They always give a time limit if they ask for additional documents or information, but don't get too worried. As long as you write back to them with an explanation of the reason for the delay, it should be fine. They asked us for a medical and some other items last June, giving a deadline of August but we weren't able to get them everything by then. They sent another request for the remaining items, in September, I think, with a November deadline. We finally did get them all the items after sending another explanation for further delays and the application eventually got approved.CharisseyB said:
Hey Tom, it's taking about 8-10 months on average right now. Personally I've been waiting a little over 8 mos. Ottawa is always in flux, it could speed up in the summer as it did last year. We can only hope! These threads are a good place to keep track of the timelines. I pretty much follow this thread, the Ottawa thread, and the September Outland 2014 thread.tom_from_sk said:
Thanks for the reply. But I need the USPS number, not the FBI. Coz the FBI didn't want to help me find if they picked up the package yet. So I think I should call the post office to see if it's still in the post office.saria1 said:
They'll tell you if the mail in general has been picked up, but not your specific piece of mail. I really wouldn't worry about it. If you can tell it made it to the PO Box to be picked up, it really should be fine.kawai103 said:
Not that I really want to jump into this lovely conversation ...mandy_28115 said:
Ha Jumped in indeed. Haharugrat907 said:Not that I really want to jump into this lovely conversation ...
But look how well the FBI handled the police clearance situation. Let's face it, regardless of the location of where a particular office or government agency is located, the issue is budgets and priorities. As painful as it is for all of us, how long it takes immigration to process paperwork is all a function of how many people they have the budget to hire and what kind of priority a government is willing to place on it. We are low on that list, and always likely to be that way.
Anyway its all inconvenient and can be brutal on the lives of all parties involved and I don't see any posts from any country saying come on down we can process you in no time..(In my price is right voice) I just don't think pointing out don't get all bent out of shape to people isn't the angle of the forum. That comment wasn't even to me and I found it the least helpful. I don't know about everyone else but this process has been extremely difficult due to many reasons. I think everyone deserves clarity and help from one another not make things harder.
I will say that I did not use a broker because you can do everything yourself and the US customs guy told me some really charge a lot of money. The AES direct people are SUPER nice and helpful. Just waiting for the title to be mailed to me then I will get to the border.
Oops, sorry. I would help if I had completely read it. Are you in the USA? If so, it might be better just to walk into the post office and speak with them face to face.kawai103 said:
Last time I spoke to USPS about an international package they were super helpful. Have you tried calling the general/call centre USPS phone #?kawai103 said:
