In September, I wrote about the process of applying for permanent residence. I also explained that I did not have a time line for having my application processed:
“Now we are waiting. We are hoping that Wife will be approved as a sponsor in January or February. Once she is approved as a sponsor, I can apply for an open work permit. An open work permit is valid until a decision is made regarding my application for permanent residence. We do not have a time frame for the processing of my permanent residence application. It might take a few months, it might take a year.”
In December I was obsessively checking the application processing times posted on the CIC website every few days (even though they were updated irregularly). According to their website, our application was just about to begin being processed. However, just before Christmas, we received three letters from CIC.
Hullo! Bonjour! 