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Nov. 2nd, 2015 11:10 amGot a new computer chair for home on the weekend, early Christmas presenet from G. I got it put together and it's great though the seat is smaller than the old one. IT raises up higher which is better for me. That's always the thing that seems to go on them first over time, the hydraulic lift and I hate when the chair is really low. Very difficult to get out of them.
It's November! Wow. Already! I've got a good handle on Christmas presents, at least. Still need to pick up some things and I will do that over the next few weeks. There are a couple of things I have to post to the UK, though most of G.'s gifts will be sent via Amazon. I have to send his birthday box this week, though, just as soon as i get a card to go in it. Next year I can wrap it and give the gift to him in person! (all going well)
On that note, now that his medical stuff is all clear, we're waiting for the sponsorship. I was speaking to the consultant this morning, just to touch base and he reckons it might be soon. It's very difficult to predict, of course, when you're dealing with government departments. Immigration is one of the ones that seem to suck in your request and applications into a black hole, he joked. Similar to Revenue Canada! One kind of promising thing he said, which surprised me was that he had a recent client who was sponsoring his wife who lives in Pakistan and their application and the Permanent Residency was issued in about 7 or 8 months. It was also processed through the London office where ours will be. I was shocked. The website was predicting over 2 year wait times.
He said that is an estimate based on the previous 6 months and still no guarantees of course. He also said that family applications do have a higher priority than other types and they do prioritize by a group of certain conditions. Some of those he said were if the couple had been dating more than 2 years before the wedding, if the couple are married not just common law, if there are children involved. We certainly tick two of those boxes. I really hate to get my hopes up, mind you. But it would be wonderful if, when he comes here in the spring, he only has to wait a few more months to get the PR stamp instead of 2 years!
It's November! Wow. Already! I've got a good handle on Christmas presents, at least. Still need to pick up some things and I will do that over the next few weeks. There are a couple of things I have to post to the UK, though most of G.'s gifts will be sent via Amazon. I have to send his birthday box this week, though, just as soon as i get a card to go in it. Next year I can wrap it and give the gift to him in person! (all going well)
On that note, now that his medical stuff is all clear, we're waiting for the sponsorship. I was speaking to the consultant this morning, just to touch base and he reckons it might be soon. It's very difficult to predict, of course, when you're dealing with government departments. Immigration is one of the ones that seem to suck in your request and applications into a black hole, he joked. Similar to Revenue Canada! One kind of promising thing he said, which surprised me was that he had a recent client who was sponsoring his wife who lives in Pakistan and their application and the Permanent Residency was issued in about 7 or 8 months. It was also processed through the London office where ours will be. I was shocked. The website was predicting over 2 year wait times.
He said that is an estimate based on the previous 6 months and still no guarantees of course. He also said that family applications do have a higher priority than other types and they do prioritize by a group of certain conditions. Some of those he said were if the couple had been dating more than 2 years before the wedding, if the couple are married not just common law, if there are children involved. We certainly tick two of those boxes. I really hate to get my hopes up, mind you. But it would be wonderful if, when he comes here in the spring, he only has to wait a few more months to get the PR stamp instead of 2 years!
