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CHC, Islamabad Spouse Sponsorship Timeline 2012 -2013

Raheel27a

Hero Member
Apr 12, 2013
404
10
Category........
Visa Office......
London, feb 2014
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 feb 2013
Doc's Request.
14 aug 2014, 5 sep 2014, 16 sep 2014
File Transfer...
15 mar 2013
Med's Request
05 sep 2014
Med's Done....
15 sep 2014
Passport Req..
9th feb 2015 (passport submited thru VAC on 10th of feb 2015) (Decision Made on 18 feb 2015)
VISA ISSUED...
11th march 2015
it would be the same tracking number and when did you submit your passport?
Amaw said:
Aslamualaikum I have a question when we send our passport thru VFS service and they give us a tracking number to track the passport that Islamabad embassy received it or not.
So it is the same tracking number which they will give us the info that they send back us our passport or there is going to be another tracking number?
 

Amaw

Star Member
Nov 25, 2013
91
2
Category........
Visa Office......
islamabad
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-08-2013
Doc's Request.
28-10-2014
Med's Request
dec 2014
Passport Req..
26 feb
VISA ISSUED...
17 march
LANDED..........
inshallah soon
Raheel27a said:
it would be the same tracking number and when did you submit your passport?
26 Feb
 

KingKhan1

Star Member
Jul 5, 2014
78
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Islamabad Then London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 2012
Doc's Request.
Not yet !!!
AOR Received.
No
File Transfer...
October 2012
Med's Request
December 2014
Med's Done....
December 24,2014
Interview........
26th January 2015, Cleared :)
VISA ISSUED...
26th Jan 2015...At the time of interview ALHAMDULLIAH :)
LANDED..........
26th April 2015 :)
I am going to Canada On April Insha Allah. But the issue is My Passport is expiring on June 2015. Can i face any type of problem In airport regarding Passport expiring... Please help me
 

beeba-bacha

Hero Member
Jun 21, 2012
564
37
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
KingKhan1 said:
I am going to Canada On April Insha Allah. But the issue is My Passport is expiring on June 2015. Can i face any type of problem In airport regarding Passport expiring... Please help me
no, you wont face any problem there...
 

kamsid391

Newbie
Mar 10, 2015
3
0
Hi, I have been following this forum since my case got filed. Indeed, it has been very insightful as well as commendable help in understanding the process of Canadian Spousal Sponsorship immigration. My case is through & the only thing left for me is the visa issuance on the passport. I sent my passport on 25-Feb & it was received by Canada Visa Office (Islamabad) on 26-Feb. My only question is when can I expect the passport to be returned with the visa. I want to get a rough idea of how long does it take for the visa to be issued on the passport as there seems to be no way of contacting the Pakistan High Commission for Canada
 

Screenager

Hero Member
May 25, 2012
655
159
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
From Start to finish. How long does it take for spousal sponsorship cases from the day the application is submitted to the day Passports are stamped. Sorry for the over simplified question. But I'm finally contemplating immigration :)

Pakistani timelines.
 

Raheel27a

Hero Member
Apr 12, 2013
404
10
Category........
Visa Office......
London, feb 2014
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 feb 2013
Doc's Request.
14 aug 2014, 5 sep 2014, 16 sep 2014
File Transfer...
15 mar 2013
Med's Request
05 sep 2014
Med's Done....
15 sep 2014
Passport Req..
9th feb 2015 (passport submited thru VAC on 10th of feb 2015) (Decision Made on 18 feb 2015)
VISA ISSUED...
11th march 2015
processing time is 1 year to 3 years.
All depends on your luck
the best estimate i can give you
Screenager said:
From Start to finish. How long does it take for spousal sponsorship cases from the day the application is submitted to the day Passports are stamped. Sorry for the over simplified question. But I'm finally contemplating immigration :)

Pakistani timelines.
 

roshaanee

Full Member
Oct 21, 2014
37
0
Islamabad, Pakistan
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-Mar-2014
File Transfer...
24-Apr-2014
Med's Done....
Upfront Medical 25-Feb-2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
8-Jan-2015
VISA ISSUED...
26-Nov-2014
LANDED..........
1-Mar-2015
Hi All,

I want to share what happened with me due to poor services of CIC with regards to closing an application on time and informing the applicant. As my issued visa kept sitting with them for 3 months and I received it 1 day before its expiry.

My timeline is
Case submitted: Mar 2014
Transfered to LVO: Apr 2014
Inprocess and Decision Made: Nov 26 2014
PPR: Jan 8th 2015
Passport received back: 27th Feb 2015 at 8.00 pm

Visa Issue Date: November 26th 2014
Expiry date of Visa: Mar 1st 2015.

