Inland Sponsering Outland (Peru)

[bergy2018]

Hi everyone,

I wish to share the following with anyone who may find it useful and, as well, would like to ask a few questions.

I am currently living in the province of Québec - Canada and sponsering my wife who is currently living in Peru.

We know each other since 2001 and are married since 2003. We have one child.
As work permited, I was visiting my wife in Peru at least four (4) to six (6) months every year until I came back to settle down in Canada 2016.

My wife was granted with a single entry visa in 2011 and a multiple entry visa in 2014.
She was also granted with a US tourist visa in 2014.

She has visited Canada in 2011 and both Canada and USA in 2015

At the following dates:

- March 7th 2018 / The PR application was sent to CIC

- March 9th 2018 / CIC has received the PR application.

- April 21st 2018 / CIC confirmed reception of the application.

- April 27th 2018 / CIC is requesting for «Medical Exam» and «Schedule 'A'».

- May 8th 2018 / The «Medical Exam» has been completed.

- May 22nd 2018 / CIC has received the complet «Schedule 'A'»

- July 10th 2018 / Application has been forwarded to the Visa Office in Mexico City.

- Aug. 6th 2018 / Case processing started.

- Sept. 3rd 2018 / Application received at the Visa Office in Mexico City.

- Sept. 17th 2018 / My wife has been granted the «Selection Certificate of Québec».

- Sept. 27th 2018 / The Visa Office in Mexico City acknowledge the receipt of the application.

Questions:

1) I would like to know if the above time lapse seems resonable.

2) As my wife presntly lives in Lima Peru, could anyone tell me why the application was sent to a visa office in Mexico City ?

I have contacted the CIC but they would or could not answer me.
I have sent an e-mail to the visa office in Mexico City and I still do not have any answer.

3) Since that the validity of the Medical Exam is for one (1) year, I would like to know if an extension request can be made in case that the PR visa is still not granted by May 8th 2019.

- If an extension can be requested,
- is it the applicant who should ask for it or
- it will be requested by a visa officer ?

Thanks for your kind replies, answers, tips or advice.

 

[Wakki]

most spousal sponsorship are processed within 12 months

Mexico visa office processes outland sponsorship

you may likely get the PR visa before medical exam expires.

 

[AlgCad0218]

They only request a new medical visit if they foresee that the application will take much longer to be processed. Otherwise, the agent will take the decision to extend it.

 

[bergy2018]

most spousal sponsorship are processed within 12 months

Mexico visa office processes outland sponsorship

you may likely get the PR visa before medical exam expires.

Thank you very much for your reply and encouragement. I really appreciate it.

 

[bergy2018]

They only request a new medical visit if they foresee that the application will take much longer to be processed. Otherwise, the agent will take the decision to extend it.

Thank you very much for your reply and encouragement. I really appreciate it.

If I understand well, we cannot ask for an extension, the VO only can or will do it.

 

[bergy2018]

In a week, we will have reached the 12 months mark. Still stuck at Background Check not started !!! What can be wrong ??? Our Vo is Mexico City !!!