Well readers..
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!
We received our approval from Quebec for Pierre-Louis's Undertaking application and my application for CSQ !!
(see my previous blog entry news-nouvelles-noticias-nachrichten for more information about the undertaking and CSQ)
Here is the timeline for approval:
As per the email I received in April from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), I sent them a PDF copy of my CSQ approval from Quebec via email. As far as I know the next step in the process is for the agent to make the final decision for my Permanent Resident application!
We have our fingers crossed and are hoping for a positive outcome! My visa office is in Ottawa, Ontario. They seem to be processing applications at record speed, so hopefully we will know something SOON!!
Mailed: April 22, 2016 (via CanadaPost Xpress Post)
Delivered: April 25, 2016
Credit Card Charged: April 29, 2016
Approved: May 20, 2016 (according the approval letter)
Received Approval: May 27, 2016 (via Canada Post- snail mail)
As per the email I received in April from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), I sent them a PDF copy of my CSQ approval from Quebec via email. As far as I know the next step in the process is for the agent to make the final decision for my Permanent Resident application!
We have our fingers crossed and are hoping for a positive outcome! My visa office is in Ottawa, Ontario. They seem to be processing applications at record speed, so hopefully we will know something SOON!!
Below is an updated list of costs and the current total amount of money spent on the process thus far. All monetary conversions are based off of the exchange rate at the time the blog entry was posted.
ITEM COST SENT DELIVERED RECEIVED
FBI Background Check -- $18.00 --- 7/17/2015 ---- 7/22/2015 ---- 10/29/2015
VA Police State Check -- $20.00 --- 7/17/2015 ---- 7/20/2015 ------ 8/13/2015
Fingerprints (#1) ---------- $5.00 ---- 7/17/2015
Postage --------------------- $11.50 --- 7/17/2015
Passport Photos (4) -------- $27.36 --- 7/30/2015
Court Documents ---------- $2.00 ---- 7/30/2015
Passport (booklet) --------- $110.00 -- 8/7/2015 ----- 8/9/2015 ------- 9/15/2015
Postage/Money Order ----- $7.00 ----- 8/7/2015
DMV Driving Record ----- $8.00 ----- 8/7/2015
Fingerprints (#2) ----------- $10.00 ---- 8/10/2015
FBI Background Check --- $18.00 ---- 8/13/2015 --- 8/17/2015 ------- 11/14/2015
Postage ---------------------- $5.75 ----- 8/13/2015
Criminal Rehabilitation --- $200.00 -- 12/18/2015----- 12/18/2015 ----- 02/21/2016
Application Fee (CAD) or $160 USD
Passport style Photos(6) --- $34.36 ---- 03/07/2016
(CAD) or $25.87 USD
Medical Exam ------------- $334.00 -- 03/07/2016
(CAD) or $250.00 USD
Permanent Residence -----$1040.00-- 03/14/2016 ------- 03/16/2016
application fee (CAD) or $783.00 USD
Postage --------------------- $18.00 --- 03/15/2016
(CAD) or $13.55 USD
Undertaking Application-- $275 ---- 04/22/2016 -------- 04/25/2016 ----- 05/27/2016
(CAD) or $217.00 USD
Postage --------------------- $20.03 --- 04/22/2016
(CAD) or $15.81 USD
Current Total = $1707.84 USD
Thanks for reading! I hope you find this and future entries helpful!
