Hello everyone!
First off, I just want to say that my husband and I have read the forum quite a bit during the waiting stages of our PR application being put in, and we've found so much helpful information - thank you, and thank you for sharing your stories.
A little background info: I am a Canadian citizen, my husband is an American citizen. We've known each other for 14 years, meeting online via a mutual friend. We've been dating for almost five years, and have been married for just over a year. I was approved to sponsor him, and it's been about 10 months since Immigration received our application. We checked our status online two days ago and it finally says a decision has been made, and that they would contact my husband about the decision. So now we're waiting for his letter to arrive so that we know what to do next. (We're trying to be positive and have no reason to believe he's been denied.)
Here lies our issue: He took time off of work for his next visit, which is a month long and he's supposed to drive down for this visit on Wednesday! Is it naive to assume his letter would arrive by Tuesday? We are wondering how long it usually takes to receive your letter once a decision has been made, and if he should put off coming for the visit for a few days to give it time to arrive, or if he should just come as was planned and have a family member send it to us in Canada while he's here if he arrives after he leaves. I'll be accompanying him back to the States to visit my in-laws after about a month, and am supposed to fly back after three weeks. If need be, I'm willing to scrap my ticket and drive back home to Canada with him with his packed belongings if he'll be able to finally stay.
I'm sorry if the question is silly, we're just so excited for this waiting to be over. So, what do you think is the best route of action to take? Thank you in advance, and I wish the best for everyone going through the application/waiting period.
First off, I just want to say that my husband and I have read the forum quite a bit during the waiting stages of our PR application being put in, and we've found so much helpful information - thank you, and thank you for sharing your stories.
A little background info: I am a Canadian citizen, my husband is an American citizen. We've known each other for 14 years, meeting online via a mutual friend. We've been dating for almost five years, and have been married for just over a year. I was approved to sponsor him, and it's been about 10 months since Immigration received our application. We checked our status online two days ago and it finally says a decision has been made, and that they would contact my husband about the decision. So now we're waiting for his letter to arrive so that we know what to do next. (We're trying to be positive and have no reason to believe he's been denied.)
Here lies our issue: He took time off of work for his next visit, which is a month long and he's supposed to drive down for this visit on Wednesday! Is it naive to assume his letter would arrive by Tuesday? We are wondering how long it usually takes to receive your letter once a decision has been made, and if he should put off coming for the visit for a few days to give it time to arrive, or if he should just come as was planned and have a family member send it to us in Canada while he's here if he arrives after he leaves. I'll be accompanying him back to the States to visit my in-laws after about a month, and am supposed to fly back after three weeks. If need be, I'm willing to scrap my ticket and drive back home to Canada with him with his packed belongings if he'll be able to finally stay.
I'm sorry if the question is silly, we're just so excited for this waiting to be over. So, what do you think is the best route of action to take? Thank you in advance, and I wish the best for everyone going through the application/waiting period.
