***March 2021 Outland Spouse Sponsorship***

[Thankful94]

I got my email approval today morning. I hope you will get it soon . Does anyone know any help is appreciated!!
My wife lives in Egypt , and gave to birth to my kids in Egypt. My application will be sent to Nairobi, Kenya where she is not from there , and never went there in her life. Egypt has a Visa Office and I assume it’s less busy because Kenya has to accommodate other surrounding countries who don’t have a VO. Did that happen to anybody and what’s the reason behind that. I’m just confused when I have to submit my medicals or passport in the future and it might take longer because it’s in Kenya

 

[armoured]

Did that happen to anybody and what’s the reason behind that. I’m just confused when I have to submit my medicals or passport in the future and it might take longer because it’s in Kenya

They are sending files to different offices (geographically) to manage staffing.

You would still give medicals, biometrics, etc., at whatever location is closest. Same for the passport request when the time comes.

Overall should be no effect on you, esp if the other office is less busy.

 

[Thankful94]

They are sending files to different offices (geographically) to manage staffing.

You would still give medicals, biometrics, etc., at whatever location is closest. Same for the passport request when the time comes.

Overall should be no effect on you, esp if the other office is less busy.

Thank you for your prompt reply I really appreciate it! So Sydney assumes that Nairobi is less busy and have the staff currently to process my application rather than cairo . So I think that’s a good sign ? Is that so ?

 

[moe.nassrat]

Application Received : March 26
AOR1 : May 01
File Linked : May 02
Biometrics Requested : May 05
Sponsor Approved Letter : May 07 - In the SA letter it is mentioned that the file will be send to Cairo VO

Any idea when should I expect the medical request? How long the medical test is valid for?

 

[armoured]

Thank you for your prompt reply I really appreciate it! So Sydney assumes that Nairobi is less busy and have the staff currently to process my application rather than cairo . So I think that’s a good sign ? Is that so ?

That seems to be how they're approaching, yes. Whether it's actually faster, no way to know in advance.

 

[moetorious]

AOR received May 1st weird that I did not receive a medical request yet.

 

[Nivedhaprasad]

Hi Guys,
If there is an address change for the sponsor, what must be done?

Please guide.

 

[Canada2020eh]

AOR received May 1st weird that I did not receive a medical request yet.

No it isn't, it can be weeks before getting medical and bio requests after AOR. Nothing to worry about.

 

[noelt1991]

Hi Guys,
If there is an address change for the sponsor, what must be done?

Please guide.

Raise a web form and inform

 

[singleman]

Biometrics Centres are Closed in India Now. Don't know what to do now.

I am sure those will open soon as soon as India declares that Corona 2-3 is under control and also flights may resume soon. It happened in 2020 too

 

[singleman]

Anyone from India who manage to get the biometric recently? I got the request today and on website it showing all VACs are temporarily closed. Please assist if someone manage to get one.

It's going crazy all over . Best thing is to wait for the offices to re-open as those were closed in 2020 and we were worried too much but then suddenly those were opened. And she did Bio-metrics rt in India. Sending applicant out of India was another idea but was not worth it as even if we did biomet. everything is like to HALT. Applicants from APRIL 2020 R waiting for Sponsor's Approval. They are showing a 2 year's processing time on their link.

 

[noelt1991]

That's true. Last year, I believe VFS was closed for nearly 3-4 months. And it's more likely to be similar or even more timeline for this time too.
Sadly the processing is going to be affected. Let's hope everyone stays safe and healthy during this difficult time.

It's going crazy all over . Best thing is to wait for the offices to re-open as those were closed in 2020 and we were worried too much but then suddenly those were opened. And she did Bio-metrics rt in India. Sending applicant out of India was another idea but was not worth it as even if we did biomet. everything is like to HALT. Applicants from APRIL 2020 R waiting for Sponsor's Approval. They are showing a 2 year's processing time on their link.

 

[Thankful94]

AOR received May 1st weird that I did not receive a medical request yet.

I got mine April 29 no medical .
Did you get yours ?

 

[IceD.]

MVO - Manila Visa Office

From which country is the principal applicant?

 

[singleman]

1 year processing time is now a history
Due to Covid processing times are going up to 2 years. Let's hope this virus will be under control soon and things resume as they did in 2020.