Dependent child sponsorship

[Fay2310]

Hello all, I am sponsoring a dependent child and the application is being processed in South Africa, Pretoria. Medicals and Biometrics were marked "completed" on May 8, 2025. Since then I have not heard back from them. I have sent emails every month following up and I'm told "applications are treated in the order they were received". Is this normal? Is someone else experiencing the same? It coming up to a year since the application submitted.

 

[canuck78]

Hello all, I am sponsoring a dependent child and the application is being processed in South Africa, Pretoria. Medicals and Biometrics were marked "completed" on May 8, 2025. Since then I have not heard back from them. I have sent emails every month following up and I'm told "applications are treated in the order they were received". Is this normal? Is someone else experiencing the same? It coming up to a year since the application submitted.

2025? How did you obtain PR?

 

[Fay2310]

2025? How did you obtain PR?

I have been a Canadian citizen for 10 years now. I couldnt sponsor then cause he was not of legal age to consent for himself.

 

[canuck78]

I have been a Canadian citizen for 10 years now. I couldnt sponsor then cause he was not of legal age to consent for himself.

What is their citizenship?

 

[Fay2310]

What is their citizenship?

citizen of Eswatini

 

[canuck78]

citizen of Eswatini

Many Africans offices have longer than average processing times so just normal processing. You can order GCMS notes to ensure there are no other issues.

 

[Fay2310]

Many Africans offices have longer than average processing times so just normal processing. You can order GCMS notes to ensure there are no other issues.

is this new? I sponsored my other child three years ago. The whole process was 5 and half months.