Hey everyone. I'm not exactly new to this forum, having read most of your comments over the last few weeks. Congrats to everyone getting their visas!
I've been waiting for my wife's visa for a long time now. I applied way back in October 5th of last year at CPC-M, and my application was sent back on November 15th, because they needed additional documentation. Once I sent that, I was approved on December 23rd, 2010. The file was transferred/received in ND on January 3rd, 2011, and PPR was requested January 15th. There was a small delay in the sending the passport, but it was sent by the first week on March, and this showed up on e-CAS as "We started processing xxxx's application on March 17, 2011." The reason for the delay in sending the passport was, my wife was out of the country until they request for the passport came, so she had to travel back to India to deliver it. She's been back in India for 2 months now, just waiting.
Any idea on how much longer it might take? Is it because of security clearance/background checks? Some people here have gotten through in days from 'Received' to 'Decision Made' so I just want to know if anyone had a similar experience being out of the country and then returning to deliver the passport.
Thanx!