Thread for January 2011 Applicants

[shykitten]

I think it depends on the immigration officer whether you get it by email or snail mail ...the only option that i was given was on the sponsorship evaluation question 7b saying if i supplied my email address it was giving them permission to communicate with me via email ...according to E-CAS i still have a hard copy of the email they sent me coming via snail mail which i should be receiving this week ...i must admit, getting an email eased my stress by ten fold ...and i think im going to frame the email

Keep your chins up, positive thinking and have faith ...otherwise insanity will take over ...but, that never goes away until the whole process is done ...good luck to everyone, my thoughts are with you ...

 

[shandymoo]

why has no one heard anything yet this week? it was so fast for everyone else! sorry guys

 

[Kaycee1]

why has no one heard anything yet this week? it was so fast for everyone else! sorry guys

Maybe CIC considers Valentine's day a National holiday ;D ;D ;D

 

[palomadiego]

not to worry soon there will be great news. I believe by wednesday they will start working on sets of applications received also issue out mails on old ones.........kaycee you should hear good news soon.

 

[KenShali]

why has no one heard anything yet this week? it was so fast for everyone else! sorry guys

I wonder if the london office is faster than the buffalo office....My app. was received by CPC on Jan. 18th...same as u.
However, no approval received YET
And I can't get into E-Cas either.

 

[KenShali]

Just a question for all January applicants:

Upon receiving sponsor approval...were you notified by email or snail mail first?

 

[shykitten]

Just a question for all January applicants:

Upon receiving sponsor approval...were you notified by email or snail mail first?

I was notified by email first ...the hard copy is to follow this week in the mail according to E-CAS ...

 

[KenShali]

Oh..did you get the email yourself as sponsor or does the sponsored person get the email or both?
Im just wondering what could be the possible reasons for not receiving the approval email yet? :

 

[shykitten]

Oh..did you get the email yourself as sponsor or does the sponsored person get the email or both?
Im just wondering what could be the possible reasons for not receiving the approval email yet? :

Just i got the email as the sponsor ...

 

[KenShali]

Well congrats to u!
Wish me luck...im hoping to hear something within the next few days.

 

[Kaycee1]

Well congrats to u!
Wish me luck...im hoping to hear something within the next few days.

Yeah, me too!! I'll add you to our table when I get home from work tonight

 

[dude321]

good luck to all

 

[shandymoo]

My decision was made on Wednesday Feb 9th.

So as i had estimated up until i was approved:

Friday 4th feb - apps received 10th and 11th jan.
Monday 7th - apps received 12th and 13th jan
Tuesday 8th - apps received 14th and 17th jan (15th and 16th were weekends so no mail)
Wednesday 9th - jan 18th (me)
Thursday - jan 19th
Friday - friday jan 20th
Monday - jan 21st
tuesday - jan 24th

Tomorrows weekly processing times update will most likely say working on applications received january 20th maybe 21st. I think it indicates what they started on from the beginning of the week.

If you haven't heard anything yet they are either
A) Really behind, (they may have received alot of apps on a perticular day that has taken them a few days to go through.)
B)Your sponsorship was not approved and your package will be sent back (which they may have not got round to doing yet)
Or
C)you have incomplete documents (such as missing signatures etc) or incomplete documentary evidence ( such as option c etc) and they will notify you soon (not sure if they would return the whole package?)

Its more than likely reason A so don't panic until tomorrows processing update!

 

[KenShali]

Yeah, me too!! I'll add you to our table when I get home from work tonight

Ok cool..i was lost for a while and didnt know that there was a JAnuary thread

C)you have incomplete documents (such as missing signatures etc) or incomplete documentary evidence ( such as option c etc) and they will notify you soon (not sure if they would return the whole package?)

Its more than likely reason A so don't panic until tomorrows processing update!

Omg, now that you mention it...I did make sure everything was signed and i even included my option C . BUT my option C was for the year 2006....and the only reason is that i hadn't filed my taxes for a few years. So I filed my taxes on Dec 2010 and i had to wait for a few months for it to show in the system...so i didnt want to wait all this time....I provided the option C 2006 in my app. + an explanation of why it wasnt up to date.

I hope this won't stop my app from being processed :

 

[doctorkb]

Ok cool..i was lost for a while and didnt know that there was a JAnuary thread

Omg, now that you mention it...I did make sure everything was signed and i even included my option C . BUT my option C was for the year 2006....and the only reason is that i hadn't filed my taxes for a few years. So I filed my taxes on Dec 2010 and i had to wait for a few months for it to show in the system...so i didnt want to wait all this time....I provided the option C 2006 in my app. + an explanation of why it wasnt up to date.

I hope this won't stop my app from being processed :

Well, the officer that evaluated my sponsorship accepted that -- even without an old Option C. I did include proof of current income, however, and attested to the fact that I have not had any of the problems they request declaration for when you file your taxes (bankruptcy, foreign property ownership, social assistance, other CIC obligations).