Hi All,
Just wanted to update my time line, which might be helpful to some of you.
1. Spouse sponsorship application filed on Nov 06 2013. upfront medical was done in Sept 2013.
2. Received SA on Nov 29, 2013.
3. Received AOR from Abu Dhabi on 27 Feb 2014 with ADR (asking sponsor's proof of residence in Canada). ADs submitted on April 6th, 2014.
4. ecase status changed to in process on 7th Sep 2014.
5. Today on 28th Sep 2014, received PPR for the issuance of visa, expired medicals were automatically extended for another year, and the PPR letter says visa validity will be until Sep 2015.
Good luck every one.