New documnets requested after 7 months

[eli1985]

Hi all;
I applied for my husband's sponsorship on 24th February 2010.I'm a Canadian citizen and I'm currently studying in Canada.They start processing my case since 30th March 2010.My Processing office is Damascus,Syria.Today I received an email which asks for;

- Please complete the attached residency questionnaire with your sponsor/ wife.

- Copy of your sponsor's passport (Iranian) in which showing all entry and exit stamps.
They gave me 45 days to send the documents.I am really confused it is been 7 months since the date I submitted my file and now they ask for extra documents.Does anyone have the same situation and I wonder if this request will postpone the application processing time.In the website they mentioned processing time for Damascus is maximum of 8 months.Thank you for your helps it is really appreciated.
Regards

 

[waynevega]

Yes, it's all routine and the way it goes. They can request documents any time during the process. In my case they requested additional documents 2 days shy of 7 months after they received my application.

 

[waitingintz]

eli1985:
I would check again where it says a maximum processing time... 've only ever seenthe breakdown on how long it takes to complete 30%, 50%, 80% of the applications on the main immigration website and then at the VO website it gives an approximate processing time. I've not seen anywhere ever where it gives a maximum processing time and it seem unlikely any office would commit to one.

If they said approximately 8 months and you're at 7 months then looks like you'll probably be over the average but doesn't mean anything in respect to whether you will be approved or not.