Mexico

[Abuelita]

Thanks, just wanted to confirm. There is still some doubt about whether one needs to translate it, but better safe than sorry. I am trying to plan ahead a little as I will be travelling to Canada soon and a PGR request may come while I'm away. I want to leave good instructions for my wife...

Speedy Processing!

I also had mine translated into English. My transactions went very smooth and fast after I submitted those docs.

Are you located in Mexico City? If so, I had the best experience with a certified translator called Quetzalcoatl Aguilar [(04455) 25-21-33-34]. I picked up the letter from the PGR office in D.F., and he had it translated later that afternoon, and charged me less that other translators that were going to have the letter ready three days later. I found his name among the "LISTA DE PERITOS TRADUCTORES E INTÉRPRETES EN INGLÉS" of the Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin.

 

[Violet11]

Hello everyone
I submitted my husband's sponsorship application in August of last year, I'm just wondering if anyone has had to do an ARC application and if so how long did it take for the Mexican VO to process it? My husband's application is going through Vienna but I have not been able to find anyone who passed the interview stage and went through the ARC application. I know someone in the Mexico forum went through it last year and it did not take too long, are there any experiences in 2015 since CIC made the changes to make the ARC a stronger policy? I would really appreciate if you can share your experience, I guess at this point I'm looking for some hope. My husband had an interview in March 2015 and he submitted the ARC application in April of this year but the Immigration program manager has not even look at his application, I send them emails every month and all they say is that his application is still under review

 

[CANzanillo]

I also had mine translated into English. My transactions went very smooth and fast after I submitted those docs.

Are you located in Mexico City? If so, I had the best experience with a certified translator called Quetzalcoatl Aguilar [(04455) 25-21-33-34]. I picked up the letter from the PGR office in D.F., and he had it translated later that afternoon, and charged me less that other translators that were going to have the letter ready three days later. I found his name among the "LISTA DE PERITOS TRADUCTORES E INTÉRPRETES EN INGLÉS" of the Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin.

Thanks for the information Abuelita. We are in Manzanillo. do you know if thy can accept a scan of the PGR report via email and send a certified translated copy back to us? Would it have to be couriered?

TIA!

 

[CANzanillo]

Well, here we are! Happy September 2015 everyone! Let's hope it's a productive one for the MCVO!

There have been no new AOR2s for our spreadsheet applicants since Aug. 6th. Let's hope there is a flurry of AOR2s coming soon what with summer holidays now over and things getting back to normal!!?? 8) :-\

Hopefully the recent eCAS updates will start bearing fruit and not just false hope for good things to come...

Fingers and toes crossed!

Speedy Processing to all!

 

[CanadaHonduras1234]

I'm so impatient for good news. Starting to get worried cause my husband go AOR 2 and a document request and nothing has happened changed on E-Cas. Hoping for a passport request soon!! Hope this is a good month for everyone!!

 

[CanadaHonduras1234]

My husband got an email requesting that we update his schedule A. They want him to update sections 8 and 12 from the time we applied until now. Just wondering, do we need to fill out the whole form or just those sections?

 

[Luna21]

My husband got an email requesting that we update his schedule A. They want him to update sections 8 and 12 from the time we applied until now. Just wondering, do we need to fill out the whole form or just those sections?

Why would they ask for that ? I mean , it is not the applicant's fault that they take so long processing their app. I would send the whole thing , just in case!

 

[CANzanillo]

Food for thought!

Not having anything better to do 8) :-\ I decided I wanted to find the answer to a couple of questions that have been tormenting me for a while now.

The questions are:

1. How many Family Class Spousal applications is the MCVO processing at any given time?

2. What % of those Family Class Spousal applications is represented in the Mexico spreadsheet.

So, I dug around and extrapolated some data from the Government regarding Permanent Residency applications.

