PROCESSING TIMES FOR SPONSORING SPOUSES

[Saffy]

Hi again,

I am checking the processing times for sponsoring spouses, and when I go to Africa section, it does not list
Tunisa as having a processing time or a visa office, it only has morocco and other african/midding east places. Why is tunisia not there, and what do tunisians do in this situation?

Check for yourself:   cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/fc-spouses.asp#europe
(wont let me post the whole link)

[Huron]

Tunisia is not listed because it does not have an immigrant visa processing office.  All Tunisian applications are handled out of Paris. 

In addition to Tunisia, Paris also handles applications from many other countries. 

Check here.....  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/paris.asp

[Saffy]

does he need to be a resident of france for us to get it processed in paris?

because he is a resident of italy right now and lives there, but he is a tunisian citizen...

[Huron]

I know it can be overwhelming but I really think it would behoove you to thoroughly read all of the application, guides, and regional guides completely.

"You must select the visa office that serves your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year."

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/apply-where.asp 

You will note if you scroll to Tunisia it says Paris.  ( one does not have to live in FRANCE, as noted in the link in my first response,  This office processes immigrant application for all of the following places Algeria, Andorra, Azores, Belgium, Canary Islands, France, Gibraltar, Libya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madeira, Monaco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia)

On the Canadian Embassy in Tunisia it says "*Immigrant applications are not accepted in Tunisia. Please visit the website of our Visa Section in Paris"
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/tunisia-tunisie/visas/index.aspx?menu_id=2&view=d

If the applicant has been legally admitted to Italy for a period of a year then the applicant can apply through the ROME visa office.  (Rome also handles Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, San Marino, Vatican City)

The choice is the applicants, you may want to look at times for both offices.  In either case one will need to use the regional guide for Africa. 

[Saffy]

Even if he choooses to have it processed in France, will he have to take a trip to france for any reason during this application process? *reminder he does not live in france, but italy*

[Saffy]

does anyone know the answer to my question?

"Even if he choooses to have it processed in France, will he have to take a trip to france for any reason during this application process? *reminder he does not live in france, but italy*

[cndcit]

I am no expert but in my opinion the only reason your spouse may have to travel to France would be if an interview was required.

[bilbol11]

hi  i am  from tunisia  and  i am applying  for  pr and  my  application  sent  into paris so your  husbend dusnt  have  any  reason to  travel ito  paris  just if  hi wnna  get  his PRV  direct that  mean if  hi want  to  take his  passport  direct  to  the  visa  office  in paris  us  hi can  travel from  italy to  there...and  if  hi  will had interview  hi  will need  to  travel  to  tunisia  us  the  interview  will be  in  tunisia in  the  candian  ambessy here us  hi  is  tunisian more  than  that  hi will never  have  to  travel to paris