SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office

[azfar11]

We wrote Immigration Minister.
Got reply from his office.
All General stuff.
I found this paragraph meaningful

To help families, including those who are dealing with the challenge of being separated during the pandemic, the Government will prioritize the processing of overseas spousal sponsorship applications until the end of March 2021. This builds upon previously announced efforts to speed up spousal reunification, including increasing the number of in-Canada decision makers by 66% and using technology to digitize paper applications.

Oh wow means files will be done by the mid March

 

[azfar11]

Does anyone have any leads on where the passport goes after submission?
Just Islamabad or all the way to london?

Pakistan has a law that it’s passport can’t go beyond its jurisdiction in any case, so the passport remains in Islamabad, usually visa stickers are in Islamabad they just paste that sticker on the passport and give it back to the holder.

 

[Alhumdulleh]

Oh wow means files will be done by the mid March

InshaAllah talah

 

[hockeydefenseman221]

We wrote Immigration Minister.
Got reply from his office.
All General stuff.
I found this paragraph meaningful

To help families, including those who are dealing with the challenge of being separated during the pandemic, the Government will prioritize the processing of overseas spousal sponsorship applications until the end of March 2021. This builds upon previously announced efforts to speed up spousal reunification, including increasing the number of in-Canada decision makers by 66% and using technology to digitize paper applications.

They promised to speed up applications to 6000 a month as per that link. But they've not met their targets so far. Only achieving 56% of their goal. So average of 3300 files per month. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova...-face-tremendous-strain-immigration-1.5852063

 

[Shahzad326]

From the day (December 09,2020) when I uploaded the ADR on GCKey, the status under Additional Documents shows as "The Additional Documents you provided have been uploaded" . I think they didn't even open my ADR yet. I haven't received any acknowledgement receipt of the ADR. Is their anyone who's status under ADR is same as mine??? I am curious that may be I did mistake while uploading the ADR that's why they didn't acknowledge receipt. Plz let me know if anyone here in the same situation

After uploading document there is also need to submit by going all the way down and click the next tab then on new window it will ask the authorization by submitting you e signature and will also ask your security question. But if you fail to submit then it only shows documents uploaded but not submitted to IRCC.

 

[Alhumdulleh]

They promised to speed up applications to 6000 a month as per that link. But they've not met their targets so far. Only achieving 56% of their goal. So average of 3300 files per month. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova...-face-tremendous-strain-immigration-1.5852063

I know, just staying positive. And inshaAllah talah. Thats what we believe.

 

[Mujahid10]

From the day (December 09,2020) when I uploaded the ADR on GCKey, the status under Additional Documents shows as "The Additional Documents you provided have been uploaded" . I think they didn't even open my ADR yet. I haven't received any acknowledgement receipt of the ADR. Is their anyone who's status under ADR is same as mine??? I am curious that may be I did mistake while uploading the ADR that's why they didn't acknowledge receipt. Plz let me know if anyone here in the same situation

what is acknowledgement receipt and where one could get? on ecas?? i know a person who has uploaded the docs on decmbr-2020 yet no response from them same as yours.

 

[Programmable]

We wrote Immigration Minister.
Got reply from his office.
All General stuff.
I found this paragraph meaningful

To help families, including those who are dealing with the challenge of being separated during the pandemic, the Government will prioritize the processing of overseas spousal sponsorship applications until the end of March 2021. This builds upon previously announced efforts to speed up spousal reunification, including increasing the number of in-Canada decision makers by 66% and using technology to digitize paper applications.

I think this is pretty meaningless since there isn't any elaboration provided on which applications, submitted within what time frame get prioritized. ie If you submitted your application in April of 2020 and are under the 12 month threshold and your application is impacted by Covid-19, are you not in line to get your application prioritized? Do you fall out of that queue to get your application prioritized? and why until March 2021? Why not until all the backlog is resolved......Government institutions are really good at masking their mismanagement and since they are the ultimate authority, they feel that they aren't accountable to anyone.

 

[Social_Distancing]

We wrote Immigration Minister.
Got reply from his office.
All General stuff.
I found this paragraph meaningful

To help families, including those who are dealing with the challenge of being separated during the pandemic, the Government will prioritize the processing of overseas spousal sponsorship applications until the end of March 2021. This builds upon previously announced efforts to speed up spousal reunification, including increasing the number of in-Canada decision makers by 66% and using technology to digitize paper applications.

I hope they keep up with this statement as previously they weren’t able to meet their own set targets

Thanks for sharing

 

[OmarSarfraz]

My file hasn't even been transferred yet to LVO and its already been 1 year. After committing the mistake of marrying outside Canada, what do you guys recommend I should do now?

 

[OmarSarfraz]

We wrote Immigration Minister.
Got reply from his office.
All General stuff.
I found this paragraph meaningful

To help families, including those who are dealing with the challenge of being separated during the pandemic, the Government will prioritize the processing of overseas spousal sponsorship applications until the end of March 2021. This builds upon previously announced efforts to speed up spousal reunification, including increasing the number of in-Canada decision makers by 66% and using technology to digitize paper applications.

Suggest him to add this clause on future single applicants "DO NOT MARRY OUTSIDE CANADA"

 

[Phalos]

To help families, including those who are dealing with the challenge of being separated during the pandemic, the Government will prioritize the processing of overseas spousal sponsorship applications until the end of March 2021.

STORM will last until end of March 2021. After may God help you all.

 

[dw33]

Sadly Im June, I think I will miss this storm!

 

[spousalCase416]

We wrote Immigration Minister.
Got reply from his office.
All General stuff.
I found this paragraph meaningful

To help families, including those who are dealing with the challenge of being separated during the pandemic, the Government will prioritize the processing of overseas spousal sponsorship applications until the end of March 2021. This builds upon previously announced efforts to speed up spousal reunification, including increasing the number of in-Canada decision makers by 66% and using technology to digitize paper applications.

this has nothing to do with LVO; which everyone in this forum is hoping to hear news from. I’m surprised nobody picked up on that fact. They’ve simply increased the staff on ‘in canada’ work by66% and digitized the applications for remote capabilities. Once you’ve moved past canada to your respective VO, this news means nothing.

 

[Impatiently_Waiting]

this has nothing to do with LVO; which everyone in this forum is hoping to hear news from. I’m surprised nobody picked up on that fact. They’ve simply increased the staff on ‘in canada’ work by66% and digitized the applications for remote capabilities. Once you’ve moved past canada to your respective VO, this news means nothing.

Yes, this. The immigration minister is just putting wool over our eyes. What exactly is the point of increasing in-Canada decision makers? As far as we know the longest part of the process is eligibility and that takes place in a foreign visa office. The 66% increase does nothing to help reunite spouses for the majority of outland applicants.