'm sharing the news

 

[alaria]

Well, I guess they can choose to. That's why I'm sharing the news

I'm just wondering, wouldn't it be the same result if just to order GCMS notes? If eligibility has passed, the notes should probably show that...
But thank you for sharing your experience anyway.

 

[lccliff]

I'm just wondering, wouldn't it be the same result if just to order GCMS notes? If eligibility has passed, the notes should probably show that...
But thank you for sharing your experience anyway.

Of course you get the same information but ordering notes takes 30 days and asking your MP takes 1 so...do whatever makes you happy. This is a 12 month+ process for some of us. And much of that time, we hear NOTHING at all. Watching others get through the process in 5 months or even 3 makes you wonder why yours would be taking so long...especially if you feel like it is straightforward. It feels amazing to have something to be positive about today.

 

[AYA4887]

May I ask who your MP is? Looks like were from the same city!

So, I contacted my MP for an update and found out that eligibility has passed and criminality checks are taking place now. Interesting to note that GcKey still says eligibility in process and we've received no messages at all about eligibility passing. So...contact your MP to get a real sense of what's happening with your app because it might be better than you think!

Timelime in my profile.

 

[lccliff]

May I ask who your MP is? Looks like were from the same city!

Fellow Richmonder going through Warsaw! Very cool. Ours is Joe Peschisolido. Do a simple google search for contact info. His office is near Ironwood on No5 rd. I emailed and heard back from Lucy.

It sounds like others were either discouraged from contacting theirs or tried and were told that they had to wait 12 months. If you want to err on the side of caution when you contact this office, let them know if you have any concerns about your app like red flags you anticipate...I wonder if that might make the difference between them saying they will or won't look into it for you????

Regardless, my experience is that Lucy was happy to help and I am at the 6 month mark

 

[AYA4887]

That's awsome! He's my MP too! We must be neighbors haha. He actually came knocking on everyones door but I missed him. Thanks for giving us hope!

Fellow Richmonder going through Warsaw! Very cool. Ours is Joe Peschisolido. Do a simple google search for contact info. His office is near Ironwood on No5 rd. I emailed and heard back from Lucy.

It sounds like others were either discouraged from contacting theirs or tried and were told that they had to wait 12 months. If you want to err on the side of caution when you contact this office, let them know if you have any concerns about your app like red flags you anticipate...I wonder if that might make the difference between them saying they will or won't look into it for you????

Regardless, my experience is that Lucy was happy to help and I am at the 6 month mark

 

[lccliff]

That's awsome! He's my MP too! We must be neighbors haha. He actually came knocking on everyones door but I missed him. Thanks for giving us hope!

Yes! Hanging on for dear life on nothing but hope LOL. What's your timeline so far?

 

[dibyapal]

Hello Friends, So I have got an enquiry from Warsaw.
“
Please be advised that in order to continue the processing of your application, you are requested to provide additional proof of relationship to your sponsor, i.e. proof that your sponsor and you have started to combine your financial affairs/assets, proof of ongoing communication between you and your sponsor, proof of sponsor’s visits or joint trips after marriage, documents for you or your sponsor showing that you are recognized as each other’s spouse (such as employment/insurance benefits), and/or any other available proof of relationship..“
All of my friends have got the above note. They just copy paste it. Anyways its my time to send it though i am in the middle of a vacation. For consolation we can say that warsaw is working

 

[Orkhan]

Hello

Is there still anyone from November-December 2018 applicants that have not heard anything from Warsaw since AOR2? Or is it only me

 

[AYA4887]

Yes! Hanging on for dear life on nothing but hope LOL. What's your timeline so far?

November 18, 2018: Application sent
November 23, 2018: Application received in Sydney, NS
November 23, 2018: Application received on ECAS
January 18, 2019: Started processing application
January 22, 2019: Acknowledge of Receipt (AOR) -Family Class Sponsorship Application emailed to Sponsor
January 23, 2019: Linked Application to GCkey account
January 31, 2019: Background check in process
February 16, 2019: Reviewing if eligibility requirements met
February 17, 2019: Biometrics requested
February 18, 2019: Sponsor Approval (SA) Sponsorship Eligibility Decision
February 19, 2019: Medical Request
February 26, 2019: Biometrics completed
March 4, 2019: Medical Completed
March 7, 2019: Medical Passed
April 10, 2019: File Transfered to Warsaw Email
May 10, 2019: Warsaw started processing application on ECAS
May 13, 2018: AOR2

My husband is a student in Estonia. He's originally from Nigeria and when I talked to an immigration laywer who my cousin works with he straight up told me that juat cause my husband is Nigerian his application will take 2-3 years. I was not happy with that statement at all. So yes it is very painful to see other applications get approved between 3-6 months. I really hope Canadian immigration isn't racist as per what the immigration laywer had told me.

 

[AYA4887]

Hello

Is there still anyone from November-December 2018 applicants that have not heard anything from Warsaw since AOR2? Or is it only me

I'm on the same boat. November 2018. Heard nothing since they transferred us to Warsaw back in April 2019.

 

[lccliff]

November 18, 2018: Application sent
November 23, 2018: Application received in Sydney, NS
November 23, 2018: Application received on ECAS
January 18, 2019: Started processing application
January 22, 2019: Acknowledge of Receipt (AOR) -Family Class Sponsorship Application emailed to Sponsor
January 23, 2019: Linked Application to GCkey account
January 31, 2019: Background check in process
February 16, 2019: Reviewing if eligibility requirements met
February 17, 2019: Biometrics requested
February 18, 2019: Sponsor Approval (SA) Sponsorship Eligibility Decision
February 19, 2019: Medical Request
February 26, 2019: Biometrics completed
March 4, 2019: Medical Completed
March 7, 2019: Medical Passed
April 10, 2019: File Transfered to Warsaw Email
May 10, 2019: Warsaw started processing application on ECAS
May 13, 2018: AOR2

My husband is a student in Estonia. He's originally from Nigeria and when I talked to an immigration laywer who my cousin works with he straight up told me that juat cause my husband is Nigerian his application will take 2-3 years. I was not happy with that statement at all. So yes it is very painful to see other applications get approved between 3-6 months. I really hope Canadian immigration isn't racist as per what the immigration laywer had told me.

Definitely a little more slow than some but not crazy yet at least. I'm pretty confused about how it works. It's definitely the case that Indian and Philippine applications are getting through at lightning speed most OFTEN. Canadian citizens aren't getting any preferential treatment as sponsors because those are mostly PR sponsor applications as well. Of course we should all be getting assessed in the same way. It's all very strange to me. I certainly hope you don't end up waiting for 2 years. What a nightmare.

 

[AYA4887]

Definitely a little more slow than some but not crazy yet at least. I'm pretty confused about how it works. It's definitely the case that Indian and Philippine applications are getting through at lightning speed most OFTEN. Canadian citizens aren't getting any preferential treatment as sponsors because those are mostly PR sponsor applications as well. Of course we should all be getting assessed in the same way. It's all very strange to me. I certainly hope you don't end up waiting for 2 years. What a nightmare.

Quite frustrating. I am Filipino myself but born and raised here in Canada. And my family keeps asking me what is going on with my husband's application cause all their applications for PR took only a few months. I'm so annoyed at this actually. I know its very difficult for people to get visitors visa to Canada unless you have strong ties to your country and have lots of funds. I know A LOT of Filipinos who use agencies in the Philippines to lend them large amount of funds so they can get their visitors visa. They get approved. But Canada won't look into them because Canada loves Filipinos. It's just not fair. And then there are people like us who just want to start their lives with their spouses yet we're the ones who suffer.