Kingston,Jamaica

[shortyp2000]

LOL CeCe,

Im actually a June 2014 applicant

And I think Impatient girl(although it was a very very long journey), is closer to a close than most of us, ....this week she a get back her pp man 8) ;D

I'm really hoping Kingston start back the ball-a-rolling tomorrow man..... they need to move off their arses man

Yes they do!!!! I just want to hear about PPR right now, so that I know hes coming soon.
Is the pp return usually 2 weeks? Could it be less time or more time than that?

 

[Cece0225]

@ Cece....
Boy, I like how ur bet them set up...Look like a proper proper mathematical and scientific formula....It's on in earnest now...Lol
One up.....

lol hahaha I tried a ting ahhaha yuh seemi... I didn't fail math ahahhah

 

[Roxie-B]

Yes they do!!!! I just want to hear about PPR right now, so that I know hes coming soon.
Is the pp return usually 2 weeks? Could it be less time or more time than that?

if its POS it an take up to several weeks for it to return.... for kingston I have seen oonly a few cases tht pass the 2 week gap some cases are even shorter

 

[Cece0225]

LOL CeCe,

Im actually a June 2014 applicant

And I think Impatient girl(although it was a very very long journey), is closer to a close than most of us, ....this week she a get back her pp man 8) ;D

I'm really hoping Kingston start back the ball-a-rolling tomorrow man..... they need to move off their arses man

lol yea I put her before you based on date!! hhaha who knows how they are functioning in that embassy... like snail like!!!! although I do believe paying and submitting everything with application makes your application process faster.. ;D

 

[shortyp2000]

Ok, so of those people on that list there, who is in KIN and who is in POS?

 

[Roxie-B]

Ok, so of those people on that list there, who is in KIN and who is in POS?

Those names in green on the spreadsheet are being processed in pOS. Impatientgirl i believe is POS

 

[shortyp2000]

Those names in green on the spreadsheet are being processed in pOS. Impatientgirl i believe is POS

Ok, well i pray for everyone here to hear something soon. I think at least one of us will hear some good news this week or next. I love to hear the blessings!

 

[CanadianWifey89]

@ Smoothiesqueen - thanks for sharing!

My hubby has been here for 2 weeks + 3 days now and so far things are settling in well.

Thankfully it's summer time and alot of festivals etc. which helps to remind him of home. Today was his first day at work and i'm bursting at the seams excited to hear how his first day went....I have many more hours until i get the low down lol.

We've been getting into the groove and figuring out how things will be working as a family unit. During our whole relationship together he never allowed me to cook lol (he likely thought i couldn't LOL) so I've been doing some cooking and he's given me the seal of approval hahaha...he would laugh at my methods but the end result always works out well! LOL

Wishing everyone a speedy process so your spouses can come home to you!!

 

[impatientgirl]

Okay so I have two bets, one based on date applied and the next based on how I think Kingston processes PR applications

So my 1st bet is based on date:
Impatient Girl- Nov 2013
Roxie-2013
Mrs. BAngel-Nov 12, 2014
Hubbys Wifey-Nov 12, 2014
Stortyp2000- Dec 17, 2014
Torontoblues-jan 17, 2015
Iijasha-jan 21, 2015
MrsMcLaughlin- Feb 17, 2015
MixedChick92- March 20, 2015

My 2nd bet is based on spouse's (applicants) last name first letter:
Mrs. BAngel-->B
Impatient-->M
Shortyp2000--> M
Roxie-->N (waiting on background check/clearance as she has lived already in Canada)
HubbysWifey-->L (she is after Roxie because she is waiting for RCMP)
Iijasha--> S
Torontoblues-->G
Mixedchick-->G (is last because she has to wait until the alphabet starts over)

*this is only a guess*
**I think Kingston has 3 different queues: inventory, waiting/holding (waiting for documents to process), and finalization (thus alphabetical order is relevant for filing....idunno just a guess and based on how the stats are on the spreadsheet, it looks like they do alphabets and the year applied...so those in 2014 get processed in alphabetical order, unless something is missing then their file goes on hold, then 2015... and so on and so on...also circumstances and background checks play a large role in processing time... again just a guess based on spreadsheet.

***as well I don't know everyone's circumstance but anyhow here is my guess!!! 8) 8) 8)

Goodluck to all!!! showering of IP and DM to all!!! *censored word* I cant wait until this process over....
Its my 1 yr anniversary since marriage on July 13th and I will not be spending it with hubby :'( well maybe by this year we will spend other holidays together!!! ;D <3 my love''<3

you put your back into this aye hahhahaha if I say what am thinking you gonna think am rude lol
the set up sounds just about right still, today Monday makes it 14 days since POS has my book so am guessing it can take a while before I get it back, oh well I guess when it comes it comes

 

[Canadianinlove]

you put your back into this aye hahhahaha if I say what am thinking you gonna think am rude lol
the set up sounds just about right still, today Monday makes it 14 days since POS has my book so am guessing it can take a while before I get it back, oh well I guess when it comes it comes

Impatientgirl - I noticed that your visa office is POS - is that because it is overflow from the Kingston office? Just curious because my hubby's file is being processed in POS but he his from Trinidad

 

[impatientgirl]

Impatientgirl - I noticed that your visa office is POS - is that because it is overflow from the Kingston office? Just curious because my hubby's file is being processed in POS but he his from Trinidad

yes my file sent to POS early 2014 from Kingston because of backlog at the Kingston office.

 

[Canadianinlove]

yes my file sent to POS early 2014 from Kingston because of backlog at the Kingston office.

thank you for your prompt reply!

congratulations!

