My fiance and i have been on this immigration journey for over 2 years now. Our application for sponsorship (common-law) should begin processing in April. He's been living here off of extended visitors permits for the past 2 years, and during this time I've been the only one working because he doesn't have any paperwork yet.
I am wondering if there is something he can get in the meantime which will allow him to work, or do we have to wait until all of these applications are approved?
I got a little confused on the CIC website when I checked the processing times chart... since we applied with him living in canada, it says it takes 9 months to begin processing (april will be our 9 months), and now there is a "step 2" column that i never saw before that says "Medical, security, background checks and other verifications for person being sponsored" also takes 9 months. Is this an ADDITIONAL 9 months after the application begins processing, or is this part of the initial 9 month wait time? If it's an additional 9 months, that will be a total surprise to me as we were hoping he could start working in the upcoming next few months if everything is approved.
We also have a wedding to plan, however we did not want to get married until everything was secured with his immigration. i really hate this whole process... it stinks because he is a US citizen, I am canadian, and he only lived a couple hours away right across the border.
I am wondering if there is something he can get in the meantime which will allow him to work, or do we have to wait until all of these applications are approved?
I got a little confused on the CIC website when I checked the processing times chart... since we applied with him living in canada, it says it takes 9 months to begin processing (april will be our 9 months), and now there is a "step 2" column that i never saw before that says "Medical, security, background checks and other verifications for person being sponsored" also takes 9 months. Is this an ADDITIONAL 9 months after the application begins processing, or is this part of the initial 9 month wait time? If it's an additional 9 months, that will be a total surprise to me as we were hoping he could start working in the upcoming next few months if everything is approved.
We also have a wedding to plan, however we did not want to get married until everything was secured with his immigration. i really hate this whole process... it stinks because he is a US citizen, I am canadian, and he only lived a couple hours away right across the border.
