More good news!

After not hearing anything from CIC regarding our file's bring-forward date, which was November 29, I contacted Al from the MP's office to do another inquiry. I appreciate him so much; like I've said many times, he is the only government-connected person (not sure how else to phrase that, hehe) so willing and eager to help, the only one who seems actually concerned about our file, that I've met in this entire ordeal. I'm afraid I would still be despairing of ever hearing anything if I had not been connected with him.

Anyways, he got back to me yesterday with the result of his conversation with the Minister's office. Our file was actually looked at before the bring-forward date, on the 23rd. Everything in the file was approved on that date, and a request and forms sent to David for him to have his expired medicals and police record redone. David has been checking the post office for the forms as he's unable to do the medicals without those specific forms, but so far we have not received them. I think he may go directly to the High Commission later this week to get copies so that we can have the medicals in the system before Christmas. After he has his exam done, the doctor who does it will send the results to a central data-gathering office that will then enter the results into CIC's system and send them to the Accra office. David will have to drop off the receipt from the medical and his new police record at the Canadian visa office. (Tangent: Ironically, since he's dealing with Ghanaian officials to get his police record, that is the easiest, fastest, and cheapest thing to do in this whole process. What's this about African inefficiency?!) After the medical is done and documents dropped off at the visa office, we're back to waiting. Not enjoyable, but something we're pretty good at. There will be a delay because of the Christmas holidays (I think the High Commission was closed for more than two weeks last year over the holidays), but hopefully within a month and a half, David will be able to go get his visa!

Unless something else comes up to delay things, it looks like we're almost done!