And still waiting... (2007-10-12)

(Originally posted on 12 October 2007.)

Now where have I heard that before...?

Week 13 after court date and still no medical form.

Originally I was told that the permanent resident visa would be issued within about 13 weeks post-court date. Then the High Commission in Nairobi notified people that waits would likely be longer seeing as they were into the high summer season: consular officials taking holidays, and more people wanting visas to go to Canada. (Processing of temporary visas, i.e. for tourists and temporary workers, takes precedence over immigration visas.) Two families had visas arrive in 16 weeks.

So what does the time-line look like now?

IF the medical form winds up in next Friday's diplomatic pouch to Addis, it would get returned to Nairobi in the following Friday's pouch. Add two weeks. Then another minimum three weeks for the visa to be sent to Addis. Then roughly one week to finalize travel arrangements (could be less, depending on flight costs, etc.). So 13 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 19 weeks post-court date. That puts departure at roughly 23 November. IF.

That sucks.