Processing time for Paris? 9 months now? I was thinking 6?

[JustMarried81]

A few months ago I remember it being 6 months total now it's 9 months??? Is it always 9 months? I know one couple on here had it done last year within 5 months and 1 week!

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/fc-spouses.asp

Is this information correct?

 

[gsize]

and I know 2 couples who had to appeal.......they had to wait 3 years.

 

[Sweden]

A few months ago I remember it being 6 months total now it's 9 months??? Is it always 9 months? I know one couple on here had it done last year within 5 months and 1 week!

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/fc-spouses.asp

Is this information correct?

Time gets updated every 4 months to reflect the changes in the the processing times. So maybe when you checked 6 months ago it was 6 months, now it's 9. Nothing to do about it. Some people get done quicker though ( same for London : it says 9 months now I think, before was 7, but quite a few people get done in 3 or 4 months + sponsorship time).

Nobody can tell you in advance how long it will take. If you have a straightforward case, and your application is well prepared, you will be probably done before the time stated on the website, as it's an average for processing 80% of applications.
Good luck,
Sweden

 

[JustMarried81]

and I know 2 couples who had to appeal.......they had to wait 3 years.

That's terrible how come? That's a lot of stress and you only live once! I am going to stay positive on this one!

 

[JustMarried81]

Time gets updated every 4 months to reflect the changes in the the processing times. So maybe when you checked 6 months ago it was 6 months, now it's 9. Nothing to do about it. Some people get done quicker though ( same for London : it says 9 months now I think, before was 7, but quite a few people get done in 3 or 4 months + sponsorship time).

Nobody can tell you in advance how long it will take. If you have a straightforward case, and your application is well prepared, you will be probably done before the time stated on the website, as it's an average for processing 80% of applications.
Good luck,
Sweden

Very nice yeah 9 months seems a lot, I remember 5 or 7 years ago it was at 5 months, then I seen 6 months now 9 months. I guess if you do it right and everything in order it will be less time and send in everything required also!

Thank you Sweden!

 

[Rob_TO]

From Paris visa office, latest stats based on 1 year of "family-partner/spouse" applications (up to Oct 1, 2012) shows 20% of cases were done within 4 months or less. The average is 6 months... and around 20% of cases take 8 months or longer.
Paris approval rate for partner/spouse is 95%.

 

[scos]

A few months ago I remember it being 6 months total now it's 9 months??? Is it always 9 months? I know one couple on here had it done last year within 5 months and 1 week!

<said in a Darth Vader voice...>
"Harper is improving the service. Pray he doesn't improve it any more..."

 

[JustMarried81]

From Paris visa office, latest stats based on 1 year of "family-partner/spouse" applications (up to Oct 1, 2012) shows 20% of cases were done within 4 months or less. The average is 6 months... and around 20% of cases take 8 months or longer.
Paris approval rate for partner/spouse is 95%.

Where do you get these stats from? So they didn't approve 95%? Out of how many? Nice to know.

4 months or less! WOW NICE!

 

[cdn1]

check my profile, we dealt with Paris.

Pretty quick for us.

 

[Rob_TO]

Where do you get these stats from? So they didn't approve 95%? Out of how many? Nice to know.

4 months or less! WOW NICE!

Stats are here: http://www.data.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=5175A6F0-1&xsl=datacataloguerecord&metaxsl=datacataloguerecord&formid=427337D0-7C36-4FED-8428-C6A63F8C19B3

Based on last 1 year stats, Paris visa office processed 1,689 spouse/partner applications, and only refused 97 of them. So approval rate is 95% passed.

Remember only 20% of applications got 4 months or less. These are probably the no-red-flags super strong applications.

 

[JustMarried81]

check my profile, we dealt with Paris.

Pretty quick for us.

Very nice still 9 months. IT's fine, it's all doable!