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CHC, Islamabad Spouse Sponsorship Timeline 2009 -2010

Hareer

Hero Member
Feb 14, 2011
229
1
Visa Office......
CHC- Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
lonly widout hubby said:
congratzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Lonely without hubby soon you will be with hubby just wait 3 more months :) trust me
 

lonly widout hubby

Champion Member
Nov 23, 2010
2,314
55
Category........
Visa Office......
islmabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Doc's Request.
sep 2010 &" refill-forms+ repcc) 2nd jan 2012
Nomination.....
RPRF Fee letter "28th march 2012"
AOR Received.
sep 2010 ( dated aug)
File Transfer...
aug 2010
Med's Request
feb 2nd 2012 (remedical ws sent on 28th dec 2011 , but we never recieved it , ask to resend on 24th jan)
Passport Req..
21st july 2012 ! Allah ka shukar !
VISA ISSUED...
11 aug 2012 mashalla see :)
Hareer said:
Thank you all! InshaAllah everyone will get good news soon. I am positive!
congratzzzzzzz n plz pray for me toooooooooooooo
 

lonly widout hubby

Champion Member
Nov 23, 2010
2,314
55
Category........
Visa Office......
islmabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Doc's Request.
sep 2010 &" refill-forms+ repcc) 2nd jan 2012
Nomination.....
RPRF Fee letter "28th march 2012"
AOR Received.
sep 2010 ( dated aug)
File Transfer...
aug 2010
Med's Request
feb 2nd 2012 (remedical ws sent on 28th dec 2011 , but we never recieved it , ask to resend on 24th jan)
Passport Req..
21st july 2012 ! Allah ka shukar !
VISA ISSUED...
11 aug 2012 mashalla see :)
Hareer said:
Lonely without hubby soon you will be with hubby just wait 3 more months :) trust me
ameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnn .. allah aap ki zabaan mubarak karyeeeeee...... n may all ur wishes come true... n u hve a very happy life ahead.... ;D :D
 

wish he was here

Hero Member
Mar 7, 2011
285
8
Category........
Visa Office......
Lazyabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
March 2010
AOR Received.
June 2010
File Transfer...
May 2010
Med's Request
June 2011
Med's Done....
exp. Jan. 2011
Passport Req..
Oct 2011
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 2011
LANDED..........
Dec 2011
Well its a relief to read on this forum that its not exactly 21 months but 18 months max, it would have been nicer if they kept it at 12 months max (Mai apne dil aur dimagh ko itne waqt k liye behla sakti hon but 16 months or more is way too much and waiting has been horrible)

Anyways, I have a question, what are they looking for in initial review, are they background checks, I mean what exactly are they reviewing?
In review itself, do they look at if the relationship is genuine? or do they do that during initial review?
I can't seem to understand the process properly.

I know we don't know for sure but any ideas?
 

ayesha_a

Hero Member
Feb 23, 2011
787
14
Category........
Visa Office......
Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 2010
Doc's Request.
Oct 2010
AOR Received.
Sept 2010
File Transfer...
Aug 2010
Med's Done....
Sept 2011
Passport Req..
Oct 2011
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 2011
First of all, congratulations to Hareer and Style! Bohot bohot mubarak ho :) Do keep us updated on how long they take to return your passport with visa :)

Danny, so this means i still count my AOR from Aug right? Sorry to sound so annoying but im so confused :s
 

wes786

VIP Member
Sep 6, 2010
5,024
409
wish he was here said:
Well its a relief to read on this forum that its not exactly 21 months but 18 months max, it would have been nicer if they kept it at 12 months max (Mai apne dil aur dimagh ko itne waqt k liye behla sakti hon but 16 months or more is way too much and waiting has been horrible)

Anyways, I have a question, what are they looking for in initial review, are they background checks, I mean what exactly are they reviewing?
In review itself, do they look at if the relationship is genuine? or do they do that during initial review?
I can't seem to understand the process properly.

