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    Beirut - Spousal sponsorship - 2015

    GUYS! It finally happened! So I'm a Canadian girl who sponsored my husband from Lebanon almost 2 years ago. I recently contacted my city's member of parliament. he took my info and said he will get back to me. after a week he told me that i should hear something before thanksgiving. and guess...
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    Canada Border Services Agency processing time

    Hello! I sponsored my husband who lives in Lebanon to come to Canada in October 2015. It has been over a year now so I emailed the visa office in Lebanon. They said that my file is undergoing mandatory security verifications and cannot give me a time frame because it is being done by the...
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    "Decision Made" on Sponsor Application -- how it affects PR application?

    Thanks so much! Can you tell me a little about the Approval in Principle? Can the sponsored person travel to Canada if there's AIP?
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    "Decision Made" on Sponsor Application -- how it affects PR application?

    Hello! About 3 weeks ago the status of my Sponsorship Application changed from "in process" to "decision made." I read the table that explains what it means and it says: "Sponsorship and Eligibility Status Determined We have made a decision on your sponsorship application. We will inform you...
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    after the decision is made

    Hi! My husband had an interview in April and was also positive. They said they will contact him in 2 weeks to 2 months to go and receive the Visa. However, it has been about 2 months and 17 days. Is there any information about this that can help us? Thank you.
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    Accepted but No Visa Yet?

    Hello! I sponsored my husband in Lebanon for the PRV in October 2015 and the immigration office emailed him about an interview in April 2016. At the end of his interview, the immigration officer told him that they will contact him to come get his Visa in 2 weeks to 2 months. It has now been 2...
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    Preparing for PRV Interview

    Hey! :) yeah sure thing! The sponsorship application for me started processing on October 20, 2015 (which was approved a few weeks later), and the permanent residence application for my husband started processing November 26, 2015 (which is the longer wait). A few days ago we got an email for an...
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    Preparing for PRV Interview

    Hello, I sponsored my husband in Lebanon to come to Canada around 7 months ago and a couple days ago he received an email for an interview in 2 weeks. Is there any way he can prepare for the interview? Any sample questions they may ask? Anything else that could help? Thank you, Batoul
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    Is there a max waiting time?

    Could you tell me why that would happen? Thanks so much.
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    Is there a max waiting time?

    Hello! I was wondering if there was a maximum waiting time for a TRV. I know my husband could be the 1 out of 5 who's application will take longer than the estimated processing time, as it has been over a month. I'm just wondering whether there is a maximum. Thanks!
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    How long does it really take? TRV Processing Time

    Do you know if there's a maximum amount of time it will take for them to email us their decision? It has been over a month for us when it should just be around 21 days for Lebanon. I'm just wondering if there is a maximum
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    How long does it really take? TRV Processing Time

    Ohhhh really! My husband is just applying for the visitor visa!
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    How long does it really take? TRV Processing Time

    Hello! We called CIC Call Centre to check the processing time for TRV applications and they said that applications submitted after a certain day in October 2015 have not been yet processed and the wait time is 130 days. However, then we continued on to check the application status after...
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    TRV Processing Time

    I have a new concern. My husband called CIC Call center to check for the status of his application. He chose option 8 for visitor visa, and they said that applications submitted after a certain day in October 2015 have not been yet processed and the wait time is 130 days. However, then he...