Overseas spouse and dependents of protected person and convention refugee timeline - Share here

[One-step2020]

This is very unpleasant. Can you please share your timeline and VO?

Yes, it is a very frustrating process. After another stressful experience with IRCC, I got PR last Oct and requested my dependent's application to the Amman visa office in Sep. And after several calls and emails to convince them that my family lives in Turkey with nothing, I had to send my dependent's application to Amman, and in Nov, Amman's office asked me to transfer my dependent's application to Ankara office, and in January, they requested the medical and biometrics.
Yes, all the processing time was raised by IRCC. You can check that on the IRCC website.

 

[One-step2020]

My spouse application was originally submitted to Mississauga on July 2020. Now it has been 22 months

Well, actual time begins when you start submitting your dependent’s application to VO, not the Mississauga office.

 

[MOHAMMEDN]

Well, actual time begins when you start submitting your dependent’s application to VO, not the Mississauga office.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...asses/overseas-family-members/objectives.html

 

[MOHAMMEDN]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...asses/overseas-family-members/objectives.html

In keeping with the priority accorded to reuniting immediate family members, IRCC offices should endeavour to complete DR2 case processing within the same time frames as the principal applicant is processed in Canada. Note: The PA in Canada may be granted permanent residence prior to completion of the processing of overseas family members due to the inadmissibility exemption for protected persons under A42 and R23. The PA in Canada may include any or all family members, and only those family members who have been included in the application must be examined.

 

[One-step2020]

In keeping with the priority accorded to reuniting immediate family members, IRCC offices should endeavour to complete DR2 case processing within the same time frames as the principal applicant is processed in Canada. Note: The PA in Canada may be granted permanent residence prior to completion of the processing of overseas family members due to the inadmissibility exemption for protected persons under A42 and R23. The PA in Canada may include any or all family members, and only those family members who have been included in the application must be examined.

Yes, that is on their website. But, in reality, they are not doing that. If they need to work with that, that means our family should be in Canada right now. I have a friend who submitted his family application at the Cario visa office in May last year and still nothing

 

[MOHAMMEDN]

Yes, that is on their website. But, in reality, they are not doing that. If they need to work with that, that means our family should be in Canada right now. I have a friend who submitted his family application at the Cario visa office in May last year and still nothing

No biometrics or medicals from Cairo yet?

 

[One-step2020]

No biometrics or medicals from Cairo yet?

Only biometrics No medical yet.

 

[Orlando_Best]

Well in case your original application for PR was in December 2020 - My understanding for the processing time, is IRCC deadline would be December 2022; It might take one to two months after this deadline. And maybe earlier.

My understanding is that the dependents overseas are processed within one year of the principal applicant (in Canada) receiving his PR.

 

[MOHAMMEDN]

My understanding is that the dependents overseas are processed within one year of the principal applicant (in Canada) receiving his PR.

I heard about this but I do not believe it applies to people who applied for PR in Canada and their overseas family at the same time.

I guess OYW is something you would need to fill out a separate application for IMM5571

My understanding to our families applications are being exceeding processing time of 23 months since the original submission of application is just a delay.

However, many of my friends in Canada had their families application completed within max of 5-6 months after PA became PR

Visa Offices: London, Abu Dhabi.

At the end there are a lot of differences depending on 1- the applications complexity, 2-how the overseas family application was transferred to the Visa Office ( By the applicant or by the CPC in Mississauga) 3-number of dependents, 4-and it varies from a region to a region (Visa Offices) on how fast they are processing applications.

 

[sohaib1]

My understanding is that the dependents overseas are processed within one year of the principal applicant (in Canada) receiving his PR.

Yes the process is like that but these days its all random and is taking longer

 

[MOHAMMEDN]

Yes the process is like that but these days its all random and is taking longer

•Original submission to CPC-M: July 2020
•Checklist request: November 2021
(File E-Transferred to Abu Dhabi by CPC-M)
•Gcms IRCC notes requested: March 2022 (Not received until today)
•Biometrics request: April 2022
• Another Gcms notes requested from IRCC + CBSA this time: May 2022
What would be next and how long do you think it would take?

 

[LandofLivingSkies]

•Original submission to CPC-M: July 2020
•Checklist request: November 2021
(File E-Transferred to Abu Dhabi by CPC-M)
•Gcms IRCC notes requested: March 2022 (Not received until today)
•Biometrics request: April 2022
• Another Gcms notes requested from IRCC + CBSA this time: May 2022
What would be next and how long do you think it would take?

I would say next maybe medical then PPR, but how long, it will depend with the visa office, but since they asked for checklist on November 2021, I would hope they will get PPR request by or before November 2022. Wishing you best luck.

 

[MOHAMMEDN]

I would say next maybe medical then PPR, but how long, it will depend with the visa office, but since they asked for checklist on November 2021, I would hope they will get PPR request by or before November 2022. Wishing you best luck.

Thanks. wishing you the best as well.

 

[Sa169]

Hi All,
I've contacted the MP office to inquire about the latest update on my family's application. They contacted the IRCC and told them that the criminality assessment has passed , The eligibility assessment is in progress and The medical assessment has not started.

- Does this sequence make sense?
- Is this a good sign?
- Any expected time duration?

 

[MOHAMMEDN]

Hi All,
I've contacted the MP office to inquire about the latest update on my family's application. They contacted the IRCC and told them that the criminality assessment has passed , The eligibility assessment is in progress and The medical assessment has not started.

- Does this sequence make sense?
- Is this a good sign?
- Any expected time duration?

Can you please share your family application timeline and which Visa Office is currently processing it?