Hey FRV,
So here is my timeline:
We got married in December 2013 and we sent in our application to the Mississauga office on March 15, 2014. It took us time to apply since we had to wait for our nikah papers to come through since we got married in Pakistan (Spouse is a resident of Dubai). We could've applied earlier but Pakistan messed up our marriage certificate and put the wrong wedding date. So that delayed it a month.
Our file transferred over to ADVO on April 22, 2014 and then we heard our first response from them on June 22, 2014 asking me to pay my RPRF and me and wife's communication for the last 6 months. Since June 22 of last year we haven't heard a response and we are reaching our 13 months next month so its pushing very close to the processing timeline. We still haven't heard anything in terms of our remedical since our expiring medical expired as well.
I actually went through an immigration consulting firm who did my brothers case as well a few years back, so he reviewed my file before sending it. I would advise as Impresso has mentioned send them as many pics with groups as you can, show telephone records and I even sent in my whatsapp logs as well as printed screen shots of my whatsapp conversation. I even sent in my Skype log and screenshots of me and my wife talking on Skype, its silly but they need to see that!
ohh so that means they have taken the whole processing time as shown by them. I was of the thought that they get don within it within 6-8 months...
I hope you get your wife's visa asap
n yes i have gathered our chat records and we have many pictures since past 4 yrs how ever we just got married in dubai and have enough evidences for that too so ill be sending all. can u pls tell me the link for RESIDENCY QUESTIONNAIRE for abu dhabi residents as i cant find it any where.
also let me know if any other imp points i need to mention
all the best to u n i wish u get the visa too soon as its already been a year u applied