June 2020 **Outland** Spousal Sponsorship

[dw33]

Congrats. Have you even got received for aor2 yet?

 

[mandy24]

Thanks... absolutely nothing.. when I called them last to update my address the call center said that it was transferred and processing since feb 3rd but seems Beijing hadn’t updated my file. So I have no idea what’s real or not or where it’s at...

 

[dw33]

Beijing and Shanghai people havent heard anything for over a month most absolutely.nothing. When was the last you heard it was transferred?

 

[mandy24]

Beijing and Shanghai people havent heard anything for over a month most absolutely.nothing. When was the last you heard it was transferred?

I believe I updated my address a little over two weeks now and that was the update then. I haven’t had to call since and won’t again. But I do have to send a web form notifying them we he does land here...

 

[dw33]

ahhh.

 

[irekski]

Looks like another week gone in China with no movement!

there maybe more delay to it as the VISA office in china was recently discovered as China Government owned and people in ottawa were clueless during the procurement.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-informed-of-chinese-police-link-to-beijing-visa-centre-years/

 

[mandy24]

there maybe more delay to it as the VISA office in china was recently discovered as China Government owned and people in ottawa were clueless during the procurement.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-informed-of-chinese-police-link-to-beijing-visa-centre-years/

Wow!!! How could they not know what’s happening... oh boy

 

[dw33]

Wow. Mine is in HK. I shouldnt be affected.

 

[armoured]

there maybe more delay to it as the VISA office in china was recently discovered as China Government owned and people in ottawa were clueless during the procurement.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-informed-of-chinese-police-link-to-beijing-visa-centre-years/

The visa office and visa application centres are different things. The visa office is effectively an office within the embassy.

For applicants outside China, there should be no interaction with the Beijing visa application centre.

 

[dw33]

Its interesting, when we got our biometrics done. They told us this is where you will drop off your passport when ppr comes. Theyvsaid they issue the one time entry.

 

[armoured]

Its interesting, when we got our biometrics done. They told us this is where you will drop off your passport when ppr comes. Theyvsaid they issue the one time entry.

Yes, if you are in China, you will interact with the visa application centre. But for passport submission and processing, it will still be done at the visa office, the visa application centre is mainly doing logistics for that stage.

 

[dw33]

So when we get ppr can I just go back there in person and drop off the passport?

 

[armoured]

So when we get ppr can I just go back there in person and drop off the passport?

Depends on local procedure. In many parts of the world right now only submission by courier due to covid.

 

[dw33]

We got that biometrics oppointment in litterally one day.

 

[armoured]

We got that biometrics oppointment in litterally one day.

Varies by locale, esp with covid. For a while some centres were not taking biometrics at all. Some reopened earlier though.