I'm so horrible...

For someone who is a journalist at heart, I sure do suck at updating this thing. Anyways, here's what's going on...

I received David's half of the paperwork in mid-July, and then yesterday, August 14, sent everything off, neatly packaged in an ExpressMail envelope addressed to Mississauga, Ontario. We've done our part so now all we can do is wait until we hear from Immigration Canada. This is what we're expecting...

Immigration is about a month to a month and a half behind, so at the end of September, someone (hopefully someone kind-hearted, sympathetic and able to pull the right strings) will start looking over my sponsorship application. I should hear back from them in 30 to 40 days, so around the end of October. Then, once they've contacted me and confirmed that I still want them to continue processing David's application (trust me, my answer shall be a resounding "YES!"), they'll send his documents to the visa office in Accra, Ghana. Unfortunately, it appears that that visa office is known as one of the slowest case processing centres in the world. Anyway, if all goes well, he should be called in to submit his passport for a visa in 6-18 months (yes, that's the timeline the website gives, but we're sure hoping that things move a little faster than that). If things don't go all well, he may be asked to submit further documentation, or be called in for an interview (or multiple interviews, possibly), or be asked to have vaccinations done and submit proof of that. Looking at things from here, there's a chance that he may not have all his vaccinations done, but I, personally (not saying that I actually know anything!), don't see any reason for an interview or more paperwork.

We were originally hoping he'd be here by the end of the year, but realistically, we're looking at something closer to February or March, quite possibly even later. Since I've gotten several questions about what's going on and how things work, I thought I'd just post this instead of explaining things over and over again. If you're interested in more information or have questions on stuff I didn't think about including, just let me know... I love talking about David and anything that has to do with him!