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CHC, Islamabad Spouse Sponsorship Timeline 2009 -2010

HIC2011

Hero Member
Apr 4, 2011
365
12
Visa Office......
Toronto
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hi, this is maximus391....i messed up with my account and now its not logging in :p
 

tanhayi

Hero Member
Oct 12, 2010
257
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Passport Req..
05-03-2011
HIC2011 said:
Hi, this is maximus391....i messed up with my account and now its not logging in :p
u forgot ur password or what?
 

HIC2011

Hero Member
Apr 4, 2011
365
12
Visa Office......
Toronto
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
tanhayi said:
u forgot ur password or what?
Yeah and its sending password link to my old fake email address and i dont remember password of that
 

tanhayi

Hero Member
Oct 12, 2010
257
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Passport Req..
05-03-2011
HIC2011 said:
Yeah and its sending password link to my old fake email address and i dont remember password of that
oh u were hero member with +8 rating
ab ap newbie ho
welcome :)
 

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:
wassalam. Yes arrived safely yesterday and the surprise went great she was sleeping when I got here in the morning and woke her up in the middle of the night she was shocked to see me...
That is nice wes brother enjoy and be safe coz satuation is not good in Pak now a days best of luck
 

great person

Hero Member
Aug 24, 2010
234
4
Your application is currently in process and is in queue for initial review. Background checks are over for this application.

This is the response I got from CIC, ths whole time I thought that initial review was before background checks :S

can anyone explain this?
 
B

bestplace4u

Guest
great person said:
Your application is currently in process and is in queue for initial review. Background checks are over for this application.

This is the response I got from CIC, ths whole time I thought that initial review was before background checks :S

can anyone explain this?
Share your time line plz
 

Humaumair

Hero Member
Dec 2, 2010
560
8
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
dec 2009
Med's Request
re med oct2010,re pcc jan 2011
Interview........
July 7th ,2011
Passport Req..
19th Aug 2011
VISA ISSUED...
29th aug 2011
khan82 said:
That is nice wes brother enjoy and be safe coz satuation is not good in Pak now a days best of luck


awwwww so sweettttttttt :)
 

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

Danny4450

Champion Member
Mar 23, 2011
2,625
148
Category........
Visa Office......
ISLAMABAD - Wife case
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22 Dec 2010
File Transfer...
27 Jan 2011
Med's Request
Re-medical April 23rd, 2012
Med's Done....
April 24th, 2012
Interview........
Exempt
Passport Req..
April 23rd, 2012 - PP sent on May 1st, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
June 1st, 2012 .. Alhumdulillah .. Total time = 17 months and 8 days
LANDED..........
Jun 17th, 2012 .. Alhumdulillah :)
great person said:
Your application is currently in process and is in queue for initial review. Background checks are over for this application.

This is the response I got from CIC, ths whole time I thought that initial review was before background checks :S

can anyone explain this?
I think its a typo. If your Background check is over then it must be in que for review or If you already have submitted everything on their request, then it could be in que for review by the decision making officer. Did the medical/PCC expired in your case ?

This is what brother Wes shared with us a few days ago:

"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."
 

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
Danny4450 said:
I think its a typo. If your Background check is over then it must be in que for review or If you already have submitted everything on their request, then it could be in que for review by the decision making officer. Did the medical/PCC expired in your case ?

This is what brother Wes shared with us a few days ago:

"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."

Dear Client,

In response to your email below, please be advised that this application was received in our office on July 2010. Processing time for spousal sponsorship applications where there are no concerns is twelve to fourteen months.

This application is in review queue and will be forwarded for initial review in due course.
so what is this mean then
 

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
wooow so many pages to read. I tried keeping up yesterday but it seems this weekend has been a busy one.

Wes bhai certainly did a very sweet thing. Oh I wish I could do the same with my husband. Have a safe and fun trip. :D

Why did it have to snow yesterday =/
 

Danny4450

Champion Member
Mar 23, 2011
2,625
148
Category........
Visa Office......
ISLAMABAD - Wife case
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22 Dec 2010
File Transfer...
27 Jan 2011
Med's Request
Re-medical April 23rd, 2012
Med's Done....
April 24th, 2012
Interview........
Exempt
Passport Req..
April 23rd, 2012 - PP sent on May 1st, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
June 1st, 2012 .. Alhumdulillah .. Total time = 17 months and 8 days
LANDED..........
Jun 17th, 2012 .. Alhumdulillah :)
khan82 said:
Dear Client,

In response to your email below, please be advised that this application was received in our office on July 2010. Processing time for spousal sponsorship applications where there are no concerns is twelve to fourteen months.

This application is in review queue and will be forwarded for initial review in due course.
so what is this mean then
It means your file is in qeue for initial review. Your file was transferred to Islamabad in July. Its been over 8 months. InshAllah you will hear something from them soon once they go over the file initially and check for missing documents and validity.