MP's Help VS. Doing it Yourself . . . What do you do???

[SadGirl:(]

Way back in October I went to visit my MP's office to try to find out what's going on with my husband's application and why it is taking so long. At that time my MP's office got in touch with the London visa office and they said that told her that the second medicals were received and cleared but they're still waiting on the security clearance. So at that time she told me to wait three months and that if I do not hear anything within these three months, at the end of January she will get in contact with the London visa office to see what has happened. Three months came and went and there was nothing. At the end of January I told my MP that we haven't received anything. She got in contact with the London visa office and they gave her the same reply. She told me to wait until the end of Mach and if I do not hear anything by then, at the end of March she will get in contact with the London visa office again to see what has happened.

My biggest fear is that we will not hear anything by the end of March and she will tell us to wait another two or three months. My even bigger fear is that it this will continue to go on and on and on like this. My husband already redone his medicals . . . I don't feel that it is right to make him redo them for a third time!!!

My question is this, should I continue to rely on my MP? Or do I rely on myself again???

See, before I went to my MP, I used to get in contact with the man that conducted my husband's interview to get updates on the case (this man is in Sweden). But when I went to my MPs office, she told me to cut-off all communications with London/Sweden and leave it in her hands. She implied that by me getting in contact with London/Sweden I was delaying the case. But I no longer know what to think or to do anymore. I'm beginning to feel that my MPs office has delayed the case even further.

Should I try to get in contact with the man that conducted my husband's interview again???

Please, any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[kc416]

hi sadgirl.... your situation sounds stressful.... deep breaths

Always depend onyourself 100% of the time.... only you will take care of yourself and your file the way it should be taken care of... PERIOD!

first off, not 100% sure your MP can make the process go any faster..... they can inquire and maybe do a little pushing and shoving and maybe will be able to get some answers they wouldnt give you directly but they most def. cant make the file go faster to the point that it will be a significant amount of time they gain for you.

Your medical is valid for 1 year... I take it your file has been going on longer than the 1 year... your hubby will not have to redo medical again unless its over another year. Medical has to be VALID to issue a visa. fingers crossed it doesnt go on 2 years.

Have you sent an email yourself to the embassy? Include all the information (Name, dob, client id # etc, everything. Maybe you can explain yourself and see what stage you are at...

When you say the man who conducted your husbands interview... did you get approved after the interview or denied and you are in an appeal?

 

[SadGirl:(]

My husband was approved after his interview. My husband's interview went well, he passed it and the man that conducted the interview approved and stamped the case and sent it back to London for a routine background check. At the date of the interview, he told my husband that it should take about a month for everything to be finished and at that time you will get your passport request. A year has passed by, and there is still no passport request. When I called up the man that conducted my husband's interview, he confirmed all of this to me over the phone and told me that they are waiting for the results of the background checks. He was also the person that advised us to redo the medicals when they expired back in September 2009. So now they will only be valid until September 2010. This is not fair! The last time I spoke to this man was a few weeks before I went to visit my MP. At that time, I asked him if the case will be finalized before the end of 2009, he told me if I'm lucky, yes, but more than likely the case will be finalized early 2010. We're still waiting and nothing.

 

[kc416]

My recomendation is to send an email to the london embassy and pray that they get back to you quick with some information. Be specific in your email. Tell them all the details. See if you can figure out what stage you are at...Sounds like you should be at the end.

Have you ordered CAIPEs notes yet? Maybe you can get some insite into your file this way. Are you familiar with the Caipes notes?

From what i notice it seems that when there is a complicated case like this it always seems to take so much longer than anticipated and when your waiting and waiting for your hubby it seems twice and long and super frustrating!

 

[SadGirl:(]

Will CAIPS delay the case? Some say they don't, but some say they do -- so which one is it??? I just don't want any further delays. Also, if I contact the embassy, does that delay the case? My MP says that it does, but I'm not sure if I should believe them. Any thoughts??? I'm so confused on what to do!!!

 

[Swede]

Will CAIPS delay the case? Some say they don't, but some say they do -- so which one is it??? I just don't want any further delays. Also, if I contact the embassy, does that delay the case? My MP says that it does, but I'm not sure if I should believe them. Any thoughts??? I'm so confused on what to do!!!

Ordering regular CAIPS notes will not delay your case.

I doubt contacting the embassy will delay the case if they're doing the background check.

 

[kc416]

I know.. its hard to say what is true and what isnt because everyone has a total different experience and it also depends on the embassy and each case is case specific.

In your situation I would say it is best to take action into your own hands and try and get some answers NOW!.... I have heard the same about contacting the embassy in that it can add time on your file but I would generally say that is for those who are still in the average time frame of processing... Which... You are NOT! you are over the average time so now is when I would start getting some answers. This is your life, this is your husband, this is your future...