Follow along to see if my numbers jive :, and feel free to comment or provide additional data/information

In 2014 Canada processed some 260,000 Permanent Residents worldwide, slightly higher than the number the previous year, some 259,000. I assume that these 260,000 are approved/landed PRs. Of those 260,000, approx 42,000 were applications for spouses, again worldwide. Those 42,000 spousal PRs represent approx 16.2% of the overall total of 260,000. I found the breakdown of the number of total PR applications, by country, so I added together all of the countries that the MCVO processes and the result was 8379. So doing a little math, 16.2% of 8379 is 1357. To review, Mexico processed 8379 total PR applications of all different categories. Using the worldwide % of 16.2 spousal applications. The result is that Mexico City VO processed approx 1357 Spousal PR applications in 2014. Or approx 113 applications per month. Surely there are fluctuations in the number of monthly application the VO receives.

As this relates to our spreadsheet, we had +/- 17 approvals during 2014 on the spreadsheet. One can conclude then that our spreadsheet represents only 1.25% of the overall number of Spousal only PR applications that MCVO processed during 2015.

In 2015, there are already 19 approvals year to date, with 4 months to go. All things being equal we could have 29 approvals on our spreadsheet by year end. Again, all things being equal, this represents approx 2% of the total # of Spousal PR applications that MCVO may be processing in 2015. So, the usernames in our spreadsheet represent only 1 - 2 % of all Spousal applications that the MXVO processes at any given time. A lot lower than I expected! I thought maybe 10 - 20 % would be closer. A large % of applicants must use immigration lawyers, have never found Canadavisa.com or the spreadsheet or don't care to share their timeline.

I found another data point in a different spreadsheet on the "open government open data" website. It is the "Permanent Resident Inventory" (Persons) as of Jan. 5 2015. It shows 931 applications in process, which I believe is a snapshot in time, at that moment for the MCVO Spousal applications only. Although this number is lower than the approx. 1357 annual applications, I think a reasonable explanation is that there are seasonal fluctuations in the quantity of Spousal applications that flow through the MXVO at any given time as well as ebbs and flows in the work processing.

Though the % of Spousal PR applications in the MCVO may be somewhat different from the worldwide %, I think it is reasonable to believe it is close to the same so I believe the data is quite accurate.

I urge you to check the data and if you find something additional or contradictory please post it. It's fun to speculate, postulate and dream about what may be.

My comments:

It surprised me a little that the VO receives somewhere between 90 and 120 Spousal applications each month. I didn't think it would be quite that high. I gives you some perspective on the workload the officers have for JUST Spousal applications. Add on the other PR application categories, plus TRV applications, etc. Makes me wonder how many officers there are working in the office on all those applications. ???

You can also appreciate the additional workload when Dominican Republic was added into the MCVO mix since May of this year. This definitely affected the progress of all other applications as they worked to bring the DR applicants mostly current with the rest. DR had approx. 72 PR applications in the spousal category in 2014.

3 years ago is Aug 2012, processing time for the MCVO was 13 months. It is published now as 18 months which I believe changed in May. It may well be higher now with the addition of DR applications.

It helps a little to remind myself that our applications are but a small fraction of the overall number the MCVO processes, though it really doesn't change my desire for quick processing of our application.

Total PR Applicants 2014

Mexico 4478 Rank 9th in the world for total # of PR in 2014 (all Categories)
Venezuela 1483
El Salvado 700
Honduras 402
Guatemala 317
Chile 299
Argentina 214
Costa Rica 175
Nicaragua 118
Panama 59
Belize 53
Uruguay 43
Paraguay 38
TOTAL 8379
% Family Class - Spousal Only 16.2 Worldwide Spousal % (42113/260327)
# Spousal PR Appl in MCVO 1357 Approx
# processed monthly MCVO 113 Approx
# 2014 approvals on Xsheet 17
#2015 approvals on Xsheet 19 YTD

Dominican Rep 444

Various spreadsheets can be found here: open.canada.ca search "Mexico Permanent Resident" and various spreadsheet links will come up.

I welcome your comments...

Speedy Processing!

 

[maguita]

Hello Friends !!!!!

Just passing by to say Hello and get the good news of the 4 PR's this month, That sounds amazing beautiful!!!!!!

