FAMILY REUNIFICATION - BIG CHANGES

[nartcr]

New changes announced for Family Reunification, by John McCallum on 12/7/2016

What this is about
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse/comparison.asp?_ga=1.175040672.388043253.1476809460

Key points
1. Processing time for all spouse /family applications to be reduced to 12 months - The processing times for new applicants can be seen here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/index.asp
2. Age of dependant increased from 18 to 22.
3. No upfront PCC and Medical needed. It will be asked at a later stage.
4. The Government of Canada is releasing a new spousal sponsorship application kit on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website on December 15, 2016. Only one checklist for all in land and outland applicants. One application kit for all.
5. Repeal of Condition 51.

Full details here
https://www.facebook.com/CitCanada/videos/vb.167891083224996/1484296248251133/?type=2&theater

Am I affected by the changes made to reduce spousal sponsorship wait times?
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1321&top=14

Official PR
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do;jsessionid=193f504e705f94e6bc0b83de0c21f19a8e8937a3bbed804e4b12a9fd98002942.e34Rc3iMbx8Oai0Tbx0SaxuRbNj0?crtr.sj1D=&crtr.mnthndVl=12&mthd=advSrch&crtr.dpt1D=6664&nid=1166069&crtr.lc1D=&crtr.tp1D=1&crtr.yrStrtVl=2002&crtr.kw=&crtr.dyStrtVl=1&crtr.aud1D=&crtr.mnthStrtVl=1&crtr.page=1&crtr.yrndVl=2016&crtr.dyndVl=31

More Info
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1166139
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2016-12-07.asp

New Application Kit
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=1166159

 

[profiler]

New changes announced for Family Reunification, by John McCallum on 12/7/2016

1. Processing time for all spouse /family applications to be reduced to 12 months soon.
2. Only one checklist for all in land and outland applicants. One application kit for all.
3. Age of dependant increased from 18 to 22.
4. No upfront PCC and Medical needed. It will be asked at a later stage.
5. New System will go live online on 15 December 2016.

Full details here:
https://www.facebook.com/CitCanada/videos/vb.167891083224996/1484296248251133/?type=2&theater

Waiting for press release on it.

http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?crtr.sj1D=&crtr.mnthndVl=12&mthd=advSrch&crtr.dpt1D=6664&nid=1166069&crtr.lc1D=&crtr.tp1D=1&crtr.yrStrtVl=2002&crtr.kw=&crtr.dyStrtVl=1&crtr.aud1D=&crtr.mnthStrtVl=1&crtr.page=1&crtr.yrndVl=2016&crtr.dyndVl=31

They said as of today, 12 months.

 

[profiler]

There was talk of no more inland/outland. So, if they are driving processing times sub-12 months, it now calls into question the continuance of the OWP for inlanders. Who would need it?

 

[CDNPR2014]

also, they are eliminating condition 51.

They said as of today, 12 months.

yes, and he mentioned that everything will be live online as of Dec 15 (meaning the new packets and paperwork I'm assuming). The processing timeline and other criteria for processing is being followed as of today.

 

[Kitoko90]

Okay i had a chance to listen on on the message from IRCC minister...

here's a few notes Starting March 2017

-there will be only one application for inland and outland applications
- instead of numerous checklist, there will be one unified checklist.
- they are working to reducing processing time from average 24 months to 12 months,
if you have already applied prior to this date process will take 4 months.
- PR 2 year conditions will be removed
- Age of dependency will increase to 22 form 18
- Standards of medical, security and criminality back ground will stay the same
-they have received 25 million in funding to hire more agents to help with processing times.


It was really muffled but i hope i got the important notes.

 

[CDNPR2014]

Okay i had a chance to listen on on the message from IRCC minister...

here's a few notes Starting March 2017

not sure where you're getting the march 2017 date from? when you fast forward a bit in the announcement, the sound becomes clearer when the minister himself talks. he specifically said this process starts "as of today" and everything will go live online December 15.

I also did not hear anything about processing being 4 months if you already applied before a certain date. he said they will be processed first in, first out, so those waiting longer will possibly get processed first.

 

[MM345]

not sure where you're getting the march 2017 date from? when you fast forward a bit in the announcement, the sound becomes clearer when the minister himself talks. he specifically said this process starts "as of today" and everything will go live online December 15.

