March 2013 (Canada-New Delhi Applicants)

[bella25]

Hello Guys,

I am a canadian citizen and got married in India in dec 2012 and i applied for my husbands spousal sponsership in March 25,2013 (as per cic). Our application has been approved and was transfered to New delhi on April 18,2013 and we also got a passport request on the same day. How long does it take for the visa's to be sent over to my husband in india? He is currently in India. And I am back to Canada.

Is there a time period when he should be receiving his visa's from new delhi?
Thanks,
Bella

 

[india2can]

Hello Bella,

I am in a similar situation.

I got married September 3rd, 2012 in India. I am a Canadian citizen and my husband is from India. We were first determined to get my India visa sorted and then apply for his.

Our timeline is the following
February 28, 2013 application received Mississauga, Canada
March 27, 2013 I received email i am a eligible sponsor file transferred to Delhi
April 19, 2013 My spouse is requested for his Police Clearance and Passport
May 1, 2013 - I believe Delhi embassy received we sent via courier and I need to track it

Status now is waiting..... I am also still in India now. I am currently 4 months pregnant. So my hope is in the next couple of months or i will be giving birth in India which is also okay,whatever is meant to be!

In our agent's experience generally 4-6 months is the waitlist from the start of application to receiving the visa for the cases he handles. His feeling we should receive visa in 2 to 6 weeks from the letter received. However, if indeed they are collecting passports earlier and holding onto them as indicated in the forum than that might not apply anymore. For now we are going on to 4 weeks of waiting and no hearing anything.

Rena

 

[bella25]

Hey Rena

Have u heard anything from new delhi office? Any sort of letters? We are still waiting. NO response as of yet

Bella