Entered Canada as an immigrant: 1st Mar 2015

I am glad that my case was processed within 8 months, but the torture of entering Canada on time and planing my flight within 3 hours of receiving the passport was awful.

It looked like CIC Had no plans of returning it for another few months until our MP pushed them. I just want you all to be extra careful with delays and their poor services.Thanks.
 

qw101

Full Member
Nov 21, 2014
47
2
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 5, 2013
File Transfer...
Feb 24, 2014
Med's Request
Jan 23, 2015
Med's Done....
Jan 27, 2015
Passport Req..
Feb 6, 2015 (DM as well)
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 11, 2015
Alhamdullilah, my wife's visa has been issued after exactly 1 month (submitted the pp on Feb 9). Will go tomorrow to VAC in Lahore to collect the pp.

"Visa application, tracking ID No.20150209xxxxx – Your processed passport has been dispatched from the Canada Visa Office ISLAMABAD, on 10/03/2015 to the Canada Visa Application Centre."

Thank you to all the members for their continued support and prayers. Insha Allah every genuine couple will be reunited soon.
 

TORONTONIAN04

Star Member
Jul 26, 2013
156
18
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
qw101 said:
Alhamdullilah, my wife's visa has been issued after exactly 1 month (submitted the pp on Feb 9). Will go tomorrow to VAC in Lahore to collect the pp.

"Visa application, tracking ID No.20150209xxxxx – Your processed passport has been dispatched from the Canada Visa Office ISLAMABAD, on 10/03/2015 to the Canada Visa Application Centre."

Thank you to all the members for their continued support and prayers. Insha Allah every genuine couple will be reunited soon.
Congratulations. Your CHC journey is over.
May I ask you after medical when did you see the medical status was updated on your ecas like "medical results have been received" thanks
 

qw101

Full Member
Nov 21, 2014
47
2
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 5, 2013
File Transfer...
Feb 24, 2014
Med's Request
Jan 23, 2015
Med's Done....
Jan 27, 2015
Passport Req..
Feb 6, 2015 (DM as well)
VISA ISSUED...
Mar 11, 2015
TORONTONIAN04 said:
Congratulations. Your CHC journey is over.
May I ask you after medical when did you see the medical status was updated on your ecas like "medical results have been received" thanks
Thank you! For us, the status had always been medical has been received since sponsor approval stage, so no change at all!
 

Screenager

Hero Member
May 25, 2012
655
159
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
My spouse is a canadian citizen, we are living in Pakistan, happily married for 3 years. We have a child together (born in Pakistan) who also has his Canadian citizenship certificate now (and also his Canadian passport). If I apply now for the spousal sponsorship, does the above fact make our case strong AND does it expedite the process in terms of timelines?

Thanks in advance.
 

Sidkhan

Hero Member
Jul 15, 2014
393
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16th June 2013
Doc's Request.
9th January 2015
AOR Received.
17th July 2013
Med's Done....
19th January 2015
Interview........
Waived In Process:17th February 2015. Decision Made: 6th March 2015
Passport Req..
10th March 2015
VISA ISSUED...
22nd April 2015
Screenager said:
My spouse is a canadian citizen, we are living in Pakistan, happily married for 3 years. We have a child together (born in Pakistan) who also has his Canadian citizenship certificate now (and also his Canadian passport). If I apply now for the spousal sponsorship, does the above fact make our case strong AND does it expedite the process in terms of timelines?

Thanks in advance.
The timeline remains the same for everybody.. There is no priority processing for citizenship cases.. They only doubt that might be created with such a case in visa officer's mind is that your spouse has been in pakistan since three years.. Your relationship is genuine no doubt abt that but thats not the only thing they look into while processing cases.. They might ask u that why yout spouse did not return to canada earlier after marriage.
 

Sidkhan

Hero Member
Jul 15, 2014
393
6
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16th June 2013
Doc's Request.
9th January 2015
AOR Received.
17th July 2013
Med's Done....
19th January 2015
Interview........
Waived In Process:17th February 2015. Decision Made: 6th March 2015
Passport Req..
10th March 2015
VISA ISSUED...
22nd April 2015
Got ppr today... Finally.. Alhamdullilah
 

hladha

Hero Member
Aug 25, 2013
261
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Islamabad/London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 2013
AOR Received.
August 2013
File Transfer...
Jan 2014 to London office
Med's Request
10 Dec 2014 (done)
Interview........
19 Jan 2015
VISA ISSUED...
19 Jan 2015
LANDED..........
25 Jan 2015