How long?

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Subject: How long?
  Hi everyone

I just sent the spousal spnsorship application to cic missausugalast week, it has been at the cic office for about a week so far. i am just waiting for the approval letter, but i was told that the first letter i should recieve is the one saying they recieved my application and they are suppose to give me my number to check application status on line. how long does it take for that letter? it has been at cic for a week. should i expect that letter next week stating that they got my application and giving me my file number.

i know it takes a month or so for the approval letter, but i was told that i should get a letter before that as well.

how long does it take to recieve this letter?

thanks so much

[18-10-2005,20:06]
[**.66.94.141]
Nira
(in reply to: How long?)
your first letter from them will be when your application is approved and send to outside visa office(in case of outside-Canada class sponsorship) or in-canada your local visa office(for you in-Canada class sponsorship). There is no letter for application was recieved.

You can check status of what date they are working for application recieved
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/times/process-in.html#sponsorship


they update this pager every monday-tuesday. so keep checking and you will know when you will receive letter of approval of principal.

once they start working with your application you can check status at e-Cas with your reciept # or client #.

You will not get the file # from them. Your spouse will get the file # when outside-Canada visa office will start working in your application.


Hope this help



Good Luck

TNIM

[18-10-2005,20:20]
[***.9.80.163]
TNIM
(in reply to: How long?)
You can check the status of your application online at www.cic.gc.ca under online services...
use your client number for the identification... your client number is on your PR card or on your citizenship card.. log on and it will tell you when they recieved your application, or if they need anything from you they will post the date when they send you a letter requesting that information...
hope this helps...

[18-10-2005,20:25]
[***.112.12.141]
Anonymous
(in reply to: How long?)
I was told it would take a month for sponsor approval but that is not the case. They received my application august 23, started processing on Sept. 8 and it is now october 18 and STILL no approval. In other words, it is sitting their at mississauga, and NOT being sent to the foreign VISA office. It could take anywhere from a month to 4 months before they even approve you and sent it to the outside VISA office. THen it will be another month before the foreign visa office starts processing the file.
[18-10-2005,20:37]
[***.142.54.175]
john
(in reply to: How long?)
Nira, you must be patient.....it has only been a week.

If you have a receipt number from paying on-line, you can start checking on e-client...if not, you will have to wait about one month for the first letter.

They will NOT send you a letter telling you they received the application.
You will not get a file number this quickly.

Once you are approved....it may take 37 days to 50 days...even more.......you will get a letter stating the file has been transfered to the foreign office. THIS WILL BE YOUR FILE NUMBER. Then your spouse will eventually get a letter that the application is in process. THIS WILL BE THE CLIENT NUMBER>

All will be OK....just be patient.
GOOD LUCK

[19-10-2005,01:26]
[***.210.24.46]
Rachunek
(in reply to: How long?)
Right now they are processing applications received before Sept 20, so if your application arrived at CPCM on Sept 20 you can expect another 37 days. If it arrived after that (like mine sept 26) then it is sitting in a pile unopened.

When the processing before date reaches the day your application arived then you can expect at least 37 more days.

John, I would have expected your application to have been processed and the letter sent last week, does your ECAS work? what does it say?

CIC has slowed down a lot since last year, don´t look at the old posts they will not be an indication of how long your case will take. Last year at this time it was taking about 28 days from when they received the application to when they forwarded it. Now it is over a month until they open it.

[19-10-2005,08:00]
[**.10.168.124]
Shawn
(in reply to: How long?)
I sent in my application (in canada family class) It was received August 9 and i still havent heard a thing
[19-10-2005,22:25]
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