 

[Jessie2014]

Hey everyone. I always wished when we were in the application process, that more people would come back after their husbands got here and share what it was like settling in Canada...so I figured we would. We arrived in Canada January 2012. I had lived and worked in Jamaica for years before we filed to come to Canada...so I was lucky to not endure the separation. My husband got his papers in short time and him, myself and our oldest daughter thought it was smooth sailing. We got them in around six months...and came several months after that once we had our affairs in order on the island. However nothing prepares you for what comes next, especially when your so focused on the journey to get through the immigration process. I wish we'd known more of what to expect because its tough..and tough on a marriage too!!

The first two years were the hardest years of my entire life. Its not always easy for our guys to get into the workforce, not to mention they get tastes of racism and prejudice. This means financial struggle...but can also be incredibly hard on the men as its damaging to their pride. Imagine coming from a country where you struggle but always find a way...and you hustle..and suddenly your in a new country where your kind of hustle doesn't work the same way. Where you have to adapt to a different kind of work force, learn to budget, adapt to a new culture etc. And we the woman naturally are excited to show our country, but for these guys it can hurt the pride after the initial excitement wears off...to have to come to their woman to figure everything out. It makes them feel helpless. Our first two years the biggest struggle was how hard it was for my husband to find stable work. He is a class one driver...so he got trucking jobs here and there and now..a bit over three years later he has a good stable job and is making good money. That was so frustrating...I think he nearly lost his sanity in the struggle to get stable in the work force and his desire to provide for his wife and kids.

But it was a LONG journey...and lots of jobs think immigrant equals someone you can mistreat and screw over. The other hard part is they don't know their rights in Canada...so often in jobs etc...they get screwed at first. Another hard part...is the journey to find their identity in Canada. My husband doesn't like to party...its just not his thing. Once and a while he will go to a event and sit in the back with a glass of juice LOL and listen to music. And for many that is the cultural connection that helps them...so for my husband his homesickness was a huge thing for the first few years. He wanted us to go home to the island daily. We had our second daughter shortly after we got to Canada...Thank you God we were here because she came quite early and health care is the reason she is here today. So added stress...and as a man of course you want to provide. So all the stress...made it hard for my husband to find his place and make a life here. Eventually he did meet people who were not into the party scene...and more low key...so now we do alot more of family BBQ's and fires in the backyard etc..and he has those friends. Its a SLOW adaptation process...and these men often lash out along the way..partly because it is so frustrating and scary to be out of their element. If I could go back in time...I would have been more careful to not be bossy and motherish when my husband first got here. I would have tried harder to make him feel like he could do anything on his own and step back and let him do it without taking control because I know this country better. I would have also prepared myself better for the financial and emotional struggles that come with them adapting. Because once they are here and meet everyone and the excitement wears off...tough times come. And they can tear couples apart!! I've met numerous couples who broke up within five years of arrival...because behind the scenes it was so tough in the first years and it ripped them apart. I would have prepared my husband better for the struggles as well because he came here full of excitement thinking like was going to be incredible. Instead he found struggles getting into the work force, struggles feeling like he couldn't provide for his family the way he did on the island, feelings of frustration and shame having to ask me how to do everything which can lead to resentment, experiencing racism for the first time, experiencing being treated like an immigrant, struggles adapting to new ways of life etc. We have been married for over six years so luckily because we had lived together for years before...we were old news at sharing a home..and that helped. We love each other and are stronger than ever...but it took alot to get through the first years...which were a nightmare...compared to all we pictured in our head.

You picture having them here...taking them to family and friend events, going out with them to movies or parties or a road trip or vacation. You picture sharing your first home, all the new possibilities. You don't think of the dark side...you just want to be together. So I thought I would come share some of the struggles...not to be negative but because I wish someone had warned me so I could be prepared. I wasn't, so it took me a while to not lash out at my husband as well. Now years later..we are raising our two beautiful daughters...we both have excellent jobs and are going to be buying our first house soon and are more in love and happy than ever. But the road to get here from arriving in Canada till now was the darkest road I ever traveled.

My best advice is to prepare your self and your men for the struggles so they have no illusions about what they are coming too. Otherwise its going to be the rudest awakening for them...and they generally don't handle those too well!! And make them feel like no matter how rough the transition is..like they can do anything and stand back and let them learn without taking over. If you give them the tools to feel like they can succeed and the encouragement even in the darkest struggles where you feel overwhelmed and fed up...they will believe they can do anything...and they will!! My husband went to school for a bit...and is now working an excellent job as well has a business on the side. But the first two years...I felt like he would never hold a stable job!! Simple things were mental in the beginning... like he would show up right on time or a minute or two late for work and not get how that looks bad...now he's always half an hour early and understands the system of how to be successful in the Canadian work force. But it takes time!! I wish you all so much luck and blessing in your journeys!! xx Below is my husband and I and me and our beautiful daughters!!!

Thank you so much for sharing the positives and negatives. Its truly appreciated

 

[MelJam]

Hi JamFam!
Sorry I was on vacation! So take a look at the spreadsheet and if something needs to be updated please advise!!
Likkle more

 

[SmoothiesQueen]

Hello ladies, no problem with the sharing. Everyone's experience will be different...as we are different and our men are different. Some will have smoother transitions than others..but still good to be prepared as the one thing my husband still says is...I wish I had been prepared for the fact that it wouldn't all be the dream you painted and I imagined.

Wishing you all the best everyone..hope your other halves are here soon!!

P.S...someone asked about pictures. Upload them to photobucket...and copy the URL you can find under each picture you upload into this box. There is a list of three codes beneath each photo bucket picture you upload. If the URL doesn't work..try one of the other two. The URL code worked for these pictures. When I was applying for my husband...we had a big crowd of us on here. So we always had a picture thread going of wedding and family pics....that's how I learned LOL!!!