here is my timeline
Applied for sponsorship Jan/ 10
Approved sponsorship and file transferred to Cairo for PR Jan 26/10
In Process in Cairo April 6/10
Received call for Passport req July 13 (apparently they sent letter actually June 23rd but letter was undeliverable and returned to Cairo Embassy which then they called him on mobile July 13th)
Sent passport July 14th/ delivered to Embassy July 15th
Received passport back with Visa around Aug 1 or 2
landed in Toronto, Canada Aug 20th
My husband was lucky interview waived. He does not have some special degree or work experience just customer service but I sent in so much evidence of our relationship of 1 year prior to marriage and about 250 pic's from my visit and marriage in Egypt plus sent in receipt for future trip in Feb 2010 of which my family (mom, sis, brother and my daughter all came to meet his family and we stayed 2 weeks) According to my investigations and visting forums our case is one of the quickest cases from start to finish for Cairo office. I have friends going through same process and we applied within a day of each other that still have not heard anything except that "IN process" since APril 17th. Every case is different depending on circumstances of relationship, marriage, proof and pics you send in with your application. Average your looking at 6 months from the time your application goes into "IN PROCESS" on ecase. Total time 9-12 months from initial mailing for sponsorship. make sure you pay all fee's up front to avoid delays and send so much proof to try to avoid interview. Interview can make the process longer. Pic's with each other and family members and friends, even intimate photos (kissing, hugging, etc) letter's from friends and family about your relationship. Good luck to all in the process if you have any questions please feel free to ask I did alot of researching prior to sending in my application. It took me 3 months to fully prepare our application. Take care and good luck