If you order Caips (5$) it takes a while to come... it can hold some great information in a case like yours... i would do it simply out of curiousity.

I would also send an email to the embassy... one nice big long polite strait to the point need to get some answers now email... give every bit of information possible (husbands and yours) and pray for them to reply back speedily.

the guy who gave your interview in my opinion is pretty irrelevent now... other than the fact that its him you rely on to send all the necessary info back to london office.

How did you re-do your medical? Was it asked by the london office or is this something you did on your own?

 

[SadGirl:(]

How did you re-do your medical? Was it asked by the london office or is this something you did on your own?

We knew that the medicals are only valid for a year and the man that conducted my husband's interview told us that too, and when he noticed that the medicals are coming due, when I called him to ask him what should we do about that, he told us to redo them to save time. He was the one that advised us to redo them and we went upon his word.

 

[kc416]

Your MP did tell you that they received the medicals so it shouldnt be an issue... what you need to find out is what stage you are on...

usually... and i use that term loosly.... every 2 months or so there is a Bring Forward date on someones file... BF Date (this will be shown on the caips notes).

This is the date they are set to look on your file again. From what i am aware your file is not actually sitting on someones desk... but its electronically filed. For visual purpose its more like this... immigration officer sits down at desk... logs on... screen pops up and says today you will work on file # 1, 5, 8 , 10 etc. that IO will then follow up on those specific files and request necessary info etc and then set a new BF date for that file. Next day IO will log on and will work on file 2, 3, 6, 11 etc. This is why your MP keeps saying if you havent heard from the embassy in a few months then i will contact them... your MP is waiting for your next BF date and waiting to see what they request.

your next BF date could mean the IO would start the next stage of process such as background check... or it could mean they will request additional documents, or it could of meant that the IO noticed your medicals expired and then realized that they had received them so said ok, next bring forward date is 2 months, it could mean the IO is going to ask for passport.

Thats why finding out where you are is crucial... it sounds like you should be near the end...

you have already gone through selection stage which is to idenitfy if the relationship is genuine. Hense the Interview... (even though interview could be for other reasons than idenitfying the relationship is genunie such as issues with ARC, or deportation, children etc)

Background check can take a long time..... especially if the person has resided or worked in another country for more than 6 months... additional checks will need to be done.

 

[cdarroch]

My MP's information was outdated (and incorrect!!) - she didn't even know we could pay the fees online and print the receipt! to her credit she tried to be helpful... but it wasn't all that useful, to be honest.

 

[kc416]

yea... most MP's are not immigration specialists.... there is sooo much fine detail to this process and more time you dont know it unless you go through it... and that goes for immigration Lawyers too... some lawyers see that someone has done their medicals 6 months before sending off and do not tell the client that it is in their best interest to re-do the medicals because they are only valid for 1 year.

In my honest opinion... this site and ones like this are the best help anyone can get.... lawyers and MP's.. Meh, dont even get me started.

 

[SadGirl:(]

usually... and i use that term loosly.... every 2 months or so there is a Bring Forward date on someones file... BF Date (this will be shown on the caips notes).

So if I contact the embassy and they pull up my husband's file to check it for me, does that change the bring forward date that is set, and hence, delaying the process???

 

[kc416]

Good Question...

This is where people assume that it will add time on to your file. With that being said we are assuming that this email gets sent to the IO and that the IO conciders this part of checking your file and that inturn will issue a next BF Date instead of there being a group of people whos jobs are to specifically handle emails of this nature. Without knowledge of back office, at this point all we can do is assume.

I personally do not think this is the case... and anyone is free to chime in and give their opinion since more opinions are better.... but in your case... NO i do not think it will add another 2 months on to your file... I think that if you send an email you will get some answers to your questions - at this rate.. it CANT hurt!

You sending an email and your MP sending an email is basically the same thing except you get a blurb from the MP instead of you reading it first hand - this is why I suggest you sending the email and not relying on the MP.

Order Caips and send them an email... it will not hurt your situation.

 

[Asta]

we went to consult the lawer before starting ready the application and when he told us all details i was much relieved. but when we started to gather information ourselves and getting ready the papers, i understood that the lawer really gave us not whole info/not the right info. and i really got disapointed cause its really important for us, and we pay money to the person to help us but they just fail to do that.
so i really advise u to depend on urself.
we doing it ourselves, we sent our application already.

 

[alok11]

Well, i know SadGirl would not want to hear what I am saying but I know for a fact that getting your MP involved pisses off the canadian immigration people like I told u before. It happened to people that I know, they are still on it for the last 36months!
I believe I advised you previously in your post, follow this link to refresh your memory:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/did-your-mp-help-you-please-comment-on-your-experiences-leon-ppm-pls-comment-t27880.0.html