Hi there, my wife submitted an outland spousal application for myself on March 31st, 2022. We completed our biometrics on July 15th, 2022 and received SA on July 19th. We haven’t received our medical request yet. As per SA document, our file is moved to NDVO for further processing which I have heard is really slow. Is this assumption true? Are all the applications always being sent to NDVO for Indian applications or there are other offices too..?
-Not all applications go to NDVO.
-They
may be splitting applicaitons between ndvo and other offices based on complexity, eg more simple files processed in Ottawa or other offices.
-Therefore some of perceived slowness of ndvo may be due to selection effect (more complex files sent there, and they take longer).
-This is NOT a prefectly reliable indicator and IRCC can change things up as internal needs require.
-Also, their initial sorting may be wrong - some complex files turn out to be easy and vice versa (some files go quick at ndvo, some files in ottawa or elsewhere take longer).
-The SA letters are not as consistent lately in being accurate about which files are going where, and in some cases seem to not even be mentioning a visa office.