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Like Galano said, the application process is fairly cheap, simple and fast (in contrast to the family reunification/PR visa application process that is neither of these things) and you can give it a shot, but you should keep in mind that having history of travel abroad is a key component towards...

I think it's important to point out the nuance here, obtaining PR status in Cuba is not equivalent to no longer being a resident of Canada. I got my Cuban PR this year, and i can maintain it as long as i don't spent more than 24 consecutive months outside of Cuba. On the Canadian side, residency...

Do you have any notion as to how long the process/decision might take after the proceedings are done? In any eventuality, I hope you get a swift and favorable decision, lord knows you've been through a lot.. On a side note, I filed a visitor's visa request for my mother-in-law when my wife and...

The same way you interpreted my response as rude and insensitive, I in turn interpreted your initial repeat polling for feedback (amargo having already given you an accurate response) as dismissive and obtuse, to say the least, and gave you honest additional feedback, which YOU again solicited...

Hey Dory.. I can appreciate that being the experience you had, but to categorize that, or anything that CIC does as clockwork would be quite glaring review after everything I've lived, seen and heard. I'll give you an example.. My AOR email, and my file transfer email actually arrived on the...

oh boy.. deep breaths.. cause if your file hasn't even hit 6 weeks in Mississauga and you're already in panic mode, buckle up, cause it's gonna be a bumpy ride.. so yeah, what amargo said, 45 to 60 in Mississauga is the norm, be patient..

Hi amargo.. My wife's file was transferred to Havana in April, and she's been in Canada since August.. Also, i have a friend who submitted in January 2015 and just had his interview 2 weeks ago.. Point is, don't take other people's timelines as gospel, a lot of this process is quite arbitrary...

Congrats to you and everyone who got good new as of late. To answer your question, make sure that your significant other's Cuban passport has the necessary "prorroga", which is (for lack or better term/explanation) sort of an extension stamp/seal that Cuban passports require to have every 2...

The one definite thing I've learned (through my experience, and those of others to which I've had intimate insight into) is that the deal breaker is the interview requisite. Once your request gets to Havana, and if it gets flagged for an interview, all bets are off, and the wait time increases...

I think that it's important not to fall into the trap of using other people's timelines and expect yours to follow the same standard. Saying it takes X amount of months after it reaches Havana is shortsighted, as the details of every application will impact processing time. Per example, mine...

All Cuban passports have to be "validated" every 2 years, and renewed wheb they expire after 6. This has to be done by Cuban residents as well as expats living abroad, and is verified when they present a Cuban passport while leaving or entering Cuba. However, if a Cuban passport is used to...

Thanks, she went in for her appointment yesterday at 8:30, they took her passport around 10, and told her to come back at 2 to pick it up along with her visa and everything else. She mentioned that out of all the people there, our delay was the shortest. In fact, she was the only one there with...

Hi Madame R.. I know two other people in Quebec who both used immigration lawyers as well (I did not), and both submitted their applications one month, and 3 weeks before me (respectively). Neither of them has yet to receive a call, even though in the case of CIC Missisauga an MIDI Quebec, their...

hey newgirl1.. my wife has an uncle in Florida, and an aunt in Texas, but obviously this wouldn't count towards immediate family, and was not listed in submitted paperwork. Also, the other known "flags" (previous marriage(s), marked age difference, short time spent together, lack of contact...

Thanks Galano and Krys.. I am in Montreal, so Quebec, to answer your question. Ironically, you would think that this might actually delay the process, because unlike any other province, Quebec has it's own immigration governing body, which required it's own set of forms and fees, and Havana...

Good morning and a happy Friday to you folks, just wanted to let all of you still waiting know that my wife finally got the call yesterday, asking her to come to the embassy on Wednesday (August 5th) at 8:30 AM with her passport and bring 2 passport pictures!! So it would appear that our ordeal...

Galano, not sure if you're aware, but a Cuban national can enter the US and claim asylum at any US land border crossing (Mexico or Canada) by simply presenting proof of Cuban nationality (Cuban passport or even ID card) as per the "wet foot/dry foot" policy, getting their US PR is a formality...

Hi Galano, this idea of having relatives in the US posing an elevated risk is unfortunately all too real. It comes from the "wet/foot dry" policy in the US Cuban Adjustment Act, and how it's impacted landed immigrants or Cubans temporarily/in transit through Canada. There are noted cases of...

Thanks Mapleson, some very telling (although not encouraging) data on those spreadsheets. Krys, in terms of the factors that would delay an app, his immediate family being in the US is definitely a factor, as the inconvenient truth about Canada's policies towards Cubans is that there are...

Hi Mapleson, I've seen you post these stats a few times now, but was curious what the source of this data is? personally, I've had so many different stats thrown my way throughout this process, at times it's hard to differentiate between conjecture and reality (being emotionally compromised in...