Spousal Sponsorship in-land Applications 2016 timeline and updates

[Momo0630]

We went 9 months with our upfront (submitted with application) until they approved it. Then 2 days for the second (once submitted). If you completed a previous medical, and you have submitted the eMedical print out that the panel physician should have given you, then I would just not worry about it. If you can't stop worrying, contact an MP, as the people at the call centre won't be able to help with this...

Thanks profiler,I wish I could stop worrying......Congrats on your landing

 

[profiler]

Ok perfect, thank you so much. Just don't want to give cic any reason to prolong the application lol luckily my passport has just been renewed for 10 years so I'm covered now congratulations on your application btw, must be an amazing, stress relieving feeling

Thanks. For my wife (the PA) it's a muted ordeal. She and I didn't really talk about it. She was more worried that I wouldn't have something to do after it was done, than about the process or approval. There was only a brief slice of time from about 8am to about 8:50am on May 5th, when we were walking into Immigration, and sitting waiting (after they took her passport -- in Russia, you have to pay a bribe to get it back). That's where she was stressed out and didn't want to talk....

When I went with her to claim her COPR, they weren't even going to check my ID. I had my passport and my DL out, ready. I had to hand it to him and ask if he was wanting to check it! "Oh, you're the sponsor?" Then when he took my DL (not my passport!), he said my names in reverse order (last name first -- a common mistake -- we both laughed about it). Moral of that story: It really won't matter, so long as they have some form of ID...

 

[profiler]

Thanks profiler,I wish I could stop worrying......Congrats on your landing

Contact your local MP: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members

Look for the "Find MP" button at the top right. When you contact them (the sponsor should for the first time), let them know that you are nearing the end, and CIC demanded a medical, that you completed, and they seem to have lost, and that you are worried they will consider you to be uncompliant.... that should provoke help from even unhelpful MP's...

 

[Momo0630]

Contact your local MP: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members

Look for the "Find MP" button at the top right. When you contact them (the sponsor should for the first time), let them know that you are nearing the end, and CIC demanded a medical, that you completed, and they seem to have lost, and that you are worried they will consider you to be uncompliant.... that should provoke help from even unhelpful MP's...

Ok thanks,I would do that

 

[Laura13914]

Thanks. For my wife (the PA) it's a muted ordeal. She and I didn't really talk about it. She was more worried that I wouldn't have something to do after it was done, than about the process or approval. There was only a brief slice of time from about 8am to about 8:50am on May 5th, when we were walking into Immigration, and sitting waiting (after they took her passport -- in Russia, you have to pay a bribe to get it back). That's where she was stressed out and didn't want to talk....

When I went with her to claim her COPR, they weren't even going to check my ID. I had my passport and my DL out ready. I had to had it to him and ask if he was wanting to check it! "Oh, you're the sponsor?" Then when he took my DL (not my passport!), he said my names in reverse order (last name first -- a common mistake -- we both laughed about it). Moral of that story: It really won't matter, so long as they have some form of ID...

Haha I can totally relate to a muted ordeal. I'm a very upfront person and like to deal with stress head on and after studying psychology I try and figure out what my wife is also thinking and feeling lol however we try not to talk about it too much as we both are aware there's not really anything we can do but wait and wait and wait and wait. I am hoping to hear something soon as I almost hit the 12 month mark but I am also aware that it could still be a while.

 

[profiler]

Haha I can totally relate to a muted ordeal. I'm a very upfront person and like to deal with stress head on and after studying psychology I try and figure out what my wife is also thinking and feeling lol however we try not to talk about it too much as we both are aware there's not really anything we can do but wait and wait and wait and wait. I am hoping to hear something soon as I almost hit the 12 month mark but I am also aware that it could still be a while.

~13.5mos. We saw activity at 13.5mos. And it was totally completed in short order. When did you apply?

 

[Laura13914]

~13.5mos. We saw activity at 13.5mos. And it was totally completed in short order. When did you apply?

Cic received my application 13th may 2016 so 13.5 months would be awesome honestly

 

[profiler]

Matthars, you didn't tell us you were landing on May 23rd! Congrats!

 

[profiler]

Cic received my application 13th may 2016 so 13.5 months would be awesome honestly

This might help: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Yn3BFzI4q4xAy4EW3pG4CgQz9o3EzF5b18_tcSJwBhA/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=658237024

They haven't started processing near your submission time yet, but it's potentially possible to get there.....

 

[matthars]

Matthars, you didn't tell us you were landing on May 23rd! Congrats!

I'm not. That isn't my update on the spreadsheet..

 

[profiler]

I'm not. That isn't my update on the spreadsheet..

*sigh*.... here I got excited when I saw it.... totally crushed my soul here..

 

[matthars]

*sigh*.... here I got excited when I saw it.... totally crushed my soul here..

lol imagine how i feel then

 

[GuyanaGirl]

*sigh*.... here I got excited when I saw it.... totally crushed my soul here..

Who updates the spreadsheet?
I had some comments/ notes that weren't added in when I updated my landing date.

 

[carolbb23]

I don't think June would be last, but I think what they have done, is fast forwarded into the June/July pool and started cherry-picking the cases, like GuyanaGirl's where there is 10 years of relations -- very low risk, and probably paid very little attention. They will eventually start working on them in parallel with the April - June pool.

Ultimately, the goal is to reduce the "backlog" to the manageable 12 month wait. Given my predictions (adding 13.5mos to date of receipt), they would not be able to clear out the backlog, and continue to process at their current rates, without "weeding out" the easy cases up ahead. Dealing with PCC's, missing or requested docs, interviews, etc from the current active pool slows them down. The fast forward is a bit of a means to offset that.

Again, just an "educated" guess as to what is going on...

i thought they stop doing that but hey this is cic and ircc we are talking about

 

[profiler]

Who updates the spreadsheet?
I had some comments/ notes that weren't added in when I updated my landing date.

There is a small collection of groupies that do it. I am not sure, but simpsol22 used to update it...