To all members of the Forum.
I don't know if other members wrote to MP Jason Kenney or not but I wrote to him in September 04/12 and just a reply today.
This is in reply to your e-mail of September 4, 2012, addressed to the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, concerning the application for permanent residence of your husband. We apologize for the delay in responding.
We realize that you are looking forward to being reunited with husband wife in Canada. Family reunification is a priority of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Accordingly, every effort is made to complete the processing of partner and spousal applications as quickly as possible. However, it is a two-step process. The sponsor must be assessed against the requirements of sponsorship and the foreign national being sponsored must be assessed against the statutory requirements of being in good health and of good character. In addition, the visa officer must be satisfied that the applicant is admissible to Canada, and, in the case of spouses and partners, that the relationship is genuine and not entered into for immigration purposes only.
The many steps involved in processing an application, coupled with the volume of applications, sometimes make it difficult to conclude cases in as timely a manner as we would like. As you know, individuals who want to live permanently in Canada must meet certain requirements which include medical, criminality and security clearances. These requirements exist to protect the interests and safety of Canadians. Background screening processes are non-discriminatory and universal in their application.
CIC conducts background checks in partnership with outside agencies such as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Canada Border Services Agency, medical authorities and agencies of foreign governments. Any delays or requirements that these agencies may require in providing input are something over which we have no control. In addition, background and medical examination results are usually valid for a 12-month period. Should background or medical clearances expire during the application process, the applicant is required to update their results.
The need for further analysis of some cases by immigration and/or visa officials can also result in further delays. Incomplete applications, failure to provide additional information, complexity of a case, difficulty in communicating with an applicant(s) or accompanying or non-accompanying dependant(s), postal or courier service delays, previous dealings with Canadian immigration officials, inadmissibility issues (criminality, medical condition) can also contribute to processing delays. Multiple residences and/or employment, education, business dealings, or military service in different geographical areas, can significantly delay the background clearance process. In this situation, clearances or verifications of documents must be obtained from different issuing authorities in many jurisdictions. Because of the variables involved, it is often impossible to predict the amount of time it will take to complete an application
Our records show that your husband’s application for permanent residence was referred to the visa office in Islamabad for processing on November 30, 2010, and is currently in progress. Current statistics based on historical processing data indicate that officers in Amman are finalizing 80% of applications in this category in approximately 26 months from the date of receipt of the completed application. Therefore, it appears that this application is proceeding normally with no unexpected or unwarranted delays. Further information on processing times can be found on CIC’s Web site at www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/fc-spouses.asp.
This is what I cannot figure out: His case arrived there in Islamabad Oct21/10.
Also who or what is Amman?
Can someone help me in this question?
