Berlin, Europe Spouse Sponsorship Timeline 2011

[Pummelchen]

Thanks for your advice! I hope to get everything ready in under 1 month, but now I'm getting nervous.. Which part took you the longest?

The old rule says it takes 90% of time to finish the last 10% of a project ..

Takes time to collect all the data for the forms, write the letter to explain the relationship, check all forms for errors etc. Lots of work !

 

[Shana_J]

Looks like the Berlin VO is now closed; all files are being transferred to the Vienna VO.

 

[Franzi]

Looks like the Berlin VO is now closed; all files are being transferred to the Vienna VO.

I'm in the process of gathering the documents and filling out the application.. Do I have to change anything now? I already did my medicals, so on the form it says my visa office is Berlin.

Thank you!

 

[waikiki]

Looks like the Berlin VO is now closed; all files are being transferred to the Vienna VO.

What? How do you know? How can that be? Won´t they let us know?

 

[waikiki]

I just checked cic website and it´s right, Vienna is now in charge of Germany and Netherlans too I guess.
So is that good or bad? Now Vienna has more files to work on, will the processing time increase?

 

[sabaniga]

I just checked cic website and it´s right, Vienna is now in charge of Germany and Netherlans too I guess.
So is that good or bad? Now Vienna has more files to work on, will the processing time increase?

That is the question. Who knows? Vienna was responsible for a bunch of other countries too, and now Germany and the Netherlands. And I don't think that the Berlin VO was not having a enough to do. It's all very strange. I can see some of the smaller countries needing to get together but statistically Berlin was busy. And Germany is not a small country. It's weird.

But yes, I suspect that our waiting time just got longer.

 

[parisien]

Anyone know about paris time line ? As i can see here berlin is more rapid than anyother .... impressive work berlin if someone about paris so let me know

 

[cuenca_perez]

Hi guys, I read that a few of you have gotten the authorization of return already, Im about to send the application for it and I would like some tips of what you guys wrote in the letter that you sent,

Appreciate your help, thanks!

 

[Venecan]

Hi!!! Everybody!!!
I dont know what to says about the file transfer to Vienna Office, hope everything is gonna be all right.
My best wishes for all of us.

 

[maya2011]

Really disappointed to hear that the Berlin visa office is now closed and that our files are being transferred to Vienna. This will definitely create longer processing times! I also found out on the website and my MP's office had no clue. They simply said we haven't heard back from Berlin yet - DUH! The office is closed! Well here's to hoping things move quickly!

 

[waikiki]

How can we now, when our files will arrive in Vienna? How long does it take? Are they already there?

 

[waikiki]

Hi,
for those of you whou applied outland but are staying and waiting for PR in Canada: do you still have a valid address in Germany? Or can they send COPR to Canada Address? (Kann man sich ganz abmelden?)

 

[Elizabeth Joe]

hi waikiki,
I did have the COPR sent to my parents address in Germany, while I was in Canada, but mostly because I didn't have a fixed address in Canada. I know you can change your mailing address to a canadian address and have it sent there.( I think Indigo from the forum here did that) Officially your permanent address would be still in Germany as long as you are still waiting for PR, but I don't think anybody asks for that at this point of the process and having a canadian mailing address while you are waiting is definitely okay.

 

[waikiki]

Thanks Elizabeth, so it means my husband MUST have an official address in Germany? I´m asking, because if he stays with me as a visitor in Canada and then gets his COPR, he would have to come back to Germany in order to cancel the official address ?

 

[Elizabeth Joe]

I'm not sure about this waikiki, for immigration Canada I don't think he needs a official german address, but I don't know if he can cancel (abmelden) his german address before he is a PR in Canada. You could just go to the 'Meldebehoerde' and ask how that works. I'm still 'gemeldet' in Germany under my parents address (where I have never lived), which means if I need a new passport I can get it in Germany instead of going through a German Embassy in Canada. I might change that one day, but right now I don't see a problem with that.