Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office
looks like some people are confusing procedural fairness letters with doc requests. although we treat them the same on the spreadsheet, there's an important difference between the two.
a request for additional documents will begin with the phrase: "In order for us to continue the processing of your application, we require the following documents", followed by a list of documents.
a procedural fairness letter (referred to as PFL in GCMS notes) will begin with the phrase: "It appears that you may not meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act".
getting a request for additional documents is nothing to be alarmed about, however if you get a procedural fairness letter, this means the VO has some serious concerns regarding your case and that you need to think very carefully about how you're going to respond; simply sending in additonal proof of relationship may not be sufficient as they usually list a specific set of concerns that you will have to address.
