This is what I was pretty much going to say. If one person says its over, then there isn't much you can do. Just know you gave it your all and take care of yourself please.IslandAnnie said:
After being in a relationship where one person gave up, and I kept trying. I disagree. You can do your best to change things, but if their mind is made up, it's made up. Plus who wants to be with someone who isn't putting in any effort to make the relationship work? I know I wouldn't. That type of thing gets old real quick and just leads to resentment. So if ELOH has done all she can and he says he doesn't want to try still, then at least she can walk away with her head held high. Knowing she wasn't the one who didn't try and she gave it her all.sunsun said:
as per cic now says its 35days for step 1 and 12months for step 2CanadianJeepGuy said:
I am sorry ELOH.. Big hug and i would say wait for more time... may be he is just frustrated now because of this cic waiting time..ELOH said:
So why isn't the Canadian sponsor talking to their MP? If your application has exceeded the posted processing time and CIC hasn't contacted you with what is causing the delay then banging on my MP's door demanding an explanation.simb said:
It's now a Conservative majority government. If the MP is Liberal, I don't think he/she can do anything about it. Besides, the posted processing time doesn't always reflect the actual times of individual applications.CanadianJeepGuy said:
I honestly feel more people should be pelting Jason Kenney's office with complaints about how long the wait times are as well as letting him know how these horrific waits have negatively affected them and their relationships.steaky said:
I don't think people should rely only on the government to keep couples together. Cases like the OP can be avoided to take tolls. Since the husband is Canadian, he can always take the sponsoring their spouse as a Canadian living exclusively outside Canada route or the American wife "visit" his husband in Canada while waiting for PR route so that the couples are living together and maintaining relationships while the wait for PR.Merlyns_Tim said:
I sort of agree. You can't expect the government to solve all your problems for you. As far as they are concerned, you made a choice to be with someone from a foreign country, so you have to wait out the process come what may. It sucks and ruins some relationships, but the government doesn't owe your spouse acceptance into the country because you fell in love with them. That is something you have to prove to them, which quite honestly is the way it should be. The extra long process times could be shorter, but in the end they don't owe your spouse that is applying anything.steaky said:
Of course the government alone is not responsible, but it frustrates and even angers me to read about how they plan to fast track skilled immigrant workers, .. while ignoring fast tracking something that IMO is even more important, and that's family, .. and by that I am talking strictly about couples.steaky said:
I don't think the government would hire a few more officers for each Embassy because of the budget. However, they can at least outsource some of the task to independent companies operating visa application centres (now handling mostly visiting visas and study permits) around the world to speed up the process a bitMerlyns_Tim said:
