CHC, Islamabad Spouse Sponsorship Timeline 2009 -2010

[khan10]

EID MUBARAKTO ALL! Happy Eid

 

[khan10]

EID MUBARAKTO ALL!

 

[khan10]

EID MUBARAKTO ALL!

 

[Farhan1]

It is a good step that Canada should have taken long ago. UK and USA sorted this matter out a long time ago, and therefore while people are in UK in less than six months after their marriage, we have to wait for two years which is so totally insane. I wish it had been done before we applied

I don't think any of us would mind this condition. All we want is for our spouses to get here faster. We don't care if the condition after that is for 2 years or much more.

 

[DON2]

this statement from minister doesnt say the new processing times rite ? new cases won't be granted PR on landing but a conditional PR but the cic will still take around 2 yrs to process their cases and then when they land in canada, they will be given conditional PR .. correct me if i am wrong ?

Yes sir their is nothing mentioned about timeline in the statement, I checked the timeline on CIC website also, they might make like pre and post 26th Oct cases like they were doing previously in FSW cases or may be no change at the timeline at all we will have to wait and see.

 

[Lonely without my Hubby]

this statement from minister doesnt say the new processing times rite ? new cases won't be granted PR on landing but a conditional PR but the cic will still take around 2 yrs to process their cases and then when they land in canada, they will be given conditional PR .. correct me if i am wrong ?

People are now able to get spousal temporary residence in the UK in less than 6 months, i personally know of a case that was finalized in as little as 15 days. CIC would be big time losers if this doesn't help them reduce the timeline, and this new legislation is just a waste of time, money and energy.

 

[sweetgrl896]

People are now able to get spousal temporary residence in the UK in less than 6 months, i personally know of a case that was finalized in as little as 15 days. CIC would be big time losers if this doesn't help them reduce the timeline, and this new legislation is just a waste of time, money and energy.

so boring eid.
its very hurting that my husband is not wd me.
i dont know whn this process will be over.

 

[irsum]

I need some help in filling out forms for GCMS notes. I am confused about following questions, please have a look and advice me

IMM5475
Name of office where application was submitted: Should this be Canadian High Commission?
Location of Office: Islamabad, Pakistan (I guess)



IMM5563E
File Number:
I am confused because I have two file numbers. One starts with F that was sent to me on my inquiry soon after application was recieved in Islamabad. Then one year later a file number starting with B was sent to me in AOR letter.

Thanks a lot folks

 

[sweetgrl896]

one day is remaining and hope after this immigration officer work fast and send us ppr.
cant wait to b wd my husband.
i wise our exam will b over soon

 

[DON2]

People are now able to get spousal temporary residence in the UK in less than 6 months, i personally know of a case that was finalized in as little as 15 days. CIC would be big time losers if this doesn't help them reduce the timeline, and this new legislation is just a waste of time, money and energy.

Mam you are talking about Britain they are way ahead of Canada by every aspect. Here in Canada Mr Kenny thinks hes the champ of all the immigration issues.
We need to wait and see if after implementing this law they reduces the timeline else it is all waste.

 

[ZZAADD]

eid ul adha mubarak

 

[RougeAmour]

Eid Mubarak to everyone!
I have a very long story to tell, and I hope it helps anyone who might be in a similar situation because I learned some important lessons along the way.

I ordered GCMS notes only once during this process on September 20, 2012 and received them by email on October 17. Because I waited so long to order them, I was able to get a complete picture of what was going on in the case so far. All the notes were clear and quite shocking to say the least. Here goes:

My husband and I were married in February 2010 but didnt apply for sponsorship until November 2010, months after the complete wedding. We had multiple personal reasons not to (Im not going to bore you with them). But in waiting, we added 9 months to the time we spent apart.
LESSON 1: APPLY RIGHT AWAY - problems arise in every marriage but get worse the longer spouses stay apart. Dont let beauracracy, family politics or petty fights ruin the most beautiful relationship you have

Our file was transfered in December 2010 to the notoriously slow visa office in Islamabad. It took them 14 months to open our file for the first time, at which point everything sent with the original documents package was expired. Re-PCC and Re-Med were ordered. To complicate matters, my husband was working in Saudi Arabia at the time and obtaining a PCC in SA is extremely difficult ONLY because there are no clear cut guidelines. After doing a bit of a run-around, he ended up at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, they created a request letter, it was taken to the police station and he received it from them. He himself was not allowed to go to the police station to obtain the clearance.
LESSON 2: RESEARCH - emailing CHC is beyond useless. We asked them how to obtain the PCC from Saudi and they literally had no clue. They said to contant the Canadian Embassy closest to him. He basically had to ask a dozen people, hire an arabic translator to go from office to office with him and had to do it all himself. The worst part was, Saudi Arabians are generally very lazy people and put things off for the next day, every day. So you have to badger the officials constantly. Between work and this, my husband was sick and tired.