I know we don't know for sure but any ideas?
See below, I posted this a while ago that might give you an idea...


wes786 said:
Here is that previous reply from me:

Ok for people who think that they send same emails to everybody, here is an explanation hopefully this makes sense:

Yes it is a generic email that they send everyone, but they have generic email for every stage your file is in. For Instance:
1) Your file is in que for initial review
2) Your file is in que for review
3) Your file is in background checks
4) Your file is in que to be reviewed by a decision making officer

Admit it guys we have all seen all these replies, now let me explain in details

1) Your file is in que for initial review (you will keep receiving this reply until they look at your file for the first time after sending AOR ~9-12 months)
Once they do the initial review of the file, they look for missing documents. Does the file need extra supporting documents?? Does the marriage look genuine?? If in doubt they send a letter asking for missing/supporting documents they also send supplementary forms and a few other ones we have seen on this forum. They send a letter and put a Bring Forward date on the file. Until that date comes:
2) Your file is in que for review (On the bring forward date the file is opened and gets checked for what was requested and if things requested are there it goes to the next stage could be the background checks, verification of documents etc. If the documents requested are not there, they put another BF date on the file.)
3) Your file is in background check (You will keep receiving this generic message until the background checks are done)
Hopefully everything is done by now except the background check and they notice the medical is expired and so is the PCC, here is another letter requesting those.
After they have everything they needed, the file status is:
4) Your file is in que to be reviewed by a decision making officer. This is where they decide if the person needs to go through an interview or if the VO is convinced or the file to be rejected.

Then the letter is sent whether the file is refused ( with appeal instructions) , or Passport request for VISA to be stamped or an interview call.

So when they say that the file is in que for initial review yeah they are right that they havn't looked at your file even for the first time it could be even after 10 months. I am the example:
My wifes case started in Pakistan in March 2010, I requested Caips notes in November and saw nothing in there, no updates, no comments nothing it was still in their storage area. Then I emailed Islamabad on December 14th asking for the status, I received a reply on the 27th saying that the file is in que for initial review. So my wifes case has been sitting in their storage area since March untouched!!!! This is reality your file will not be opened until its time for it, no matter who you involve. No one can do anything to make it faster not even MPs.
I really hope this helps....The process I have explained is not 100% accurate, but its just to give you an idea about what's happening at the CHC-Islamabad.
 

wish he was here

Hero Member
Mar 7, 2011
285
8
Category........
Visa Office......
Lazyabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
March 2010
AOR Received.
June 2010
File Transfer...
May 2010
Med's Request
June 2011
Med's Done....
exp. Jan. 2011
Passport Req..
Oct 2011
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 2011
LANDED..........
Dec 2011
wes786 said:
See below, I posted this a while ago that might give you an idea...
Thank you soooooo much Wes Bhai. You are AWESOME. I can't tell you how happy this makes me just knowing. lol I've been confused and its frustrating when you don't know what's been going on. :D I'm going to e-mail this information to my husband right away so he also knows. Thank you from the both of us ;D.
 

wes786

VIP Member
Sep 6, 2010
5,024
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wish he was here said:
Thank you soooooo much Wes Bhai. You are AWESOME. I can't tell you how happy this makes me just knowing. lol I've been confused and its frustrating when you don't know what's been going on. :D I'm going to e-mail this information to my husband right away so he also knows. Thank you from the both of us ;D.
No problem...thats what we are here for to help each other out and share the experience :) Good Luck!
 

khan82

Champion Member
Jan 31, 2011
1,543
40
Category........
Visa Office......
CHC Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May.2010 Mississauga
AOR Received.
Aug.2010
File Transfer...
July.2010
Wes brother do you have any idea yesterday they email my spouse that your application is currently in process and queue for intial reveiw now ecas Updated ,but still remain in process
 

wes786

VIP Member
Sep 6, 2010
5,024
409
khan82 said:
Wes brother do you have any idea yesterday they email my spouse that your application is currently in process and queue for intial reveiw now ecas Updated ,but still remain in process
Any update in the ecase would trigger that tracker email.

Lately we have seen addressess disapearing/appearing on eCas. Alot of people have experienced that as soon as their address disappear or appear on ecas would shoot that email so see if the address is shown or removed from your eCas status.
 

khan82

Champion Member
Jan 31, 2011
1,543
40
Category........
Visa Office......
CHC Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May.2010 Mississauga
AOR Received.
Aug.2010
File Transfer...
July.2010
wes786 said:
Any update in the ecase would trigger that tracker email.

Lately we have seen addressess disapearing/appearing on eCas. Alot of people have experienced that as soon as their address disappear or appear on ecas would shoot that email so see if the address is shown or removed from your eCas status.
no the address every thing is the same just tracker send an email that your ecas has been updated so do they work on file or its just and systum email