10-29-2003, 02:35 AM

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:

10-29-2003, 02:48 AM

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).

__________________

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email:
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
________________________________

"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:

10-29-2003, 12:55 PM

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).

__________________
../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email:
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
________________________________

"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:

10-29-2003, 06:26 PM

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).
    > --
    > ../..
    > Andrew Miller
    > Immigration Consultant
    > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > email:
    > (delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
    > ________________________________
    > "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:
    > >
    > >

10-29-2003, 09:36 PM

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.

__________________

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email:
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
________________________________

"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$EO3.36826@clgrps13...
    > > Please check current processing times in Canada here:
    > >
    > > http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/departm...rocess-in.html
    > >
    > > As you can see Mississauga needs at least 193 days to approve your
    > > application as a sponsor - currently they assess applications received
    > prior
    > > to April 28th. So, another 3 months and you should get approval, unless
    > > backlog will grow in Mississauga. Then parents' PR applications will
have
    > to
    > > be processed in visa post abroad - check with that visa post for
    > processing
    > > standards for parents, but keep in mind that parents are the third
    > priority
    > > after spouses (1st priority) and economic class applicants (2nd
priority).
    > >
    > > --
    > >
    > > ../..
    > >
    > > Andrew Miller
    > > Immigration Consultant
    > > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > > email:
    > > (delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
    > > ________________________________
    > >
    > >
    > > "google1234_5" <> wrote in message
    > > news:jIFnb.89029$...
    > > > 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:
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    > >
    > >

10-30-2003, 02:19 PM

    > 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.
The PM of Canada innaugrated it in his trip to India, last week.
Should all the things go well, then within an year, it would offer all
the services that are currently beig offered in Delhi only.

-VR, Oct 30, 2003

10-30-2003, 10:09 PM

(VR) wrote in message news:<>...
    > > 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.
    > The PM of Canada innaugrated it in his trip to India, last week.
    > Should all the things go well, then within an year, it would offer all
    > the services that are currently beig offered in Delhi only.
    >
    > -VR, Oct 30, 2003

Yeah the Canadian PM Jean Chretien was in Chandigarh last week. He says it
will fully operational for visa processing by April 04

below is News link

http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/oct/25canada.htm