Are the Out-Land offices meeting their expected completion dates?

[ladybrytt]

On our AOR we are given a do-not-disturb-before-this-date, because applications are expected to be processed by then. Who has or has not had success with these processing dates? If you have not had success, how delayed was your case and why? Thank you 

[waitingintz]

I think generally delays are cause by things like the need for an interview or complicated background checks (for many countries or countries that are slow getting checks done).  Also of course there's also a delay every time they have to request additional documents (because they give you up to 90 days to submit usually).

We were told 6 months in the AOR (80% completed in 18 months on immigration website) and we complete in 1 month for sponsor and 6 months for applicant.  So right on the button with the timeline they gave us.  And we did have to submit extra documents and had 3 african countries to do back ground checks on but no interview.

[ladybrytt]

Thank you for your reply. We are hopefully close to an end. Oh the anxiety........ our AOR reflected the 6 month waiting period that was "normal" last year, but the site has increased to 7 months as of the February update. What's one more month anyway (in the grand scheme of things). I'm having faith in the system and grasping at hope.