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Also, did your wife have a return ticket? I used airmiles to buy a one-way ticket for my husband and now I'm worried that he'll have problems flying with a one-way ticket. Any ideas? I tried phoning CIC, but they were not helpful at all.

Thank you for explaining the process! My husband is landing on November 22nd, but he will be alone so I've beena bit nervous for him. Also, he is coming from Malawi and has to transit through two countries (South Africa and Germany) so I'm also worried that he'll have problems with customs in...

Yes! His flight is booked for November 21st, so the countdown is on. I think things went fast because they never asked for any extra documents. I had some great advice from a friend, and I sent way more information than they ask for. Photos, financials, letters of support from family and friends...

Im in Toronto and my husband (from Malawi) will be joining me here in two weeks. Very excited! It took 6 months for our medicals to reach Pretoria, and after our medicals were received we were asked to send his pasport a month later.

Thank you! Hes not planning on bringing anything over except a few clothes, and some of my things that I left behind in Malawi for him to bring over. Does he still need to sign this form?

Hi Everyone, Pretoria has just asked for my husbands passport and so we hope he will be arriving in Canada sometime in late November. Unfortunately, he has to fly to Canada by himself, and for the first time. We have no idea what to expect from customs and immigration. Will they interview...

HI! About 30 days after my husbands medicals were received in Pretoria we got an email saying we should send his passport to Pretoria so they can issue the visa. Its there now, and we should know for sure in 10 days or so. From others I've also heard that once all the documents are there it goes...

I hope so too! I think it helped that there were no extra document requests - thanks to some great advice from a friend who consulted a lawyer. Some of it was: 1. Put 10,000 in your account for a day at least and print out the statement 2. Letters of support from family, friends, employers etc...

Well hello Pretoria folk! Some good news today. Pretoria asked for my husbands passport so they can issue his visa. This is such a surprise and a relief - we were getting ready for a much longer wait. All in all, we applied 6 months ago, and hopefully he's here by early December. Good luck...

My husbands medicals were just received in Pretoria although we did it in march. Otherwise we have heard no news since June when we passed the sponsorship process. How do you request your CAIPS notes?

Hello All, After 6 months there was finally an online update about our spousal application in Pretoria - his medicals have arrived - although we did the medicals in March and we were approved in Mississauga on June 2. However, they Pretoria still hasn't notified us if he needs an interview, if...

You can download the form and then you have to take this form to your doctors appointment - they then mail it to Nairobi. After Nairobi looks at it, they send it to Pretoria. It took over 6 months for my husbands medicals to reach Pretoria, and they expire after 12 months. The form should be...

Is communication from the embassy's for outland applications usually by snail mail or by email? ours went through pretoria and we're just wondering if we should obsessively checking our email or the mail box. thanks!

What are the normal timelines for an AOR? 10 weeks in Pretoria and we still havne't received one, but we've also had no extra document requests or any other communication. Could they also be waiting for the medical information from Nairobi?

Thanks Kedeisha, but we're still waiting 10 weeks later... it seems that most people hear about interviews within 2 months. Is that everyones experience? It's tough now, because I'm heading back to Canada next week and we still have no idea when/if my husband can follow which is stressful for...

Hi! I'm going through pretoria and there's a pretoria thread (plug into your search "applications processed in Pretoria"). A lot of people on that thread have very promising timelines. My husband and I were approved in Miss on May 18, and our application was received in pretoria June 2, and we...

Hi everyone! Just wanted to get some feedback about wait times, AOR's etc. My husband an I filed 5 months ago and were aprproved on May 18 in Mississauga. Our application was received at Pretoria (our regional office) on June 2, but we have heard no news about whether we are missing documents...

AOR Hi Guys! It's been about 5 weeks since our application was received in Pretoria and still no AOR... Is that normal? What exactly is an AOR? This waiting really isn't fun! Thanks!

What's an AOR and when should we expect one? HI! My husband and I had our application received in Pretoria June 2nd, but still no word from them about his interview etc. Anyone have any ideas what the normal wait time is? And also, what exactly is an AOR? And when should we expect one? Thank you!

@ Indian Ocean - 3 months sounds like there's something wrong - did you send it regular post or courier? Ours was processed in exactly 40 days - you can check on the website to see which day their processing. For example, we sent our app by courier and it was received on April 3rd. One day on...