Hello everyone,
I have done several applications at the Canadian Visa Office in Mexico city and the average processing times have been from six to ten months, (this one was the longest as documents got lost on the mail), is one of the fastess VO around the world.
Due to the strike, processing times are longer, sadly there is nothing we can do about it. As you can see, they are working on applications even though they are on strike.
@ Mark_kar:I don't see anything wrong with Mexican Nationals working in your applications do you believe that because they are not Canadians they cannot understand Immigration Law and regulations? Really? Your comment is a little racist, you are married to a Mexican National, does she understand your values? The delay on your application has nothing to do with it.
Some cases take longer due to different circumstances, if your spouse is a failed refugee, expect delays, why? Firts, they need to make sure he/she did not married in order to get the PR, second, if they were deported, the ARc needs to be approved.
I understand how you feel, The wait seems like is forever,and longer if families are apart, but believe me, are other visa offices who take almost two years to approve a Family Class application, Manila, New Dehli and many more. Patience is a virtue, and now with the strike you need it the most.
Your families future is on the Visa Officer's decision, if you keep sending requests and complaints, your case will take longer as they will open your file and set up a new date to open it again. Why ? Immigration officers work with "agendas" on your files, they open your file, review if your application is complete, and then set up a date in the system to open your file again to send you the AOR. Then again, set up another date to open your file to review if you sent the documents they requested and so on. Timelines are set up for every step on your files.
Yes, applications for visitors are faster, main reason, they don't need to do a background check, with a Permanent Residency application takes longer, as the background checks are done in two different levels.
Visitor's visas for spouses are rejected for different reasons, the most important one is due to lack of funds or because the person requested the visa cannot prove she/he will be back to their country of origen at the end of the time she/he is allowed to be in Canada, yes, she /he is married to a Canadian but she/he is still a foreign national and needs to prove she has a value reason to be back to Mexico and will not overstay after the end of their TRV. As per the regulayions, if is the onus of the applicant to prove she/he has ties in their country of origen, it doesn't matter if she/she is married or not to a Canadian Citizen.
Filling a strong application for a Visitor's visa for a spouse makes a difference in the outcome as well. Filling the application is not always enough.
Many of you applied a few months ago, lets wait for the strike to be over so applications get processed within the timelines. The backlog is now six months due to the strike, let's be patience.
Good luck to all ,
Susana
