canuck_in_uk said:
It was not Canada's fault that your wife went out of status and therefore didn't qualify for the OWP program.
No so. It is their fault that the entire program is confusing and unworkable. That’s why people are waiting years for something the government has recently proved they can do in mere weeks and, on top of all that, they allow perfect strangers to sponsor perfect strangers which shows us all how unimportant the criteria (and wait time) as to ascertain if a genuine relationship exists. That’s proof of either incompetence or unnecessary baggage that holds up tens of thousands of qualified humans loved by others merely wanting to live in Canada. I certainly hope you are not going to make the case that CIC is a lean mean efficient machine because I see no indication whatsoever that it is.
It was not Canada's choice for you to apply inland instead of outland; had you applied outland, she would have been a PR by now.
True. And if I picked better lotto numbers I’d be typing this from the beach. Seriously though, at one time I actually believed the posted wait times so, I suppose it was my fault for believing what they were feeding us.
Point is, no matter how or where you are applying from, outland like the thousands waiting who post on these very forums or inland, like myself and the thousands of still others who post here, the entire system is bent, confusing, open to political point scoring, wallowing in inefficiency and the time line for processing spouses and future Canadians no matter where or how it has been applied for is unreasonably long.
Surely you agree unless you are going to make the argument that CIC is efficient, holds to their projections and the wait times for all applications is perfect and justified in which case let me know and I’ll get some popcorn.
