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Old 10-29-2003, 08:36 PM   #5 (permalink)
Andrew Miller
 
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Default Re: Q:experts:how long for sponsoring parents from Toronto

The news release was about a year ago that Chandigarh office will be fully
staffed and operational (as a satellite of CHC New Delhi) by the end of
Summer 2003. There is no news about it since.
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"Jim Humphries" <jhumphri(stop spam)@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:wDTnb.217292$6C4.82484@pd7tw1no...
    > Well I read about Chandigarh somewhere on the CIC website. Its not an
easy
    > site to know where to find things and I came across it by accident.
    > --
    > Jim Humphries, former visa officer
    > "Sukhwinder Singh" <> wrote in message
    > news:8NOnb.2518$...
    > > Hi Andrew,
    > >
    > > Thanks for educating that parents are on third priority. I thought It
was
    > > second so this means if somebody wants to sponser parents from India it
    > will
    > > take atleast 3-4 yrs because of work load.
    > >
    > > And one thing more I heard from somebody in India that Canada has opened
    > one
    > > more High Commision in Chandigarh, Punjab but I never heard any news on
    > CIC
    > > web site regarding this ?
    > >
    > > Sukhwinder Singh
    > >
    > >
    > > "Andrew Miller" <> wrote in message
    > > news:bUFnb.69857$EO3.36826@clgrps13...
    > > Please check current processing times in Canada here:
    > >
    > > http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/departm...rocess-in.html
    > >
    > > As you can see Mississauga needs at least 193 days to approve your
    > > application as a sponsor - currently they assess applications received
    > prior
    > > to April 28th. So, another 3 months and you should get approval, unless
    > > backlog will grow in Mississauga. Then parents' PR applications will
have
    > to
    > > be processed in visa post abroad - check with that visa post for
    > processing
    > > standards for parents, but keep in mind that parents are the third
    > priority
    > > after spouses (1st priority) and economic class applicants (2nd
priority).
    > >
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    > >
    > > Andrew Miller
    > > Immigration Consultant
    > > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > > email:
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    > >
    > > "google1234_5" <> wrote in message
    > > news:jIFnb.89029$...
    > > > Hi experts,
    > > > I have already submitted sponsorship application for my parents (at
    > > > Mississagua), but havn't heard anything from immigration office since
    > last
    > > > 3.5 months (since I sent the application).
    > > > I am Canadian Citizen and do qualify for sponsoring both parents.
    > > > Any one having the same experience? Any thoughts? How long just to get
    > the
    > > > file no? Why the delay? How can I know the current state of my
    > > application..
    > > > any contact no?
    > > > Thanks a lot in adance.
    > > > --
    > > > Regards.
    > > >
    > > > =San
    > > > mailto:
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