sorry I can't type in Japanese anymore with this computer.
It says it will take several months for the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration to issue the instructions to the immigration officers. And it will take about 2 months for immigration offices to issue a letter to candidates whether out applications will be processed or rejected.
However, some of my my friends' friends got file numbers already. So I got confused that some people have already got a file number and some havent yet...We all live in Canada, and applied to Buffalo office...
If anyone knows anythig, I would appreciate it if you could give me some updated information.