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My boyfriend got his confirmation email today! He still needs to send in a copy of his passport and more photos, but otherwise, he is confirmed/approved :) He applied as a programmer/designer. He has been running his own company for a few years now with one other employee. He was able to...

Well, good news... Our lawyer initially told us the self-employment route was nearly impossible - it would take 3-5 years. My boyfriend did his medical last month, and he just got his confirmation letter TODAY!!! We were also going to attempt the common law route if the self-employment thing...

Our lawyer told us 3-5 yrs minimum... we applied in January, and just today we got the email to make the final payment and arrange a medical... so 9 months is not so bad! The time online is definitely NOT accurate...

If it's any consolation, we applied in January 2013, and October 1st we got the notification to do the medical and make the final payment... which is usually the last step. We consulted a lawyer, and he said it was 3-5yrs minimum.... but it looks like they've really been making some serious...

As a heads up, I figured I would update people on our progress... My boyfriend is from Seattle, and applied through the Self-Employment Visa to come to Vancouver, Canada. He's a designer and developer, (web apps, games, websites) so he has design, programming and a business background. He went...