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It went very well, thanks! We waited almost exactly an hour before being called to a counter. The people we dealt with were all very polite and surprisingly funny. No questions beyond those printed on the declaration, I. E. Have you committed a crime/ever been turned away at the Canadian border...

Howdy y'all, Just at the Etobicoke office now. We've been waiting for about an hour. Anyone else happen to be here at the same time? ;)

Good evening all, Received interview invitation today! Etobicoke Office, 3 July Timeline: Nov. 23 Application Received May 30 Request for further proof of cohabitation. We submitted this online same-day. June 11 AIP June 12 DM both sides June 17 Interview letter received BTW, we never ended up...

Absolutely! If and when you get citizenship, keep this in mind when you're voting at the polls.

Hello all, Received DM on both sides this morning. Mississauga office Nov. 23 Application Received June 11 AIP June 12 DM both sides CoO: Australia

Thank you and that's good advice too! I was pretty frustrated when we got the letter requesting further proof of cohabitation so I'm extra pleased that it wasn't too much trouble in the end and only added 8 business days to our application.

We just got the exact same thing today. Eligibility passed letter but still in BGC, apparently. App received Nov 23 Request for further proof of Cohabitation May 30 Eligibility passed letter June 11

I checked my last piece of correspondence from CIC and it appears our application is still being processed in Mississauga.

My thinking is that if an extra day of opening hours is scheduled, it's not going to help with a backlog if those who work the Saturday end up taking a day off in the following week to make up for it. It would be like kicking the can down the road. So I reckon there's another reason why they're...

Yeah, so disappointed by that, but I guess our officer is just being more strict than some of the others. At this point I'm wondering how much longer the proof for cohabitation request will add to the application. Weeks? Months? I am also wondering why DM would be delayed for the sponsor in...

I don't think any federal government office would schedule work on a Saturday in order to deal with a backlog. Victoria Day is a provincial holiday that is observed in kind by the federal government. As a protected, paid day off, an employee who was for some reason working on the Saturday would...

Sorry for the repost, but I'm still wondering if anyone else here (non-QC) is still in BGC. Nov 23 applicant. Australia.

Any other forumers (non-QC) here still in BGC? App received November 23. Country of origin is Australia.

Australia. Still in BGC though. Application received Nov. 23 (Mississauga office)

So by that logic, are those of us who haven't had progress on our applications *not* blessed?

I agree with your sentiment. I am actually the sponsor, and was born in Canada. I have been on the other side of the playing field however, and had a fairly bumpy ride visa-wise in my partner's country while I was living with him there for four years. Again, I played by the rules but the...

Hello all, got some not-so-great news today. Our application was received on Nov. 23 and we have been stuck in BGC for quite some time. Today we were sent an email stating that we had not provided sufficient proof of cohabitation. We have been living together for over 4 years so this surprised...

I have considered that perhaps it is the Nov applicants who have seen their applications progress who are posting more often (out of excitement and to keep us informed) than those who are stuck, as they may not really have much to say. As you have been delayed for so long, it does put things...

Nov 23 applicant. Still in background check. Getting pretty disheartened here as we did everything by the book and have been together for years, yet I'm seeing people who were literally out of status and who applied later just breezing right through. Congrats to those applicants for sure, but it...

Update: tried calling CIC but lines were too busy to transfer me to an agent. Anyone know of a good time to call? Nov. 23 applicant. Still in background check.