Hi there,
I am also new to this forum and so tired of waiting...I am sponsoring my mother, no dependents.
Applied: Sep 2011
Acknowledgement letter: Feb 2013
Asking for Additional Doc: Jul 2015
Submitted Complete Package: Oct 2015
AOR received: Dec 2015
My mother is currently applying for a supervisa. She had to do medical exam for it (Feb 2016). I am hoping that the approval of sponsorship and the request for medical exam will be mailed to us soon, then she would not have to do her exam again, but use the one she did for supervisa.
I paid all the fees and submitted police clearance paper, I don't understand why it takes such a long time...