Thread for Acrra Ghana applicants

[concrete]

yes p, do share

my baby girl is dying to see her dad. we're travelling in 3 weeks. can't stand the distance, lol

 

[fernendez]

Concrete, what is the state of your application?

 

[inlimbo]

Wow, I am envious of the success of some of the applications mentioned here. It's nice to hear, but my husband's processing at this office as been a nightmare.
My sponsorship was approved in May 2009, his file received in Accra on June 18th 2009. Interview on June 2nd, 2010 and nothing aside from a ridiculous letter making a rather weak argument with us, received 3 weeks after it was written, in December.
A reply was made on January 18th, 2011 and regardless of attempts to contact this office via email, no replies have been given.
My MPs office says they don't help with such things.
I'm now alone with a 7 week old baby.
My husband will have to do his medicals for the THIRD time this month.
That is 22 months of processing.

I feel there is no hope. I will either have to move abroad or be a single mother here in Canada. I'm tired of this bureaucracy controlling my life and the success of my marriage and happiness of my family. This experience is horrible.

 

[richie4U]

hey inlimbo, i sorry about your husband application, when i applied too i thought i was going to woat for 22
months but wow 2 months i think Accra is better now than before
people get their visa quick now,maybe you should try phone ACCRA
and see what is happening to your paperwork, i know how it feels
with no answers, i hope things gets better for you guys.

 

[inlimbo]

hey inlimbo, i sorry about your husband application, when i applied too i thought i was going to woat for 22
months but wow 2 months i think Accra is better now than before
people get their visa quick now,maybe you should try phone ACCRA
and see what is happening to your paperwork, i know how it feels
with no answers, i hope things gets better for you guys.

I have phoned and an automated message says they no longer take phone calls about applications in process, and to fax or email inquiries. Emails receive an automated message saying that responses may or may not be sent within 28 days. My emails never got a response. Our lawyer never got any responses either.

 

[palomadiego]

@ Fernendez, My hubby submitted emails, letters we had exchanged way back from 2007 till date), online cards, hotel receipts of all our vacations together, his house receipt and deals , chat logs, lots of pics from court registry(recognised by the canadian embassy), engagement pics and vacation pics taken together, various flight tickets when he came to see me and also when we went on vacation, his tax assessment (he did not submit option C). Our marriage certificate was notorized by the canadian embassy. It will also help if you get married outside your country of residence to include a letter from the foreign affairs department of that country confirming the genuity of your marriage

Also you should ensure when filling out the forms the various dates and points stated on both you and your spouse forms must be the same. if any difference is noticed then their will be a problem. You must also know your spouse very well because you will be interviewed based on what you guys have stated on your forms and other details

@inlimbo, it might help if either you or your spouse visit the embassy at accra to make enquiries, I know on that day of my interview, I saw a guy whose application had been in process since 2009 and he flew in just to know why it was taking so long.

Above all PRAY

 

[Dikz]

@ Inlimbo

Sorry to hear what you are going through. Do you know the IO handling your case? It is the same person that interviewed your husband. If you do know his/her name, you can write a letter attention to him/her. Keep using the case specific enquiry form and send more emails. THIS IS WHAT I DID and they finally replied.

 

[concrete]

Concrete, what is the state of your application?

sent app mar 18

app received mar 21

waiting on sponsorship approval 8)

 

[ify]

@ Concrete, u should have recieved ur approval by now. Check the March forum and see if they are recieving sponsorshp approvals already. We recieved an email from the Accra today, they are requesting some additional info. I was a bit annoyed that my hubby did not get it on that day, but i feel beta now that we got the email. I pray the VO continues to be diligent with his work in Jesus name.

 

[inlimbo]

@ Inlimbo

Sorry to hear what you are going through. Do you know the IO handling your case? It is the same person that interviewed your husband. If you do know his/her name, you can write a letter attention to him/her. Keep using the case specific enquiry form and send more emails. THIS IS WHAT I DID and they finally replied.

The letter we received before Christmas was from the second secretary and that is a different person than who interviewed my husband. There have been letters directed to him personally. Thank-you- I will send more case specific inquiry forms.

 

[inlimbo]

@ inlimbo, it might help if either you or your spouse visit the embassy at accra to make enquiries, I know on that day of my interview, I saw a guy whose application had been in process since 2009 and he flew in just to know why it was taking so long.

This sounds interesting. Perhaps there was a space of time in 2009 where something was not working properly at this office. I already went there around the interview time, so I can't go back now. However, it's more likely that my husband can. We might have to consider that.

 

[concrete]

@ Concrete, u should have recieved ur approval by now. Check the March forum and see if they are recieving sponsorshp approvals already. We recieved an email from the Accra today, they are requesting some additional info. I was a bit annoyed that my hubby did not get it on that day, but i feel beta now that we got the email. I pray the VO continues to be diligent with his work in Jesus name.

i was under the impression that it took 4 - 6 weeks to find out if i'm approved to sponsor?

 

[concrete]

@ Concrete, u should have recieved ur approval by now. Check the March forum and see if they are recieving sponsorshp approvals already. We recieved an email from the Accra today, they are requesting some additional info. I was a bit annoyed that my hubby did not get it on that day, but i feel beta now that we got the email. I pray the VO continues to be diligent with his work in Jesus name.

it is well dear. God is in control

your timeline (to the left) confirms my suspicions...it takes about a month for one to get the AOR

 

[palomadiego]

@ Ify that's good news, quickly gather all documents requested and other relevant ones and send to them. Hopefully with that your husband will be issued his visa soon...
@ concrete you should hear good news soon, like ify said check the march forum and CIC website to know the date they are currently working on.

 

[bobshynoswife]

i was under the impression that it took 4 - 6 weeks to find out if i'm approved to sponsor?

Yes, it takes about a month. Your ecas will change and then you'll get a letter in the mail a week or so later. You still have a couple weeks left to wait out the sponsorship part.