Wait Time for Sponsorship Approval - Immigration Canada

[Jess1]

Married June 19th 2009
Application sent to Mississauga July 10th 2009
Application received by Immigration on July 13th (confirmed by Xpresspost tracking number)

How long should it take before I receive a letter from Immigration to let me know if I am approved as a sponsor... I was reading other people's timelines but I don't see anyone who has sent in an application recently.

Thank you for your responses.

[sangria]

Hi Jess,

Here is a link to the CIC website that shows how long the sponsorship portion should take.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...n.asp#perm_res

It currently says it is taking 44 days to be approved as a sponsor.

There are a few people that have applied in the last few months that can probably answer how long it is actually taking.

Sangria

[Barbie38]

Mine took exactely 30 days from the date I mailed it until I was approved as a sponsor. One new thing in 2009 I've noticed is you get an 'in process' in Haiti a lot faster...doesn't seem to mean they are processing them any faster but just acknowledging receipt faster.

[twillis]

Mine took 39 days from the date I mailed it, but I had to sent in another form that was missing, so it probably would have taken the 30 days as Barbie38's did. From looking at recent timelines, that is the average time. That's the easy part. The quick part. Then its the waiting game. welcome.

[twillis]

Uncompleted timeline for Canadian PR...updated list

have you seen this link?

[jojocdn]

I received the approval letter approx 25-30 days after I sent it in. The status changed to in process within 8 days from the date of the approval letter. The process here took very little time but the processing in Haiti is the difficult part. That is where the waiting begins...it could be a long wait (looking at the completed timelines). You'll get lots of support and answers to any questions here...good luck!

[sandra65]

Hi, we sent application mid-March and we received sponsorship approval dated April 14, so 1 month. 6 days later PR application was in process in Haiti. And as everyone else wrote, then the waiting game starts Since April I have visited my husband twice not to go insane Good luck but mostly be patient and get support from your friends and family!

[Barbie38]

FYI - CIC website is now showing 9-18 months for processing effective July 22 2009...not much of a change but heh it's a month less!

[Jess1]

Thank you Barbie38 for the info. Hopefully it will be closer to the 9 months than 18! lol

Thank you to everyone else for their replies also.

[Jess1]

So Monday the 10th of August it will be 1 month since I sent in application and still no letter from CIC. Should I be worried? I am starting to get nervous.
Any responses would be appreciated.

Thanks.