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Last updated: October 9, 2025 Updated monthly

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Mostly Timeline is gonna increase further. Processing is expected to be delayed for this year for sure.
Reasons - Application Backlog, IRCC's employee reduction
Mostly Timeline is gonna increase further. Processing is expected to be delayed for this year for sure.
Reasons - Application Backlog, IRCC's employee reduction
But why for those who applied after us they are not facing delays.
And why it’s taking so long for Abu Dhabi to process files my husband file got transferred from London to Abu Dhabi no progress at all from January 2025.