Hopefully some of you are already with your couple and enjoying the last days of the Canadian Summer.

I received a mail from CIC Saying they received my Criminal record from Spain and the fingerprints from Mexico on August 20.

Madam,
We acknowledge receipt of the information you have recently submitted.
At the moment, there is no need for further action on your part.
Our office will contact you should we require additional documents or information.
Thank you for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.

Regards | Cordialement,
Immigration Section | Section d'immigration (arc)


What happen after the Criminal Record? I am expecting they ask for my passport very soon. Already 2 weeks have passed and I am counting the days.

Am I right? After you have sent your PGR criminal record, how long does it take to hear back from them?? And what do they normally say???

Send you hugs and good wishes guys!!!!! We are in this together!!!! and believe me!!!!! is also frustrating to be in Canada and not be able to work at all, at least you are keeping entertained at your work while you are waiting, something things for others .

 

[maguita]

Why would they ask for that ? I mean , it is not the applicant's fault that they take so long processing their app. I would send the whole thing , just in case!

That really doesn't make any sense asking to refill forms because they are taking forever to resolve something that other countries do very fast. This is just Money money issue. I am really disappointed in how Canadian process are designed and followed. Every time they ask me for a paper I get depress and have to work in an internal part of me to keep positive about my situation, my carrier and my future in general. Doing this kind of request is so Mean from their part. Hopefully they never get to a situation like our.

 

[maguita]

Hi Canzanillo, yes i did i sent it to a certified translator.

Hi Lovelycomplex Can You please let me know when you get some news? I also sent my Police Certificate from PGR, and I am waiting to hear back from them. Thank you!!!

 

[CANzanillo]

Found this Audit of Mexico City Mission from 2012;

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/audit/mexico.asp

an excerpt;

The Mexico City mission is a full-service centre in Canada's overseas network of visa offices. As of January 2012, the mission had 80 immigration employees, including 3 belonging to the Canada Border Services Agency:

20 Canada-based Officers (CBO), including 2 Migration Integrity Officers
60 Locally Engaged Staff (LES), including 1 Designated Immigration Officer, 1 Non-Immigrant Officer, and 1 Migration Integrity Assistant

Edit:

another Excerpt;

Permanent Resident Application
Inventory as of April 8, 2012 Economic Family Refugees
5,552 895 43

 

[nprendiz]

Alló mon amie ! Hey my dears!!! I am already in Canada with my husband and our sons. Everything was great and now we are trying to settle down. Best luck to all of you!!!!

 

[CANzanillo]

Alló mon amie ! Hey my dears!!! I am already in Canada with my husband and our sons. Everything was great and now we are trying to settle down. Best luck to all of you!!!!

Awesome! Felicidades! Tres bien!

 

[Luna21]

Found this Audit of Mexico City Mission from 2012;

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/audit/mexico.asp

an excerpt;

The Mexico City mission is a full-service centre in Canada's overseas network of visa offices. As of January 2012, the mission had 80 immigration employees, including 3 belonging to the Canada Border Services Agency:

20 Canada-based Officers (CBO), including 2 Migration Integrity Officers
60 Locally Engaged Staff (LES), including 1 Designated Immigration Officer, 1 Non-Immigrant Officer, and 1 Migration Integrity Assistant

Edit:

another Excerpt;

Permanent Resident Application
Inventory as of April 8, 2012 Economic Family Refugees
5,552 895 43

Wow amazing job Canzanillo ! And really 80 people to process all those applications is really not that much... i guess that only 4 people are working on spousal applications hahaha ... no wonder they'redelayed. I was thinking in the whole in process situation. Now i believe that what's really representative is that 3rd line that says when they started working. I also saw yesterday at the bottom of the page on ecas something that says "last day updated". One week ago mine said June 16, not it's Aug 17th. I hope this means sth. It's soooo frustrating seeing our spreassheet without any changes. I hope soon enough they're start sending stuff! Which they shoud .. january applicants are now on their 8th month...