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CONGRATULATIONS, BREBU!!! :)

Hi there! :) It seems that 4,000 years ago when I sent in my application (when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth ;) it was taking approximately 11 months to hear any response. Technically speaking, I sent my application on July 12, 2011, but didn't get my AOR until later August 2011. I still...

Hi Shooting Star! :) Long time, no hear! Hopefully you are well! :) I applied in July 2011 and haven't heard anything yet either... :(

Hi there, Brebu! (my fellow Chicagoan!) :) Congrats again! :) Thanks for the vote of confidence; I hope it goes well for me, too. Getting this far has been a very big project, and consequently I feel rather emotionally attached. To me, Canada is not "interchangeable" with other Western...

Dear Brebu, OMG!!! Congratulations!!! That's so wonderful!!! (I'm very jealous, too, by the way.) ;) Hopefully you feel happy that you persevered despite your setbacks...? :) Congratulations again!

Hi Rasein and Bihari :) Congratulations for the interviews! I copied and pasted a piece of my previous post: <<< My friend said that some of the questions that he was asked during the interview (en français, bien sûr) were: - "Why did you want to come to live in Québec?" - "Why did you...

Hi Sadupops, Congratulations on the provisional acceptance. This is really good, despite the temporary roadblock of the language issue. It's great that they allow one to study more and retest again later. May I ask where the interview took place? (in New York?)

Hey there, Brebu! Wow, that's pretty cool that you're from my 'hood. ;) I took my French classes at Truman. Believe it or not, I learned A LOT. In only two semesters, I got a solid foundation in many principles. Obviously, it would be in my best interest to take all four classes. (They...

By the way... how are you all doing on your French studies? I really need to crack the whip on myself again, and get back into some serious studying... ;) By the way, when I visited Québec in September, the whole province is VERY francophone (yes, even Montréal!). Yes, it's true that many...

Hi everyone! :) Wow Brebu, I can't believe you live here, too. :) Do you care to tell me your neighborhood? I live near Uptown and Andersonville. Hi QuebecCity! (the most beautiful city I've ever seen, by the way...) It seems that it is taking approximately 11 or 12 months to receive an...

Hi ShootingStar! :) I live in Chicago, Illinois. Just in case you're curious, I'm just an average native-born American, 2nd generation American on my mom's side, and 3rd generation American on my dad's side. My dad's side is mostly German ancestry with a little French, and my mom's side is...

Bonjour tout le monde!! :) Hopefully, all of you are doing well, and keeping your spirits up while we wait for our destiny! :) Dear Rafiq/Rasein, Ekim8587, and Prabhu1977: CONGRATULATIONS!!! :) You should feel happy and proud to have this big step! Best of luck on the interviews! My...

Hi everyone! :) Dear Ddobro2: Thank you for the gracious compliment about my writing/writing style! I see "dobro" in your profile name... You don't perchance play a dobro, do you? Because that would be remarkably cool... :) By the way, our immigration class (for many of us in this area)...

Hello everyone! :) Good news... I received my "accusé de réception" (AOR) today, via email. I was hoping for the mythical brown envelope via snail mail, but alas -- email. Hey, I'll take it... :) Dear Sadupops, regarding the French level, no disrespect intended... :) My biggest concern...

Hello everyone! :) Good news!... My credit card was charged today, which was 4 weeks (to the day) after my application was physically received at MICC in Montréal. Now it feels a little more 'real'... very exciting! :) Here's my unsolicited advice: ;) IT jobs are not officially...

Hello everyone! Hmmm... Is it just me, or does it seem that these hard-core French speakers are getting their AOR reeeeaally quickly? ??? ::) After Québec's history of fighting assimilation for 400 years into the anglophone cultures surrounding them, I don't blame them for being rather...

Hello all! :) Quick update... according to the Canada Post website, my CSQ application was delivered to MICC in Montréal yesterday morning! Alhamdulallah and thank you, Jesus! :) Now... I wonder when my credit card will be charged... Also, it seems to be all over the map regarding AOR...

Hello everyone! :) Just wanted to say hello, and thank you all for the information. In a measure of solidarity, I thought it would be nice to join this forum! It doesn't seem like there are many of us out there, right? (Americans hoping to emigrate to Québec...) After a lot of hard work...