He had his Re-Med conducted in Riyadh as well which was alhamdulillah a pain free process. He recieved official reciepts and saved them just in case.
LESSON 3: SAVE EVERYTHING - Document everything you do from the time you apply til the time you or your spouse lands. CHC LOST MY HUSBANDS MEDICAL RESULTS. THEY WERE NOT UPLOADED ONTO THE GCMS SYSTEM. THIS DELAYED OUR PROCESS BY A WHOLE 6 MONTHS. It was the fault of the New Delhi office.

August 15th 2012, Immigration Officer MP wrote:

Officer review; I have considered all the facts of this application. FOSS checked and reviewed this date. I am satisfied that the relationship is genuine btw sponsor and PA based on documentation on file. Satisfied sponsor meets criteria. Reviewed [various forms, pcc,notes on gcms] no apparent concerns....______________Meds not valid, sent to PA in Feb 2012. RPRF paid, Next steps: follow up on meds, send PHEP.

According to GCMS, everything from Security, Eligibility, Criminality ALL OF IT was PASSED on August 15th. Remed was INVALID

August 15th 2012, my husband received a call from CHC-Islamabad from an officer named SS asking him a ton of questions regarding hsi re-med. Did you get it done? Where did you do it? Who was the doctor? What date was it done? When was it dispatched? After my husband answered these questions, he scanned his reciepts and sent them to CHC. The VO called New Delhi with the tracking numbers my husband provided and asked them to "download the medical results to GCMS."

The New Delhi officer responded that the results had already been uploaded. When? Why werent they there?
According to the GCMS notes, my husbands file was opened EVERY MONTH from March - August 2012 and no one noticed his Re-Med was missing. The officers just did a case summary and closed it again. I emailed them once a month and received the same "application is in process for review, no further action is required"

ON TOP OF ALL THIS, THEY DIDNT SEND THE PPR AS THEY WERE TOLD. Officer SS was being a Minister Kenney-ka-chamcha and decided that no PPR will be sent until the Re-Med was cleared. Decided this ALL by himself.

It took exactly 2 months and 10 days from the date that we received that phone call to FINALLY GET PPR IN THE MAIL BY TCS.

My husband's PPR arrived on Thursday, October 25th.

No one was home to receive it. When I was leaving to pick up my husband from work, our driver told me a TCS dispatcher came in the afternoon when I wasnt home. His wife, who is the caretaker of the house when its empty, didnt have Rs 200 to pay the cash on delivery amount.
The delivery guy went back saying he'd try again after Eid. Eid holidays are for four days so that meant we would have to wait til Tuesday. We went on Friday morning and picked it up ourself from the TCS head office at Jinnah Airport.

Photographs were taken the same day, the form is filled out and we're going to send his passport off on Tuesday.

Its been a hectic 24 months. I lived in Mississauga, Ontario, my husband in Saudi Arabia. Each winter vacation, we would fly to Karachi so we could spend three weeks together. I cant even begin to describe how difficult it has been. My marriage was in jeopardy each and every day. I dont have to tell any of you because unfortunately you are going through the same thing.

In August my husband and I quit our jobs and moved to Karachi. We've been living here ever since and its been crazy but alhamdulillah, as soon as his passport is back, Im taking him home to Mississauga where we can finally start our lives.

 

[still_waiting]

RougeAmour:
I haven't ordered GCMS notes yet since the file transfer. I am thinking of sending a request for it on Monday.
When reading your account of events, I felt the same way you are feeling. I have been waiting very patiently for CHC Islamabad but the process is very painful and slow. Good luck and enjoy your time with your hubby. I hope we all get good news after Eid holidays are over.

 

[R.Mujgani]

RoughAmour sis congrats n i also have the same problem wit ma marriage being in jeapody evrryday. Ma husband eants me to go to karachi n stay there wit him ti his case us done n we r waiting for remed n ppr n its been 23 months n we havent recieved it yet. Have trust n faith in Allah swt n insha'allah will hear good news soon ameen. Also i have ordered gcms noyes for da third time n im waiting to grt it soon. Please remember me in ur prayers

 

[CanPak05]

August 15th 2012, Immigration Officer MP wrote:

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Officer review; I have considered all the facts of this application. FOSS checked and reviewed this date. I am satisfied that the relationship is genuine btw sponsor and PA based on documentation on file. Satisfied sponsor meets criteria. Reviewed [various forms, pcc,notes on gcms] no apparent concerns....______________Meds not valid, sent to PA in Feb 2012. RPRF paid, Next steps: follow up on meds, send PHEP

RougeAmour,

Many many congrats on receiving PPR, very exciting and great to hear. I appreciate the detailed processing experience you have provided and hope others learn from it.

I am assuming it was the decision making officer who reviewed your file on August 15 and PPR was to be received sooner if it wasnt for Officer SS. Could you please share if it shows on your GCMS when your file was transferred to decision making officer? I am trying to get an idea how long after a file is transferred to a decision making officer it takes to be reviewed.

Thank you,
CanPak