I also did not hear anything about processing being 4 months if you already applied before a certain date. he said they will be processed first in, first out, so those waiting longer will possibly get processed first.

Did not understand about 4 months

 

[Skitz]

Okay i had a chance to listen on on the message from IRCC minister...

here's a few notes Starting March 2017

-there will be only one application for inland and outland applications
- instead of numerous checklist, there will be one unified checklist.
- they are working to reducing processing time from average 24 months to 12 months,
if you have already applied prior to this date process will take 4 months.
- PR 2 year conditions will be removed
- Age of dependency will increase to 22 form 18
- Standards of medical, security and criminality back ground will stay the same
-they have received 25 million in funding to hire more agents to help with processing times.


It was really muffled but i hope i got the important notes.

I think you captured it all - at least from what I heard! 12 months processing for 80% of spousal applicants regardless whether inland or Outland, and apparently effective from today. How that affects applicants already in process wasn't very clear as many have been waiting more than a year and how that plays into overseas VO office timelines is a question no one asked! As of today all VO's have very disparate and different processing times with some having higher volumes and some less!

 

[Survivor27]

Now I am confused :'( I am all set to send the package to my husband this weekend so he can then send it out as soon as he receives the same. Although it said that they will still continue to accept the current forms until end of January 2017, I am having second thought now if we would just wait until Dec 15 when the new kit is available. Too, I and my kids are done with upfront medical.

 

[profiler]

I think you captured it all - at least from what I heard! 12 months processing for 80% of spousal applicants regardless whether inland or Outland, and apparently effective from today. How that affects applicants already in process wasn't very clear as many have been waiting more than a year and how that plays into overseas VO office timeless is a question no ones asked! As of today all VO's have very disparate and different processing tones with some having higher volumes and some less!

Anything in process will come out much faster from the queue. It's first in - first out. Meaning whoever applied first will come out first. So watch applications around your time line.

 

[profiler]

Now I am confused :'( I am all set to send the package to my husband this weekend so he can then send it out as soon as he receives the same. Although it said that they will still continue to accept the current forms until end of January 2017, I am having second thought now if we would just wait until Dec 15 when the new kit is available. Too, I and my kids are done with upfront medical.

I'd send it, so you don't have to wait .

 

[floribec]

Okay i had a chance to listen on on the message from IRCC minister...

here's a few notes Starting March 2017

-there will be only one application for inland and outland applications
- instead of numerous checklist, there will be one unified checklist.
- they are working to reducing processing time from average 24 months to 12 months,
if you have already applied prior to this date process will take 4 months.
- PR 2 year conditions will be removed
- Age of dependency will increase to 22 form 18
- Standards of medical, security and criminality back ground will stay the same
-they have received 25 million in funding to hire more agents to help with processing times.


It was really muffled but i hope i got the important notes.

Mostly all of this is correct except **There was no indication the applications already in processed will take 4 months. I just heard his speech

 

[Bcboundboy]

if you have already applied prior to this date process will take 4 months.
-they have received 25 million in funding to hire more agents to help with processing times.

'Four month' promise was nowhere in there.

$25m was money they already received in the last budget, and contributed to getting where they are today, wasn't a new announcement.

Other than that, you had the key points.

 

[apple1984]

Okay i had a chance to listen on on the message from IRCC minister...

here's a few notes Starting March 2017

-there will be only one application for inland and outland applications
- instead of numerous checklist, there will be one unified checklist.
- they are working to reducing processing time from average 24 months to 12 months,
if you have already applied prior to this date process will take 4 months.
- PR 2 year conditions will be removed
- Age of dependency will increase to 22 form 18
- Standards of medical, security and criminality back ground will stay the same
-they have received 25 million in funding to hire more agents to help with processing times.


It was really muffled but i hope i got the important notes.

what do you mean "- PR 2 year conditions will be removed"? No need to live in canada for 2 years out of 5 years in order to keep PR status?

 

[Kitoko90]

'Four month' promise was nowhere in there.

$25m was money they already received in the last budget, and contributed to getting where they are today, wasn't a new announcement.

Other than that, you had the key points.

okay, thank you.. .had my hopes up about that 4 months processing.
if anyone got their hopes up too sorry.