IRONMAN7777 said:
Hello Impresso,
For me it has been half the time. I have had everything submitted upfront and received all the necessary acknowledgements and believe that my application is being processed in Abu Dhabi as the AOR stated.
Obviously being a November 2015 Applicant and now entering the summer season, it already feels like a long time since the application was initially submitted. It is tough to be away from your Spouse not to mention the strain of not being able to determine the date for an outcome, which puts one in a touch spot to handle situations at hand such as- renewing a Tenancy Contract, an Employment Contract, sell or not sell the car, hold on the the useful things or let them go etc. It isn't a very settling situation and time in life to be in.
I have asked my consultant, my representative, to order to the ATI Notes to give us an idea of where we're at. We were informed that it would take a month or so till we have the notes. Today completes 62 days since it has been applied for and we still don't have them. Very frustrating!
May I ask you Impresso, and to all other members of this forum please feel free to share your comments, when you do suggest the Background and or Security checks should or would have started? And is this is the most important and time consuming of it all? And finally, I haven't left the UAE since 2009, not once. Shouldn't a background/Security check for the likes of me be fairly quicker?
Hello IRONMAN7777 - It truly is a very tough place to be with the whole process of sponsorship. Good thing is once you get the visa, you have some time I would say 6 months to 1 Year to make your landing, so gives you enough time to sort things out esp with Jobs/Tenants/Cars. As frustrating as it is - dont give up hope. I still remember the day when my wife took a bus to Abu Dhabi to speak to the Office to get the Visa on the spot - and she got it ( Miracle I must say ) and she flew the day after. Yes we were bitter all the time, but that instance we forgot about all of that - time gone but atleast we have each other.
From what I remember you can request for notes on your own for 5$ and it takes 4 weeks to come in via email - Actually they pull the fill within a few days but have to go through the whole notes and delete content for security and privacy act .
I dont know if things have changed but, Security Clearance is broken down into two 1) The Criminality Check and 2) Security Clearance which allows the officer to determine if the applicant is safe for Canadian Soil and does not pose any threat to the country.
Criminality Check is based on the police clearance certificates you provide which is usually verified by the local police department and additional police clearance is required if the applicant resided in another country for longer than 6 months in the last 10 Years if I am not mistaken. These verification do take a little longer if the local police department are not quick enough to reply and it varies from country to country, some are quick some are slow.
The Security Clearance is the fun part and is not in ADVO hands - They have to reach out to various organisations to get a green light for the applicant and the list of organisation is also in accordance to/not limited to Where you reside , your country of birth , your past visited countries , your relationship and it is quite intense and takes the most time. This is sort of the same security clearance they do when you are at the airport and they feel like something is up with your name and they make you sit for a few hours - this is what they verify. Once all the agencies/organisations come back giving a green light - you are good to go.
It is very possible to do it in within a day but due to the large number of applicants coming into ADVO , we can certainly expect some delays.
Hope This helps.
