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Are processing times accurate?

Feb 21, 2014
21
2
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Pretoria, South Africa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-12-2013
AOR Received.
01-01-2014
Med's Done....
23-09-2013
Passport Req..
06-06-2014
Hello fellow members...

We recently submitted our sponsorship application, which was received Dec 5, 2013 in Mississauga. On Jan 9, 2014, I was approved as a sponsor (YAY!) for my South Africa spouse.

The CIC website indicates it takes an average of 21 months to process for applications to Pretoria, South Africa. Is this accurate? That's such a looooong time :(

A coworker's son took 9 months to bring his wife in from India (and CIC's website indicates its a 12 month processing time). I'm really hoping other people's case has not taken as long as what is posted.

Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

Sincerely
(trying to be a) Patiently Waiting Spouse
 

zardoz

VIP Member
Feb 2, 2013
13,298
2,167
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
16-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
31-07-2013
LANDED..........
09-11-2013
PatientlyWaitingSpouse said:
Hello fellow members...

We recently submitted our sponsorship application, which was received Dec 5, 2013 in Mississauga. On Jan 9, 2014, I was approved as a sponsor (YAY!) for my South Africa spouse.

The CIC website indicates it takes an average of 21 months to process for applications to Pretoria, South Africa. Is this accurate? That's such a looooong time :(

A coworker's son took 9 months to bring his wife in from India (and CIC's website indicates its a 12 month processing time). I'm really hoping other people's case has not taken as long as what is posted.

Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

Sincerely
(trying to be a) Patiently Waiting Spouse
The time quoted is that required historically to process 80% of applications submitted. Some will take a much shorter time and others (the remaining 20%) may take MUCH longer.