On May 9, we finally got the approval we had been waiting for. After 81 days, nearly 3 times the amount of time required for most of my Feb 2011 "batchmates", G was approved as a sponsor. The delay resulted from the need for additional provincial paperwork on him, and being as he lives in a small town it took some time before the request was fulfilled. Still, phase 1 is finally complete!
We got word on May 25 that as at May 19 my file had been transferred to the embassy here in Kingston. That is the beginning of phase 2, applicant approval. According to CIC's website, the embassy requires 17 months to complete 80% of immigration cases. When we started the process, it was at 15 months, so in 4 months, the timeline has lengthened by 2 months.
Based on the timelines of applicants in 2010 though, it may only take 8-10 months for phase 2 to be completed. On a forum I belong to for potential immigrants, Kingston has finalized cases for Jan-Jun 2010 in an average of 7.5 months. Since we got into the cases from the latter half of the year, the average has increased to somewhat more than 8 months. At that rate, we are looking at a winter 2011/12 arrival being a possibility.
For the time being, we have decided to submit additional "relationship proofs", since as at the time when the application was submitted we had been apart for almost 6 months. Since then G has visited twice, first for 25 days, now for 30 days. The evidence of additional contact goes toward showing we have remained in daily contact, as you would expect of a genuinely married couple.
For now, though, I'm just glad he's home again.
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