Thanks, you're sweet.
It does seem there are slower and faster processing visas, by that I mean people getting a resolution of their visas within 4-5-6-7 months...then there's those for whom this is getting longer, and so far it seems Mexico is one of those. I was upset when they sent my app to México when Colombia would have been a better option for my application from Peru, and Colombia seems to be "faster" than Mexico too. But it is true each application is different. We're a married couple of 42 and 52 years old. Maybe for us being "oldies" our process would also go slower lol.
My husband really thought we'd get the visa before the 8 month but we're already within it. Very disappointing, but we're not alone as the majority falls into this category of slow processing. The worse is not getting any updates on where are we. My husband got his MP involved to get notes on the process but we just got the same that shows in ECAS, which got stuck into asking for extra police and judicial certificates in early January. Don't even know what stage is that, Background Check or not, who knows lol.
Anyway, hope ur starting your life together with ur loved one is a wonderful journey.
Thank you! Wife will be here in four weeks time.
The government did commit to processing 80 per cent of applications within 12 months, so, while I know it is frustrating to see other applications get approved, you are still within the time frame that the government has established. I actually haven't seen too many individuals with their applications at Mexico or Columbia for that matter. Do you seem to be on par with any one else from Mexico that applied in August? I would imagine that situations where either applicant was previously married or had dependents etc., that would result in extra time being needed to process the application.
That's interesting that you mention that your husband got an MP involved because I had considered having my MP write a letter of support for my application. However, my MP, while I do know her somewhat and have a friend who works at her office, is an opposition MP from the NDP party. I figured having an NDP MP write a letter of support might not make much of a difference since the entire family sponsorship processing system was overhauled by the Liberals. No idea what the extra police and judicial certificates request means in terms of where you are.
Based on how we were notified about certain updates with our application, I have to figure that IRCC does some things in bulk. One of the comments on my notes was something to do with a bulk notification. It's almost as if they do "People who applied between x month and x month, who are destined for x province, who meet or fit x number of conditions, we will bulk message them pre-arrival form." I also imagine that they have a grading scale, where applicants are ranked based on various factors such as age, length of relationship, etc.
These are all just guesses of course, I have no idea. As I said before, I really believe that because my wife and I are both in our late 20s was a huge asset for us. Government prefers young people who can pay taxes and not be a drain on the health care system (I am definitely not saying that you or your husband would be). They don't come out and say that with family sponsorship, but all you have to do is look at the the government and private sponsored Syrian refugees that have arrived. The overwhelming majority of them are young families with at least two children. I say this as a journalist who has written and covered the Syrian refugee effort in Nanaimo since 2016.
https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/syrian-refugee-family-reunited-in-nanaimo/
