How long after submitting your application for Spousal Sponsorship did it take to receive the request for the background check/police certificates? I hadn't realized how long it takes for the FBI to get back with a police certificate and we had really hoped to submit our spousal sponsorship application for my husband this month. We sent off our application to get the police certificates to the FBI today. Just wanting to know if we could submit our application already or if we should wait until we get the police certificates. We're waiting on word on my husbands application for an extension on his stay and just really want to get going with the spousal sponsorship already.