Mr. Miller,
What is your opinion as to why the inland process gotten so much slower in
the last six months? Is it simply a matter of a huge caseload or are there
other factors?
I remember reading your posts on this group back around July, when a U.S.
citizen who had only lived in the U.S. could expect a four to five month
processing time as an inland applicant. I was tracking the official
estimates back then, and they were quoting around 150 days. Now the
official estimate is as long as a refugee case, and is at 202 days for the
first round of approval only. I very much respect your experience, and I
know you are knowledgeable on the current processing trends based on your
position as a consultant. I've been watching your replies change over the
past few months now, presumably as your own client base has shown you
increasing trends.
Of course, I'm eager for my own case to reach work permit eligibility since
I was already in Canada for nearly five months prior to my marriage to a
Canadian citizen. I know that CIC has reviewed my file, because they asked
for additional information about my work history (though I'm not sure why,
because I included everything the first time). I'm wondering why a
spouse/common law partner is unable to receive work permit eligibility upon
the initial review of the application. After all, the criminal fingerprint
clearances are there, along with the marriage certificate and all the other
proof of eligibility for sponsorship under the spousal class. I did my
medicals up-front two months prior to the application since I had a Client
ID on my temporary resident visa. By reading the CIC operations manual, it
is their determination of eligibility for sponsorship that triggers the AIP,
and all of that information was right there. I suppose there's something
else I don't know about.
Back when I first arrived in Canada in February as a fiance, the majority of
the advice seemed to be that inland processing was much faster. Has the
caseload at Vegreville changed THAT much?
Thanks,
Renee :)
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Inland Spouse Timeline so far (U.S. Citizen):
19 Feb 2003: Moved to Calgary from U.S. on 6 month TRV
12 May 2003: Did medicals in Calgary
20 June 2003: Applied for TRV extension
5 July 2003: Wedding Date
17 July 2003: CIC received inland spouse PR application
15 Aug 2003: Received 6 month TRV extension
20 Aug 2003: CIC request for work history dates (which were sent with
application)
21 Aug 2003: CIC received work history reply by overnight post
4 Sept 2003: CIC e-Client finally shows "in process"
"Andrew Miller" wrote in message
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> It all depends what you really want. If it is being with your wife ASAP,
> regardless her status and assuming that she can get to Canada as visitor
> then the inland process is for you. But if you want her to get her PR
status
> faster then sponsoring her from abroad will be way faster.
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> "Raj" wrote in message
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> > Experts,
> > Would appreciate a reply. I am a Canadian PR and planning to sponsor
> > my spouse who is in the US. Which is the best & preferably quicker
> > process to sponsor. Should I sponsor her as an inland applicant or
> > probably through Buffalo, NY.
> > Replies would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks & Regards,
> >
> > Raj
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