Hi Hoffa,
The next steps are as follows:
1. Your file will be opened at CIC-Mississauga about 30 days (approximately) after they receive it. Your WIFE'S application to sponsor you will be evaluated based on the criteria and approved if she qualifies. All she needs to show is that she is not receiving welfare (social assistance) and that she does not have an undischarged bankruptcy or other serious criminal charges/convictions. Then they will check to see if the application is complete, making sure that all of the required documents are included, papers signed, etc. If everything is fine, they will send her a letter saying she has been approved as a sponsor and will send you application for Permanent Residence to the Embassy in Rabat for processing.
2. About two weeks later, your file will be received in Rabat. They will send you a letter called an Acknowledgement of Receipt. This is a standard letter they send when they have received a file and have begun processing it. The letter will tell you how long NORMAL processing time is IF no interview is required and that you should NOT ask about your file until AFTER the normal processing time is passed. Our letter said 7 months. It also says they will contact you if further information or an interview is required.
3. Then you wait. I'm sorry but that's all you can do. You and your wife should continue to gather evidence of your relationship. Telephone records, chat records, emails, airline tickets for visits, pictures, cards, letters, etc. The embassy will call you around the 7 month mark to let you know if they need to interview you and/or they need more information about your relationship. During this time, they are also completing a background security check on you. Really, there is not much you can do but wait and stay hopeful.
If you want to get a good idea of timelines, you can enter your information on a website called www.trackitt.com and get an idea of how other files have been processed. Good luck and I hope this information helps you.
