Recent content by ryester

It is nobody's job to answer your why questions. It is YOUR job to explain your why questions to VO. Remember that! If you don't like the process, you can withdraw anytime you want. It is not a RIGHT for your wife to immigrate to Canada just because she marries to a Canadian citizen, it is a...

Going to the court will be directly against your intent to complete the process as soon as possible. You probably need to wait for 3-5 years before the hearing could be started. And, it is not even possible at this stage, they have not reached their decision (assuming that decision is...

Marriage license is different from marriage certificate. Most people don't know and think they are the same thing. But, strictly speaking, marriage license is a document you obtain from government before your actual marriage takes place. It is a license to get married. E.g., in Ontario, you have...

10 months

you don't need to worry how they are to perform the background check, that is their job :)

Yes. It took 14 months all together.

Don't get upset. There is nothing you or anybody could do during SS stage. You just wait until it is complete. It took us over 7 months to complete. It is really case by case issue that you cannot compare timeline with other people. Patience is the virtue.

60% of the applicants completed SS in 9 months but there are about 10% took more than 2 years. It is really case by case.

Expect SS will take around 9 months.

approximately 2 months. No way to check status. Pay attention to your incoming email from IRCC for any missing information, e.g., rejected photo etc.

It depends, for some people, background check takes a few days to complete. If it involves security check, you would expect longer time. For us, it took about 7 months to complete security check. Good luck!

VAC in China that is closet to where you live

Congratulations to your baby boy!

Thank you. The weather is actually pretty nice here in Ottawa and I already feel the fall in the air;) We have a good amount of beers stocked:D

Thank you. We spent 28k (RMB) with Hainan Airlines, one way ticket, Beijing->Toronto->Ottawa. It seems there are plenty tickets with this price, we just booked tickets 7 days before departure. That is insanely expensive!:mad: