gtoronto said:
Hi Dominica,
Check this link.
It just gives you a general idea, although, again, and again, things are unpredictable.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/had-dinner-with-a-friend-from-she-works-for-immigration-canada-t45674.0.html
Have a great weekend
hi gtoronto and Dominica,
gtoronto, woow that link was very interesting, thanks for sharing it with us
what i have to add on what that lady officer is that yeah usually when they ask for documents they will put the file aside and work on others but not only; i read from other members that when the background checks are asked they will put the file aside for a few good months; abu-dhabi especially has to out-source all the background checks cuz the applicants r from outside; that takes long time because of the specific countries of nationality and also because usually in middle-east it takes long to have something done well; so usually they put a bring-forward date to a file which could be a few months and it's an internal date (they don't send letter to the applicant to tell them that); this date can be seen only if u order the caips notes (there u have everything and from there u could know if u need an interview or not, their observations abt ur case, etc) i suggest both to ask ur sponsor to order it (plenty of info on this forum abt it, i don't know yet the procedure)
that timeline is for 80% of the cases; 10% could be finished in 18 months, 20% in 20 months, so on, 100% in who knows 36 months; i read abt a guy waiting for 39 months still in further background checks
tooo long; overall u don't know abt each specific case so u cannot assume that it will take that long; u can just hope that u'll b in the group which takes less time
by the way, i've been to that embassy a few times in the past and they were always super crowdy and busy so i'm sure they still are; the problem is that there are many people applying on different categories: study visa, work permits, caregivers, etc etc....there r soo many workers in the gulf and noone is permanent and they all try for a better life....the embassy is fairly new and not too big and it's difficult for them to cope with all the demand
Dominica, not sure in which gulf country u r but in uae, in the moment ur visa is canceled (stamped with the cancelation date) u have 30 days to leave; the embassy will give back ur passport with ppr in 10 days max; so there's time; i did read abt others doing it and it was doable, no problems there; yeah it's maybe a little more stressfull but it won't matter anymore
as for the interview, yes there r the cases where the officer fully doubts the marriage but not only; there could b also cases where they believe u 80% but they still have some questions which were not addressed in the application and they want to clarify
(from other people: why they married young, why the parents didn't agree at first, how they solve their differences - culture, religion, language, age, education, etc) there could also b cases where they r not sure if u can support urselves in canada and also there could b security interviews; i did read of people who had 2 interviews one abt the relationship and later the security one but it's rare and probably almost 0 chance for a female applicant
hope u'll keep this thread up to date
good luck for all!!!
