kollins said:It would be easier to answer your question if you have categorically make it known if...
*Application Processing fee was paid for your non-accompanying Hubby
*Right of permanent resident fee was requested by AVO
*Right of permanent resident fee was already paid by you.
For Scenario one,If you have paid for application fees for him,there is a chance that AVO will request for RPRFfrom you which ofcourse means you have paid for the fees.......If this is\was the case,you can always raise a CSE now as a matter of urgency to inform them beforehand or simply wait for your passport request and indicate/change non accompanying spouse to accompanying spouse with a detail explanatory letter.
The above is scenario one......for scenario two.....its more urgent than scenario one because the processes needs to commence immediately.
Scenario two means that application processing fees for your non accompanying hubby wasn't paid/included during submission....which will surely mean that RPRF was not requested/paid from/by you.This scenario regardless of the medicals done by hubby needs you to contact AVO immediately with your intention to change his status from "non accompanying spouse " to accompanying spouse.This may delay your application a bit as you will need to pay the application fees and RPRF fees to complete your processing.
A non-accompanying spouse or dependent will normally not be issued confirmation of permanent resident by local visa office once such is declared as non-accompanying as they may/will have to follow the route of sponsorship later on.
With the little explanation that i have made,I'm sure you can deduce where you fall into and take necessary action before it gets overtly TOO LATE.
Summarily,If application processing fees and RPRF has not been paid for him,you need to act fast as further delay will not help.
Cheers.
Thank you Dotsng, Teed618 and Kollins for your responses. I did not pay the processing fee and Rprf for spouse. I will quickly raise the CSE as advised. Thanks for the advise.