CHC, Islamabad Spouse Sponsorship Timeline 2011 -2012

[wes786]

Today it has been one full year my wife's file was transfered to islamabad.

No letter , email or phone calls or any sort of contact.

I dont know whats happening.

Thanks for your last reply for checking the caips on cic website.

You should hear something soon now, it does take 9-12 months for initial review.

 

[Nofal8]

Hi im sponsering my wife from Afghanistan through Islamabad because i have to. i was wondering about if its true that you could send the the sponsership papers to india because everyone is calling my wifes parents stupid for sending it to pakistan because it will take forever which has made me and my wife discouraged mostly my wife because she has to hear that nonsense all the time.

We received your application to sponsor null Zuhal Nazhat on May 25, 2011.

We started processing your application on June 28, 2011.

We sent you a letter on June 28, 2011 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We received null Zuhal Nazhat's application for permanent residence on July 12, 2011


Dear Client,

This is in response to your email (see below).

Your application is currently in process and is in queue for initial review.

We thank you for your patience and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.

Please note that we will be unable to reply to messages which do not include either the name AND date of birth of the primary applicant or the file number under which your application is being processed.

Regards,

Immigration Section
Canadian High Commission, Islamabad

i don't get what that means when it says initial review......does it mean they haven't looked at it yet or they did....i've been waiting since july12/2011 after it reached islamabad till now oct 29/2011 also i heard a rumor or fact that the visa office from islamabad is coming into afghanistan because of the dispute with UN and pakistan....i heard this after a girl came back from afghanistan and applied to islamabad visa office and called them to ask about the process of her husband that she got married with in afghanistan...i think thats awesome news if its true and why i think it might be a rumor because none of you guys have said anything about it yet

 

[humpakwatan]

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Hi im sponsering my wife from Afghanistan through Islamabad because i have to. i was wondering about if its true that you could send the the sponsership papers to india because everyone is calling my wifes parents stupid for sending it to pakistan because it will take forever which has made me and my wife discouraged mostly my wife because she has to hear that nonsense all the time.

We received your application to sponsor null Zuhal Nazhat on May 25, 2011.

We started processing your application on June 28, 2011.

We sent you a letter on June 28, 2011 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

We received null Zuhal Nazhat's application for permanent residence on July 12, 2011


Dear Client,

This is in response to your email (see below).

Your application is currently in process and is in queue for initial review.

We thank you for your patience and for keeping your correspondence to a minimum.

Please note that we will be unable to reply to messages which do not include either the name AND date of birth of the primary applicant or the file number under which your application is being processed.

Regards,

Immigration Section
Canadian High Commission, Islamabad

i don't get what that means when it says initial review......does it mean they haven't looked at it yet or they did....i've been waiting since july12/2011 after it reached islamabad till now oct 29/2011 also i heard a rumor or fact that the visa office from islamabad is coming into afghanistan because of the dispute with UN and pakistan....i heard this after a girl came back from afghanistan and applied to islamabad visa office and called them to ask about the process of her husband that she got married with in afghanistan...i think thats awesome news if its true and why i think it might be a rumor because none of you guys have said anything about it yet

hi nofal ...please see chc emails tab in my signatures for explanation for initial review queue. And its good news if visa office has moved to Afghanistan but so far we saw cases being processed at Islamabad for Afghanistan

 

[Nofal8]

so all they are seeing is if the sponsership papers are true or false by pictures and phone bills and after checking it is then everything is sped up??? also i sent my wifes medical, police, etc all at once to ottawa and they sent it all to islamabad at once too; does this help?

 

[humpakwatan]

so all they are seeing is if the sponsership papers are true or false by pictures and phone bills and after checking it is then everything is sped up??? also i sent my wifes medical, police, etc all at once to ottawa and they sent it all to islamabad at once too; does this help?

It generally is taking about 12-24 months for spousal sponsorship cases these days Nofal ..for cases that are missing good proofs of contact and or are not simple it can take longer. So for you since your case transferred in July 2011 you might need to wait till July/August/September 2012 for your initial review to be done ..that is when they review your files and proof you provided and determine if they need to ask for more proofs to decide that the marriage is genuine or not.

Until then you should keep collecting these proofs of contact and just forget that you filed the application as it will be sitting in their storage room for about a year before they open it first time ever. There was someone who had changed their Visa Office to India but not sure if it can be done in your case ..you might need to check with a lawyer.

 

[Nofal8]

hm well atleast i have a good indication of how long but are there cases that have taken less than a year to finish?

 

[humpakwatan]

hm well atleast i have a good indication of how long but are there cases that have taken less than a year to finish?

If you check the spreadsheet cases google document link you will see some of the timelines for Islamabad cases and how long they take to complete and you will see that some of the wife cases have completed within a year( sometime as little as 9 months). But be mentally prepared to reserve all the vacation time to visit your wife in case it takes longer.

 

[Asif_786]

Its 2 weeks now that I have sent the Passport to CHC-ISB. Medical expiry is on 23/Nov. I hope to get it back by Monday...

TCS record shows that documents were delivered. Is it normal to have 2/3 weeks response time???

Thanks,
Asif

 

[humpakwatan]

Its 2 weeks now that I have sent the Passport to CHC-ISB. Medical expiry is on 23/Nov. I hope to get it back by Monday...

TCS record shows that documents were delivered. Is it normal to have 2/3 weeks response time???

Thanks,
Asif

Hi Asif... since your medical is expiring in Nov 23 ..I think In sha Allah they will send it back before the expiry date with enough time for her to travel to Canada. And yes its normal for them to take 2-3 weeks. For some it even takes months before the receive their passports back.

 

[sahibzada_2010]

It generally is taking about 12-24 months for spousal sponsorship cases these days Nofal ..for cases that are missing good proofs of contact and or are not simple it can take longer. So for you since your case transferred in July 2011 you might need to wait till July/August/September 2012 for your initial review to be done ..that is when they review your files and proof you provided and determine if they need to ask for more proofs to decide that the marriage is genuine or not.

Until then you should keep collecting these proofs of contact and just forget that you filed the application as it will be sitting in their storage room for about a year before they open it first time ever. There was someone who had changed their Visa Office to India but not sure if it can be done in your case ..you might need to check with a lawyer.

Thank you for your nice advise to him. May Allah bless you for this.

 

[caninfoseeker]

There is nothing wrong with your case, it seems ligit. It won't be called arranged you just have to explain in the sponsorship questionaire about how your met and provide all the proofs before marriage...Are you guys related by any chance?

No we were not related in any way before marriage.

 

[wes786]

No we were not related in any way before marriage.

Then you don't need worry about it, even if you were relatedyou wouldn't have to worry. They sometimes assume that if you are related then it must've been arraged. Anyhow, just go throught the sponsorship questionair and explain in details about you relationship and don't hesitate to attach extra sheets of paper if you need to...

 

[Asif_786]

thanks humpakwatan

 

[emblem]

OMG! i cant beleive they are still working on august 15 cases sent my app on August 28th and its been over 2 months now and at the rate things are moving i think it'll be another 2-3 weeks before my application is assessed..this is very dissappointing..

 

[insaan2011]

Hi guys, I just wanted to know that my wife has travelled twice within 9 months to a foreign country. Both of these trips were with me, first one we went for our honeymoon for 3 weeks and the second trip was for almost a month. Does these trips will delay the background check when it comes to that?

or

do u think it won't matter?